Matthew William Jones

Born in Surrey, England, Matthew began acting at a young age; his mother putting him through weekend classes at the Stage Coach Theatre Arts School for the duration of his early childhood, he would soon bow out a year before receiving his silver ballet shoes to fulfill sporting commitments but upon returning to secondary education, his early training and engagement with performance truly came into play. For the most part of his time at secondary school, improvisation and comedy was a huge part of his life, that is until he starred as Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew at the Shakespeare Schools Festival. His performance earned him an invitation to audition for the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. Upon auditioning at fourteen years old, he was unsuccessful however he returned the following year and was accepted into the NYT at fifteen, one of just 250 from 5,000 applicants in the 2012 intake. Following his summer intake course in London he returned home inspired and began see