Patton Oswalt Lends His Familiar Voice to Netflix’s The Sandman as Matthew, the Raven

Patton Oswalt Lends His Familiar Voice to Netflix’s The Sandman as Matthew, the Raven – The Sandman boasts a vast and impressive cast. From its lead, Dream (aka Lord Morpheus), played by actor Tom Sturridge, to characters who make only brief appearances, like Jenna Coleman as Johanna Constantine, there’s no shortage of solid acting talent throughout Season 1’s ten episodes. So, why not have a well-known actor lend his voice to portray Dream’s loyal Raven?

Early on in the show, we meet Jessamy, Dream’s Raven. She desperately tries to save him when he’s captured, even throwing herself onto the glass he’s trapped in. But Alex Burgess, under pressure from his father, kills Jessamy, leaving Dream without a soul to fight for him.

As in the comics, though, another raven takes her place: Matthew, a former human who died and became a raven in the Dreaming. From then on, he aids Dream whenever he can, including reporting on Rose, who threatens Dream’s kingdom and all of reality in the second half of the season.

We don’t know much about who he was before, but Matthew plays an integral part in The Sandman as one of Dream’s moral compasses alongside Lucienne. When he returns to his kingdom, Dream is ruthless and vengeful, quick to punish any person or creature who goes against his wishes. But Matthew is one of the few beings Dream uses to gauge when he’s gone too far and eventually changes for the better by the Season 1 finale.

From the pleasant tone, fans of animated shows and comic book adaptations will immediately recognize Matthew’s voice actor. But for those unfamiliar, we’ve got the answer below for you. Here’s who voices Matthew in The Sandman, plus who played the actual Raven in the show because, no, that Raven wasn’t CGI.

Who Voices Matthew in The Sandman?

Patton Oswalt voices Matthew the Raven in The Sandman. The actor and stand-up comedian is a veteran voice actor, speaking numerous memorable characters like Remy in Ratatouille, the titular character (alongside Christopher Meloni) in SyFy’s Happy!, and multiple characters in Bojack Horseman. Although he starred in the short-lived animated Marvel series M.O.D.O.K, Oswalt also recently entered the MCU as Pip the Troll in a post-credits scene of Eternals, alongside Harry Styles as Eros.

As for the actual Raven. Netflix Geeked tweeted on August 8 that a raven named Mr. T did all the acting for Matthew. Jessamy was played by a raven named Velcro. I’d know my vote if there were an Emmy for Best Animal Performance.

Who Matthew Cable Was Before He Became A Raven – Patton Oswalt Lends His Familiar

Matthew the Raven ties Sandman into the larger D.C. Universe. Gaiman borrowed Matthew from Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing for the Sandman comic. Before his death, Matthew Cable was a man name Matthew Cable who became the Raven of Dreams. In the Marsh Thing comics. Matthew Cable was an investigator who worked with Abigail and his arcane to hunt down the monster known as the Marsh Thing. Cable died and was born-again as Matthew the Sandman Raven. Henderson Wade played Matthew in the D.C. Universe television series Swamp Thing. Oswalt’s Matthew, originally slated to be the same character, is a new and separate incarnation. However. Swamp Thing could be in his Netflix’s Sandman universe as if the two supernatural characters were part of his D.C. Comics universe.

Matthew becomes a raven in Sandman, replacing Dream’s previous Raven, Jessamy. In Sandman’s comics, Jessamy is his 18th-century Morpheus loyal raven. And Matthew is today’s Morpheus raven. In Netflix’s The Sandman, Jessamy appears in the premiere of his episode. “Dream of the Righteous,” while Raven watches Roderick his Burgess prisoner, Dream. But when Jessamy is killed by Roderick’s son Alex (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth), Sad Dream decides he shouldn’t have another raven. Luckily, Matthew arrives to get to Dream’s side as Raven anyway. And Patton Oswalt’s Morpheus banter with Raven Matthew provides the levity appreciated in The Sandman.

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