Matthew Godfrey Biography: Net Worth, Age, Brother, Parents, Height, Girlfriend, Acting Career, Nationality, YouTube

Matthew A. Godfrey, also known as Matthew Godfrey, is a Canadian actor, voice actor, audiobook narrator, and acting teacher best known for his role as the “know-it-all” on the iconic Canadian children’s television series You Can’t Do That On Television.

With a career spanning over four decades, he has become a highly sought-after narrator in the audiobook industry, winning multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, an Audie Award, and an Odyssey Award. He is also the founder of Godfrey Performance Studio in Los Angeles.

Quick Facts

• Full Name: Matthew A. Godfrey
• Stage Name: Matthew Godfrey
• Born: October 20, 1971
• Age: 54 years old
• Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Nationality: Canadian
• Occupation: Actor, Voice Actor, Narrator, Acting Teacher
• Height: 1.70m
• Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey
• Siblings: Amyas Godfrey
• Spouse: None
• Children: None
• Relationship: Single
• Net Worth: $1 million

Early Life and Education

Matthew A. Godfrey was born on October 20, 1971, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey, who worked as Canadian diplomats. He has a younger brother named Amyas Godfrey, who also became an actor and appeared alongside him on You Can’t Do That On Television.

Godfrey began his professional acting career at the age of ten on stage at the Dallas Theatre Centre. He later studied at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal and trained at the prestigious Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia.

His ethnicity is White, and his religion is not publicly known.

Career

Matthew Godfrey began his career as a child actor at age ten, performing on stage at the Dallas Theatre Centre in a production of Brecht’s Galileo under director Adrian Hall.

His international debut came when he was cast as a regular on the Canadian cult classic television show You Can’t Do That On Television, appearing from 1986 to 1987.

His character was portrayed as the “know-it-all” of the show, often wearing a shirt and tie with a sweater vest, whose encyclopedic knowledge inadvertently annoyed his castmates.

His younger brother Amyas also appeared on the show, and the two were occasionally featured in the same sketch.

Godfrey’s key accomplishments include an extensive film and television career with appearances in Iron Eagle IV, PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, Once a Thief, Jonovision, and Madonna: Innocence Lost.

However, his most significant professional success came from audiobook narration. He has narrated works by Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, and Harry Crews, among many others.

He is the winner of the Odyssey Award, the Audie Award, and multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has been nominated for SOVAS and Independent Audiobook Awards.

He has also taught Shakespeare, Red Nose Clown, and improvisation internationally through the International Schools Theatre Association in countries including Germany, Turkey, China, Indonesia, and England.

Matthew Godfrey continues to work as a prolific audiobook narrator from his home studio and as an acting coach through Godfrey Performance Studio.

He lives in Alabama, where he spends his days narrating books, drinking good coffee, and spending time with his family.

He remains an active performer, co-hosting a cabaret show titled Was Ist Das? in Los Angeles, set in 1924 Berlin.

His stage work includes roles as Romeo in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Guildenstern in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, and Cloten in Cymbeline, which he also directed.

Social Media

• Instagram Handle: @officialmattgodfrey
• Facebook Handle: Matthew Godfrey (@matthewrednose1)
• Twitter Handle: @Godfrey2Matthew

Personal Life

Matthew Godfrey has kept his personal life largely private. There are no public records of past relationships or marriages, and he does not have children.

His younger brother, Amyas Godfrey, is also an actor who appeared on You Can’t Do That On Television.

Godfrey has traveled extensively throughout his career, teaching acting workshops in at least eleven countries across Europe, Asia, and North America.

Filmography

• You Can’t Do That On Television (1986–1987)
• Iron Eagle IV (1995)
• The Private Capital (1995)
• PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996)
• Once a Thief (1996)
• Jonovision (1996)
• Killing Moon (1999)
• Madonna: Innocence Lost (1999)
• The Great Defender (2000)
• Boogies Diner (2000)
• Dogg’s Hamlet, Cahoot’s Macbeth (2005)
• Blocked (2006)
• California Dreaming (2007)
• Silent Cry (Year Unknown)

Net Worth

Matthew Godfrey has an estimated net worth of $1 million.

His primary sources of income include his extensive work as an audiobook narrator for major publishers, his acting roles in film and television spanning four decades, and his work as an acting coach and founder of Godfrey Performance Studio.

Additional income comes from his international teaching engagements and live stage performances.