Biography

J. Matthew Gordon (Justin Gordon) is a professional actor, director, and theatre educator based in Santa Fe, NM.

After a brief stint studying Archaeology at university, Justin’s passion for theatre and film eventually took over, and he began his journey to become a working theatre and film artist.

He has studied at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and received his M.F.A. in Theatre from the Professional Theatre Training Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Justin has worked as an actor and director in regional theatre across the United States, and internationally as an actor in film and television. As an educator, he has been a guest artist at several college and university theatre programs, most recently completing a term as a full-time visiting lecturer at The University of Texas at Austin, where he taught acting and Shakespeare in the Department of Theatre and Dance’s B.F.A. actor training program. He currently serves as Chair of the Theatre Department at the New Mexico School for the Arts, a pre-professional high school for the performing and visual arts.

He is the founding Artistic Director of New Canon Theatre Co.. in Monterey, CA, and is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, Actor’s Equity Association, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, and serves on the Advisory Board of Live Arts Santa Fe.

When he’s not working, Justin is an avid hiker, backpacker, and rock climber—holding true to his roots as a mountain brat. He lives in Santa Fe, NM with his partner, where he enjoys painting, making pasta from scratch, and wrangling their two Australian Shepherds, Basil and Nutmeg.