Matt McCooey
{{Short description|English-Japanese actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Matt McCooey
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1981|5|27}}
|birth_place = Nagoya, Japan
|nationality = British, Japanese
|citizenship = British
Japanese
|education = Aberystwyth University
|occupation = Actor
|years_active = 2004–present
}}
Matt McCooey (born 27 May 1981) is a British–Japanese actor best known for his role as DC Bill Wong in the television programme Agatha Raisin.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.com/2019/03/12/matt-mccooey-agatha-raisin-interviewed/|title=Matt McCooey of 'Agatha Raisin' Interviewed|publisher=Santa Barbara's Independent|date=12 March 2019|access-date=29 February 2020}}
Early life
McCooey is the son of author and journalist[https://local.kent.gov.uk/kb5/kent/directory/service.page?id=a06zc0Zm9X4 Meet the author] Chris McCooey and Kumiko Aoki. He was born in Nagoya, Japan, where his father was a lecturer and subsequently Associate Professor at Nagoya University of Commerce. He studied acting in Aberystwyth University and later trained at the Drama Studio, London, which he graduated in 2004.{{Cite web|url=https://bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk/people/matt-mccooey
|title=Matt McCooey's BBA Shakespeare Profile|website=BBA Shakespeare|access-date=29 February 2020}}
Career
McCooey has appeared in four Shakespeare productions - Romeo and Juliet (Changeling Company, 2004), Twelfth Night (Changeling Company, 2005), King Lear (Yellow Earth, 2006) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Southwark Playhouse, 2009).[https://bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk/people/matt-mccooey BBA Shakespeare]
McCooey made his screen debut in the programme EastEnders.
In 2014, McCooey went on to play the role of DC Bill Wong in the British television programme Agatha Raisin.{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1297043/agatha-raisin-season-3-cast-who-is-in-agatha-raisin-Ashley-Jensen-series/|title=Agatha Raisin season 3 cast: Who is in the cast of Agatha Raisin?|last=Palmer|first=Kate|date=17 June 2020|publisher=Daily Express|website=www.dailyexpress.co.uk|access-date=26 June 2020}} His other credits include Doctors, Skins and Invizimals.
In 2020, he joined the voice cast as Kenji in the UK and US versions of Thomas & Friends, respectively.
Personal life
McCooey has a British Japanese dual citizenship.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 2006
| Take 3 Girls | Cop | |
| 2007
| Bobby | |
| 2014
| Limbo | | Short film |
| 2019
| Jake and Kyle Get Wedding Dates | Taka (voice) | Credited as Matthew McCooey |
| 2020
| Thomas & Friends: Marvellous Machinery | Kenji (voice) | UK/US versions |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 2005
| Assistant | One episode |
| 2012
| Skins | Philip | Episode: "Alex" |
| 2013–2014
| Keni (voice) | 14 episodes |
| 2014
| Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death | DC Bill Wong | Television movie |
| 2014–present
| DC Bill Wong | Series regular |
| 2016
| Doctors | Tom Wu | Episode: "Shirley" |
| 2017
| A Proposal | Waiter | Television movie |
| 2020
| Kenji (voice) | UK/US versions |
| 2020
| Mark O'Brian | Episode: "#1.1" |
| 2021
| Episode: "The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy" |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 2017
| Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood | Asahi sas Brutus (voice) | |
| 2019
| Lu Bu (voice) | |
| 2020
| Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers | Fandaniel (voice) | |
| 2021
|Fandaniel/Asahi sas Brutus (voice) | |
| 2024
|Kajime Saito (voice) |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1838009}}
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Category:21st-century British male actors
Category:Alumni of Aberystwyth University
Category:British male film actors
Category:British male television actors
Category:British male video game actors
Category:British male voice actors
Category:British people of Japanese descent