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{{short description|American actor (born 1984)}}
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'''Gregory Finley''' (born December 22, 1984) is an [[United States|American]] actor, best known for his role as [[Jack Pappas]] in the teenage drama series ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]'' as well as Drake in the series ''[[Star-Crossed (TV series)|Star Crossed]], [[IZombie (TV series)|iZombie]]'' and [[List of Flash enemies|Girder]] in [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']].
'''Gregory Finley''' (born December 22, 1984) is an American actor, known for his role as [[Jack Pappas]] in the teenage drama series ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]'' as well as Drake in the series ''[[Star-Crossed (TV series)|Star Crossed]]'' and ''[[IZombie (TV series)|iZombie]]'', and [[List of Flash enemies|Girder]] in [[The Flash (2014 TV series)|''The Flash'']].


==Career==
==Career==
Greg Finley is best known for his role as Jack Pappas, on ''The Secret Life Of The American Teenager''.<ref>[http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Shows+Secret-Life-Of-The-American-Teenager/page_Gregory-P-Finley ABC Family: Greg Finley, who plays Jack Pappas on The Secret Life of the American Teenager]</ref> In February 2010, Finley was cast in the Dark Sky Films thriller ''[[Hypothermia(film)|Hypothermia]]'', directed by [[James Felix McKenney]].<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19040 Full 'Hypothermia' Cast, Start of Principal Photography]</ref>
Greg Finley is best known for his role as Jack Pappas, on ''The Secret Life Of The American Teenager''.<ref>[http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Shows+Secret-Life-Of-The-American-Teenager/page_Gregory-P-Finley ABC Family: Greg Finley, who plays Jack Pappas on The Secret Life of the American Teenager]</ref> In February 2010, Finley was cast in the Dark Sky Films thriller ''[[Hypothermia (film)|Hypothermia]]'', directed by [[James Felix McKenney]].<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19040 Full 'Hypothermia' Cast, Start of Principal Photography]</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==


Finley was raised in Scarborough, Maine, a coastal town seven miles south of Portland. His father is part-owner of the Dry Dock pub and restaurant on Portland’s waterfront. After high school, Finley enrolled in a restaurant management program at Johnson & Wales University in Rhode Island. During his time at Johnson and Wales Finley’s academic suffered due to a large abscess in his throat. Finley required emergency treatment and lost about 60 pounds in the process. In order to cope, Finley watched movies and through this hardship, he decided to become an actor. At the age of 19, he headed to Los Angeles with no acting experience, nor any contacts, and for a time he ended up living in a hostel. Finley did not only go on a lot of auditions, but he made a number of connections through his love of basketball. He played basketball in a league of Hollywood creative types, where he made business connections with producers, actors, and musicians.<ref>{{cite web |last1=ROUTHIER |first1=RAY |title=Look at this Scarborough native now |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2014/05/18/look_at_him_now_/ |website=pressherald.com |ref=4 |archivedate=May 18, 2014 |format=Online News Archive}}</ref>
Finley was raised in [[Scarborough, Maine]], a coastal town seven miles south of Portland. His father is part-owner of the Dry Dock pub and restaurant on Portland's waterfront. After high school, Finley enrolled in a restaurant management program at [[Johnson & Wales University]] in Rhode Island, but his academics suffered due to a large abscess in his throat. Finley required emergency treatment and lost about 60 pounds in the process. In order to cope, Finley watched movies and tv shows, and decided to become an actor. At age 19, Finley moved to Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |last1=ROUTHIER |first1=RAY |title=Look at this Scarborough native now |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2014/05/18/look_at_him_now_/ |website=pressherald.com |ref=4 |format=Online News Archive}}</ref>
One of Finley best friends is his ''Secret Life of an American Teenager'' co-star [[Daren Kagasoff]], one of the activity the two enjoy together is golfing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Splash News Staff |title=GREG FINLEY DISHES ON FORMER ‘SECRET LIFE’ CO-STAR SHAILENE WOODLEY |url=https://www.celebuzz.com/2014-08-12/greg-finley-dishes-on-former-secret-life-co-star-shailene-woodley/ |website=celebuzz.com |ref=3 |location=3rd Annual Josh Hutcherson Celebrity Basketball Game |date=August 12, 2014 |quote="I played golf with Daren (Kagasoff) three days ago. He’s like one of my best friends in the world."}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
===Film===
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| Mr. Dwyer
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| 2020
| scope="row" | ''[[Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story]]''
| [[Jack Ryan (streetball player)|Jack Ryan]]
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|2021
|''Downeast''
|Tommy
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|2021
|''[[I Love Us]]''
|Rob Fenton
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|2023
|''[[Inside Man (2023 film)|Inside Man]]''
|[[Anthony Senter and Joseph Testa|Anthony Senter]]
|
|}
|}


