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Michael Tow

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Michael Tow
Born3 September
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, director, producer, financial planner
Years active2007–present

Michael Tow is an American actor, director and producer.[1][2] He is best known for his work on Paramount+’s Special Ops: Lioness, Lucky Grandma, and Hocus Pocus 2.[3][4] Currently, he is in Apple TV’s City on Fire as Joe Yeung, the father of Samantha Yeung (Chase Sui Wonders).[5] He is also a Senior Pro Pickleball player.

Life and career

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Tow was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He is married with three daughters.[6] He is of Chinese descent.[7]

Tow's theater credits include Chinglish at Lyric Stage Company of Boston, Wild Swans at the American Repertory Theater and Proof at Central Sq Theater.[8][9]

Filmography

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As actor

Year Title Role Note
2007 Brotherhood Chinese Gen TV series
2008 En Route Resident Short Film
2009 JK LOL Short Film
2011 Edward and the Samurai Ghost The Samurai Short Film
2013 R.I.P.D. R.I.P.D. Evidence Clerk
2013 Reindeer Games Gabe Short Film
2014 Wander My Friends Khan
2014 Confounding Variable Geoffrey Short Film
2014 Soulmating Mike / Morax Short Film
2014 The Cocks of the Walk Dickey Pham
2015 A Killer Serve Ray Wong
2015 Unfinished Business Japanese Businessman
2015 Daredevil Another Worker TV series
2015 Royal Pains Mr. Xu TV series
2015 East of Hollywood Ken Short Film
2015 Master of None Waiter TV series
2017 MacGyver Agent Cho TV series
2017 My Famous Dead Boyfriend Genghis Khan TV series
2017 Ghost Source Zero OT Boss
2018 Slender Man Calculus Teacher
2018 Iron Fist Clerk TV series
2019 Blindspot Del Toro TV series
2019 Lucky Grandma Little Handsome [4]
2019 Sound of Metal Pharmacist
2019 Jungleland Kind Father
2019 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Counselor Josh Wang TV series
2020 Defending Jacob Reporter TV mini series
2020 NOS4A2 Agent Chen TV Series
2020 First One In Mr. Lee
2020 The Blacklist Cong Yang TV series
2021 Free Guy Rain Man
2022 Blue Bloods Mike Huang TV series
2022 The Resident Nathan Zhou TV series
2022 Hocus Pocus 2 Mr. Wilke
2022 A Father's Son Yun Lun Kong Short Film
2023 Mandarins Michael Chu Short Film
2023 Boston Strangler JC Kim
2023 Law & Order: Organized Crime Wen Shao TV series
2023 City on Fire Joe Yeung TV series
2023 Special Ops: Lioness Dr. Hammond TV series
2024 Power Book III: Raising Kanan Jerry Kan TV series

As filmmaker

Year Title Writer Director Producer Notes
2013 Reindeer Games Red XN Red XN Green tickY Short Film
2014 Soulmating Red XN Red XN Green tickY Short Film
2015 East of Hollywood Red XN Red XN Green tickY Short Film
2016 A-Woke Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Video Short
2017 Self-Perception Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Video Short
2017 That's Not the Nanny Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Video Short[10]
2017 UnUnited Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Video Short
2017 Hawaii Five-Below Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Video Short
2017 ZachWashed Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Video Short
2017 Irony Fist Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Video Short
2017 Christmas Forward Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Short Film
2018 This Is Asian America Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Video Short

References

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  1. ^ "Michael Tow: A 'Class' Act". edgemedianetwork.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "ANGRY READER OF THE WEEK: MICHAEL TOW". blog.angryasianman.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Full Cast of Special Ops: Lioness - Every Main Actor and Character In New Show". thedirect.com. August 29, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "MVIFF 2019: LUCKY GRANDMA with Michael Tow "Little Handsome" for Q&A". mvfilmsociety.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Asian-American actor Michael Tow on racism in the US, the 'fantasy world' of acting and how to avoid stereotypical roles". scmp.com. May 22, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "MICHAEL TOW". bostontheatrescene.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "'I had to hide my ethnicity': Asian-American actor Michael Tow on his youth". South China Morning Post. May 22, 2023.
  8. ^ "Asian Americans on Stage and Screen panel on Oct. 22". sampan.org. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  9. ^ "The Equation In Nora Theatre Company's 'Proof' Boils Down To A Dysfunctional Family Drama". wbur.org. January 25, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  10. ^ "Tow-Arboleda Films BBC Interview That's Not The Nanny Parody". lybio.net. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
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