# Matt Jones Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-actor-despairs-92642/matt-jones Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-actor-despairs-92642/matt-jones.md Podcast: [An Actor Despairs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-actor-despairs-92642) Published: 2026-05-29T10:33:27+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/an-actor-despairs/episodes/matt-jones Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5d6463a0ade326bd3b4b4e3f/e/6a196b778a71831245c238da/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/an-actor-despairs-92642/episodes/matt-jones Duration seconds: 6739 ## Resource Join your host Ryan M. Perez as he sits down with actor Matt Jones, known for Breaking Bad , Mom , Bob Hearts Abishola , and Gilmore Girls , to discuss his journey from growing up in the suburbs of Los Angeles to building a career in television and film. The conversation explores his early love of movies, his transition from sports to theater, performing with Boom Chicago in Amsterdam, breaking into commercials before landing his first television role, and the audition for Breaking Bad that changed everything. Matt also reflects on the realities of life after a career-defining role, navigating typecasting, the challenges facing working actors in today's industry, and how streaming-era budget cuts have reshaped opportunities for actors and crews alike. 🎞️ CONNECT WITH US Subscribe for more unfiltered conversations :     / @anactordespairs   https://youtu.be/eJyErEM3TJc Follow An Actor Despairs on social media: Instagram : instagram.com/anactordespairs Personnal IG link : instagram.com/ryanmperez Website : ryanmaritnperez.com TODAY'S GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/mattjonesisdead/?hl=en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/an-actor-despairs-92642/episodes/matt-jones/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-actor-despairs-92642/matt-jones.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.