{{Short description|American actor (born 1983)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox person | image = Matty Cardarople with nature shirt.png | birth_name = | caption = Cardarople in 2020 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|2|9}} | birth_place = Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S. | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian}} | years_active = 2004–present | alma_mater = New York Film Academy | known_for = | spouse = {{marriage|Lauren|2017}} }}
'''Matthew Richard 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 Keith, a worker at the Hawkins arcade, and as the "Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender" in the TV series ''A Series of Unfortunate Events''. In 2021, he played a secondary role in the film ''Free Guy''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desborough |first=Jenny |date=August 13, 2021 |title=The secret cameos in 'Free Guy' revealed |url=https://www.newsweek.com/free-guy-cameos-big-stars-who-appear-gamer-youtube-jeopardy-marvel-1618278 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505133218/https://www.newsweek.com/free-guy-cameos-big-stars-who-appear-gamer-youtube-jeopardy-marvel-1618278 |archive-date=May 5, 2022 |access-date=August 31, 2021 |website=Newsweek}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weakland |first=Russ |date=October 8, 2014 |title=Six Things You Didn't Know About 'Selfie' Star Matty Cardarople |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2014/10/08/six-things-you-didnt-know-about-selfie-star-matty-cardarople/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327023226/https://hollywoodlife.com/2014/10/08/six-things-you-didnt-know-about-selfie-star-matty-cardarople/ |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |access-date=May 9, 2022 |website=Hollywood Life}}</ref> His parents divorced when he was young.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tietjen |first1=Alexa |title=Matty Cardarople on playing the henchperson of indeterminate gender in Lemony Snicket |url=https://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-wwd-matty-cardarople-lemony-snicket-20170113-story.html |website=Los Angeles Time |access-date=July 7, 2025}}</ref> He graduated from Exeter High School in 2001<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schreiber |first1=Jason |title='Jurassic' dream come true – a role in a blockbuster |url=https://www.unionleader.com/nh/arts_and_ent/jurassic-dream-come-true-amp8211-a-role-in-a-blockbuster/article_714115a9-dfdd-5489-81ae-ea95311fd669.html |website=Union Leader |publisher=New Hampshire Union Leader |access-date=July 7, 2025}}</ref> and is a graduate of New York Film Academy, after which he worked as a personal assistant for Luke Wilson.<ref>{{cite news| author1=Alexa Tietjen| title=Matty Cardarople on playing the henchperson of indeterminate gender in 'Lemony Snicket'| url=http://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-wwd-matty-cardarople-lemony-snicket-20170113-story.html| accessdate=January 27, 2017| newspaper=LA Times| date=January 13, 2017}}</ref> Cardarople studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse. He studied with Lesly Kahn.<ref>{{Cite podcast |url=https://www.mixcloud.com/kahnversationspodcast/actor-matty-cardarople-from-netflixs-a-series-of-unfortunate-events-jurassic-world-selfie-and-du/ |title=Actor Matty Cardarople from Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Jurassic World, Selfie, and Du |website=Kahnversations Podcast |publisher=Mixcloud |last=Bailey |first=Ryan |year=2017}}</ref>
==Career== His career began with features in the films ''Blonde Ambition'' and ''Drillbit Taylor''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nyfa.edu/film-school-blog/nyfa-alumnus-matty-cardarople-showcases-latest-work-netflixs-lemony-snicket/ |title=NYFA Alumnus Matty Cardarople Showcases Latest Work in Netflix's "Lemony Snicket" |website=nyfa.edu|date=February 15, 2017}}</ref> He was discovered by Luke and Owen Wilson.<ref>{{cite web |last=Coulston |first=John Connor |date=July 17, 2019 |title=Matty Cardarople Talks 'A Series of Unfortunate Events,' His First Roles |url=https://popculture.com/streaming/news/matty-cardarople-interview-series-of-unfortunate-events/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324072653/https://popculture.com/streaming/news/matty-cardarople-interview-series-of-unfortunate-events/ |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |website=popculture.com}}</ref>
