As a kid growing up in North Potomac, MD, Madden always knew he wanted to be a filmmaker. Through editing the documentary Dugout Canoes for the Cape Fear Museum, Madden gained valuable insight into how to visually tell a story. An internship at Silver Pictures on the Warner Bros. lot gave him access to see how movies are produced. Both positive experiences encouraged him to learn more about the industry.

Upon graduating from UNCW, Madden landed a role on One Tree Hill as the lead's basketball double. He made use of his days on-set shadowing numerous directors, and in the off-time co-produced the sports documentary For Keeps and was as the film's director of photography. The documentary was accepted into Wilmington's Cucalorus Film Festival, and gave Madden the confidence to continue making films.

His next project, the short-film Cat Show earned a small cult-following online for its humorous portrayal of cats and their owners at an actual event. Since then he has produced, directed and even performed in various low-budget commercials and web-videos, with the latest being From The Yard to The Garden- an ESPN 30 For 30 mock-short about former basketball legend Lemonjello Smiff. Currently, Madden lives in Wrightsville Beach where he continues to write, produce, direct and animate short films and online content.