Matt Nicholson is a screenwriter based in Burbank, CA. For the last nine years, Matt has worked for Star Trek’s George Takei on his social media, editorial, and video teams. He’s edited close to 20,000 articles for the Takei-brand websites, where he oversaw pieces from sourcing to publication as Editor-In-Chief. On the video side, Matt has produced and written two web series featuring George and his husband, Brad Takei, Nichelle Nichols, and Lynda Carter. He’s also worked as a stage manager, a social media manager for Allegiance, the Musical, and a researcher for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

Matt has numerous placements in international screenwriting contests, including the Humanitas New Voices Fellowship, 2025 Cinestory Residency Fellow, Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices, Emerging Screenwriters Genre Competition, Slamdance, Shore Scripts, and the We Screenplay Short Script Lab.

His scripts New Olympus and Pietra Fredda were featured many times on Coverfly's Red List, and his one-hour dramedy pilot Care Source ranked #1 All-Time Best One-Hour TV Pilot. Matt's portfolio consists of award-winning short scripts and hour-long pilots about the modern-day descendant of Pandora, possessed sculptures, wine-obsessed zombies, cursed Dryads, live-in nurses, and octogenarians finding life in nursing homes. He aims to find the magic in small moments and champion stories with heart, humor, and hope.

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Matt's working on growing his award-winning portfolio of short screenplays, television pilots, and features. If you're interested in one of his scripts or a fellow writer looking to connect, contact him.​