Matt is a 16 year old champion of chess. He is a great strategist but his social skills suck simply because he has low self-esteem and it comes from bullying but also the disconnect of family in his home life. Since this is a "short" I can't go too deeply into that but if this piece gets a lot of attention, I can make it longer. Anyways, his voice is medium-high. NO DEEP voices. Girls are welcome to try for his role as well! He's smart, but he's also gentle and he cries easily which frustrates him since he wants to prove he's tough enough now to handle himself. He doesn't understand the concept of love but he feels it when he meets Clarice.  

You have to be able to cry realistically for him.