Matthew Bennett (born June 30, 1964) is an American television producer and director and former Broadway stage actor. From 1986 until 2003, Bennett worked as an actor in New York stage productions such as Floyd Collins, Titanic, Blood Brothers, Zara Spook and Other Lures, Amour, and Radio Gals. Later, Bennett shifted focus to television and film production with his company, Silent Crow Arts. Notably, he created an early example of the "after show" television format: the Deadliest Catch partner series, After The Catch, for Discovery Channel. Bennett has also served as producer, director, and showrunner on television specials, pilots, and series. He has been married to actress Marsha Dietlein Bennett since 2001. They have one child.