Nate Matteson is an American talent manager, film producer, and television producer. He is known for representing and collaborating with film and television writers, directors, actors, and producers. He is also known for his work as an Executive Producer on the series Station Eleven, The Bear, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
Matteson received a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series at the 2024 Emmy Awards as an Executive Producer of Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
Early life Matteson grew up in Wisconsin and began his career as a production assistant in feature films and television.
Career Matteson began his career in the entertainment industry as an agent trainee at Paradigm. He later joined the Gotham Group, where he spent eight years. During his tenure at the Gotham Group, he represented filmmakers and television creators Hiro Murai, Lee Sung Jin, David Bruckner, Craig William Macneill, Kevin Phillips, producers Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, and screenwriters Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski.
In August 2017, Matteson joined Grandview as a literary manager, with several of his clients also moving to the company. In 2018, he was profiled as one of Variety's "New Leaders: Agents and Managers" in the entertainment industry.
In January 2019, Matteson transitioned from management to creative producing. He partnered with Hiro Murai to launch a film and television production venture aimed at emerging filmmakers. Matteson and Murai first began working together 2012, when Matteson started managing Murai when he was creating music videos. Matteson helped Murai transition into television, where Murai became known for his work on Atlanta.
In July 2019, Matteson entered into a non-exclusive two-year development and production agreement with Makeready via Super Frog, the production company he co-founded with Murai. The deal provided financing support for feature-focused projects and works across multiple formats. In July 2020, it was announced that Matteson and Super Frog entered into a first-look development deal with FX Productions. Under the agreement, he worked on developing scripted and unscripted programming for FX and other divisions of Walt Disney Television.
In 2021, Matteson was an executive producer on the limited series Station Eleven. He was involved in the project during its early development stages alongside Murai and creator Patrick Somerville. In the same year, Matteson was announced as an executive producer on the pilot for The Bear, when FX Productions ordered the project, overseeing the show into its series order in 2022.
In March 2023, it was announced that Matteson and Murai amicably ended their producing partnership. Later that year, Matteson joined Closer Media as an executive, where he oversees the development of scripted television projects. Matteson is an executive producer on the Amazon series Mr. & Mrs. Smith and producer on the feature film She Rides Shotgun. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2025 She Rides Shotgun Producer Crime thriller 2017 Stephanie Executive producer Horror
Television Year(s) Title Role Notes 2024 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Executive producer 8 episodes 2022 The Bear Executive producer Season 1 2021–2022 Station Eleven Executive producer 10 episodes 2022 Iowa Executive producer Pilot episode 2021 The Choe Show Executive producer
Awards and nominations Organizations Year Category Work Result Ref. Gotham Awards 2022Breakthrough Series Station Eleven 2023 Mr. & Mr. Smith Independent Spirit Awards 2021 Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series The Choe Show 2022Best New Scripted Series The Bear Station Eleven Primetime Emmy Awards 2024Outstanding Drama Series Mr. & Mrs. Smith
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