Matt Chesse

• Name — Matt Chessé • Born — 27 October 1965 • Birthplace — San Francisco, California, U.S. • Occupation — Film editor • Spouse — Gillian Harwood Chesse • Children — Clover Chessé and Coco Chessé • Years Active — 1992–present

Chessé was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area, and received a bachelor's degree in English literature from San Francisco State University. He attended Ygnacio Valley High School in the SF/EastBay city of Concord graduating with the Class of 1984.

After college he was invited to relocate to Los Angeles to assist Peter Kagan, a director of commercials, at Stiefel and Co.. He next worked as an assistant to Angus Wall, an editor at the commercial editorial shop Rock, Paper, Scissors. Chessé became an editor under the tutelage of David Lee and Lauren Zuckerman. His first project with Marc Forster was on the film Everything Put Together (2000), which led to their collaboration on the very successful film Monster's Ball (2001).

Chessé currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, two children, Clover and Coco, and one dog named Shortbread.

Matthew Chessé began his career as an editor. His editing credits include: Editor • Year — Film — Director — Notes • 2000 — Everything Put Together — Marc Forster — First collaboration with Marc Forster • 2001 — Monster's Ball — Second collaboration with Marc Forster • 2004 — Finding Neverland — Third collaboration with Marc Forster • 2005 — Ellie Parker — Scott Coffey • Stay — Marc Forster — Fourth collaboration with Marc Forster • 2006 — Stranger than Fiction — Fifth collaboration with Marc Forster • 2007 — The Kite Runner — Sixth collaboration with Marc Forster • 2008 — Quantum of Solace — Seventh collaboration with Marc Forster • 2011 — Warrior — Gavin O'Connor • Machine Gun Preacher — Marc Forster — Eighth collaboration with Marc Forster • 2013 — World War Z — Ninth collaboration with Marc Forster • 2014 — Fort Bliss — Claudia Myers • The Best of Me — Michael Hoffman • 2016 — Money Monster — Jodie Foster • 2018 — Paris Song — Jeff Vespa • Christopher Robin — Marc Forster — Tenth collaboration with Marc Forster • 2021 — Music — Sia • Sweet Girl — Brian Andrew Mendoza • 2022 — A Man Called Otto — Marc Forster — Eleventh collaboration with Marc Forster • 2024 — White Bird — Twelfth collaboration with Marc Forster • 2026 — DreamQuil — Alex Prager • Anxious People — Marc Forster — Thirteenth collaboration with Marc Forster Editorial department • Year — Film — Director — Role • 1998 — Bongwater — Richard Sears — Assistant editor • 2015 — The Gift — Joel Edgerton — Additional editor Producer • Year — Film — Director — Credit • 2005 — Ellie Parker — Scott Coffey — Co-producer • 2014 — Fort Bliss — Claudia Myers — Executive producer Production manager • Year — Film — Director — Role • 1998 — Bongwater — Richard Sears — Post-production supervisor • 2000 — Everything Put Together — Marc Forster Second unit director or assistant director • Year — Film — Director — Role • 1997 — Loved — Erin Dignam — Second second assistant director Thanks • Year — Film — Director — Role • 2007 — Harvest Moon — Brent Nowak — Thanks • 2011 — Inseparable — Dayyan Eng — Special thanks • 2018 — Stuck — Jillian Armenante — Very special thanks • 2024 — Y2K — Kyle Mooney — Special thanks • TV series Editor • Year — Title — Notes • 2014 — Tyrant — 1 episode • 2024 — True Detective — 2 episodes Editorial department • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2024 — True Detective — Editor — 1 episode Additional crew • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2016 — No Sleep TV3 — Production assistant — 1 episode