
Ignacyo Matynia
Acting
Biography
Ignacyo Mateusz Matynia (born May 29, 1992) is a Polish-American actor. He is best known for his performance in the Lifetime original film My Nightmare Landlord (2020) as the titular character, as well as his appearances on the TV series Luke Cage and Vida. His notable film credits include the 2021 independent films One and the Same and Break Every Chain.
Known For

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.
Marvel's Luke Cage

Lydia moves into a new apartment after breaking up with her long-term boyfriend, finding herself more and more isolated as her apartment manager Drew becomes obsessed with her. Caroline Harris, Ignacyo Matynia , Sinéad D'arcy and Spencer Belko Star. (2020)
My Nightmare Landlord

A behavioral experiment treating humans like animals goes awry when a University Student manipulates the research with deadly results.
Like Dogs

Recent graduates of a secluded U.S. Air Force base must protect a gene-editing bioweapon from the Russian military—who are desperate to seize the deadly viral agent at any cost.
Top Gunner

On the fateful day intelligent life arrives to destroy Earth, one slacker alien gets sidetracked when he’s smitten with a bitter barista. Suddenly, our survival depends on whether this space-schmuck can get her number, before his plucky partner blows us sky high.
Higher Grounds

In 1883 Dakota Territory, the Marquis de Mores and wife Medora arrive to build a home, town, and meat empire, facing hostility from ranchers, beef trusts, and violent locals determined to drive them out.
Medora: Empress of the Badlands

Drowning in the depths of depression and sadness, burning with anger, and chained down by alcoholism, Jonathan couldn’t do it anymore. After the loss of his father as a young boy, facing countless horrific death scenes in the line of duty, and the death of his son, Jonathan turned to the world for answers — finding only darkness. Faced with the threat of losing all that is left to him, Jonathan turns to faith and finds hope and redemption.
Break Every Chain

To get a big promotion, Hayley, an advertising executive who specializes in social media and all things hip, must land a toy company that is all about traditional Christmas as an account.
Christmas Camp

Tim films his brother Sean's funeral after his suicide, then uncovers Sean's fixation with a nonexistent online urban legend about a failed government mind control experiment.
Project MKHEXE

When a young couple finds someone to rent out their converted garage, they’re happy to have an additional source of income. But soon they realize that their lodger may not be the dream tenant that they thought he was.
The Man in the Guest House

Samantha will need a Christmas miracle to help her sister, Emily, who cannot be with the one she loves unless Sam tames the shrewd owner of a competing winery.
A Christmas Vintage

A quick-witted Long Islander chooses the easy way out in life by selling weed, delivering pizza, and ignoring his past to get by; but business and life soon gets interrupted when he finds a stray dog with one small issue, she's a ghost.
Because of Mika

A young couple desperate to have a child begins treatment at a renowned doctor’s secluded facility. Danny and Marie are hopeful when their last ditch application for the exclusive “Lands Institute” is accepted. They are pampered as they settle into their therapeutic regimen which includes the Doctors unique “homeopathic remedies”. They lose track of time as psychological side effects begin to warp their perceptions of what is happening at the institute.
The Institute

After moving to a new city, Andi signs up for a friendship app called BFF to meet local women. However, her new relationship with Farrah soon turns dangerous when she realizes the woman's boyfriend is luring others through BFF.
Breaking Girl Code

When a young woman, Lola, is invited to a secret facility, she discovers an experiment beyond space and time. After uncovering her own past life as a teenage boy named Robbie, she embarks on a malevolent path for justice against the ex-con who killed him.
One and the Same

Carl (Ignacyo Matynia) is searching for his missing dog in the middle of the woods. After hours of looking and ready to give up, he stumbles upon something incredibly bizarre; a brand new cabinet mysteriously placed in the woods. Carl's curiosity leads to unspeakable horrors that only his wife (Lauren Dougherty) has a chance of stopping! The Cabinet in the Woods is an obscure, daring cult thriller born from the alliance of multi-award winning director, Andrew Schwarz (SEPARATION), and cinematographer/editor, Bob Klein. Featuring thrilling special effects and makeup by Hinano Leung and Cuty Lin, these ambitious filmmakers have created a body horror classic that has to be seen to be believed.
The Cabinet in the Woods

An ancient, cunning spirit posing as a kindly grandmother offers solace and dark wishes to lonely children on Mischief Night. When a heartbroken boy stumbles into her grasp, she sees the perfect opportunity to fulfill his deepest desires—but at a chilling cost that will bind him to her forever.
Grandma, May I

A "support" group of vigilantes band together to seek revenge on those who murdered their loved ones.
The Grievance Group

The Role of a Lifetime is 10 minute dramatic, narrative, short film directed by Austin Nunes and starring Corey Rae, about acting, Hollywood fame, and the pressure of career-defining roles. Blending cinematic storytelling with cultural analysis, the film explores how modern celebrity culture shapes actors and what it costs when the industry decides your fate.