Matty Cardarople

Matty Cardarople
Cardarople in 2020
Born (1983-02-09) February 9, 1983 (age 41)
Alma materNew York Film Academy
Years active2004–present

Matty Cardarople (born February 9, 1983) is an American actor and comedian. He is usually typecast as nerds or individuals with socially awkward traits illustrating American kitsch culture. He has appeared in the ABC television series Selfie, the 2015 film Jurassic World, the 2016 TV series Stranger Things as a worker at the Hawkins arcade, and as the "Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender" in the TV series Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. In 2021, he played Keith in the film Free Guy.[1] His supporting roles include appearances in Michael Showalter's 2017 romantic comedy The Big Sick, and Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi's TV series Reservation Dogs.

Early life and education

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Cardarople was born in Exeter, New Hampshire.[2] His parents divorced when he was young.[vague] He is a graduate of New York Film Academy, after which he worked as a personal assistant for Luke Wilson.[3] Cardarople studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse. He studied with Lesly Kahn.[4]

Career

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His career began with features in the films Blonde Ambition and Drillbit Taylor.[5] He was discovered by Luke and Owen Wilson.[6]

He starred as a recurring guest on ABC's Selfie.[7] He appeared in Netflix's adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, which premiered in 2017.[8]

He appeared in the films Jurassic World and Dumb and Dumber To.[9][10] His credits include roles in the indie comedy The 4th, The Big Sick, the Steven Soderbergh-directed film Logan Lucky and other films such as Itsy Bitsy and I am Woman.[11][12]

On television, Cardarople has appeared on shows such as NCIS: LA, New Girl, NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Angie Tribeca, Scrubs, Ray Donovan, You're The Worst, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Selfie and Chasing Life.[13][14]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Drillbit Taylor 7-11 clerk
2009 Absolute Evil Photographer
2011 0s & 1s Donny
2012 The Three Stooges Cameraman Uncredited
2014 Dumb and Dumber To Inventor #1
2015 Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse Unknown zombie
Jurassic World Gyrosphere operator
2016 20th Century Women Bartender
2017 The Big Sick Stu
Logan Lucky CMS police officer #2
Please Stand By Geeksquad #1
2019 Itsy Bitsy Donny
I Am Woman Roy Meyer
2020 Lazy Susan Roger
Wheels of Fortune Noodle
2021 Free Guy Keith
The Cleaner Donny
Night Night[15] Lucas Willard
American Cherry[16][17] Clay Elliot
2024 Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie Kyle
Carved[18] Clint
2025 Quarter[19] Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 Scrubs Frank Episode: "Our Driving Issues"
2012 Gayle Marty Episode: "The SATs"
2014 Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories Teenager Episode: "Toes"
Comedy Bang! Bang! D-Money 2 episodes
Selfie Charlie 8 episodes
2016 Angie Tribeca Files room worker Episode: "A Coldie But A Goodie"
New Girl Carl Episode: "Heat Wave"
NCIS Clerk Episode: "The Numerical Limit"
2017–2019 A Series of Unfortunate Events Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender 18 episodes
Stranger Things Keith 3 episodes
2019–2021 Archibald's Next Big Thing Preston (voice) 12 episodes
2019–2023 NCIS: Los Angeles Danny 3 episodes
2020 Monsterland Frank White Episode: "New Orleans, LA"
2021 The Rookie Slim Jim Episode: "Bad Blood"
Made for Love Remy Episode: "I Want A Lawyer"
2021–2023 Reservation Dogs Ansel 8 episodes
2024 Fallout Huey Episode: "The Ghouls"
2024 Ghosts Jamie Episode: "Halloween 4: The Witch"

References

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  1. ^ Desborough, Jenny (August 13, 2021). "The secret cameos in 'Free Guy' revealed". Newsweek. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Weakland, Russ (October 8, 2014). "Six Things You Didn't Know About 'Selfie' Star Matty Cardarople". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  3. ^ Alexa Tietjen (January 13, 2017). "Matty Cardarople on playing the henchperson of indeterminate gender in 'Lemony Snicket'". LA Times. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Bailey, Ryan (2017). "Actor Matty Cardarople from Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Jurassic World, Selfie, and Du". Kahnversations Podcast (Podcast). Mixcloud.
  5. ^ "NYFA Alumnus Matty Cardarople Showcases Latest Work in Netflix's "Lemony Snicket"". nyfa.edu. February 15, 2017.
  6. ^ Coulston, John Connor (July 17, 2019). "Matty Cardarople Talks 'A Series of Unfortunate Events,' His First Roles". popculture.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Six Things You Didn't Know About 'Selfie'Star Matty Cardarople". hollywoodlife.com. October 8, 2014.
  8. ^ Fitz-Gerald, Sean (January 13, 2017). "Every 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' Actor You Need to Know About". Thrillist. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  9. ^ Britt, Ryan (May 3, 2018). "Matty Cardarople Loves Being a Nerd in 'Please Stand By' and Jurassic World". inverse.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022.
  10. ^ Cardarople, Matthew (November 4, 2014). "Dumb and Dumber to Premiere - Matthew Cardarople" (Interview).
  11. ^ Coulston, John Connor (August 31, 2017). "Matty Cardarople Dishes on Filming 'The Big Sick's' Fast-Food Meltdown Scene". PopCulture.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022.
  12. ^ Allen, Tracy (October 27, 2019). "Micah Gallo's 'Itsy Bitsy' (2019) A Skin-tingling Movie Review". PopHorror. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022.
  13. ^ Bowden, Matt (June 22, 2020). "Stranger Things: Everything We Know About The Cast Before The Show". TheThings. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022.
  14. ^ Scorese, Julia (September 10, 2019). "'Stranger Things' actor bringing message home to Exeter". Foster's Daily Democrat.
  15. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (January 9, 2020). "Niki Koss Sets Directorial Debut With 'Night, Night'; Ton of Hats Secures Film Fund; Amy Rapp Launches Production Label – Film Briefs". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  16. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (August 19, 2019). "Aml Ameen Joins 'Charming the Hearts of Men'; Matty Cardarople Cast In 'American Cherry'; Kwame Patterson In 'Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 12, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  17. ^ 'American Cherry' Trailer Shows Hart Denton and Sarah May Sommers in Romantic Drama
  18. ^ Peyton Elizabeth Lee To Topline Hulu-Bound Horror Comedy ‘Carved’ From WorthenBrooks
  19. ^ ‘Quarter’: Ali Wentworth, Brooke Shields & Raven-Symoné To Join Arnon Manor And Kelsey Bascom’s Coming-Of-Age Feature Film Debut
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