# Matt Chessé

Matthew Chessé (born October 27, 1965) is an American film editor, producer, and director who is mainly associated with Independent films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Finding Neverland (2004). Chessé has edited most of the films directed by Marc Forster.

## Early life

Chessé was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area, and received a bachelor's degree in English literature from San Francisco State University. He attended Ygnacio Valley High School in the SF/EastBay city of Concord graduating with the Class of 1984.

## Career

After college he was invited to relocate to Los Angeles to assist Peter Kagan, a director of commercials, at Stiefel and Co.. He next worked as an assistant to Angus Wall, an editor at the commercial editorial shop Rock, Paper, Scissors. Chessé became an editor under the tutelage of David Lee and Lauren Zuckerman. His first project with Marc Forster was on the film Everything Put Together (2000), which led to their collaboration on the very successful film Monster's Ball (2001).

## Awards

Chessé has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors.
He has been nominated, for an Oscar in 2005: Best Achievement in Editing for Finding Neverland (2004), an Eddie in 2005: Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic for Finding Neverland (2004), and a Satellite Award in 2008: Best Film Editing for Quantum of Solace (2008) which he shared with: Richard Pearson)

## Personal life

Chessé currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, two children, Clover and Coco, and one dog named Shortbread.

## Editing credits

Matthew Chessé began his career as an editor. His editing credits include:
Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 2000 | Everything Put Together | Marc Forster | First collaboration with Marc Forster |
| 2001 | Monster's Ball | Marc Forster | Second collaboration with Marc Forster |
| 2004 | Finding Neverland | Marc Forster | Third collaboration with Marc Forster |
| 2005 | Ellie Parker | Scott Coffey | |
| 2005 | Stay | Marc Forster | Fourth collaboration with Marc Forster |
| 2006 | Stranger than Fiction | Marc Forster | Fifth collaboration with Marc Forster |
| 2007 | The Kite Runner | Marc Forster | Sixth collaboration with Marc Forster |
| 2008 | Quantum of Solace | Marc Forster | Seventh collaboration with Marc Forster |
| 2011 | Warrior | Gavin O'Connor | |
| 2011 | Machine Gun Preacher | Marc Forster | Eighth collaboration with Marc Forster |
| 2013 | World War Z | Marc Forster | Ninth collaboration with Marc Forster |
| 2014 | Fort Bliss | Claudia Myers | |
| 2014 | The Best of Me | Michael Hoffman | |
| 2016 | Money Monster | Jodie Foster | |
| 2018 | Paris Song | Jeff Vespa | |
| 2018 | Christopher Robin | Marc Forster | Tenth collaboration with Marc Forster |
| 2021 | Music | Sia | |
| 2021 | Sweet Girl | Brian Andrew Mendoza | |
| 2022 | A Man Called Otto | Marc Forster | Eleventh collaboration with Marc Forster |
| 2024 | White Bird | Marc Forster | Twelfth collaboration with Marc Forster |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1998 | Bongwater | Richard Sears | Assistant editor |
| 2015 | The Gift | Joel Edgerton | Additional editor |
Producer :
| Year | Film | Director | Credit |
| 2005 | Ellie Parker | Scott Coffey | Co-producer |
| 2014 | Fort Bliss | Claudia Myers | Executive producer |
Production manager :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1998 | Bongwater | Richard Sears | Post-production supervisor |
Second unit director or assistant director :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1997 | Loved | Erin Dignam | Second second assistant director |
Thanks :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 2007 | Harvest Moon | Brent Nowak | Thanks |
| 2011 | Inseparable | Dayyan Eng | Special thanks |
| 2018 | Stuck | Jillian Armenante | Very special thanks |

### TV series

Editor :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2014 | Tyrant | 1 episode |
| 2024 | True Detective | 2 episodes |
Editorial department :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2024 | True Detective | Editor | 1 episode |
Additional crew :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | No Sleep TV3 | Production assistant | 1 episode |