J. Matthew Stevens

J. Matt Stevens is the youngest son of Harry Byron Stevens and Pamela Maither Stevens. Due to his father's position in the United States Airforce, Matt's parents traveled and moved quite extensively before settling down and raising their children in Lilburn, Georgia (USA.) Matt's older brother, Kris Stevens, was born in England, and Matt himself was born on Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, USA. After attending Brookwood High School in Snelville, Georgia, as a talented soccer player and qualifying for the United States Southeast Regional Team, Matt decided to forgo scholarship offers from Appalachian State University, give up soccer, and instead attend the University of Georgia as his family had before him. After spending a year studying Business, Matt changed his major and pursued a B.A. in Drama with an emphasis in Film Studies and Acting. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 2003, and remains an avid Bulldogs fan to this day. Matt spent the next two years building his acting repertoire, garnering his first on-screen guest appearance on the popular TV series Dawson's Creek (1998). He starred alongside M.A.S.H. (1970) personality Jo Ann Pflug and 'Dan Tucker' in the well-received Atlanta play "Veranda" at the Ansley Park Playhouse, and made his film debut in the feature RedMeansGo (2005). In the summer of 2004, Matt decided to further pursue his love of academia and apply to graduate school. Upon acceptance to several highly competitive M.A. programs both in the United States and Europe, Matt chose to attend the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, where he is currently pursuing a one-year M.A. program. He plans to return to the United States to earn his PhD and become a Professor of Film Studies at a university.