| Matt Earl Beesley | |
| Occupation: | Film director, television director |
| Years Active: | 1978–present |
Matthew Earl Beesley is an American film director and television director living in Bell Canyon, California; he is the son of Dr. Earl Beesley.[1]
From 1984 to 1988, he worked as assistant director on a number of notable films including National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) and Chain Reaction (1996). He made his head directorial debut with the 1998 film Point Blank starring Mickey Rourke.[2]
Some of his television directing credits include Chicago Fire, , , Prison Break, Lost, , Criminal Minds, The Closer and Hawaii Five-0.[3]
His ex-wife is psychoanalyst Nina Savelle-Rocklin, the daughter of former San Francisco State University professor Arthur Asa Berger. Their daughter, Ariel, is a singer.