Matt has been designing and choreographing violence for over a decade – some career highlights include teaching Titus Andronicus how to crack a whip, choreographing the bat’leth fights in A Klingon Christmas Carol, and staging the mass zombie battles for the original production of William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead. He is super excited to be working on The Video Games and having the opportunity to bring the fighting styles of so many iconic game characters to life! Companies he has worked with include The Long Beach Playhouse, LA New Court Theatre, Good People Theatre Company, Phantom Projects, DiscoveryOnstage, and The Visceral Company. Matt holds a BA in Drama/Speech from Clarke University, and is a graduate of the International Stunt School in Seattle. He is a member of the Society of American Fight Directors, the International Order of the Sword & Pen, and he currently teaches stage combat at Swordplay LA in Burbank.www.MattFranta.com