Mateo Moreno

Mateo Moreno
Born	Matthew Aaron Moreno May 23, 1978 (1978-05-23) (age 33) Independence, Missouri, United States of America
Occupation	Actor, Producer, Director
Years active	1987–present

Mateo Moreno (born May 23, 1978 in Independence, Missouri) is an American Actor and Filmmaker based out of New York City. He grew up in the midwest town of Independence, once home of Harry S. Truman and Ginger Rogers, and attended Fort Osage High School and briefly attended Longview College and The University of Missouri Kansas City.

Acting & filmmaking career

In 1997, Moreno starred in his first film role, The Witness, a docudrama chronicling the story of the Pequot War of 1636. Although it was never nationally released, it played to sold out crowds at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center. After that, Moreno starred in several local Kansas City productions, and independent films. He then moved to New York City, attended The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Since then, he's starred in National Tours, Off-Off Broadway and Off-Broadway productions including, Twelfth Night, World Gone Wrong, All in the Timing, and starred in several independent and studio films. In 2004, Moreno formed his first production company, Films by Candlelight and made his directorial debut with the romantic comedy, Days, which he also wrote & co-starred in. It also included a soundtrack by Kristie Stremel, Exit 159, Jill Stevenson, and Go Betty Go. He also has written and/or directed several short films.

In 2007, Moreno teamed up with fellow actress Jessica Savage to create A FIVE DOLLAR BILL, which has produced the short comedic film Deadbeat and the horror film Avenue A. He resides in Brooklyn, NY.

Filmography

Features

• The Witness: The Pequot War of 1636-1638 (1997)
• School of Rock (2003)
• Days (2004)
• The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
• Che (2008)
• The Ones You Love (2010)
• Going the Distance (2010)

Short Subjects

• Garbage: When I Grow Up (original version) (1998)
• A Painters Hands (1999)
• Who Cares? (2003)
• Captivated (2005)
• The Fix Awards (2005)
• Sunday Morning (2005)
• The Pizza Boy (2005)
• Surrender (2006)
• Deadbeat (2007)
• Mates of State: Get Better (2008)
• Sublet (2009)
• Avenue A (2010)
• The Action Hero (2010)
• Sia: Clap Your Hands (Version B) (2010)
• K'naan: Waving Flag (World Cup version) (2010)

Television

• Sex and the City (2004)
• Law & Order (2004)
• Boardwalk Empire (2010)
• The Real Face of Jesus (2010)

Theatre

• The Lilies of the Field (1997)
• Blues Christmas (1997)
• Barely Law & Order (Tour) (1998)
• Happy Daze (1998)
• Mame (1998)
• The Terry Stinger Show (1999)
• Into the Woods (1999)
• Antigone (2000)
• Guernica (2000)
• Swounds (World Premiere) (2000)
• The Barber of Seville (National Tour) (2002)
• Wake us up at 3p.m. (co-writer)(2003)
• All in the Timing (2004)
• Hamlet (2005)
• Twelfth Night (2005)
• Much Ado About Nothing (2006)
• Perfect (World Premiere - NY Fringe Festival) (2006)
• The Sinister Urge! (2006)
• Twenty-Two (writer/director) (2007)
• Spinmeisters (World Premiere - Strawberry One Act Festival) (2007)
• As You Like It (2007)
• World Gone Wrong/Worth Gun Willed (2007)
• Penny Dreadful Episode Five: The Deb of Destruction (2008)
• Penny Dreadful Episode Seven: The Peril of Penny (director) (2008)
• The Spanish Wives (2008)
• Craig the NonMusical (2009)
• Penny Dreadful Episode Twelve: The Last Century (2009)
• Suspicious Package 2 (2009)
• Willy Nilly (2009)
• Ninja Cherry Orchard (2010)
• Craven Monkey and the Mountain of Fury (2009/2010)
• Happily After Tonight (2010)
• I'm Writing a Musical (2010)

References and links

1. IMDB Page
2. A FIVE DOLLAR BILL
3. PENNY DREADFUL OFFICIAL SITE
4. DEFINITION OF THE TERM "MORENO" & LISTING OF PEOPLE WITH SAID NAME

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Name	Moreno, Mateo
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Date of birth	May 23, 1978
Place of birth	Independence, Missouri, United States
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