This is a 2026 headshot of Mat Cruz, a Creative Director based in Toronto, Canada.

He’s a totally normal dude, with a couple of kids, an awesome wife, a 2021 Subaru Forester, an iPhone 16 pro, a Nintendo Switch 2, a Filson tote bag, 2 Kith Batman shirts, an Apple TV subscription, a bunch of books, 2 identical pairs of Nike Cortez shoes, and a bunch of other stuff.

RECENT AWARDS

Cannes - Silver - Entertainment Lions For Sport - Paid Through Parents
Cannes - Bronze - Entertainment Lions For Sport - Paid Through Parents
Cannes - Shortlist x5 - Paid Through Parents
Cannes - Shortlist - Direct - Just Date a Farmer
Cannes - Shortlist - Interactive - Drive Stream

The One Show
- Best of Discipline - PR - Just Date a Farmer
The One Show - Gold - Brand Partnerships - Just Date a Farmer
The One Show - Gold - Brand Partnerships - Just Date a Farmer
The One Show - Silver -Brand Partnerships- Just Date a Farmer
The One Show - Silver- Use of Humor - Just Date a Farmer
The One Show - Bronze -Current Event Response - Just Date a Farmer

Clios - Silver - Partnerships & Collaborations - Just Date a Farmer
Clios - Bronze - Direct - Just Date a Farmer
Clios - Bronze - PR -Just Date a Farmer
Clios - Bronze - Print - I-KIJIJI-A
Clios - Bronze - Tinder - Bot Ballads

CMA - Gold - Automotive - Drive Stream

ADCCAwards - Silver - :30 film - The Source ‘Sarah’
ADCCAwards - Silver -Innovative Use of Technology - Ford Drive Stream
ADCCAwards - Silver - Experience Design - Ford Drive Stream
ADCCAwards - Bronze - I-KIJIJI-A