Mateo d'Amato is an American actor working across film, television, theater, and voiceover. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, and raised between Miami, Florida, and Portland, Oregon, he began acting professionally in local children's theater before relocating to New York City. His mother was born in Argentina and raised across South and North America, while his father is American of Italian and German descent.
His film work spans studio and independent features, including a supporting role in Apple’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Liminal, directed by Louis Leterrier, alongside Vanessa Kirby, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Paul Sparks; Gabriel Nussbaum’s directorial debut Triumph of the Will, opposite Shira Haas; The Furies Inside Me; Green Brothers, winner of Best Ensemble at the London Eye International Film Festival; We Were Young; and Dancing Nowhere.
His television credits include Blue Bloods (CBS), opposite Donnie Wahlberg and Lyle Lovett; Jessica Jones (Netflix), opposite Janet McTeer; and Betty (HBO). He has also performed motion capture for 2K’s Mafia: The Old Country and WB Games’ Gotham Knights, as well as appearing in music videos and national and international commercial campaigns for major brands alongside celebrities including Snoop Dogg, Dave Bautista, and Dwyane Wade.
As a voice actor, Mateo has performed across podcasts, video games, and film and television projects. His narration can be heard on Audible and the meditation app Calm. Fluent in Spanish, he was nominated for an Audie Award in 2020.
In theater, Mateo has appeared in dozens of Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions. His performance in Not About Me, an autobiographical play about Cuban playwright Eduardo Machado, earned a New York Times Critic’s Pick. Other credits include work with SITI Company, La MaMa ETC, Tectonic Theater Project, Theater Row, Theater for the New City, HERE Arts, National Queer Theater, Poetic Theater Co., and Dixon Place.
Mateo holds a B.A. in Theater from Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School and has trained with acting coaches including Anthony Abeson, Bob Krakower, Deborah Hedwall, and Fay Simpson. Between projects, he produces theater and is the co-founder of Suite 524, a nonprofit theater company dedicated to developing original work and exploring metaphysical approaches to acting and writing.
Learn more at suite524.org.