Matt Mulhern was trained as an actor by William Esper at Mason Gross School of the Arts, where he received a BFA in Acting . He was first cast as Joseph Wykowski in Neil Simon's Tony Award winning "Biloxi Blues". From there, he went on to a film, TV, and theater career as an actor, appearing in films such as "One Crazy Summer," Extreme Prejudice," "Biloxi Blues," and the soon to be released, "Trainwreck: My Life As An Idiot."New York theater includes: "The One-Armed Man" at Ensemble Studio Theater, "Surviving Grace" at the Union Square Theater, "The Night Hank Williams Died" at the Orpheum Theater, "Wasted" at the WPA, Regional appearances at La Jolla Playhouse in "The Glass Menagerie", "The Habitation of Dragons", at Pittsburgh Public Theater, and the National Tour of "Death of a Salesman" as Biff opposite Hal Holbrook.On TV he played the Lieutenant on the top ten CBS hit "Major Dad" as well as many other pilots, recurring and guest roles, most recently a recurring role on FX's "Rescue Me," and Fox's "Fringe."He has written and directed two films, "Walking to the Waterline" which he also acted in, and "Duane Hopwood" starring David Schwimmer.He also has a novel, "Crossing Open Spaces," due to be published in 2009. Matt lives north of New York City with his wife Karen and sons Connor and Jack.
A down-on-his-luck, divorced father works the night shift at an Atlantic City casino. When his relationship with his young daughters and ex-wife is jeopardized by a run-in with the law, he struggles to get his life - and family - back together before it's too late. A moving and humorous look at the limits of unconditional love and what defines a family.