Matt McCooey

Matt McCooey is a British–Japanese actor best known for his role as DC Bill Wong in the television programme Agatha Raisin.

Early life McCooey is the son of author and journalist 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.

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).

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. 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 YearTitleRoleNotes 2006 Take 3 Girls Cop 2007 Don't Stop Dreaming 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 YearTitleRoleNotes 2005 EastEnders Assistant One episode 2012 Skins Philip Episode: "Alex" 2013–2014 Invizimals Keni (voice) 14 episodes 2014 Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death DC Bill Wong Television movie 2014–2022 Agatha Raisin DC Bill Wong Series regular 2016 Doctors Tom Wu Episode: "Shirley" 2017 A Proposal Waiter Television movie 2020 Thomas & Friends Kenji (voice) UK/US versions 2020 The Salisbury Poisonings Mark O'Brian Episode: "#1.1" 2021 Midsomer Murders Steve Skelton Episode: "The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy" 2025 Sandokan Sultan Muda Hashim of Brunei

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