Matthew Moy
| Matthew Moy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Matthew James Moy February 3, 1984 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actor, artist |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Matthew James Moy (born February 3, 1984)[1][2] is a Chinese-American actor and artist. He currently co-stars as Han Lee on the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls.
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.
Moy co-stars as Han Lee on the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls, which premiered on September 19, 2011.
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[5] account.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Non Sequitur | Dallas | Short film |
| 2010 | Grover Complex, TheThe Grover Complex | Ron | |
| 2011 | No Strings Attached | Chuck | |
| 2011 | Accidentally in Love | Adam | Television film |
| 2012 | FDR: American Badass! | Officer Nguyen | |
| 2014 | Future of Dough, TheThe 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 | Middle, TheThe Middle | Takayuki | Episode: "Foreign Exchange" |
| 2011–present | 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 (voice) | 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[6] |
| 2016 | Skylanders: Imaginators | Shroomboom | Voice |
References
- 1 2 "2 Broke Girls Cast: Matthew Moy". Cbs.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ↑ "California Births, 1905 - 1995". Familytreelegends.com. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 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.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/themoywonder/
- ↑ Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.
