Matthew Chamberlain Movies

A lonesome widower and college economics professor finds his mundane existence suddenly shaken up when he befriends a pair of illegal immigrants, one of whom has recently been threatened with deportation by U.S. immigration authorities, in the sophomore feature from The Station Agent director Tom McCarthy. Years after losing his wife, 62-year-old Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins) has also lost his passion for writing and teaching. In an effort to fill the empty void that his life has become, Walter makes a half-hearted attempt to learn to play classical piano. Later, when Walter's college sends him to a conference in Manhattan, he is surprised to discover that a young couple has moved into his seldom-used apartment in the city. Tarek (Haaz Sleiman) and his Senegalese girlfriend Zainab (Danai Gurira) have fallen victims to an elaborate real-estate scam, and as a result they no longer have a place to call home. When Walter reluctantly allows the couple to remain in his apartment, talented musician Tarek insists on repaying his host's kindness by teaching him to play the African drum. Over the course of Walter's lessons, the ageing academic finds his spirits revitalized while gaining a newfound appreciation for New York jazz clubs and Central Park drum circles. Later, Tarek is arrested in the subway and threatened with deportation after police learn that he is an undocumented citizen. Suddenly, in his attempt to help his new friend, Walter's passion for life is unexpectedly awakened. When Tarek's radiant mother Mouna (Hiam Abbass) arrives in the city in search of her son, that passion turns to romance -- something that Walter had previously thought he would never experience again. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

When her comrade in arms Vercinix (Tamati Rice), leader of the Gauls, is captured by Julius Caesar (Karl Urban), Xena (Lucy Lawless) tries to negotiate a trade. If Vercinix is set free, she will release her own captive, Roman aristocrat Crassus (Matthew Chamberlain). As to the question of whether or not Caesar will uphold his end of the bargain, suffice to say that Xena ends up outnumbered in the gladiatorial arena. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

While searching for his cousin Regina (Amber Sainsbury) in Melatonin, Iolaus (Michael Hurst) and investigative scribe Moira (Fiona Mogridge) come upon itinerant peddler Salmoneus (Robert Trebor), who in turn has stumbled upon an underground hippie-like commune. In this subterranean Utopia, everyone (including Regina) lives in peace and harmony under the benevolence of their leader, Kamarus (Matthew Chamberlain). In truth, however, Kamarus is a vicious warlord in disguise, using hallucinogenic drugs to keep his disciples under his thumb -- and only Iolaus is immune to the villain's "charms." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Arriving in the land of the Bacchae, Xena (Renee O'Connor) and Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) are reunited with a klutzy wannabe warrior named Joxer (Ted Raimi). It turns out that Joxer has in his possession the head of Orpheus (Matthew Chamberlain), the only person capable of preventing Bacchus and his minions from ending their revelries and reverting to vampirism. While Xena and Joxer endeavor to reunite Orpheus with the rest of his body, Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) is inexorably drawn into the debauchery of the Bacchae females. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Hercules (Kevin Sorbo) and his cousin Iloran (Dean O'Gorman) are determined to put an end to plundering and pillaging of warrior princess Xena (Lucy Lawless). As it turns out, however, the real villain of the piece is not Xena, but instead her treacherous lieutenant Darphus (Matthew Chamberlain). When Xena unexpectedly shows compassion in battle, Darphus accuses her of being unfit to lead her minions, forcing her to run the deadly Gauntlet ritual. This puts Hercules in the embarrassing position of having to join forces with his old enemy Xena in order to expunge the "greater evil." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide