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Matty Matheson

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Matty Matheson

Matthew James Matheson (born February 7, 1982) is a Canadian chef, restaurateur, actor, musician, and internet personality. He portrays the handyman Neil Fak on the FX series The Bear. Matheson was the executive chef of Parts & Labour, a restaurant in Toronto, Ontario, which permanently closed on January 1, 2019. Matheson has since started Matty's Patty's Burger Club, a takeout restaurant in Toronto, Ontario, which opened in December 2020. In April 2022, Matheson opened Prime Seafood Palace, which is also in Toronto. Matheson regularly appeared on Vice's show Munchies. He previously hosted Viceland's It's Suppertime! and Dead Set on Life.

Infobox

Born
(1982-02-07) February 7, 1982 (age 43)Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Spouse
Trish Spencer
Children
3
Website
mattymatheson.store

Tables

· Filmography › Film
2025
Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
Role(s)
Cookie Bobby (voice)
TBA
Role(s)
October
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2025
Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
Cookie Bobby (voice)
TBA
October
Filming
· Filmography › Television
2011
Kenny Hotz's Triumph of the Will
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Season 1, episode 6
2016
Last Call with Carson Daly
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Season 15, episode 44
2016–2017
Role(s)
VICE: Essentials
Notes
Narrator
Dead Set on Life
Role(s)
Himself - Host
Notes
24 episodes; also producer
2017–2018
Role(s)
It's Suppertime!
Notes
Himself - Host
2018
Workin' Moms
Role(s)
Mams
Notes
2 episodes
2018–2019
Role(s)
The Burger Show
Notes
Himself
2021
Craig of the Creek
Role(s)
Keef (voice)
Notes
Episode: "The New Jersey"
2022–present
Role(s)
The Bear
Notes
Neil Fak
2022
Trailer Park Boys: The SwearNet Show
Role(s)
Chef Cameo
Notes
Season 1, episode 5
Selena + Chef
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "Selena + Matty Matheson"
2024
Barbecue Showdown
Role(s)
Himself, Guest Judge
Notes
Season 3, episode 5
2025
Big City Greens
Role(s)
Sauce Boss (voice)
Notes
Episode: "Freebie Frenzy"
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2011
Kenny Hotz's Triumph of the Will
Himself
Season 1, episode 6
2016
Last Call with Carson Daly
Himself
Season 15, episode 44
2016–2017
VICE: Essentials
Narrator
Episode: "Forever Young"
Dead Set on Life
Himself - Host
24 episodes; also producer
2017–2018
It's Suppertime!
Himself - Host
24 episodes; also writer and producer
2018
Workin' Moms
Mams
2 episodes
2018–2019
The Burger Show
Himself
2 episodes (First We Feast)
2021
Craig of the Creek
Keef (voice)
Episode: "The New Jersey"
2022–present
The Bear
Neil Fak
Recurring (season 1), starring (season 2-present); co-producer (season 1), executive producer (season 2-present)
2022
Trailer Park Boys: The SwearNet Show
Chef Cameo
Season 1, episode 5
Selena + Chef
Himself
Episode: "Selena + Matty Matheson"
2024
Barbecue Showdown
Himself, Guest Judge
Season 3, episode 5
2025
Big City Greens
Sauce Boss (voice)
Episode: "Freebie Frenzy"
· Filmography › Television › Web series
2016
Hot Ones
Role(s)
Self
Notes
Episode: "Matty Matheson Turns Into a Motivational Speaker"
2019–present
Role(s)
Just a Dash
Notes
Self - Host
2020
Matty and Benny Eat Out America
Role(s)
Self - Host
2021
Stupid Fucking Cooking Show
Role(s)
Self - Host
Cookin' Something with Matty Matheson
Role(s)
Self - Host
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2014-2015
Keep It Canada with Matty Matheson
Self - Host
6 episodes
2016
Hot Ones
Self
Episode: "Matty Matheson Turns Into a Motivational Speaker"
2019–present
Just a Dash
Self - Host
2020
Matty and Benny Eat Out America
Self - Host
2021
Stupid Fucking Cooking Show
Self - Host
Cookin' Something with Matty Matheson
Self - Host
· Awards and nominations
2023
2023
Year
2023
Association
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Category
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Project
The Bear
Result
Nominated
2024
2024
Year
2024
Association
Won
Year
Association
Category
Project
Result
Ref.
2023
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
The Bear
Nominated
2024
Won

