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Matthew Moy
Born
Matthew James Moy

(1984-02-03) February 3, 1984 (age 40)
Alma mater University of California, Davis
Occupation Actor, artist
Years active 2008–present

Matthew James Moy (born February 3, 1984) is an American actor and artist. 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 elder 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 Marvel's 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, but he has since made a full recovery. Moy kept the incident private from media until 2017.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Non Sequitur Dallas Short film
2010 Grover Complex, TheThe Grover Complex Ron
2011 No Strings Attached Chuck
2011 Accidentally in Love Adam Television film
2012 FDR: American ...! Officer Nguyen
2014 Future of Dough, TheThe Future of Dough Darren Short film
2015 Unreal Estate The stranger
2019 White Snake Dudou English dub
2019 Lucky Security Gnome Voice, television film
2020 Exorcism at 60,000 Feet Thang
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Mind of Mencia Short man Season 4, episode 8
2009–10 iCarly Shawn 3 episodes
2009 Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Party guest Episode: "Hair"
2009 How I Met Your Mother Louis Episode: "The Window"
2009–10 Scrubs Trang 6 episodes
2010 Criminal Minds Eric Episode: "The Uncanny Valley"
2010 Zeke and Luther School reporter Episode: "Skate Squad"
2010 Big Time Rush Deke Episode: "Big Time Blogger"
2010 Good Luck Charlie Usher Episode: "Butt Dialing Duncans"
2010 Middle, TheThe Middle Takayuki Episode: "Foreign Exchange"
2011–2017 2 Broke Girls Han Lee Main cast
2012 Kickin' It Shen Episode: "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
2017 Voltron: Legendary Defender Vakala Voice, episode: "The Journey"
2018 Hell's Kitchen Himself Guest diner; Episode: "Stars Heating Up Hell"
2018 New Warriors Zachary Smith/Microbe Television 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 Teen Titans Go! Folding Paper Man Voice, episode: "50% Chad"
2023 American Auto Dale 5 episodes
Web
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Squatters Hung 2 episodes
2011 Awkward Universe Darren Episode: "Wet ... Clarification"
2011 Aim High Scotty Winelin 5 episodes
2015 Not So Union Orbit Episode: "Silverback"
Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Firefly Voice
2010 White Knight Chronicles Raus Voice; English version
2012 Skylanders: Giants Shroomboom Voice
2013 Skylanders: Swap Force Shroomboom Voice
2014 Skylanders: Trap Team Additional voices
2015 Skylanders: SuperChargers Shroomboom Voice
2016 Skylanders: Imaginators Shroomboom Voice
2023 Starfield Nyx Voice

See also

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