Michael Tow
Birth date3 September
Birth placeBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Years active2007–present

Michael Tow is an American actor, director and producer.[1][2] He is best known for his work on Paramount+’s Special Ops: Lioness, Lucky Grandma, and Hocus Pocus 2.[3][4] He starred in Apple TV’s City on Fire as Joe Yeung, the father of Samantha Yeung (Chase Sui Wonders).[5] He is also a Senior Pro Pickleball player.

Life and career

Tow was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He is married with three daughters.[6] He is of Chinese descent.[7]

Tow's theater credits include Chinglish at Lyric Stage Company of Boston, Wild Swans at American Repertory Theater and Proof at Central Square Theater.[8][9]

Filmography

As actor

YearTitleRoleNote
2007BrotherhoodChinese GenTV series
2008En RouteResidentShort Film
2009JK LOLShort Film
2011Edward and the Samurai GhostThe SamuraiShort Film
2013R.I.P.D.R.I.P.D. Evidence Clerk
2013Reindeer GamesGabeShort Film
2014Wander My FriendsKhan
2014Confounding VariableGeoffreyShort Film
2014SoulmatingMike / MoraxShort Film
2014The Cocks of the WalkDickey Pham
2015A Killer ServeRay Wong
2015Unfinished BusinessJapanese Businessman
2015DaredevilAnother WorkerTV series
2015Royal PainsMr. XuTV series
2015East of HollywoodKenShort Film
2015Master of NoneWaiterTV series
2017MacGyverAgent ChoTV series
2017My Famous Dead BoyfriendGenghis KhanTV series
2017Ghost Source ZeroOT Boss
2018Slender ManCalculus Teacher
2018Iron FistClerkTV series
2019BlindspotDel ToroTV series
2019Lucky GrandmaLittle Handsome[4]
2019Sound of MetalPharmacist
2019JunglelandKind Father
2019Law & Order: Special Victims UnitCounselor Josh WangTV series
2020Defending JacobReporterTV miniseries
2020NOS4A2Agent ChenTV series
2020First One InMr. Lee
2020The BlacklistCong YangTV series
2021Free GuyRain Man
2022Blue BloodsMike HuangTV series
2022The ResidentNathan ZhouTV series
2022Hocus Pocus 2Mr. Wilke
2022A Father's SonYun Lun KongShort Film
2023MandarinsMichael ChuShort Film
2023Boston StranglerJC Kim
2023Law & Order: Organized CrimeWen ShaoTV series
2023City on FireJoe YeungTV series
2023Special Ops: LionessDr. HammondTV series
2024Power Book III: Raising KananJerry KanTV series

As filmmaker

YearTitleWriterDirectorProducerNotes
2013Reindeer GamesShort Film
2014SoulmatingShort Film
2015East of HollywoodShort Film
2016A-WokeVideo Short
2017Self-PerceptionVideo Short
2017That's Not the NannyVideo Short[10]
2017UnUnitedVideo Short
2017Hawaii Five-BelowVideo Short
2017ZachWashedVideo Short
2017Irony FistVideo Short
2017Christmas ForwardShort Film
2018This Is Asian AmericaVideo Short

References

  1. ^ "Michael Tow: A 'Class' Act". edgemedianetwork.com. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  2. ^ "ANGRY READER OF THE WEEK: MICHAEL TOW". blog.angryasianman.com. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  3. ^ "Full Cast of Special Ops: Lioness - Every Main Actor and Character In New Show". thedirect.com. August 29, 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  4. ^ "MVIFF 2019: LUCKY GRANDMA with Michael Tow "Little Handsome" for Q&A". mvfilmsociety.com. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  5. ^ "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 2024-03-21.
  6. ^ "MICHAEL TOW". bostontheatrescene.com. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  7. ^ "'I had to hide my ethnicity': Asian-American actor Michael Tow on his youth". South China Morning Post. May 22, 2023.
  8. ^ "Asian Americans on Stage and Screen panel on Oct. 22". sampan.org. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  9. ^ "The Equation In Nora Theatre Company's 'Proof' Boils Down To A Dysfunctional Family Drama". wbur.org. January 25, 2018. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  10. ^ "Tow-Arboleda Films BBC Interview That's Not The Nanny Parody". lybio.net. Retrieved 2019-11-05.