Played by Benicio Del Toro
Richard Matt is a shrewd and mercurial force within the maximum-security Clinton Correctional prison, equally comfortable threatening to murder a fellow inmate in his sleep or putting the finishing touches on a portrait of Julia Roberts. Matt believes in the power of positive thinking and when he catches a glimpse of the hidden place behind his cell, he knows he can escape.
Richard Matt is a shrewd and mercurial force within the maximum-security Clinton Correctional prison, equally comfortable threatening to murder a fellow inmate in his sleep or putting the finishing touches on a portrait of Julia Roberts. Matt believes in the power of positive thinking and when he catches a glimpse of the hidden place behind his cell, he knows he can escape.
Benicio Del Toro has earned critical accolades throughout his career, winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Steven Soderbergh’s TRAFFIC, as well as an Oscar nomination for his work in Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu’s 21 GRAMS. Del Toro re-teamed with Soderbergh to star in CHE, winning the 2008 Best Actor award at Cannes and Best Actor in a Leading Role at the Goya Awards in Madrid.