Matt Brandstein (born January 29, 1972) is an American writer and occasional Bollywood film actor.

He collaborated with prominent directors including Brett Ratner, Diane Martel and Marcus Raboy in the conceptualization of music video treatments for top artists like Mariah Carey, Sting and D'Angelo.

[3] In 2003 Brandstein took on the role of the writer of the second phase of the popular Jewish children's comic book Mendy and the Golem.

Notable comic book artists Stan Goldberg, Barry Grossman, Ernie Colón and Joe Rubinstein have all participated in the creation of recent issues.

As an actor, Brandstein made a brief cameo as a CIA operative in the 2006 Karan Johar Bollywood blockbuster Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.