Matthew Richard Cardarople (born February 9, 1983) is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared in the ABC television series ''

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'', the 2015 film ''

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'', the 2016 TV series ''

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'', and as the "Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender" in the TV series '' Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events''. In 2021, he played Keith in the film '' Free Guy''. His supporting roles include appearances in Michael Showalter's 2017 romantic comedy '' The Big Sick'', and Sterlin Harjo and

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's TV series ''

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'', set in an Indigenous community in

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Early life and education

Cardarople was born in

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. His parents divorced when he was young. He is a graduate of

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, after which he worked as a personal assistant for

Luke Wilson Luke Cunningham Wilson (born September 21, 1971) is an American actor known for his roles in films such as '' Bottle Rocket'' (1996), '' Rushmore'' (1998), ''My Dog Skip'' (2000), ''Legally Blonde'' (2001), ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' (2001), ''Id ...

. Cardarople studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse. He studied with Lesly Kahn. His career began with features in the films Blonde Ambition and '' Drillbit Taylor''. He was discovered by Luke and

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. He starred as a recurring guest on ABC’s ''Selfie''. He appeared regularly in

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's adaptation of ''

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'', which premiered in 2017.

Career

He has also appeared in the movies ''

'' and ''

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''. 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''. 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''. Cardarople played Count Olaf's "Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender” in ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' on Netflix.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cardarople, Matty 1983 births 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from New Hampshire People from Exeter, New Hampshire