Matt Rubinstein moved to Adelaide when he was eight, living there for fifteen years before returning to Sydney. He practised law for five years, then began writing full-time.
As well as his novels and other work listed here, he has written and co-written short films. Mona Lisa (2004) was co-written with Director Sotiris Dounoukos and has shown internationally. Paper and Sand (2006), co-written with Ian Kennedy Williams, was a finalist in two categories for the 2006 Dendy Awards, and was nominated for best Screenplay in a Short Film in the 2006 AFI awards. He has also written another film, Punch (2007).
Rubinstein is the son of writer Gillian Rubinstein (q.v.).