Matty Cardarople
Matthew Richard Cardarople (born February 9, 1983) is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared in the ABC television series Selfie, the 2015 film Jurassic World, the 2016 TV series Stranger Things, as the "Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender" in the TV series Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. In 2021 he played "Keith (Gamer)" in the movie 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, set in an Indigenous community in Oklahoma.
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Born | Matthew Richard Cardarople February 9, 1983 Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S. |
Alma mater | New York Film Academy |
Years active | 2008–present |
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Early life and education
Cardarople was born in Exeter, New Hampshire.[2] His parents divorced when he was young. 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] 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 regularly in Netflix's adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, which premiered in 2017.[8]
Career
He has also appeared in the movies 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][13]
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.[14][15]
Cardarople played Count Olaf's "Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender” in A Series of Unfortunate Events.[16]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Drillbit Taylor | 7-11 Clerk | |
2009 | Absolute Evil | Photographer | |
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 | ||
2017 | The Big Sick | Stu | |
Logan Lucky | CMS Police Officer #2 | ||
Please Stand By | Geeksquad #1 | ||
2018 | Love, Simon | Ferris wheel employee | |
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[17] | Lucas Willard | ||
American Cherry[18] | Clay Elliot | ||
2022 | Crushed | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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" | |
2017–19 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender | 18 episodes |
2017–22 | Stranger Things | Keith | 3 episodes |
2019-21 | Archibald's Next Big Thing | Preston (voice) | 12 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" | |
Reservation Dogs | Ansel | 3 episodes |
References
- "The secret cameos in 'Free Guy' revealed". Newsweek. 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- Hollywood Life
- Alexa Tietjen (January 13, 2017). "Matty Cardarople on playing the henchperson of indeterminate gender in 'Lemony Snicket'". LA Times. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- "Actor Matty Cardarople from Netflix's A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, JURASSIC WORLD, SELFIE, AND DU". mixcloud.com.
- "NYFA Alumnus Matty Cardarople Showcases Latest Work in Netflix's "Lemony Snicket"". nyfa.edu. 15 February 2017.
- "Matty Cardarople Talks 'A Series of Unfortunate Events,' His First Roles". popculture.com.
- "Six Things You Didn't Know About 'Selfie'Star Matty Cardarople". hollywoodlife.com. 8 October 2014.
- Sean Fitz-Gerald (January 13, 2017). "Every 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' Actor You Need to Know About". Thrillist. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- "Matty Cardarople Loves Being a Nerd in 'Please Stand By' and Jurassic World". inverse.com.
- "DUMB AND DUMBER TO PREMIERE - MATTHEW CARDAROPLE (2014)". traileraddict.com. 4 November 2014.
- "Matty Cardarople Dishes on Filming 'The Big Sick's' Fast-Food Meltdown Scene". popculture.com.
- "'Reservation Dogs': Everything to know about the new FX shows". filmdaily.co. 24 December 2020.
- "Micah Gallo's 'Itsy Bitsy' (2019) A Skin-tingling Movie Review". pophorror.com. 27 October 2019.
- "Stranger Things: Everything We Know About The Cast Before The Show". thethings.com. 22 June 2020.
- "'Stranger Things' actor bringing message home to Exeter". fosters.com.
- "Every 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' Actor You Need to Know About". thrillist.com.
- Niki Koss Sets Directorial Debut With ‘Night, Night’; Ton of Hats Secures Film Fund; Amy Rapp Launches Production Label – Film Briefs
- N'Duka, Amanda (2019-08-19). "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. Retrieved 2019-12-02.