Matthew Felker

Info

Role

Director | Actor | Writer

Date of birth

10/11/1979

Place of birth

Brookfield, Wisconsin, USA

Matthew Felker

Biography

Felker wrote his first feature film titled "Who Is Brad Lenz" about social networking sites at 23 years old. During the writing process he trademarked the "No Photo" symbol commonly seen on Myspace. A year after the completion of the screenplay, director Penelope Spheeris and Michelle Shane optioned to direct and produce the film. Scenes from the screenplay are taught in NYU acting workshops. He and Spheeris have collaborated on numerous films. Felker is often asked to speak about pop culture and social media. He was a central character in the 2018 Netlfix social media documentary "The American Meme" and produced another social media documentary "Public Figure" for amazon in 2019.