Matty Cardarople

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Matty Cardarople
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Cardarople in 2020
Born (1983-02-09) February 9, 1983 (age 41)
Alma mater New 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 , 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 .

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Early life and education

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

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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Drillbit Taylor 7-11 clerk
2009 Absolute Evil Photographer
2012 The Three Stooges CameramanUncredited
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 FortuneNoodle
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
2025Quarter [19] Post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Scrubs FrankEpisode: "Our Driving Issues"
2012 Gayle MartyEpisode: "The SATs"
2014 Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories TeenagerEpisode: "Toes"
Comedy Bang! Bang! D-Money2 episodes
Selfie Charlie8 episodes
2016 Angie Tribeca Files room workerEpisode: "A Coldie But A Goodie"
New Girl CarlEpisode: "Heat Wave"
NCIS ClerkEpisode: "The Numerical Limit"
2017–2019 A Series of Unfortunate Events Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender18 episodes
Stranger Things Keith3 episodes
2019–2021 Archibald's Next Big Thing Preston (voice)12 episodes
2019–2023 NCIS: Los Angeles Danny3 episodes
2020 Monsterland Frank WhiteEpisode: "New Orleans, LA"
2021 The Rookie Slim JimEpisode: "Bad Blood"
Made for Love RemyEpisode: "I Want A Lawyer"
2021–2023 Reservation Dogs Ansel8 episodes
2024 Fallout HueyEpisode: "The Ghouls"
2024 Ghosts Captain KaboomEpisode: "Halloween 4: The Witch"

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