Edwin Matthews

Edwin Matthews (born January 2, 1978) is a Liberian-American actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. From a family of performing artists, Matthews first gained notice playing shock jock Melvin "Mel" Nelson in Thomas Hals' sitcom Stress Test.

Early life
Matthews was born on January 2, 1978 in,. Matthews comes from a family of performing artists, his grandfather was a playwright and actor who was involved heavily in establishing theaters in. He is the younger brother of filmmaker Corbin Matthews.

Edwin attended in Monrovia and the  in, United States.

In 1990, Matthews and his parents relocated to the following the outbreak of the. They first settled in, and then relocated to in 1995.