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Matt Norman is a Actor, Director, Writer and Producer born on 20 october 1971 at Tallangatta (Australie)
Matthew Travis "Matt" Norman (born 20 October 1971) is an actor turned filmmaker who has worked on Australian TV Shows Blue Heelers, Stingers and Neighbours, where he played the role of Pat Miller in over a dozen episodes during the 1990s. Matt Norman's more recent work as director and producer came in the form of his debut feature documentary Salute, which tells the story of his uncle Peter Norman, 1968 200m silver medalist at the Mexico City Olympics.
While committing himself to a new life in the arts, Matt won roles opposite leading Australian and international actors including: Gregory Peck (Moby Dick), Patrick Stewart (Moby Dick), Ted Levine (Moby Dick), Hugo Weaving, Hugh Jackman (Correlli), Nicolas Cage (Ghost Rider), Anthony Lapaglia (The Bank), David Wenham (The Bank, SeaChange), Sigrid Thornton (SeaChange), Peter Phelps (Stingers), Rebecca Gibney (Stingers) and others. It was working with these actors that gave Norman the want to tell his own stories. One of Norman's first film roles was on Robert Connolly's The Bank. "Watching Connolly work it gave me a want to see it from the other side of the camera. I'd watched how things were done a million times, but never studied every move. Connolly had the perfect technique working with actors and it was something I wanted to do.."
"I have studied enough movies in my life to give it a red hot go and had been on hundreds of sets to know what everyone does, so going to film school wasn’t even a factor for me. I did it the hard way but I believe the best way, I just went out and made films.
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Matt Norman finished school in 1989, completing year 12 at Nagle College Bairnsdale. A chance meeting some years later with Riccardo Pellizzeri, while working as head of security at Channel 10, Melbourne, Matt was introduced to Jan Russ, casting director on the hit Australian soap 'Neighbours'. This saw Matt start as an extra and after time saw him play different roles until finally a reoccurring role as Pat Miller. This led to other roles on Australian TV, including Jason O'Grady (Blue Heelers), Officer Marks (Mercury with Geoffrey Rush), a Gorilla and Police Constable, reoccurring (The Glynn Nicholas Show), and the character of Norris opposite Rebecca Gibney (Stingers).While committing himself to a new life in the arts, Matt won roles opposite leading Australian and international actors including: Gregory Peck (Moby Dick), Patrick Stewart (Moby Dick), Ted Levine (Moby Dick), Hugo Weaving, Hugh Jackman (Correlli), Nicolas Cage (Ghost Rider), Anthony Lapaglia (The Bank), David Wenham (The Bank, SeaChange), Sigrid Thornton (SeaChange), Peter Phelps (Stingers), Rebecca Gibney (Stingers) and others. It was working with these actors that gave Norman the want to tell his own stories. One of Norman's first film roles was on Robert Connolly's The Bank. "Watching Connolly work it gave me a want to see it from the other side of the camera. I'd watched how things were done a million times, but never studied every move. Connolly had the perfect technique working with actors and it was something I wanted to do.."
"I have studied enough movies in my life to give it a red hot go and had been on hundreds of sets to know what everyone does, so going to film school wasn’t even a factor for me. I did it the hard way but I believe the best way, I just went out and made films.
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Filmography of Matt Norman (2 films)
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Ghost Rider (2007)
, 1h54Directed by Mark Steven Johnson
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Action
Themes Films about religion, Transport films, Motocyclette, Demons in film, Superhero films, Road movies, Super-héros inspiré de comics
Actors Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley, Sam Elliott, Donal Logue, Matt Long
Roles Team Blaze
Rating53%
The Devil, Mephistopheles, sends his bounty hunter of the damned, the Ghost Rider, to retrieve the contract of San Venganza for control of a thousand corrupt souls. Seeing that the contract would give Mephistopheles the power to bring Hell on Earth, the Rider refuses to give him the contract.
Director
Salute (2008)
Directed by Matt Norman
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Films about the Olympic Games, Documentary films about historical events
Rating75%
The film provides an insight into an incident at the 1968 Summer Olympics which saw two United States athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, give the black power salute from the victory dais after the 200 metres final. The film focuses on the third man on the dias, silver medal winner Peter Norman, who showed his support for Smith and Carlos by donning an "Olympic Project for Human Rights" (OPHR) badge on his way to the podium. It was also Norman who suggested to Smith and Carlos that they share the black gloves used in their salute, after Carlos had left his gloves in the Olympic Village. This is the reason for Smith raising his right fist, while Carlos raised his left. Asked later about his support of Smith and Carlos' cause by the world's press, Norman said he opposed his country's government's White Australia policy.
Scriptwriter
Salute (2008)
Directed by Matt Norman
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Films about the Olympic Games, Documentary films about historical events
Roles Writer
Rating75%
The film provides an insight into an incident at the 1968 Summer Olympics which saw two United States athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, give the black power salute from the victory dais after the 200 metres final. The film focuses on the third man on the dias, silver medal winner Peter Norman, who showed his support for Smith and Carlos by donning an "Olympic Project for Human Rights" (OPHR) badge on his way to the podium. It was also Norman who suggested to Smith and Carlos that they share the black gloves used in their salute, after Carlos had left his gloves in the Olympic Village. This is the reason for Smith raising his right fist, while Carlos raised his left. Asked later about his support of Smith and Carlos' cause by the world's press, Norman said he opposed his country's government's White Australia policy.
Producer
Salute (2008)
Directed by Matt Norman
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Films about the Olympic Games, Documentary films about historical events
Roles Producer
Rating75%
The film provides an insight into an incident at the 1968 Summer Olympics which saw two United States athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, give the black power salute from the victory dais after the 200 metres final. The film focuses on the third man on the dias, silver medal winner Peter Norman, who showed his support for Smith and Carlos by donning an "Olympic Project for Human Rights" (OPHR) badge on his way to the podium. It was also Norman who suggested to Smith and Carlos that they share the black gloves used in their salute, after Carlos had left his gloves in the Olympic Village. This is the reason for Smith raising his right fist, while Carlos raised his left. Asked later about his support of Smith and Carlos' cause by the world's press, Norman said he opposed his country's government's White Australia policy.