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Matty Cardarople
Cardarople in 2020
Born	(1983-02-09) February 9, 1983 (age 41) Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S.
Alma mater	New York Film Academy
Years active	2004–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 as a worker at the Hawkins arcade, 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. 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.

Early life and education

Cardarople was born in Exeter, New Hampshire. 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. Cardarople studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse. He studied with Lesly Kahn.

Career

His career began with features in the films Blonde Ambition and Drillbit Taylor. He was discovered by Luke and Owen Wilson.

He starred as a recurring guest on ABC's Selfie. He appeared in Netflix's adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, which premiered in 2017.

He appeared in the films Jurassic World and Dumb and Dumber To. 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.

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.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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2. Weakland, Russ (October 8, 2014). "Six Things You Didn't Know About 'Selfie' Star Matty Cardarople". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
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. February 15, 2017.
6. Coulston, John Connor (July 17, 2019). "Matty Cardarople Talks 'A Series of Unfortunate Events,' His First Roles". popculture.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022.
7. "Six Things You Didn't Know About 'Selfie'Star Matty Cardarople". hollywoodlife.com. October 8, 2014.
8. Fitz-Gerald, Sean (January 13, 2017). "Every 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' Actor You Need to Know About". Thrillist. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
9. Britt, Ryan (May 3, 2018). "Matty Cardarople Loves Being a Nerd in 'Please Stand By' and Jurassic World". inverse.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022.
10. Cardarople, Matthew (November 4, 2014). "Dumb and Dumber to Premiere - Matthew Cardarople" (Interview).
11. Coulston, John Connor (August 31, 2017). "Matty Cardarople Dishes on Filming 'The Big Sick's' Fast-Food Meltdown Scene". PopCulture.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022.
12. Allen, Tracy (October 27, 2019). "Micah Gallo's 'Itsy Bitsy' (2019) A Skin-tingling Movie Review". PopHorror. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022.
13. Bowden, Matt (June 22, 2020). "Stranger Things: Everything We Know About The Cast Before The Show". TheThings. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022.
14. Scorese, Julia (September 10, 2019). "'Stranger Things' actor bringing message home to Exeter". Foster's Daily Democrat.
15. N'Duka, Amanda (January 9, 2020). "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 April 18, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
16. N'Duka, Amanda (August 19, 2019). "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 April 12, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
17. 'American Cherry' Trailer Shows Hart Denton and Sarah May Sommers in Romantic Drama
18. Peyton Elizabeth Lee To Topline Hulu-Bound Horror Comedy ‘Carved’ From WorthenBrooks
19. ‘Quarter’: Ali Wentworth, Brooke Shields & Raven-Symoné To Join Arnon Manor And Kelsey Bascom’s Coming-Of-Age Feature Film Debut

External links

• Matty Cardarople at IMDb

• 1983 births
• 21st-century American male actors
• American male film actors
• American male television actors
• Living people
• Male actors from New Hampshire
• People from Exeter, New Hampshire
• Comedians from New Hampshire
• American male comedians