Matt North

Matt North grew up in Champaign, Illinois and now works in Nashville, TN as a songwriter and session musician. He starred opposite James Woods in "Dirty Pictures," winner of the Golden Globe Best TV Movie Award (2001), directed by Frank Pierson (writer of "Cool Hand Luke," "Dog Day Afternoon") and soon after became a recurring character on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" as William Morris Agent, Jay Schneider. An award-winning screenwriter, his original screenplay "Best Western" received many honors. From 94-97, North lived in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury moonlighting as a drummer in various garage bands, working in theater/film, and producing the Mother Jones Magazine anti-gun violence compilation CD,"You Are What You Shoot," featuring Freakwater, The Mekons, and the late Jay Bennett of Wilco. As a drummer, Matt attended the highly acclaimed University of North Texas School of Music on full scholarship. He toured Russia with the 1991 University of Illinois Jazz Band, lived in Los Angeles from 1997-2010, and now Nashville, TN with his wife, actress Laurel Green. He has performed and recorded with Maria McKee, Peter Case, Andy Prieboy, Jesse DeNatale, Brutal Jooks, Gina Villalobos, Viktor Krauss, Rob Kendt, Mink Stole of John Waters fame.