Matthew Moy
Matthew Moy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Matthew James Moy (1984-02-03) February 3, 1984 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Davis |
| Occupation | Actor, artist |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Matthew James Moy (born February 3, 1984)[1][2] is a Chinese-American actor and artist. He co-starred as Han Lee on the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls and provides the voice of Lars Barriga on Steven Universe.
Contents
1 Early life and education
2 Career
2.1 Television
2.2 Film
2.3 Video games
2.4 Artwork
3 Health issues
4 Filmography
5 References
6 External links
Early life and education
Moy was born and raised in San Francisco, California.[1][3] Moy describes himself as a third- or 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 elder sister.[3]
Career
Television
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 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. In July 2017 Moy was cast as Zack Smith/Microbe in Marvel's New Warriors on Freeform.[5]
Film
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
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
When not acting, Moy enjoys drawing and painting, as evidenced by his Instagram[6] account.
Health issues
In 2012, during the filming of the second season of 2 Broke Girls, Moy unknowingly suffered a minor stroke in his sleep, waking to feeling weakness and motor skill loss in his right side. Driving himself to urgent care, 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, and re-learning to write with his right hand, but he has since made a full recovery. Moy had kept the incident private from media until 2017.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | In post-production |
| 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" |
| 2013–present | Steven Universe | Lars Barriga (voice) | Main cast |
| 2017 | Voltron: Legendary Defender | Vakala | Episode: "The Journey" |
| 2018 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Guest diner; Episode: "Stars Heating Up Hell" |
| TBA | New Warriors | Zachary Smith/Microbe | Main cast |
| 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 |
| 2010 | White Knight Chronicles | Raus | Voice (English version) |
| 2012 | Skylanders: Giants | Shroomboom | Voice |
| 2013 | Skylanders: Swap Force | Shroomboom | Voice |
| 2014 | Skylanders: Trap Team | Additional voices | |
| 2015 | Skylanders: SuperChargers | Shroomboom | Voice[8] |
| 2016 | Skylanders: Imaginators | Shroomboom | Voice |
References
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^ "California Births, 1905 - 1995". Familytreelegends.com. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
^ abcde Crook, John (October 8, 2012). "Matthew Moy of '2 Broke Girls'". From Inside the Box. Zap2It. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
^ Harris, Bill (November 30, 2012). "Matthew Moy takes the jabs in '2 Broke Girls'". From Inside the Box. Toronto Sun.
^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/marvels-new-warriors-squirrel-girl-cast-milana-vayntrub-derek-theler-topline-freeform-comedy-1019588
^ https://www.instagram.com/themoywonder/
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNhjIy4gCbY
^ Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.
External links
Matthew Moy on IMDb
