Matty Cardarople
Cardarople in 2020
Born (1983-02-09) February 9, 1983
Alma materNew York Film Academy
Years active2008–present
Known for

Matty 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, 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, set in an Indigenous community in Oklahoma.

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 on Netflix.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
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
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[16] Lucas Willard
American Cherry[17][18] Clay Elliot
2024 Saving Bikini Bottoms: The Sandy Cheeks Movie[19] (voice) In production

Television

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
2017–2019 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 Upcoming series

References

  1. Desborough, Jenny (2021-08-13). "The secret cameos in 'Free Guy' revealed". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  2. Weakland, Russ (2014-10-08). "Six Things You Didn't Know About 'Selfie' Star Matty Cardarople". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  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. 15 February 2017.
  6. Coulston, John Connor (2019-07-17). "Matty Cardarople Talks 'A Series of Unfortunate Events,' His First Roles". popculture.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24.
  7. "Six Things You Didn't Know About 'Selfie'Star Matty Cardarople". hollywoodlife.com. 8 October 2014.
  8. 1 2 Fitz-Gerald, Sean (January 13, 2017). "Every 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' Actor You Need to Know About". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2022-03-11. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  9. Britt, Ryan (2018-05-03). "Matty Cardarople Loves Being a Nerd in 'Please Stand By' and Jurassic World". inverse.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24.
  10. Cardarople, Matthew (2014-11-04). "DUMB AND DUMBER TO PREMIERE - MATTHEW CARDAROPLE" (Interview).
  11. Coulston, John Connor (2017-08-31). "Matty Cardarople Dishes on Filming 'The Big Sick's' Fast-Food Meltdown Scene". PopCulture.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24.
  12. Gentile, Alex L (2020-12-24). "'Reservation Dogs': Everything to know about the new FX shows". filmdaily.co. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24.
  13. Allen, Tracy (2019-10-27). "Micah Gallo's 'Itsy Bitsy' (2019) A Skin-tingling Movie Review". PopHorror. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24.
  14. Bowden, Matt (2020-06-22). "Stranger Things: Everything We Know About The Cast Before The Show". TheThings. Archived from the original on 2022-03-24.
  15. Scorese, Julia (2019-09-10). "'Stranger Things' actor bringing message home to Exeter". Foster's Daily Democrat.
  16. N'Duka, Amanda (2020-01-09). "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 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  17. 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 Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  18. 'American Cherry' Trailer Shows Hart Denton and Sarah May Sommers in Romantic Drama
  19. Netflix Unveils New Animated Films ‘In Your Dreams’ & ‘Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie,’ Additional ‘Nimona’ Voice Cast, First Look At ‘Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget’ & More
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