Matthew Robert Patrick, also known by his screen name MatPat, is an American internet personality, actor, writer, producer, and former musical theater performer. He is best known as the creator and narrator of the YouTube webseries Game Theory, where he comments on topics such as the logic, scientific accuracy, and lore of various video games and the gaming industry. He is also known for creating the spinoff Film Theory, centering around cinema and internet filmography. In 2015, Patrick created one of YouTube’s first live gaming channels, GTLive, and in 2016, he created the YouTube Red series MatPat’s Game Lab. As of November 2018, Patrick has amassed over 11 million subscribers and over 1.6 billion views total across his three channels. Between July 1, 2016 and July 31, 2016, he starred in the game show The Runner.
