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Matthew Penn
Alma materWesleyan University
Occupation(s)Television/theatre director, producer
Years active1976–present

Matthew Penn (born 1959) is an American director and producer of television and theatre. His father was a film and theatre director named Arthur Penn, his mother was an actress named Peggy Maurer. He grew up in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and New York City. He has a double major in English and Theater, Matt graduated from Wesleyan University in 1980.[1]

Prior to beginning work in television, Penn spent many years working as an actor and director in theatre and is currently co-artistic director of the Berkshire Playwrights Lab located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.[2][3]

Penn has directed and/or produced over 150 prime-time TV dramas. Some of his credits as a director include NYPD Blue, Law & Order, New York Undercover, Brooklyn South, The Sopranos, House, Damages, The Closer, and Royal Pains. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for directing the 200th episode of Law & Order, guest-starring Julia Roberts, and was also an executive producer of Law & Order from 2003 to 2007.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Matthew Penn, Wesleyan University. Theater Department. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "Matthew Penn: Co-Artistic Director Berkshire Playwrights Lab". Berkshire Playwrights Lab. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  3. ^ Eagle, Jeffrey Borak, The Berkshire. "A reflective, homemade breakfast with Matthew Penn". The Berkshire Eagle.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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