Matt Thompson (born in Roseville, California on 19 May 1984), is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He also directed some music videos and commercials and acted on stage productions.
Born to Tim and Cindy Thompson, he grew up in Sacramento, California and graduated from Granite Bay High School, starting his acting debut at 18 and has appeared in many movies since. He made his feature directorial debut with the feature film Listen to Your Heart, starring Cybill Shepherd, Kent Moran, Alexia Rasmussen and Ernie Sabella. He also played lead role of Stanley Kowalski in the stage presentation of A Streetcar Named Desire. He was named as one of 15 people to watch early in their careers by Sacramento Magazine in its March 2010 cover story.