Skip to content
MovieCove
Matthew Orton

Matthew Orton

Writer and producer

Matthew Orton is a British writer and producer, who graduated from Magdalen College, the University of Oxford in 2010 with a first in History. His debut feature screenplay, CLEAN, featured on the Brit List. He also won a BBC young writers' competition in 2012. Early in his career, Matt participated in the Guiding Lights feature scheme, mentored by Academy Award-nominated writer Matt Charman, and was named a ‘Star of Tomorrow’ by Screen International. In 2015, Matt sold a spec screenplay to MGM about the capture of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann. This script featured on the Black List and the Brit List in 2016, before being produced and then released in 2018 as the feature Operation Finale, directed by Chris Weitz and with a cast led by Oscar Isaac and Sir Ben Kingsley. Matt’s TV series Devil's Peak, based on Deon Meyer’s acclaimed Benny Griessel novels, is currently in production for MNET, Lookout Point, and Expanded Media. Orton also penned additional scenes and material for Marvel Studios' Captain America: Brave New World.

Read more

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are Matthew Orton's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
46%
Self
29%
Bonds
17%
Survival
7%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Contemplative
3
Thrilling
1
Dread
1
Melancholic
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Matthew Orton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matthew Orton's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

8 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Cleaner(2025)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Devil's Peak(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Moon Knight(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Consulting Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Operation Finale(2018)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Battle of Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • Hell Jumper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

  • Knights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • Untitled Bane and Deathstroke Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles, 4 of them dated from 2018 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Operation Finale (2018)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

Moon Knight (2022)

Midcredits 69th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing8 of 8: 4 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing4 of 8: 0 only producing, 4 with another role

8 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2010s1 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Is Matthew Orton's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 14 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Matthew Orton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matthew Orton's MovieCove titles; Oscar Isaac shares the most, 2.