References

  1. Winnipeg Free Press
    https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/books/recipe-for-success-501554101.html
  2. blogTO
    https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2018/11/parts-labour-closing-toronto/
  3. Toronto Life
    https://torontolife.com/food/whats-on-the-menu-at-mattys-pattys-burger-club-chef-matty-mathesons-new-takeout-only-spot-for-smash-burgers/
  4. Toronto Life
    https://torontolife.com/food/whats-on-the-menu-at-prime-seafood-palace-matty-mathesons-new-queen-west-steakhouse/
  5. Toronto Life
    https://torontolife.com/food/chef-matty-matheson-vice-canada-parts-and-labour-dead-set-on-life/
  6. "Mac & Cheese Tuna Casserole | Home Style Cookery with Matty Matheson"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txSpW-emJ7I
  7. Toronto Life
    https://torontolife.com/food/chef-matty-matheson-vice-canada-parts-and-labour-dead-set-on-life/
  8. "Matty Matheson on Growing Up Mormon and Being Excommunicated"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvqTC4nQkog
  9. Youtube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynxrgz88GkY&list=PLnPDn1Lb79JFiCpAAz3dCe_9_vPZIN8JZ&index=5
  10. Matty Matheson: A Cookbook
  11. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    https://www.post-gazette.com/life/recipes/2018/10/05/Lets-eat-Matty-Matheson-Viceland-Italian-wedding-soup/stories/201810010147
  12. The Splendid Table
    https://www.splendidtable.org/story/when-in-canada-matty-matheson-shares-his-family-holiday-food-traditions
  13. SlashFilm
    https://www.slashfilm.com/1197949/chef-matty-matheson-was-a-major-part-of-making-the-bear-believable/
  14. StCatharinesStandard.ca
    https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/whatson-story/9078546-fort-erie-chef-getting-prepped-for-jimmy-kimmel-appearance/
  15. nyt.com
    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/style/matty-matheson-the-bear.html
  16. "Maker Pizza - Locations"
    https://www.makerpizza.com/menu/#find_us
  17. Retail Insider
    https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2020/07/toronto-based-maker-pizza-expanding-new-locations/
  18. "Choose Your Own Adventure with Matty Matheson's New Cookbook"
    https://modernfarmer.com/2020/09/choose-your-own-adventure-with-matty-mathesons-new-cookbook/
  19. St. Catharines Standard
    https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/local-fort-erie/news/2022/08/29/last-call-for-matty-matheson-s-meat-three-draws-foodies-to-fort-erie.html
  20. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chef-tv-personality-matty-matheson-signs-with-wme-exclusive
  21. torontosun
    https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/matty-matheson-launches-burger-pop-up-stand-in-trinity-bellwoods
  22. TasteToronto
    https://www.tastetoronto.com/news/matty-mathesons-famed-burger-pop-up-is-getting-a-permanent-home-on-queen-street-this-weekend
  23. Toronto Life
    https://torontolife.com/food/whats-on-the-menu-at-fonda-balam-a-new-sit-down-mexican-restaurant-from-the-team-behind-the-summers-hottest-taco-pop-up/
  24. Toronto Life
    https://torontolife.com/food/whats-on-the-takeout-menu-at-ca-phe-rang-a-new-place-for-pho-and-banh-mi-from-matty-mathesons-mentor-chef-rang-nguyen/
  25. TasteToronto
    https://www.tastetoronto.com/spots/ca-phe-rang
  26. "What's on the menu at Prime Seafood Palace, Matty Matheson's new Queen West steakhouse"
    https://torontolife.com/food/whats-on-the-menu-at-prime-seafood-palace-matty-mathesons-new-queen-west-steakhouse/
  27. "Inside Chef Matty Matheson's New Toronto Restaurant, a Striking "Wooden Cathedral""
    https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/chef-matty-matheson-toronto-restaurant
  28. Retail Design Blog
    https://retaildesignblog.net/2022/05/31/prime-seafood-palace-by-omar-gandhi-architect/
  29. Toronto Life
    https://torontolife.com/food/no-matter-how-long-you-take-you-cant-be-prepared-for-something-like-this-after-six-years-and-one-pandemic-matty-mathesons-prime-seafood-palace-is-finally-open/
  30. Coveteur
    https://coveteur.com/matty-matheson-interview-2022
  31. Streets of Toronto
    https://streetsoftoronto.com/star-chef-matty-matheson-opens-an-incredible-new-italian-restaurant/
  32. "Matty Matheson's new clothing line, Rosa Rugosa, is on show at Parkdale - Ontario News"
    https://canadatoday.news/on/matty-mathesons-new-clothing-line-rosa-rugosa-is-on-show-at-parkdale-48709/
  33. "OUR HOUSE HOSPITALITY COMPANY"
    https://ourhousehc.com/
  34. abramsbooks.com
    https://www.abramsbooks.com/mattymatheson/
  35. Esquire
    https://www.esquire.com/food-drink/food/a23678751/matty-matheson-bologna-bowl-recipe/
  36. Matty Matheson: Home Style Cookery
    https://abramsbooks.com/product/matty-matheson-home-style-cookery_9781419747489/
  37. Grub Street
    https://www.grubstreet.com/2020/09/matty-matheson-grub-street-diet.html
  38. Matty Matheson Announces New Cookbook 'Soups, Salads, Sandwiches' | Exclaim!
    https://exclaim.ca/film/article/matty-matheson-announces-soups-salads-sandwiches-cookbook
  39. HYPEBEAST
    https://hypebeast.com/2020/4/hypebeast-magazine-matty-matheson-interview
  40. Blue Goose Farm
    https://www.thebluegoosefarm.com/ourfarm
  41. Fast Company
    https://www.fastcompany.com/90530255/how-matty-matheson-is-not-so-quietly-building-the-indie-food-media-empire-we-all-need
  42. The Hollywood Reporter
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/tiff-2022-toronto-restaurants-matty-matheson-1235213248/
  43. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/style/matty-matheson-the-bear.html
  44. "Matty Matheson Forms Hardcore Band with Daniel Romano, AOF's Wade MacNeil"
    https://exclaim.ca/music/article/matty-matheson-forms-hardcore-band-with-daniel-romano-aof-s-wade-mac-neil
  45. Deadline
    https://deadline.com/2025/10/james-badge-dale-matty-matheson-imogen-poots-join-october-1236590426/
  46. Deadline Hollywood
    https://deadline.com/2023/01/2023-sag-awards-nominations-list-film-tv-nominees-screen-actors-guild-1235216790/
  47. "Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®"
    https://www.sagawards.org/media/news/releases/nominations-announced-30th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awardsr
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