Matthew Brandon Ross (born January 3, 1970) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for his roles as Gavin Belson in the HBO series Silicon Valley, Glenn Odekirk in The Aviator, and Luis Carruthers in American Psycho. Early life and education Ross was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, and raised in Eagle Point, Oregon. His parents divorced when he was young, and Ross was raised in what he described as "alternative living situations". His mother became interested in the Waldorf education philosophy and Ross spent time in England while his mother worked towards a teaching credential in Waldorf education. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Juilliard School. Career Ross garnered critical acclaim for his role as Alby Grant in the HBO series Big Love for five seasons. He also played Eddie Scott in the 2005 film Good Night, and Good Luck, for which he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In 2011 and 2015, he played Charles Montgomery in the first and fifth seasons of FX's anthology series American Horror Story. He wrote and directed the feature film Captain Fantastic, starring Viggo Mortensen, for which he won the Un Certain Regard Prize for Best Director at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Before that, Ross made seven short films, including The Language of Love, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. His feature film directorial debut, 28 Hotel Rooms, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012. Personal life He is married to the writer Phyllis Grant, with whom he has two children: Isabel "Bella" and Dashiell "Dash" Ross. Filmography Filmmaker Films Television Actor Film Television Awards and honors References External links 1970 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Film directors from Connecticut Living people Male actors from Connecticut People from Greenwich, Connecticut Screenwriters from Connecticut Juilliard School alumni People from Eagle Point, Oregon Male actors from Oregon Actors from Oregon