Matthew Moy
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Matthew Moy | |
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| Born | Matthew James Moy February 3, 1984 |
| Alma mater | University of California, Davis |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
Matthew James Moy (born February 3, 1984)[1][2][better source needed] is an American actor. He co-starred as Han Lee on the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls and provides the voice of Lars Barriga on Steven Universe and Steven Universe Future.
Early life and education
[edit]Moy was born and raised in San Francisco, California.[1][3] Moy is a fourth-generation Chinese-American.[3][4] He attended the University of California, Davis, graduating with a bachelor's degree in Japanese and a minor in linguistics.[3] Moy's father was a high school teacher, while his mother was a language therapist.[3] He has one older sister.[3]
Career
[edit]Television
[edit]Moy has appeared on several television shows, including How I Met Your Mother, Criminal Minds, Zeke and Luther, Good Luck Charlie, and Kickin' It, and had a recurring role as Shawn the Mathlete on iCarly. He played Trang in the ninth season of the sitcom Scrubs. He has also made guest star appearances on Big Time Rush as famous blogger Deke and on The Middle as Takayuki, the Heck family's Japanese foreign exchange student. He appeared on the fifth episode of the Syfy reality game show Cha$e and voices Lars Barriga on the Cartoon Network animated series Steven Universe, a role which has earned him critical praise.
Moy co-starred as Han Lee on the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls, from 2011 to 2017. Moy's character was criticized by writer Andrew Ti as perpetuating "every possible Yellow Panic stereotype with an actually fairly impressive level of thoroughness"[5] and his use of broken English was characterized as being played "like some sorry minstrel show."[6] Moy responded to criticism by stating that "[w]e’re a comedy, and we often go right to the edge. It doesn’t bother me. I’ve encountered this all my life. I’ve been made fun of all my life."[7] In July 2017 Moy was cast as Zack Smith/Microbe in Marvel's New Warriors on Freeform.[8] While a pilot was filmed, Freeform dropped the series and it was ultimately cancelled after languishing for a year.[9]
Film
[edit]Moy played Ron, Grover's best friend, in the 2010 independent film The Grover Complex. He played Chuck in the 2011 film No Strings Attached opposite Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman.
Video games
[edit]Moy voiced Firefly in the 2009 video game G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Raus in White Knight Chronicles, and Shroomboom in the Skylanders reboot of the franchise.
Artwork
[edit]When not acting, Moy enjoys drawing and painting.[10] He has credited Rebecca Sugar with giving him additional painting lessons during his time on Steven Universe.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Moy resides in Los Angeles, and enjoys cooking, writing, and traveling.[citation needed]
In 2012, while filming the second season of 2 Broke Girls, Moy unknowingly suffered a minor stroke in his sleep, causing weakness and motor skill loss in his right side. He drove himself to urgent care, and doctors discovered bleeding in his brain, but no further deterioration. The loss of motor skills in Moy's right side required a year of physical therapy, including walking with a cane for assistance on sets and re-learning to write with his right hand, but he has since made a full recovery. Moy kept the incident private from media until 2017.[11]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Non Sequitur | Dallas | Short film |
| 2010 | The Grover Complex | Ron | |
| 2011 | No Strings Attached | Chuck | |
| 2011 | Accidentally in Love | Adam | Television film |
| 2012 | FDR: American Badass! | Officer Nguyen | |
| 2014 | The Future of Dough | Darren | Short film |
| 2015 | Unreal Estate | The stranger | |
| 2019 | White Snake | Dudou | English dub[12] |
| 2019 | Lucky | Security Gnome | Voice, television film[13] |
| 2020 | Exorcism at 60,000 Feet | Thang |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Mind of Mencia | Short man | Season 4, episode 8 |
| 2009–10 | iCarly | Shawn | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Party guest | Episode: "Hair" |
| 2009 | How I Met Your Mother | Louis | Episode: "The Window" |
| 2009–10 | Scrubs | Trang | 6 episodes |
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Eric | Episode: "The Uncanny Valley" |
