Cast & creator
Matty Cardarople
Best known for NCIS, The Rookie, NCIS: Los Angeles
Matthew Richard Cardarople (born February 9, 1983) is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared in the ABC television series Selfie, the 2015 film Jurassic World, the 2016 TV series Stranger Things, 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, set in an Indigenous community in Oklahoma. 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. 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 regularly in Netflix's adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, which premiered in 2017. He has also appeared in the movies 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. Cardarople played Count Olaf's "Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender” in A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix.
Also known as: Waldo Cardarople, Matt Cardarople, Matthew 'Waldo' Cardarople, Matthew Benefiel, Matthew Richard Cardarople
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film credits
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television credits
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2001–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (75)
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NCIS
Clerk
2003
The Rookie
Slim Jim
2018
NCIS: Los Angeles
Danny
2009
Stranger Things
Keith
2016
Scrubs
Frank
2001
New Girl
Carl
2011
Ghosts
Jamie
2021
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
Keith
2026
Ray Donovan
Philosophy Boy #1
2013
Fallout
Huey
2024
Comedy Bang! Bang!
D-Money
2012
Angie Tribeca
Neil
2016
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender
2017A Series of Unfortunate Events
Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender (Nurse Lucafont)
2017
Jurassic World
Gyrosphere Operator
2015
Free Guy
Keith, the 22-Year-Old Gamer
2021
You're the Worst
Engineer
2014
Chasing Life
Teen Clerk
2014
Logan Lucky
CMS Police Officer #2
2017
Dumb and Dumber To
Inventor No. 1
2014
Made for Love
Remy
2021
American Auto
Dustin
2021
It's Florida, Man.
Creepy Steve
2024
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Jawless Zombie
2015
3:10 to Yuma
Production Assistant
2007
Reservation Dogs
Ansel
2021
Crashing
Zach
2017
Blades of Glory
Production Assistant
2007
Selfie
Charlie
2014
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
Teenager
2014
Monsterland
Frank White
2020
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Production Assistant
2006
Bella and the Bulldogs
Lavelle
2015
The Big Sick
Fast Food Cashier
2017
20th Century Women
Bartender
2016
Drillbit Taylor
7-11 Clerk
2008
Please Stand By
Trivia Guy #1
2018
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
Kyle
2024
The Three Stooges
Camera Guy (uncredited)
2012
Vacancy
Production Assistant
2007
Hoot
Production Assistant
2006
Carved
Clint
2024
We Lost Our Human
Hairball / Game V.O. / Lamb Zombie (voice)
2023
Blonde Ambition
Mailroom Worker
2007
You Kill Me
Production Assistant
2007
Gayle
Marty
2012
I Am Woman
Roy Meyer
2020
The Cleaner
Donny
2021
Itsy Bitsy
Donny
2019
Generation Angst
Don Silver
Life Partners
Clerk
2014Martha
Scott
2015
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two
Stu Mac 1 (segment 'Conventional')
2015
Quarter
Kyle
Dead Sound
Harry (as Matty Cardarople)
2018
Lazy Susan
Roger
2020Working Stiffs
Arty
2023
Campfire
Chris
Chris Fleming: Hell
2023Trash Queen
Wheels of Fortune
Noodle
2020
Touched
Production Assistant
2005
Above the Clouds
2023
Night Night
Lucas Willard
2021
Absolute Evil
Photographer
2009
American Cherry
Clay Elliot
2023
A Farewell to Youth
Matty
A Farewell to Youth
Producer
The 4th
Mikey
2016
Conventional
Stu Mac 1
2015
Think Tank
Production Assistant
2006
Crushed
Bus Driver
2022
Demonetize
Terrence
2026
0s & 1s
Donny
2011
Rustic Casual
Scared Driver