Matt Harris (screenwriter)

{{Short description|American screenwriter and tv producer}}

Matt Harris is an American screenwriter and television producer.

Harris is best known for his screenplay The Starling, an American comedy-drama film bought by Netflix{{Cite web|last1=Fleming|first1=Mike Jr.|date=2020-04-20|title=Netflix Pays Near $20M To Win Auction For 'The Starling', Ted Melfi-Directed Melissa McCarthy-Starrer|url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/netflix-pays-20-million-dollars-melissa-mccarthy-auction-the-starling-ted-melfi-chris-odowd-kevin-kline-timothy-olyphant-1202912135/|access-date=2020-10-20|website=Deadline|language=en-US}} directed by Theodore Melfi starring Melissa McCarthy, Chris O'Dowd, Kevin Kline, Timothy Olyphant, Daveed Diggs, Skyler Gisondo, Loretta Devine, Laura Harrier, Rosalind Chao, and Kimberly Quinn.

He was awarded a Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting in 2002 for the screenplay Moon of Popping Trees.{{Cite web|date=2014-09-30|title=2002 Academy Nicholl Fellowship Memorable Moments|url=https://www.oscars.org/academy-nicholl-fellowship/ceremonies/2002-academy-nicholl-fellowship-memorable-moments|access-date=2020-10-20|website=Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|language=en}} The Moon of Popping Trees screenplay was adapted into Dead For a Dollar,{{Cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=2021-06-21|title=Christoph Waltz & Willem Dafoe To Star In Walter Hill Western ‘Dead For A Dollar’ — Cannes Market Hot Pic|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/christoph-waltz-willem-dafoe-walter-hill-western-dead-for-dollar-1234778568/|access-date=2021-08-27|website=Deadline|language=en-US}} an upcoming American Western thriller film directed by Walter Hill.

He has served as the executive producer of various television series including Ridiculousness,{{Cite web|title=Ridiculousness {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/ridiculousness/cast/327484|access-date=2020-10-20|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}} Crashletes,{{Cite web|title=Credits - Crashletes|url=http://www.nickpress-crashletes.com/credits|access-date=2020-10-20|website=www.nickpress-crashletes.com}} and TruTV Top Funniest.