Matt Thompson (animator)

Matt Thompson is an American television producer, television writer, television director, animator, and voice actor.

Career

Early work

Matt Thompson, and his creative partner Adam Reed, started at Cartoon Network doing various odd jobs until they came up with their own show, High Noon Toons, in the mid-1990s. High Noon Toons was a 3-hour programming block of cartoons hosted by cowboy hand puppets Haas and Lil' Jo (a Bonanza pun).

He has also voiced the "Talent Scout" character on the series 12 oz. Mouse.

Production companies

Thompson and Reed formed 70/30 Productions when they started work on Sealab 2021. The company's name came from the plan that Thompson would do 70% of the producing and 30% of the writing, with Reed doing the reverse.

The pair became renowned for their work on several Adult Swim television projects, chiefly Sealab 2021 and their follow-up Frisky Dingo, which aired for two seasons.

In 2009, Reed and Thompson closed 70/30 Productions and formed Floyd County Productions to produce Reed's new project, the FX Network series Archer.

Archer has received positive reviews from critics and has won many awards, including three Primetime Emmy Awards and four Critics Choice Awards. The series has also received 15 Annie Award nominations, among others, for outstanding achievement in animation, writing, direction, and voice acting. At San Diego Comic-Con 2018, it was announced the tenth season would be titled Archer: 1999. Reed intended to leave Archer after its tenth season, although plans for the show were not finalized.

Since they founded Floyd County Productions, the pair have grown the company from a small eight-person studio into a competitive animation house. The company not only develops exclusive programming but also produces content for other media, including the TV shows Atlanta, Legion, Fargo, Goliath, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Controversies

In 2018, rapper and voice actor mc chris (Christopher Benjamin Ward IV) alleged that he was sexually assaulted by Thompson in 2001 while working on the Adult Swim series Sealab 2021. Ward stated that the incident, along with subsequent harassment, contributed to Ward's departure from Cartoon Network and the entertainment industry for a time. The allegations were revealed in interviews and public statements, gaining significant attention within the Adult Swim and nerdcore music communities. Thompson has not publicly addressed these claims.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Creator	Notes
1994–95	High Noon Toons	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Also wrote various interstitial material featuring Haas and Lil Jo
2000–05	Sealab 2021	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Directed 53 episodes, wrote 13 episodes
2006–08	Frisky Dingo	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Directed 25 episodes, wrote 20 episodes
2008	The Xtacles	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Directed 2 episodes, wrote 2 episodes
2009–23	Archer	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Directed 91 episodes, wrote 2 episodes
2012	Unsupervised	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No
2014	Chozen	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No
2019-2021	Missed Connections	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No
2020-2021	Shark Lords	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2020-2021	Greetings From Florida	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No
2020-2021	The Places Where We Live	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No
2020-2021	Walt	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No
2020-2021	Poorly Drawn Lines	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No
2020-2022	Dicktown	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	20 episodes
2020-	Hit-Monkey	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	20 episodes

Voice acting

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994–95	High Noon Toons	Haas
2000–05	Sealab 2021	Sharko/Evans/Ad Pitcher 2	13 episodes
2005–07	12 oz. Mouse	Talent Scout	3 episodes
2006–08	Frisky Dingo	Actor	15 episodes
2008	The Xtacles	Reporter	One Episode
2009-2023	Archer	Various
2020-2021	Poorly Drawn Lines	Various	10 episodes
2020-2022	Dicktown	Various	20 episodes
2021	America: The Motion Picture	Various

Film

Year	Title	Role
2021	America: The Motion Picture	Director and producer

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2010	NewNowNext Awards	Best Show You're Not Watching	Archer	Template:Won
2011	Annie Awards	Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production		Template:Nom
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Comedy Series		Template:Nom
2012	Annie Awards	Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production		Template:Nom
	Comedy Awards	Best Animated Comedy Series		Template:Won
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Animated Series		Template:Won
2013	Annie Awards	Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production		Template:Nom
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Animated Series		Template:Won
2014	Annie Awards	Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production		Template:Nom
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Animated Series		Template:Won
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Animated Program	For "Archer Vice: The Rules Of Extraction"	Template:Nom
2015	Annie Awards	Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production	Archer	Template:Nom
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Animated Series		Template:Won
	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Animated Program	"Pocket Listing"	Template:Nom
		Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Multiplatform Storytelling	Mark Paterson & Tim Farrell for "Archer Scavenger Hunt"	Template:Win
2016	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Animated Program	"The Figgis Agency"	Template:Won
		Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Multiplatform Storytelling	Mark Paterson, Tim Farrell, & Bryan Fordney for "Archer Scavenger Hunt 2"	Template:Won
2017	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Animated Program	"Archer Dreamland: No Good Deed"	Template:Nom
2018	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Animated Series	Archer	Template:Nom
	Webby Awards	Best Use of Augmented Reality	Archer, P.I. App	Template:Nom
	Saturn Awards	Best Animated Series or Film on Television	Archer	Template:Nom

External links

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• https://www.floydcountyproductions.tv/