
Matthew Barney
Known for Directing · 18 credits
- Born
- 1967-03-25 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- San Francisco
Biography
Matthew Barney was born in San Francisco in 1967; at age six, he moved to Idaho with his family. After his parents divorced, Barney continued to live with his father in Idaho, playing football on his high school team, and visiting his mother in New York City, where he was introduced to art and museums. This intermingling of sports and art informs his work as a sculptor and filmmaker. After graduating from Yale in 1991, Barney entered the art world to almost instant controversy and success.
Known For

Cremaster 2
1999
as Gary Gilmore

River of Fundament
2014
as The Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers

Matthew Barney: No Restraint
2006
as Self

DRAWING RESTRAINT 13: Instrument of Surrender
2006
as Douglas MacArthur

Redoubt
2019
as Engraver
Drawing Restraint 17
2010
Movies (18)

Cremaster 2
1999
as Gary Gilmore

River of Fundament
2014
as The Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers

Matthew Barney: No Restraint
2006
as Self

DRAWING RESTRAINT 13: Instrument of Surrender
2006
as Douglas MacArthur

Redoubt
2019
as Engraver
Drawing Restraint 17
2010

Cremaster 5
1997
as Diva / Giant / Magician

Drawing Restraint 9
2006
as Occidental Guest

Blind Perineum
1991
as Himself
The Cremaster Cycle
2003

Cremaster 3
2002
as The Entered Apprentice
Matthew Barney: Creating Stories
1995
as Himself
Mile High Threshold: Flight with the Anal Sadistic Warrior
1991

Cremaster 4
1995
as The Loughton Candidate
Redoubt
as Engraver

Secondary
2023
as Ken Stabler

The Body as Matrix: Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle
2002
as Himself
The Cremaster Cycle: A Conversation with Matthew Barney
2004
as Himself
About Matthew Barney
Matthew Barney was born in San Francisco in 1967; at age six, he moved to Idaho with his family. After his parents divorced, Barney continued to live with his father in Idaho, playing football on his high school team, and visiting his mother in New York City, where he was introduced to art and museums. This intermingling of sports and art informs his work as a sculptor and filmmaker. After graduating from Yale in 1991, Barney entered the art world to almost instant controversy and success. With 18 credits spanning from 1991 to 2023, Matthew Barney has appeared in 18 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Matthew Barney Movies
- Cremaster 2 (1999) — as Gary Gilmore
- River of Fundament (2014) — as The Ka of Norman / Osiris: James Lee Byers
- Matthew Barney: No Restraint (2006) — as Self
- DRAWING RESTRAINT 13: Instrument of Surrender (2006) — as Douglas MacArthur
- Redoubt (2019) — as Engraver
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