Matthew Sussman, also known as Nathan Price, is an American actor, photographer and documentary filmmaker.

Early life

Sussman graduated from

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and was trained at the

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Career

Sussman has appeared in numerous films, including ''

Kate & Leopold ''Kate & Leopold'' is a 2001 American romantic comedy science fiction film that tells a story of a physicist by the name of Stuart (Liev Schreiber), who accidentally pulls his great‑great‑grandfather, Leopold (Hugh Jackman), through a time po ...

'' and ''

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'', in which he played the artist Reuben Kadish. Sussman also appeared in three episodes of ''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The series follows Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey American Mafia, Mafia boss who suffers from panic attacks. He reluct ...

'' in 2000 and 2002 as Dr. Douglas Schreck. Other films include

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's ''

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'' and '' Illuminata''. His television work includes appearances in ''

Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy, romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO, based on Sex and the City (newspaper column), the newspaper column and 1996 book by Candace Bushnell. It premiered in th ...

'', ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire ...

'', and the short-lived

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series '' Wonderland''. On the New York stage Sussman appeared in MCC Theater's premiere of

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's ''The Grey Zone'', directed by

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. He was also a member of the original Broadway company of ''

Angels in America ''Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes'' is a 1991 American two-part Play (theatre), play by American playwright Tony Kushner. The two parts of the play, ''Millennium Approaches'' and ''Perestroika'', may be presented separate ...

'', and the U.S. premiere of ''

Shopping and Fucking ''Shopping and Fucking'' (sometimes billed as ''Shopping and F**king'') is a 1996 play by British playwright Mark Ravenhill. It was Ravenhill's first full-length play. It received its first public reading at the Finborough Theatre, London, in 1 ...

'' with

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and

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. He also had major roles at the

Seattle Repertory Theatre Seattle Rep (Seattle Repertory Theatre) is a major regional theater located in Seattle, Washington, at the Seattle Center. Founded in 1963, it is led by Artistic Director Dámaso Rodríguez and Managing Director Jeffrey Herrmann.Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago. He worked as a

voice actor Voice acting is the art of Acting, performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses in addition to other names. Examples of voice work include animation, animated, ...

on many

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dubs, primarily for

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. He was the original voice of Meowth in “Pokémon” as well as creating the voice of Slowking in “Pokémon the Movie.” He also voiced Gravos and King Moros in ''

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''. In 2007, he directed the documentary feature film '' Who is Norman Lloyd'', which premiered at the 2007

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followed by a run at New York's

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.Seitz, Matt Zoller
"Surviving Hitch, Welles and Time,"
''New York Times'' (Nov. 23, 2007). He was the associate producer and narrator of ''World Wedding'', on

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and Discovery International. Sussman was until recently also the Senior Director, Digital Presence, at The New School in New York working in Marketing and Communication.

Filmography

Film

*''

Men of Respect ''Men of Respect'' is a 1990 crime drama film, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play ''Macbeth''. It stars John Turturro as Mike Battaglia, a Mafia hitman who climbs his way to the top by killing his boss. The film also stars Rod Steiger ...

'' (1990) - Gunman *''

Brain Donors ''Brain Donors'' is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and released by Paramount Pictures, loosely based on the Marx Brothers comedies '' A Night at the Opera'' and '' A Day at the Races'' (the first two films the Marx Brother ...

'' (1992) - Cop *''

'' (1992) - Clarence *''

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'' (1994) - *'' States of Control'' (1997) - Darcy's Husband *''

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'' (1997) - National Guard Captain *'' Illuminata'' (1998) - Piero *''

'' (2000) - Reuben Kadish *'' Just Visiting'' (2001) - Chic Salesnan *''

'' (2001) - Ad Executive Phil *''

13 Moons ''13 Moons'' is a 2002 comedy-drama film directed by Alexandre Rockwell. The title is a reference to the saying of a minor character's mother, who suggested that if nights of the full moon are strange, then "this must be the night of thirteen m ...

'' (2002) - Doctor Monroe

Television

*''

'' (1993–2001) - Dr. Jerome Raleigh, Attorney, Alan Fischer *''

New York News ''New York News'' is an American newspaper drama television series created by Michelle Ashford, which was broadcast in the United States by CBS from September 28 to November 30, 1995 as part of its 1995 fall lineup. Cast * Gregory Harriso ...

'' (1995) - Todd *''

New York Undercover ''New York Undercover'' is an American police drama that aired on the Fox television network from September 8, 1994, to February 11, 1999. The series starred Malik Yoba as Detective J.C. Williams and Michael DeLorenzo as Detective Eddie Torre ...

'' (1996) - Larry Rabinowitz *''

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor is an anime series based on light novel series by Hitoshi Yoshioka, taking the title from its first volume. It was produced by some of Japan's larger studios, including Big West, Tatsunoko Production, King Records and VAP. ' ...

'' (1993) - Wang (voice) *'' The Slayers'' (1996) - Kanzel, Halcyform, Ashford, King Monos, Additional voices *''

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'' (1998) -

Meowth Meowth, known in Japanese as , is a List of Pokémon, Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon, ''Pokémon'' media franchise, and the first stage of its Gameplay of Pokémon#Pokémon evolution, evolved form, Persian (Pokémon), Pers ...

*''

Harlock Saga is a manga series written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto. An adaptation of Wilhelm Richard Wagner epic music drama ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'', it tells the story of space pirate Captain Harlock and his crew as they try to stop a man ...

'' (1999) - Yattran (voice) *''

'' (1998) - Wall Street Man *''

Now and Again ''Now and Again'' is an American science fiction comedy-drama television series created by Glenn Gordon Caron that aired on CBS from September 24, 1999, until May 5, 2000. The story revolves around the United States government engineering th ...

'' (2000) - Ross *'' Wonderland'' (2000) - Emanuel Treyhill *''

'' (2000–2002) - Dr. Schreck *'' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2002) - David Cantler *'' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2004) - Lawrence Alcott

References

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