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Matthew Moy

American actor (born 1984)


American actor (born 1984)

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birth_nameMatthew James Moy
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birth_placeSan Francisco, California, U.S.
alma_materUniversity of California, Davis
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years_active2008–present
height5 ft 1 in (155 cm)

Matthew James Moy (born February 3, 1984) is an American actor. He co-starred as Han Lee on the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls and provides the voice of Lars Barriga on Steven Universe and Steven Universe Future.

Early life and education

Moy was born and raised in San Francisco, California. Moy is a fourth-generation Chinese-American. He attended the University of California, Davis, graduating with a bachelor's degree in Japanese and a minor in linguistics. Moy's father was a high school teacher, while his mother was a language therapist. He has one older sister.

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 Barriga 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. Moy's character was criticized by writer Andrew Ti as perpetuating "every possible Yellow Panic stereotype with an actually fairly impressive level of thoroughness" and his use of broken English was characterized as being played "like some sorry minstrel show." Moy responded to criticism by stating that "[w]e’re a comedy, and we often go right to the edge. It doesn’t bother me. I’ve encountered this all my life. I’ve been made fun of all my life." In July 2017 Moy was cast as Zack Smith/Microbe in New Warriors on Freeform. While a pilot was filmed, Freeform dropped the series and it was ultimately cancelled after languishing for a year.

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. He has credited Rebecca Sugar with giving him additional painting lessons during his time on Steven Universe.

Personal life

Moy resides in Los Angeles, and enjoys cooking, writing, and traveling.

In 2012, while filming the second season of 2 Broke Girls, Moy unknowingly suffered a minor stroke in his sleep, causing weakness and motor skill loss in his right side. He drove himself to urgent care, and 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, including walking with a cane for assistance on sets and re-learning to write with his right hand; he has since made a full recovery. Moy kept the incident private from media until 2017.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009*Non Sequitur*DallasShort film
2010**Ron
2011*No Strings Attached*Chuck
2011*Accidentally in Love*AdamTelevision film
2012*FDR: American Badass!*Officer Nguyen
2014**DarrenShort film
2015*Unreal Estate*The stranger
2019*White Snake*DudouEnglish dub
2019*Lucky*Security Gnome (voice)title=Matthew Moy (visual voices guide)url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Matthew-Moy/access-date=December 1, 2023publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
2020*Exorcism at 60,000 Feet*Thang
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008*Mind of Mencia*Short manSeason 4, episode 8
2009–2010*iCarly*Shawn3 episodes
2009*Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!*Party guestEpisode: "Hair"
2009*How I Met Your Mother*LouisEpisode: "The Window"
2009–2010*Scrubs*Trang6 episodes
2010*Criminal Minds*EricEpisode: "The Uncanny Valley"
2010*Zeke and Luther*School reporterEpisode: "Skate Squad"
2010*Big Time Rush*DekeEpisode: "Big Time Blogger"
2010*Good Luck Charlie*UsherEpisode: "Butt Dialing Duncans"
2010**TakayukiEpisode: "Foreign Exchange"
2011–2017*[2 Broke Girls](2-broke-girls)*Han LeeMain cast
2012*Kickin' It*ShenEpisode: "Kickin' It in China"
2013*Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness*Master Yijiro (voice)Episode: "The Way of the Prawn"
2013–2019*Steven Universe*Lars Barriga, Fox Man, Voltron (voice)Recurring role
2016*Bubble Guppies*Ping (voice)Episode: "The New Year's Dragon!"
2017*Voltron: Legendary Defender*Vakala (voice)Episode: "The Journey"
2018*Hell's Kitchen*HimselfGuest diner; Episode: "Stars Heating Up Hell"
2018*New Warriors*Zachary Smith/MicrobeTelevision pilot
2019*Steven Universe: The Movie*Lars Barriga (voice)Television film
2019*Steven Universe Future*Lars Barriga (voice)Episode: "Little Graduation"
2022*Alice's Wonderland Bakery*David of Spades (voice)Recurring role
2022–2024*Teen Titans Go!*Folding Paper Man (voice)6 episodes
2023*American Auto*Dale5 episodes
2025*Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage*DonnieEpisode: "A Bus Bench and Faith out the Wazoo"
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010*Squatters*Hung2 episodes
2011*Awkward Universe*DarrenEpisode: "Wet Crotch Clarification"
2011*Aim High*Scotty Winelin5 episodes
2015*Not So Union*OrbitEpisode: "Silverback"
YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2009*G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra*Firefly
2010*White Knight Chronicles*RausEnglish version
2012*Skylanders: Giants*Shroomboom
2013*Skylanders: Swap Force*Shroomboom
2014*Skylanders: Trap Team*Additional voices
2015*Skylanders: SuperChargers*Shroomboom
2016*Skylanders: Imaginators*Shroomboom
2023StarfieldNyx
2024*Call of Duty: Black Ops 6*Additional voices

References

References

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  6. Ti, Andrew. (2012-01-19). "Yo, Is This Racist? 2 Broke Girls and the New Long Duk Dong We Never Asked For".
  7. Goodman, Tim. (October 24, 2011). "The Sorry State Of '2 Broke Girls': Racism and Lame Sex Jokes".
  8. Braxton, Greg. (November 22, 2012). "Matthew Moy casts his fate with '2 Broke Girls'".
  9. Goldberg, Lesley. (July 10, 2017). "Marvel's 'New Warriors' Sets its Cast — Including Squirrel Girl (Exclusive)".
  10. Polito, Thomas. (September 15, 2019). "Exclusive: Marvel's 'New Warriors is Dead; Superhero Show Fails to Find a New Home".
  11. "Matthew Moy (@themoywonder) • Instagram photos and videos".
  12. (8 August 2017). "Serein Wu | Behind the Beauty Podcast #30 (Matthew Moy)".
  13. Post, NYAV. (2019-11-13). "Introducing the English cast of White Snake Blanca - Stephanie Sheh Verta - Vivian Lu Xuan - Paul Yen Dark General - James Sie Little General - Vincent Rodriguez III Fox - Faye Mata Snake Queen - Karen Huie Dudou - Matthew Moy Chang Pan - Kaiji Pan #WhiteSnake #Gkids #NYAVPostpic.twitter.com/zRhsGJOuiQ".
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  15. (2015). "[[Skylanders: SuperChargers]]". [[Activision]].
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