https://www.siliconvalley.com/2019/10/22/silicon-valley-final-season-farewell-to-bad-guy-gavin-belson/ > Berkeley’s Matt Ross, the man who plays megalomaniac tech titan Gavin Belson on HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” is further proof that TV and film actors aren’t necessarily clones of their on-screen characters. > As he enters the Au Coquelet Cafe on a crisp fall morning, Ross does so with no discernible air of arrogance. Why, he’s not even flanked by fawning minions, spiritual gurus or stern-faced body guards.