The dossier
The stubborn servant of God
Matt Jamison is driven by an agonizing sense of theological rejection. Believing that a just God would not have left him behind, he becomes obsessed with proving that the people who vanished were sinners, alienating his entire community.
Christopher Eccleston gives a powerhouse, emotionally devastating performance. Matt’s unwavering belief in the face of incredible suffering, miracles, and cosmic cruelty is both inspiring and utterly terrifying.
He is the philosophical anchor of The Leftovers. Matt’s desperate, chaotic search for meaning in an indifferent universe perfectly encapsulates the profound human need to believe that our suffering has a purpose.