Matthew Larsen
CEO, Founder
Matthew D. C. Larsen is Founder and CEO of August Media, where he develops original stories that blend historical depth, visual ambition, and cultural insight. A historian and filmmaker, Matthew studied and taught at Yale University, Princeton University, the University of Copenhagen, and is currently the Associate Professor in Religious Studies and Classics at the University of Texas at Austin.
He is the author of award-winning books, including Gospels Before the Book (translated into Italian) and Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration, named one of The New Yorker’s 2025 best books of the year. His work has been featured in The New Yorker, Smithsonian Magazine, Newsweek, and more, and he has pioneered immersive 3D reconstructions of ancient sites to bring early Christianity vividly to life.
Bridging scholarship and cinematic storytelling, Matthew crafts narratives that are precise, emotionally engaging, and alive—inviting audiences to experience history in a way that connects past and present.