Matthew’s love for musical theatre began spontaneously at the age of 15. Following this he trained in the Queensland Theatre Youth Ensemble for two years before completing a Bachelor of Music Theatre at the Elder Conservatorium of Music (ECMT). 

While at ECMT Matthew’s credits included the role of William Barfee inThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee  (dir. Joseph Simons), as well as Gabey in On the Town  (dir. Erin James). In 2023 he fulfilled a longtime desire to play the titular role in Sweeney Todd (dir. James Millar).