| 2010 | Zeke and Luther | School reporter | Episode: "Skate Squad" |
| 2010 | Big Time Rush | Deke | Episode: "Big Time Blogger" |
| 2010 | Good Luck Charlie | Usher | Episode: "Butt Dialing Duncans" |
| 2010 | The Middle | Takayuki | Episode: "Foreign Exchange" |
| 2011–2017 | 2 Broke Girls | Han Lee | Main cast |
| 2012 | Kickin' It | Shen | Episode: "Kickin' It in China" |
| 2013 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Master Yijiro | Voice, episode: "The Way of the Prawn"[13] |
| 2013–2019 | Steven Universe | Lars Barriga, Fox Man, Voltron | Voice, recurring role[13] |
| 2017 | Voltron: Legendary Defender | Vakala | Voice, episode: "The Journey" |
| 2018 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Guest diner; Episode: "Stars Heating Up Hell" |
| 2018 | New Warriors | Zachary Smith/Microbe | Television pilot |
| 2019 | Steven Universe: The Movie | Lars Barriga | Voice, television film |
| 2019 | Steven Universe Future | Lars Barriga | Voice, episode: "Little Graduation"[13] |
| 2022 | Alice's Wonderland Bakery | David of Spades | Voice, recurring role |
| 2022 | Teen Titans Go! | Folding Paper Man | Voice, episode: "50% Chad" |
| 2023 | American Auto | Dale | 5 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Squatters | Hung | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Awkward Universe | Darren | Episode: "Wet Crotch Clarification" |
| 2011 | Aim High | Scotty Winelin | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Not So Union | Orbit | Episode: "Silverback" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Firefly | Voice[13] |
| 2010 | White Knight Chronicles | Raus | Voice; English version[13] |
| 2012 | Skylanders: Giants | Shroomboom | Voice |
| 2013 | Skylanders: Swap Force | Shroomboom | Voice |
| 2014 | Skylanders: Trap Team | Additional voices | |
| 2015 | Skylanders: SuperChargers | Shroomboom | Voice[14] |
| 2016 | Skylanders: Imaginators | Shroomboom | Voice |
| 2023 | Starfield | Nyx | Voice[15] |
| 2024 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Additional voices | Voice |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2 Broke Girls Cast: Matthew Moy". Cbs.com. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "California Births, 1905 - 1995". Familytreelegends.com. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Crook, John (8 October 2012). "Matthew Moy of '2 Broke Girls'". From Inside the Box. Zap2It. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ Harris, Bill (30 November 2012). "Matthew Moy takes the jabs in '2 Broke Girls'". From Inside the Box. Toronto Sun.
- ^ Ti, Andrew (19 January 2012). "Yo, Is This Racist? 2 Broke Girls and the New Long Duk Dong We Never Asked For". Grantland. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "The Sorry State Of '2 Broke Girls': Racism and Lame Sex Jokes". The Hollywood Reporter. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Braxton, Greg (22 November 2012). "Matthew Moy casts his fate with '2 Broke Girls'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Marvel's 'New Warriors' Sets its Cast — Including Squirrel Girl (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 10 July 2017.
- ^ Polito, Thomas (15 September 2019). "Exclusive: Marvel's 'New Warriors is Dead; Superhero Show Fails to Find a New Home". The GWW. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Matthew Moy (@themoywonder) • Instagram photos and videos".
- ^ "Serein Wu | Behind the Beauty Podcast #30 (Matthew Moy)". YouTube.
- ^ Post, NYAV (13 November 2019). "Introducing the English cast of White Snake Blanca - Stephanie Sheh Verta - Vivian Lu Xuan - Paul Yen Dark General - James Sie Little General - Vincent Rodriguez III Fox - Faye Mata Snake Queen - Karen Huie Dudou - Matthew Moy Chang Pan - Kaiji Pan #WhiteSnake #Gkids #NYAVPostpic.twitter.com/zRhsGJOuiQ". @nyav_post. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Matthew Moy (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 1 December 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Matthew Moy at IMDb
| International | |
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- American artists of Chinese descent
- American male actors of Chinese descent
- American male comedians
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male video game actors
- American male voice actors
- Comedians from San Francisco
- Male actors from San Francisco
- University of California, Davis alumni
- 21st-century American male actors
- American comedians of Chinese descent