He starred as a recurring guest on ABC's ''Selfie''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2014/10/08/six-things-you-didnt-know-about-selfie-star-matty-cardarople/ |title=Six Things You Didn't Know About 'Selfie'Star Matty Cardarople |website=hollywoodlife.com|date=October 8, 2014}}</ref> He appeared in Netflix's adaptation of ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'', which premiered in 2017.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |author=Fitz-Gerald |first=Sean |date=January 13, 2017 |title=Every 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' Actor You Need to Know About |url=https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/series-of-unfortunate-events-netflix-cast |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311011726/https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/series-of-unfortunate-events-netflix-cast |archive-date=March 11, 2022 |work=Thrillist |access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref>
He appeared in the films ''Jurassic World'' and ''Dumb and Dumber To''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Britt |first=Ryan |date=May 3, 2018 |title=Matty Cardarople Loves Being a Nerd in 'Please Stand By' and Jurassic World |url=https://www.inverse.com/article/44352-matty-cardarople-please-stand-by-nerds-stranger-things-arcade-jurassic-world |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324072651/https://www.inverse.com/article/44352-matty-cardarople-please-stand-by-nerds-stranger-things-arcade-jurassic-world |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |website=inverse.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite interview |last=Cardarople |first=Matthew |title=Dumb and Dumber to Premiere - Matthew Cardarople |url=https://www.traileraddict.com/dumb-and-dumber-to/premiere-matthew-cardarople |date=November 4, 2014}}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Coulston |first=John Connor |date=August 31, 2017 |title=Matty Cardarople Dishes on Filming 'The Big Sick's' Fast-Food Meltdown Scene |url=https://popculture.com/movies/news/matty-cardarople-the-big-sick-fast-food-scene/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324072651/https://popculture.com/movies/news/matty-cardarople-the-big-sick-fast-food-scene/ |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |website=PopCulture.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Allen |first=Tracy |date=October 27, 2019 |title=Micah Gallo's 'Itsy Bitsy' (2019) A Skin-tingling Movie Review |url=https://www.pophorror.com/micah-gallos-itsy-bitsy-2019-a-skin-tingling-movie-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324072651/https://www.pophorror.com/micah-gallos-itsy-bitsy-2019-a-skin-tingling-movie-review/ |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |website=PopHorror}}</ref>
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''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bowden |first=Matt |date=June 22, 2020 |title=Stranger Things: Everything We Know About The Cast Before The Show |url=https://www.thethings.com/stranger-things-everything-we-know-about-the-cast-before-the-show/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324072652/https://www.thethings.com/stranger-things-everything-we-know-about-the-cast-before-the-show/ |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |website=TheThings}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Scorese |first=Julia |date=September 10, 2019 |title='Stranger Things' actor bringing message home to Exeter |url=https://www.fosters.com/news/20190910/stranger-things-actor-bringing-message-home-to-exeter |website=Foster's Daily Democrat}}</ref>
== Personal life == Cardarople was born deaf and developed hearing at age 3.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Palmer |first=Iva-Marie |date=April 18, 2017 |title=Living in His Own World |url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/online-originals/living-his-own-world |access-date=April 28, 2025 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}</ref> At age 18, he was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome and was told he would not live past 25. At age 27 he underwent successful heart surgery and is now "100% healthy".<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite tweet|user=mattycardarople|number=1916763946327089539|title=...I’ve had many close calls with death with my Marfan Syndrome I was told at as a teen I wouldn’t live past 25....}}</ref>
Cardarople married his wife, Lauren, in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scorese |first=Julia |date=September 10, 2019 |title=A chat with 'Stranger Things' actor Matty Cardarople |url=https://www.fosters.com/story/news/2019/09/10/stranger-things-actor-bringing-message-home-to-exeter/3266793007/ |access-date=April 28, 2025 |website=Foster's Daily Democrat |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Instagram |user=mattycardarople|postid=CKpRN8bAQtz|date=January 29, 2021 |title=Happy 4 year wedding anniversary... |access-date=April 28, 2025}}</ref> On March 1, 2021, Cardarople suffered a stroke from a hole in his heart but he fully recovered.