Matt Mulhern
Biography
Matt Mulhern is an American actor, writer and historian who trained with William Esper at Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts, earning a BFA in acting in 1982. Born in Philadelphia, his first role was Joseph Wykowski in Neil Simon's Tony Award-winning Biloxi Blues (1988), and he went on to a career across film, television and theater. His films include Extreme Prejudice (1987), One Crazy Summer, Junior, Infinity and The Sunchaser (1996). On television he played Lieutenant Eugene Holowachuk on Major Dad from 1989 to 1993, with later guest roles on Law and Order, Third Watch, CSI and Blue Bloods and a recurring part on Rescue Me. He wrote and directed Walking to the Waterline and Duane Hopwood, and published a novel, Crossing Open Spaces, in 2009. After 35 years he stepped away from acting and directing in 2015 and earned a master's degree in history in 2019.
66years old
Turns 67 on July 21in 282 days
- Born Philadelphia
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 20 years1987 to 2007
Every film, newest first
- 2007American LoserIMDb rating 5.4
- 1996The SunchaserIMDb rating 6.1
- 1988Biloxi BluesIMDb rating 6.7
- 1987Extreme PrejudiceIMDb rating 6.7
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Big break
Matt Mulhern's first role was Joseph Wykowski in Neil Simon's Tony Award winning Biloxi Blues. That part led him to work as an actor in film, TV and theater.
Early training
At Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts, Mulhern studied acting with William Esper and earned a BFA in Acting in 1982.
Behind the camera
Mulhern wrote and directed two films. He acted in one, Walking to the Waterline, and the other, Duane Hopwood, starred David Schwimmer and was named by Roger Ebert as one of 2005's best films.
A change of course
Mulhern spent 35 years acting, writing and directing before he left those fields in 2015. In 2019 he earned a history master's degree from City College-CUNY.
Matt Mulhern movies on Netflix
Worked with
Matt Mulhern made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Christopher Walken's page
Woody Harrelson's page
Clancy Brown's page
Nick Nolte's page
Michael Ironside's page
Rip Torn's page
Mike NicholsDirector, 1 film, 1988
All films by Mike Nichols
All films by Walter Hill
All films by Michael Cimino
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.