
Matthew Sunderland
Known for Acting · 37 credits
- Also known as
- Matt Sunderland
Biography
Matthew "Matt" Sunderland (born c.1972) is a New Zealand actor. He performed the lead role of David Gray in the feature film Out of the Blue, based on the events of the Aramoana Massacre. At the New Zealand Screen Awards in 2008 he won Best Actor Award for this role.
Sunderland was also nominated for a Best Actor Award in the 2006 NZ Screen Awards for Natures Way, which screened In Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006.
His other feature film roles include A Song of Good, Christmas, Stringer and Woodenhead as well as more than twenty short films.
Sunderland graduated from The New Zealand Drama School Toi Whakaari in 1997 and has concentrated on New Zealand film work with numerous theatre excursions also. He has appeared at the Silo Theatre (Fool for Love, Blasted), and the Herald Theatre (Trainspotting) in Auckland, and the Court Theatre in Christchurch (Peninsula) .
Sunderland appeared in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Streets first official 90 minute episode as White Dragon in a storyline concluding the 3 year Kieran Mitchell story arc.
Known For
TV Shows (5)
Movies (32)

Pearl
2022
as Father

The Lost City of Z
2017
as Dan

The Nightingale
2018
as Davey

The Little Death
2014
as Wiry Man

6 Days
2017
as Tom Lovett

The Stranger
2022
as Controller / Cleaner

Backtrack
2015
as Steve, Barry's Brother

Cellar Door
2024
as Male Party Guest

Bloody Hell
2020
as Father

A Mistake
2023
as Owen

Kiss Me Deadly
2008
as Vigo

Under the Mountain
2009
as Wilberforce Drone 1

Out of the Blue
2006
as David Gray

The Devil's Rock
2011
as Col Klaus Meyer

Savage
2019
as Dad

Morning Hate
2024
as Sunken Man

Tales from the Apocalypse
2022
as Mark

Existence
2012
as Rider

The Last Magic Show
2007
as Lemuel

Desperate Remedies
1993
as Chorus #15

Woodenhead
2003
as Gustav the Strongman / Tramp's vocals
Vostok Station
2009

The Weight of Elephants
2013
as Uncle Rory

Cradle
2016
as Mark
Teach You a Lesson
2000
as Brother
Saviour
2022
as Reed
A Moray
2019
as Marlon

Christmas
2003
as Brett
POP
1999
as MAN

Freedom Fighter
2023

Letters About the Weather
1999
as Kade

Poppy
2009
as Paddy
About Matthew Sunderland
Matthew "Matt" Sunderland (born c.1972) is a New Zealand actor. He performed the lead role of David Gray in the feature film Out of the Blue, based on the events of the Aramoana Massacre. At the New Zealand Screen Awards in 2008 he won Best Actor Award for this role. Sunderland was also nominated for a Best Actor Award in the 2006 NZ Screen Awards for Natures Way, which screened In Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006. His other feature film roles include A Song of Good, Christmas, Stringer and Woodenhead as well as more than twenty… With 37 credits spanning from 1993 to 2024, Matthew Sunderland has appeared in 32 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Matthew Sunderland Movies
- Pearl (2022) — as Father
- The Lost City of Z (2017) — as Dan
- The Nightingale (2018) — as Davey
- The Little Death (2014) — as Wiry Man
- 6 Days (2017) — as Tom Lovett
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