Mateo d'Amato is an American actor, producer, and theater maker working across film, television, theater, and voiceover. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, to an Argentine mother and an American father of Italian and German descent, he grew up in Miami, Florida, and Portland, Oregon. He began acting professionally in theater before moving to New York City, where he graduated from The New School and began his film career.
His film credits include Apple Studios' upcoming sci-fi thriller Liminal, directed by Louis Leterrier, opposite Vanessa Kirby, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Paul Sparks. He also appears opposite Shira Haas in Triumph of the Will, the directorial debut of Gabriel Nussbaum. Other films include The Furies Inside Me; Green Brothers, winner of Best Ensemble at the London Eye International Film Festival; We Were Young; and Dancing Nowhere.
On television, he appears in HBO's Task, opposite Mark Ruffalo, Martha Plimpton, Tim Blake Nelson, and Aminah Nieves. His other credits include Netflix's Jessica Jones, opposite Janet McTeer; and CBS's Blue Bloods, opposite Donnie Wahlberg and Lyle Lovett.
His work also includes motion capture for video games such as 2K's Mafia: The Old Country and WB Games' Gotham Knights. He has appeared in music videos and national and international advertising campaigns alongside Snoop Dogg, Dave Bautista, Dwyane Wade, and Gabrielle Union.
As a voice actor, d'Amato has contributed to numerous film and television productions, including major studio releases, alongside work in audiobooks, podcasts, video games, and advertising. He received an Audie Award nomination in 2020, and his narration can be heard on Audible and the meditation app Calm.
On stage, d'Amato has appeared in dozens of Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions. His credits include Not About Me, an autobiographical play by Cuban playwright Eduardo Machado that was named a New York Times Critic's Pick. He has also worked 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.
In addition to acting, d'Amato 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.
Fluent in Spanish, he holds a B.A. in Theater from Eugene Lang College at The New School and has trained with Anthony Abeson, Bob Krakower, Deborah Hedwall, and Fay Simpson.
Learn more at suite524.org.