{{Short description|British-American producer, director, screenwriter, and activist}} {{distinguish|Matt Reeves|Matthew Reeves}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | image = | birth_name = Matthew Exton Reeve | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|12|20|df=yes}} | birth_place = London, England | education = Brown University (BA)<br>New York University (MBA, MFA) | boards = Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation | occupation = {{hlist|Film producer|film director|screenwriter|activist}} | years_active = 2002–present | spouse = Anna Lo Westlin | children = 2 | father = Christopher Reeve | relatives = {{ubl|F. D. Reeve (grandfather)|Alexandra Reeve Givens (sister)|Dana Reeve (stepmother)}} }} '''Matthew Exton Reeve''' (born 20 December 1979) is a British-American producer, director, screenwriter, and activist. Born in London, he is the elder son of actor Christopher Reeve. His mother was Reeve's long-term partner Gae Exton.<ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Travers |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20079683,00.html |title='Superman' Chris Reeve |newspaper=People |date=July 6, 1981 }}</ref> Reeve has a sister, Alexandra Reeve Givens, and a half-brother, television reporter and anchor Will Reeve.
==Career== After graduating from Brown University in 2002, Reeve produced and directed the documentary ''Christopher Reeve: Hope in Motion'', which won the Communicator Award for Excellence in documentary filmmaking and was nominated for an Emmy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2003/outstanding-documentary-or-nonfiction-special |title=55th Primetime Emmys Nominees and Winners: Outstanding Nonfiction Program (Alternative) - 2003 |publisher=Television Academy |access-date=December 4, 2014 }}</ref> The film first aired on ABC on September 18, 2002 (as ''Christopher Reeve: Courageous Steps''<ref>{{cite news |first=Anita |last=Gates |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/18/movies/television-review-reeve-in-the-reality-superman.html |title=Television Review: Reeve in the Reality 'Superman' |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 18, 2002 }}</ref>) and then later on BBC One on 9 February 2003<ref>{{cite news |first=Geraldine |last=Bedell |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/feb/09/features.review1 |title=You'll believe a man can walk |date=February 8, 2003 |newspaper=The Observer }}</ref> and in numerous other countries.
In 2007, ''Hope in Motion'' and its follow-up film, ''Choosing Hope'', were released on DVD.<ref>{{cite news |last=Spielvogel |first=Cindy |date=August 27, 2007 |title=Arts Alliance America to release Reeve documentary |url=https://spinalcordinjuryzone.com/news/2191/arts-alliance-america-to-release-reeve-documentary |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613034231/https://spinalcordinjuryzone.com/news/2191/arts-alliance-america-to-release-reeve-documentary |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=February 14, 2025 |work=Video Business}}</ref>
In 2009, Reeve released ''Over The Water'', a documentary about World Champion kiteboarder Aaron Hadlow, which Reeve filmed, produced and directed over a period of three years. Also in 2009, Reeve was admitted into the NYU MBA/MFA dual degree program, a joint Master's program at the NYU Stern School of Business and NYU Tisch School of the Arts, from which he graduated in 2012.<ref name="SBU">{{cite web |date=July 1, 2010 |title=Son Of Late Actor Christopher Reeve Addresses SBU Health Sciences Graduates |url=https://news.stonybrook.edu/newsroom/press-release/medical/070110christopherreeveson/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719035317/https://news.stonybrook.edu/newsroom/press-release/medical/070110christopherreeveson/ |archive-date=July 19, 2024 |access-date=February 14, 2025 |website=Stony Brook University}}</ref>
==Activism== In June 2006, Reeve joined the board of directors of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, three months after the death of his stepmother Dana Reeve. He also serves on their Quality of Life committee and Executive Committee, and in 2014 became Vice-Chair of International Development. In 2009 he ran the New York City Marathon to raise money for spinal cord injury research,<ref>{{cite news |first=Tara |last=Parker-Pope |url=http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/24/christopher-reeves-son-tackles-the-marathon/?_r=1 |title=Christopher Reeve's Son Tackles the Marathon |type=Well blog |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 24, 2009 }}</ref> and in 2014 he sponsored a study of epidural stimulation.<ref>{{cite news |first=Andy |last=Coghlan |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26360-a-heroic-family-fight-against-paralysis.html#.VICmc8n1VuZ |title=A heroic family fight against paralysis |newspaper=New Scientist |date=October 10, 2014 }}</ref>
In 2010, Reeve and his sister, Alexandra Reeve Givens, were the recipients of the National Leadership Award at the Castle Connolly Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.castleconnollyawards.com/award/2010/matthew-reeve.cfm |title=2010 honorees: Alexandra Reeve Givens & Matthew Reeve |publisher=Castle Connolly "National Physician of The Year Awards" |access-date=December 4, 2014}}</ref>
In 2010, Reeve gave the keynote commencement address to the graduating class of the Stony Brook University School of Health Technology.<ref name="SBU"/>
In 2012, he was a keynote speaker at the Spinal Cord Injury Network's Connections 2012 convention in Sydney, Australia. He also ran the annual City2Surf event on their behalf.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Australian Associated Press |url=http://www.news.com.au/national/supermans-son-says-his-legacy-lives-on/story-fndo4eg9-1226449232512 |title=Superman's son Matthew Reeve says his legacy lives on as search for a cure to paralysis continues |publisher=news.com.au |date=August 14, 2012 }}</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|1509941}}
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