8 Things You Didn’t Know About Matthew Wood

Matthew Wood, an American sound editor and voice actor, was born on August 15, 1972. He works at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California, as a supervising sound editor. In the Star Wars film series, he also supplies the voice of General Grievous.

For his huge fan following we’ve gathered some unknown facts that’ll surely pique your interest. 

8 Things You Didn’t Know About Mathew Wood

1. Besides Being A Voice Actor

As we all know, he is a fantastic voice actor who has done a great job in his voice acting career. But besides being a voice actor, he is also a sound engineer as well. ^[1]

2. Beginning Of Career

In addition to working on all three of the Star Wars prequel trilogy as the company’s supervising sound editor, Wood began his career at Lucasfilm as a game tester at LucasArts. Wood also performed an uncredited acting role as Bib Fortuna and the voice of Ody Mandrell in The Phantom Menace. ^[2]

3. Relationship Status

He was married to a lady named Khris Brown in the year 1997 but unfortunately this marriage didn’t last longer and they both divorced in the year 2007.

4. Best Known For

He is best known for portraying amazing roles in the films including The Rock, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Star Trek, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Olaf’s Frozen Adventure and many others. 

5. Award Winning Actor

He has won several different awards for his great performances including Satellite Award for Best Sound (Editing and Mixing), Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for a Daytime Animated Program and Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation. ^[3]

6. Likes To Click Pictures

He is a major enthusiast of photography and enjoys taking arbitrary photos, whether they are of himself or something else. His numerous Instagram posts include random images.

7. Loves Visiting Beaches

He is a huge fan of visiting beaches. His Instagram feed is full of pictures that include his pictures with his wife on the beaches. This shows how much he loves beaches. 

8. Active On Social Media

He is the kind of person who always wants to keep in touch with his fans and he also has an Instagram account on which he posts every update regarding his personal life.