Matthew James

Born and raised in Long Island New York Matthew James moved to Manhattan to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute After years of honing his craft in NYC he ventured out to Los Angeles In Hollywood Matt landed the crucial role of Merl on the hit show Angel After two seasons on Angel he appeared on NYPD Blue In 2001 he landed the key role of the Dude in Kevin Smiths Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back After doing several Independent films Matthew started writing his own movies His current project is an offbeat love story set in Los Angeles called Nipples and Palm Trees in which he wrote and stars in is now streaming on Netflix Amazon and Hulu IMDb Mini Biography By Doug Jackson