page_title: Matthew Shear
hierarchical_section_title: Matthew Shear
caption_attribution_description: English: at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival Français&#160;: au Festival de Cannes 2017
context_page_description: Matthew Louis Shear is an American actor.
  He is known for playing the role of Tony in Noah Baumbach's Mistress America, opposite Greta Gerwig and Lola Kirke.
  He plays Detective Lucius Isaacson on TNT's The Alienist, based on the novel of the same name by Caleb Carr. The historical drama premiered January 22, 2018 and was nominated for Outstanding Limited Series at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards and Best Action-Thriller Television Series at the 44th Saturn Awards.
context_section_description: Matthew Louis Shear (born October 10, 1984) is an American actor. 
  He is known for playing the role of Tony in Noah Baumbach's Mistress America, opposite Greta Gerwig and Lola Kirke.
  He plays Detective Lucius Isaacson on TNT's The Alienist, based on the novel of the same name by Caleb Carr. The historical drama premiered January 22, 2018  and was nominated for Outstanding Limited Series at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards and Best Action-Thriller Television Series at the 44th Saturn Awards .
caption: Shear at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival
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