Matt Hamilton graduated from Vancouver Film School for writing for film and television and has his B.F.A. in writing from the University of Victoria.
Hamilton was a 2019 Leo Ward winner for Best Male Performance in “The Actress Diaries,” a 2018 Best Male Performance nominee at the International Academy of Web Television and a 2015 Leo Award Best Actor nominee for “The Actress Diaries.” Additionally, he won Best Performance for the short subject film, The Fence, at the Sunscreen Film Festival.
Hamilton’s screenwriting has placed in numerous contests and festivals including Praxis Fellowship, Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards, StoryPros Awards Screenplay Contest, Storyline feature film contest, Creative Screenwriting Open, Scriptoid Television Top 3 winner, 13 Horror Film & Screenplay Contest and the Leo Awards, among many others.
Born and raised in Victoria, BC, Hamilton resides in Vancouver, BC.