Michael Tow is an American actor, director and producer.[1][2] He is best known for his work on Paramount+’s Special Ops: Lioness, Lucky Grandma, and Hocus Pocus 2.[3][4] Currently, he is in Apple TV’s City on Fire as Joe Yeung, the father of Samantha Yeung (Chase Sui Wonders).[5] He is also a Senior Pro Pickleball player.
Michael Tow | |
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| Born | 3 September Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, director, producer, financial planner |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Life and career
editTow was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He is married with three daughters.[6] He is of Chinese descent.[7]
Tow's theater credits include Chinglish at Lyric Stage Company of Boston, Wild Swans at the American Repertory Theater and Proof at Central Sq Theater.[8][9]
Filmography
editAs actor
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
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| 2007 | Brotherhood | Chinese Gen | TV series |
| 2008 | En Route | Resident | Short Film |
| 2009 | JK LOL | Short Film | |
| 2011 | Edward and the Samurai Ghost | The Samurai | Short Film |
| 2013 | R.I.P.D. | R.I.P.D. Evidence Clerk | |
| 2013 | Reindeer Games | Gabe | Short Film |
| 2014 | Wander My Friends | Khan | |
| 2014 | Confounding Variable | Geoffrey | Short Film |
| 2014 | Soulmating | Mike / Morax | Short Film |
| 2014 | The Cocks of the Walk | Dickey Pham | |
| 2015 | A Killer Serve | Ray Wong | |
| 2015 | Unfinished Business | Japanese Businessman | |
| 2015 | Daredevil | Another Worker | TV series |
| 2015 | Royal Pains | Mr. Xu | TV series |
| 2015 | East of Hollywood | Ken | Short Film |
| 2015 | Master of None | Waiter | TV series |
| 2017 | MacGyver | Agent Cho | TV series |
| 2017 | My Famous Dead Boyfriend | Genghis Khan | TV series |
| 2017 | Ghost Source Zero | OT Boss | |
| 2018 | Slender Man | Calculus Teacher | |
| 2018 | Iron Fist | Clerk | TV series |
| 2019 | Blindspot | Del Toro | TV series |
| 2019 | Lucky Grandma | Little Handsome | [4] |
| 2019 | Sound of Metal | Pharmacist | |
| 2019 | Jungleland | Kind Father | |
| 2019 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Counselor Josh Wang | TV series |
| 2020 | Defending Jacob | Reporter | TV mini series |
| 2020 | NOS4A2 | Agent Chen | TV Series |
| 2020 | First One In | Mr. Lee | |
| 2020 | The Blacklist | Cong Yang | TV series |
| 2021 | Free Guy | Rain Man | |
| 2022 | Blue Bloods | Mike Huang | TV series |
| 2022 | The Resident | Nathan Zhou | TV series |
| 2022 | Hocus Pocus 2 | Mr. Wilke | |
| 2022 | A Father's Son | Yun Lun Kong | Short Film |
| 2023 | Mandarins | Michael Chu | Short Film |
| 2023 | Boston Strangler | JC Kim | |
| 2023 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Wen Shao | TV series |
| 2023 | City on Fire | Joe Yeung | TV series |
| 2023 | Special Ops: Lioness | Dr. Hammond | TV series |
| 2024 | Power Book III: Raising Kanan | Jerry Kan | TV series |
As filmmaker
| Year | Title | Writer | Director | Producer | Notes |
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| 2013 | Reindeer Games | 
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Short Film |
| 2014 | Soulmating |
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Short Film |
| 2015 | East of Hollywood |
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Short Film |
| 2016 | A-Woke |
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Video Short |
| 2017 | Self-Perception |
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Video Short |
| 2017 | That's Not the Nanny |
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Video Short[10] |
| 2017 | UnUnited |
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Video Short |
| 2017 | Hawaii Five-Below |
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Video Short |
| 2017 | ZachWashed |
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Video Short |
| 2017 | Irony Fist |
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Video Short |
| 2017 | Christmas Forward |
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Short Film |
| 2018 | This Is Asian America |
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Video Short |
References
edit- ^ "Michael Tow: A 'Class' Act". edgemedianetwork.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "ANGRY READER OF THE WEEK: MICHAEL TOW". blog.angryasianman.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Full Cast of Special Ops: Lioness - Every Main Actor and Character In New Show". thedirect.com. August 29, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "MVIFF 2019: LUCKY GRANDMA with Michael Tow "Little Handsome" for Q&A". mvfilmsociety.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Asian-American actor Michael Tow on racism in the US, the 'fantasy world' of acting and how to avoid stereotypical roles". scmp.com. May 22, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "MICHAEL TOW". bostontheatrescene.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "'I had to hide my ethnicity': Asian-American actor Michael Tow on his youth". South China Morning Post. May 22, 2023.
- ^ "Asian Americans on Stage and Screen panel on Oct. 22". sampan.org. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "The Equation In Nora Theatre Company's 'Proof' Boils Down To A Dysfunctional Family Drama". wbur.org. January 25, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Tow-Arboleda Films BBC Interview That's Not The Nanny Parody". lybio.net. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
External links
edit- Michael Tow at IMDb
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