<ref>[https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/matty-cardarople-is-the-hardest-working-actor-you-know-but-dont-know/ Matty Cardarople Is the Hardest Working Actor You Know but Don't Know]</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- ! scope="row" | 2008 | ''Drillbit Taylor'' | 7-11 clerk | |- ! scope="row" | 2009 | ''Absolute Evil'' | Photographer | |- ! scope="row" | 2011 | ''0s and 1s'' | Donny |- ! scope="row" | 2012 | ''{{sortname|The|Three Stooges|dab=2012 film}}'' | Cameraman | Uncredited |- ! scope="row" | 2014 | ''Dumb and Dumber To'' | Inventor #1 | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2015 | ''Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse'' | Unknown zombie | |- | ''Jurassic World'' | Gyrosphere operator | |- ! scope="row" | 2016 | ''20th Century Women'' | Bartender | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2017 | ''The Big Sick'' | Stu | |- | ''Logan Lucky'' | CMS police officer #2 | |- | ''Please Stand By'' | Geeksquad #1 | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2019 | ''Itsy Bitsy'' | Donny | |- | ''I Am Woman'' | Roy Meyer | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2020 | ''Lazy Susan'' | Roger | |- | ''Wheels of Fortune'' | Noodle | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2021 | ''Free Guy'' | Keith | |- | ''The Cleaner'' | Donny | |- | ''Night Night''<ref>{{Cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=January 9, 2020 |title=Niki Koss Sets Directorial Debut With 'Night, Night'; Ton of Hats Secures Film Fund; Amy Rapp Launches Production Label – Film Briefs |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/niki-koss-night-night-ton-of-hats-film-fund-amy-rapp-productions-film-briefs-1202823447/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418151721/https://deadline.com/2020/01/niki-koss-night-night-ton-of-hats-film-fund-amy-rapp-productions-film-briefs-1202823447/ |archive-date=April 18, 2022 |access-date=May 9, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> | Lucas Willard | |- ! scope="row" |2023 | ''American Cherry''<ref>{{Cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=August 19, 2019 |title=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' |url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/aml-ameen-charming-the-hearts-of-men-matty-cardarople-american-cherry-kwame-patterson-barb-and-star-go-to-vista-del-mar-1202671531/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412154303/https://deadline.com/2019/08/aml-ameen-charming-the-hearts-of-men-matty-cardarople-american-cherry-kwame-patterson-barb-and-star-go-to-vista-del-mar-1202671531/ |archive-date=April 12, 2022 |access-date=December 2, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref><ref>[https://collider.com/american-cherry-trailer/ 'American Cherry' Trailer Shows Hart Denton and Sarah May Sommers in Romantic Drama]</ref> | Clay Elliot | |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2|2024 | ''Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie'' | Kyle | |- | ''Carved'' | Clint | |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2| 2025 | ''Quarter''<ref>[https://deadline.com/2024/02/quarter-ali-wentworth-brooke-shields-raven-symone-join-arnon-manor-kelsey-bascom-film-debut-1235835343/ ‘Quarter’: Ali Wentworth, Brooke Shields & Raven-Symoné To Join Arnon Manor And Kelsey Bascom’s Coming-Of-Age Feature Film Debut]</ref> | Kyle | |- | ''A Farewell To Youth''<ref>[https://filmfreeway.com/AFarewellToYouth A Farewell To Youth filmfreeway profile ]</ref> | Matty Costello | |- ! scope="row" | 2026 | ''The Man with the Bag'' | Joe | Post-production |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- ! scope="row" | 2010 | ''Scrubs'' | Frank | Episode: "Our Driving Issues" |- ! scope="row" | 2012 | ''Gayle'' | Marty | Episode: "The SATs" |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2014 | ''Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories'' | Teenager | Episode: "Toes" |- | ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' | D-Money | 2 episodes |- | ''Selfie'' | Charlie | 8 episodes |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2016 | ''Angie Tribeca'' | Files room worker | Episode: "A Coldie but a Goodie" |- | ''New Girl'' | Carl | Episode: "Heat Wave" |- | ''NCIS'' | Clerk | Episode: "The Numerical Limit" |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2017–2019 | ''{{sortname|A|Series of Unfortunate Events|dab=TV series}}'' | Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender | 18 episodes |- | ''Stranger Things'' | Keith | 3 episodes |- ! scope="row" | 2019–2021 | ''Archibald's Next Big Thing'' | Preston (voice) | 12 episodes |- ! scope="row" | 2019–2023 | ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' | Danny | 3 episodes |- ! scope="row" | 2020 | ''Monsterland'' | Frank White | Episode: "New Orleans, LA" |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2021 | ''{{sortname|The|Rookie|dab=TV series}}'' | Slim Jim | Episode: "Bad Blood" |- | ''Made for Love'' | Remy | Episode: "I Want a Lawyer" |- ! scope="row" | 2021–2023 | ''Reservation Dogs'' | Ansel | 8 episodes |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2024 | ''Fallout'' | Huey | Episode: "The Ghouls" |- | ''Ghosts'' | Jamie | Episode: "Halloween 4: The Witch" |}
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