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Matt Selman

Matt Selman

Producer and writer, also actor · Born September 9, 1971 (55) · Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

7 Primetime Emmys · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Matt Selman is an American screenwriter and producer from Watertown, Massachusetts known for producing and writing various episodes of The Simpsons. He also created the Icebox series Superhero Roommate, worked on The Angry Birds Movie and had written various Simpsons video games including Hit & Run, Road Rage and The Simpsons Game.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
September 9, 1971 (55)
From
Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Producer and writer, also actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 42% in 30 days

What are Matt Selman's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Society
27%
Self
17%
Ideas
7%
Power
5%
Community6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 5

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 11 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 10 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 4

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
12
Absurd
6
Warm
3
Thrilling
2
Hopeful
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy12

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Matt Selman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Selman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

20 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Yellow Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Simpsley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • The Most Wonderful Time of the Year(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • May the 12th Be with You(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Rogue Not Quite One(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Welcome to the Club(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • When Billie Met Lisa(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Feliz Navidad(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons in Plusaversary(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Good, the Bart, and the Loki(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Force Awakens from Its Nap(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Playdate with Destiny(2020)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Angry Birds Movie(2016)

    Creative Consultant

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons Movie(2007)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Office(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Blogger

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 465 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Co-Producer · Executive Producer · Producer · Supervising Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Obie and the Specter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 1989 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Simpsons Movie (2007)

$536M worldwide

Highest rated

The Simpsons Movie (2007)

Midcredits 89th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 19: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting4 of 19: 2 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing15 of 19: 13 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score21stOther crew1 of 19: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · crew2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s1 · crew2020s13 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

7 Primetime Emmys and 1 other major award from 37 major nominations, 1999–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  3. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  4. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program
  5. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
  6. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
  7. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  8. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program
Show 19 earlier years
  1. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  2. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  3. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Animation
  4. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Animation
  5. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  6. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  7. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Animation
  8. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  9. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series
  10. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Animation
  11. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Story and Character
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Animation
  12. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
  13. 2005
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
  14. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Animation
  15. 2003
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Animation
  16. 2002
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
  17. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
  18. 2000
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)
  19. 1999
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Matt Selman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021)

67th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Seinfeld (1989)

Midcredits 97th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 33/100 and the plot and story 27/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Matt Selman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matt Selman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Silverman shares the most, 11.

Directors

  • David Silverman11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with David Silverman

Writers

  • Al Jean11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Al Jean
  • Matt Groening11 titles · 7 as writer    See all 11 shared titles with Matt Groening
  • Joel H. Cohen5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Joel H. Cohen
  • David Mirkin4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with David Mirkin

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

  • Peter Gave11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Peter Gave
  • Richard Raynis11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Richard Raynis
  • Richard Sakai11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Richard Sakai
  • Alexander Duke10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Alexander Duke