Matthew Moy Explained

Matthew Moy
Birth Name:Matthew James Moy
Birth Date:3 February 1984
Birth Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of California, Davis
Years Active:2008–present

Matthew James Moy (born February 3, 1984)[1] [2] 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.[3] Moy is a 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 older 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 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"[5] and his use of broken English was characterized as being played "like some sorry minstrel show."[6] 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."[7] In July 2017 Moy was cast as Zack Smith/Microbe in Marvel's New Warriors on Freeform.[8] While a pilot was filmed, Freeform dropped the series and it was ultimately cancelled after languishing for a year.[9]

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 , Raus in White Knight Chronicles, and Shroomboom in the Skylanders reboot of the franchise.

Artwork

When not acting, Moy enjoys drawing and painting.[10] 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, but he has since made a full recovery. Moy kept the incident private from media until 2017.[11]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Non SequiturDallasShort film
2010Ron
2011No Strings AttachedChuck
2011Accidentally in LoveAdamTelevision film
2012FDR: American Badass!Officer Nguyen
2014DarrenShort film
2015Unreal EstateThe stranger
2019White SnakeDudouEnglish dub[12]
2019LuckySecurity GnomeVoice, television film[13]
2020Exorcism at 60,000 FeetThang
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Mind of MenciaShort manSeason 4, episode 8
2009–10iCarlyShawn3 episodes
2009Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!Party guestEpisode: "Hair"
2009How I Met Your MotherLouisEpisode: "The Window"
2009–10ScrubsTrang6 episodes
2010Criminal MindsEricEpisode: "The Uncanny Valley"
2010Zeke and LutherSchool reporterEpisode: "Skate Squad"
2010Big Time RushDekeEpisode: "Big Time Blogger"
2010Good Luck CharlieUsherEpisode: "Butt Dialing Duncans"
2010TakayukiEpisode: "Foreign Exchange"
2011–20172 Broke GirlsHan LeeMain cast
2012Kickin' ItShenEpisode: "Kickin' It in China"
2013Master YijiroVoice, episode: "The Way of the Prawn"
2013–2019Steven UniverseLars Barriga, Fox Man, VoltronVoice, recurring role
2017VakalaVoice, episode: "The Journey"
2018Hell's KitchenHimselfGuest diner; Episode: "Stars Heating Up Hell"
2018New WarriorsZachary Smith/MicrobeTelevision pilot
2019Lars BarrigaVoice, television film
2019Steven Universe FutureLars BarrigaVoice, episode: "Little Graduation"
2022Alice's Wonderland BakeryDavid of SpadesVoice, recurring role
2022Teen Titans Go!Folding Paper ManVoice, episode: "50% Chad"
2023American AutoDale5 episodes
Web
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010SquattersHung2 episodes
2011Awkward UniverseDarrenEpisode: "Wet Crotch Clarification"
2011Aim HighScotty Winelin5 episodes
2015Not So UnionOrbitEpisode: "Silverback"
Video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraFireflyVoice
2010White Knight ChroniclesRausVoice; English version
2012ShroomboomVoice
2013ShroomboomVoice
2014Additional voices
2015ShroomboomVoice[14]
2016ShroomboomVoice
2023StarfieldNyxVoice[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2 Broke Girls Cast: Matthew Moy . Cbs.com . February 4, 2012.
  2. Web site: California Births, 1905 - 1995 . Familytreelegends.com . April 4, 2012.
  3. News: Matthew Moy of '2 Broke Girls'. Crook. John. October 8, 2012. From Inside the Box. Zap2It. December 7, 2012.
  4. News: Matthew Moy takes the jabs in '2 Broke Girls'. Harris. Bill. November 30, 2012. From Inside the Box. Toronto Sun.
  5. Web site: Ti. Andrew. 2012-01-19. Yo, Is This Racist? 2 Broke Girls and the New Long Duk Dong We Never Asked For. 2020-06-25. Grantland. en-US.
  6. Web site: The Sorry State Of '2 Broke Girls': Racism and Lame Sex Jokes. 2020-06-25. The Hollywood Reporter. October 24, 2011. en.
  7. Web site: Braxton. Greg. 2012-11-22. Matthew Moy casts his fate with '2 Broke Girls'. 2020-06-25. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  8. Web site: Marvel's 'New Warriors' Sets its Cast — Including Squirrel Girl (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. July 10, 2017.
  9. Web site: Exclusive: Marvel's 'New Warriors is Dead; Superhero Show Fails to Find a New Home. Polito. Thomas. The GWW. September 15, 2019. September 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190916081056/https://thegww.com/exclusive-marvels-new-warriors-is-dead-superhero-show-fails-to-find-a-new-home/. September 16, 2019. live.
  10. Web site: Matthew Moy (@themoywonder) • Instagram photos and videos .
  11. Web site: Serein Wu | Behind the Beauty Podcast #30 (Matthew Moy). YouTube.
  12. Web site: 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. Post. NYAV. 2019-11-13. @nyav_post. en. 2019-11-14.
  13. Web site: Matthew Moy (visual voices guide) . December 1, 2023 . 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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  14. . . Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors . . 2015.
  15. Web site: Instagram . 2023-09-09 . www.instagram.com.