===Television===
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| scope="row"| ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
| scope="row"| ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
| Bobby Hatcher
| Bobby Hatcher
| Episode: "[[Gut Check]]"
| Episode: "[[Gut Check (House)|Gut Check]]"
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| rowspan="2"| 2013
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| scope="row"| ''Wasted''
| scope="row"| ''Wasted''
| Professor Collins
| Professor Collins
| TV Movie
| TV movie
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| 2020
| 2020
| ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''
| ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''
| [[Tillman (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Tillman]]
| Tillman
| Episode: "[[The New Deal (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)|The New Deal]]"
| 1 episode
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| 2023
| ''[[NCIS: Hawaiʻi]]''
| Sgt. Justin Baxter
| Episode: "Shields Up"
|}
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2583626/|title=Greg Finley|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref>


==External links==
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Latest revision as of 19:43, 11 November 2024

Greg Finley
Finley at the 2014 WonderCon
Born
Gregory Finley

(1984-12-22) December 22, 1984 (age 39)
Portland, Maine, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

Gregory Finley (born December 22, 1984) is an American actor, known for his role as Jack Pappas in the teenage drama series The Secret Life of the American Teenager as well as Drake in the series Star Crossed and iZombie, and Girder in The Flash.

Career

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Greg Finley is best known for his role as Jack Pappas, on The Secret Life Of The American Teenager.[1] In February 2010, Finley was cast in the Dark Sky Films thriller Hypothermia, directed by James Felix McKenney.[2]

Personal life

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Finley was raised in Scarborough, Maine, a coastal town seven miles south of Portland. His father is part-owner of the Dry Dock pub and restaurant on Portland's waterfront. After high school, Finley enrolled in a restaurant management program at Johnson & Wales University in Rhode Island, but his academics suffered due to a large abscess in his throat. Finley required emergency treatment and lost about 60 pounds in the process. In order to cope, Finley watched movies and tv shows, and decided to become an actor. At age 19, Finley moved to Los Angeles.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Graduation Day Ben Chase Short film
2012 Hypothermia Stevie Cote, Jr.
2018 The Witch Files Mr. Dwyer
2020 Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story Jack Ryan
2021 Downeast Tommy
2021 I Love Us Rob Fenton
2023 Inside Man Anthony Senter

Television

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Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Office assistant Episode: "Snakes"
Cold Case Grant Hall Episode: "Shuffle, Ball Change"
2008–13 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Jack Pappas Series regular
2012 House Bobby Hatcher Episode: "Gut Check"
2013 Emily Owens, M.D. Dan Episode: "Emily and... the Perfect Storm"
Necessary Roughness Joe Crabchek Episode: "The Game's Afoot"
2014 Star-Crossed Drake Series regular
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Eddie Thorpe Episode: "Gridiron Soldier"
The Flash Tony Woodward / Girder 2 episodes
2015 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Scott Hunt / Male superhero Episode: "Hero to Zero"
2015–17 iZombie Drake Holloway 9 episodes
2016 The Flash Tony Woodward / Girder 3 episodes
2018 Chicago P.D. Trent Stow Episode: "Ride Along"
2019 Wasted Professor Collins TV movie
2020 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Tillman Episode: "The New Deal"
2023 NCIS: Hawaiʻi Sgt. Justin Baxter Episode: "Shields Up"

References

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  1. ^ ABC Family: Greg Finley, who plays Jack Pappas on The Secret Life of the American Teenager
  2. ^ Full 'Hypothermia' Cast, Start of Principal Photography
  3. ^ ROUTHIER, RAY. "Look at this Scarborough native now" (Online News Archive). pressherald.com.
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