# Matty Cardarople

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 a worker at the Hawkins arcade, 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 Taika Waititi's TV series Reservation Dogs.

## Early life and education

Cardarople was born in Exeter, New Hampshire. His parents divorced when he was young. He is a graduate of New York Film Academy, after which he worked as a personal assistant for Luke Wilson. Cardarople studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse. He studied with Lesly Kahn.

## Career

His career began with features in the films Blonde Ambition and Drillbit Taylor. He was discovered by Luke and Owen Wilson.
He starred as a recurring guest on ABC's Selfie. He appeared in Netflix's adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, which premiered in 2017.
He appeared in the films Jurassic World and Dumb and Dumber To. 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.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Drillbit Taylor | 7-11 clerk | |
| 2009 | Absolute Evil | Photographer | |
| 2011 | 0s & 1s | Donny |
| 2012 | The Three Stooges | Cameraman | Uncredited |
| 2014 | Dumb and Dumber To | Inventor #1 | |
| 2015 | Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse | Unknown zombie | |
| 2015 | Jurassic World | Gyrosphere operator | |
| 2016 | 20th Century Women | Bartender | |
| 2017 | The Big Sick | Stu | |
| 2017 | Logan Lucky | CMS police officer #2 | |
| 2017 | Please Stand By | Geeksquad #1 | |
| 2019 | Itsy Bitsy | Donny | |
| 2019 | I Am Woman | Roy Meyer | |
| 2020 | Lazy Susan | Roger | |
| 2020 | Wheels of Fortune | Noodle | |
| 2021 | Free Guy | Keith | |
| 2021 | The Cleaner | Donny | |
| 2021 | Night Night | Lucas Willard | |
| 2021 | American Cherry | Clay Elliot | |
| 2024 | Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie | Kyle | |
| 2024 | Carved | Clint | |
| 2025 | Quarter | | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Scrubs | Frank | Episode: "Our Driving Issues" |
| 2012 | Gayle | Marty | Episode: "The SATs" |
| 2014 | Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories | Teenager | Episode: "Toes" |
| 2014 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | D-Money | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Selfie | Charlie | 8 episodes |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | Files room worker | Episode: "A Coldie But A Goodie" |
| 2016 | New Girl | Carl | Episode: "Heat Wave" |
| 2016 | NCIS | Clerk | Episode: "The Numerical Limit" |
| 2017–2019 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender | 18 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Stranger Things | Keith | 3 episodes |
| 2019–2021 | Archibald's Next Big Thing | Preston (voice) | 12 episodes |
| 2019–2023 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Danny | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Monsterland | Frank White | Episode: "New Orleans, LA" |
| 2021 | The Rookie | Slim Jim | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
| 2021 | Made for Love | Remy | Episode: "I Want A Lawyer" |
| 2021–2023 | Reservation Dogs | Ansel | 8 episodes |
| 2024 | Fallout | Huey | Episode: "The Ghouls" |
| 2024 | Ghosts | Jamie | Episode: "Halloween 4: The Witch" |