Matthew Earl "Matt" Beesley is an American film and television director.
From 1984 to 1988, he worked as assistant director on a number of notable films including National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) and Chain Reaction (1996). He made his head directorial debut with the 1998 film Point Blank starring Mickey Rourke.
Some of his television directing credits include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, Prison Break, Lost, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Criminal Minds, The Closer and Hawaii Five-0.
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—Robert M. Fresco, and Jack Arnold. Dr. Matt Hastings (John Agar)
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