| Michael Tow | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 September Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, director, producer, financial planner |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Michael Tow is an American actor, director and producer. He is best known for his work on Paramount+’s Special Ops: Lioness, Lucky Grandma, and Hocus Pocus 2. Currently, he is in Apple TV’s City on Fire as Joe Yeung, the father of Samantha Yeung (Chase Sui Wonders). He is also a Senior Pro Pickleball player.
Life and career
Tow was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He is married with three daughters. He is of Chinese descent.
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.
Filmography
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 | |
| 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 |  N
|
N
|
 Y
|
Short Film |
| 2014 | Soulmating | N
|
N
|
Y
|
Short Film |
| 2015 | East of Hollywood | N
|
N
|
Y
|
Short Film |
| 2016 | A-Woke | Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Video Short |
| 2017 | Self-Perception | Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Video Short |
| 2017 | That's Not the Nanny | Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Video Short |
| 2017 | UnUnited | Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Video Short |
| 2017 | Hawaii Five-Below | Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Video Short |
| 2017 | ZachWashed | Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Video Short |
| 2017 | Irony Fist | Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Video Short |
| 2017 | Christmas Forward | Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Short Film |
| 2018 | This Is Asian America | Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
Video Short |
References
- "Michael Tow: A 'Class' Act". edgemedianetwork.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- "ANGRY READER OF THE WEEK: MICHAEL TOW". blog.angryasianman.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- "Full Cast of Special Ops: Lioness - Every Main Actor and Character In New Show". thedirect.com. August 29, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "MVIFF 2019: LUCKY GRANDMA with Michael Tow "Little Handsome" for Q&A". mvfilmsociety.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- "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.
- "MICHAEL TOW". bostontheatrescene.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- "'I had to hide my ethnicity': Asian-American actor Michael Tow on his youth". South China Morning Post. May 22, 2023.
- "Asian Americans on Stage and Screen panel on Oct. 22". sampan.org. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- "The Equation In Nora Theatre Company's 'Proof' Boils Down To A Dysfunctional Family Drama". wbur.org. January 25, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- "Tow-Arboleda Films BBC Interview That's Not The Nanny Parody". lybio.net. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
External links
- Michael Tow at IMDb
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