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{{Infobox actor
{{short description|American actor (born 1978)}}
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| birthname = Christopher John Grace
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| years_active = 1998–present
| notable role = '''[[Eric Forman]]''' in ''[[That '70s Show]]''<br>'''[[Venom (Eddie Brock)|Eddie Brock/Venom]]''' in ''[[Spider-Man 3]]''
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'''Christopher John Grace''' (born [[April 12]], [[1978]]){{Fact|date=May 2007}}<!--- IMDB, NNDB, etc. are not reliable sources, as they often copy each other/Wikipedia/etc. and anyone can submit info to the IMDB; is there a definitive reliable source - i.e. something with a credited author in a reputable publication, see [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources]] --->, better known as '''Topher Grace''', is an [[United States|American]] actor best known for playing the lead role of [[Eric Forman]] on ''[[That '70s Show]]'' during the show's first seven seasons and for appearing as [[Venom (Eddie Brock)|Eddie Brock]]/Venom in ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'' (2007).


'''Christopher John Grace''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|oʊ|f|ər}} {{respell|TOH|fər}}; born July 12, 1978)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Topher-Grace/ |title=Topher Grace – Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=2019-02-22}}</ref> is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as [[Eric Forman (That '70s Show)|Eric Forman]] in the teen sitcom ''[[That '70s Show]]'' (1998–2005) and [[Eddie Brock (Sam Raimi film series)|Eddie Brock]] / [[Venom (Sam Raimi film series)|Venom]] in [[Sam Raimi]]'s superhero film ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'' (2007). He has also starred in the crime drama ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]'' (2000), the drama ''[[Mona Lisa Smile]]'' (2003), the romantic comedies ''[[Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!]]'' (2004), ''[[In Good Company (2004 film)|In Good Company]]'' (2004) and ''[[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|Valentine's Day]]'' (2010), and the action film ''[[Predators (film)|Predators]]'' (2010). He has since had supporting roles in the science fiction film ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]'' (2014) and crime drama ''[[BlacKkKlansman]]'' (2018). From 2021 to 2023, he played the lead role in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy series ''[[Home Economics (TV series)|Home Economics]]''.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Grace was born in [[New York City]], [[New York]]{{Fact|date=May 2007}}<!--- IMDB, NNDB, etc. are not reliable sources, as they often copy each other/Wikipedia/etc. and anyone can submit info to the IMDB; is there a definitive reliable source - i.e. something with a credited author in a reputable publication, see [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources]] ---> to Patricia, an office worker and assistant to the schoolmaster of the New Canaan Country School in [[New Canaan, Connecticut]], and John Grace, a business executive. He has a sister, Jenny. Grace grew up in [[Darien, Connecticut]], where he knew actress [[Kate Bosworth]] and was sometimes babysat by actress [[Chloe Sevigny]], who also later appeared with him in high school stage plays. He chose to go by the name ''Topher'' in high school after becoming frustrated with his full name being abbreviated as ''Chris''; he dropped the ''Chris'' and kept the ''Topher''.


==Early life==
Grace attended the [[Fay School]] in [[Southborough, Massachusetts]], The [[Neighborhood Playhouse]] in New York and [[Brewster Academy]] in [[Wolfeboro, New Hampshire]]--where he was noticed by the producer of ''[[That '70s Show]]'' (whose daughter also attended the school) while playing the leading role of [[Pseudolus]] in a local stage production of ''[[A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum]]''.
Grace was born on July 12, 1978, in New York City,<ref>{{cite book|last=Brunner|first=Borgna|title=Time Almanac 2006: With Information Please|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|year=2005|page=[https://archive.org/details/timealmanac2006w00brun/page/295 295]|isbn=1-932994-41-6|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/timealmanac2006w00brun/page/295}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Topher Grace Profile|url=http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/?uuid=ee8c6fdc-2a2b-4d10-b5e9-00988504b685|access-date=October 10, 2007|website=[[E!]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012020006/http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/?uuid=ee8c6fdc-2a2b-4d10-b5e9-00988504b685|archive-date=October 12, 2007}}</ref> the son of Pat, an assistant to the [[schoolmaster]] of the [[New Canaan Country School]], and John Grace, a [[Madison Avenue]] executive.<ref name="yahoobio">{{cite web|title=About|url=https://celebrity.yahoo.com/topher-grace/#fullBio|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|access-date=September 9, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref><ref name="nymag52105"/> He has a sister, Jenny.<ref name=usatoday12-21-04/> His paternal grandmother was from a [[German-Jewish]] family, whereas his mother is of [[Irish people|Irish]] descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vPlfAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Christopher+John+Grace%22|title = Jonas and Betty (Kohn) Wollman and Their Descendants|last1 = Curran|first1 = Joan Ferris|year = 1986}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7kE2AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Children+of+Walter+and+Blanche+(Sonn)+Hess:+47+Muriel+C.,+b.+17+Nov.+1915;+m.+Walter+Kenneth+Grace.%22|title=Descendants of Salomon Bloch of Janowitz, Bohemia, and Baruch Wollman of Kempen-in-Posen, Prussia|last1=Curran|first1=Joan Ferris|year=1996}}</ref>


Grace grew up in [[Darien, Connecticut]], where actress [[Kate Bosworth]] was a middle-school friend, and actress [[Chloë Sevigny]]—who later appeared with him in high school stage plays—was sometimes his babysitter.<ref name=usatoday12-21-04>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-12-21-topher-grace_x.htm?POE=LIFISVA|work=[[USA Today]]|title=The personification of Grace|first1=William|last1=Keck|date=December 21, 2004|access-date=May 25, 2010|archive-date=January 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119013618/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-12-21-topher-grace_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Career===
Grace was cast as [[Eric Forman]] on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox's]] ''[[That '70s Show]]'', which debuted in 1998. The [[situation comedy|sitcom]] was successful and Grace became well known among [[television]] watchers; he played the role until 2005, after which he left the series to pursue feature film work. The series was renewed for another season despite his absence before its ending in [[2006 in television|2006]]. Grace would make a guest appearance in [[That '70s Finale|the last episode]].


==Career==
Grace briefly attended college at the [[University of Southern California]], but left during his [[freshman]] year to concentrate on his television work and to pursue a career in film. He played a prep school student who uses cocaine and introduces his girlfriend to heroin in director [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]'' (2000), as well as having uncredited [[Cameo appearance|cameos]] in Soderbergh's ''[[Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)|Ocean's Eleven]]'' (2001) and ''[[Ocean's Twelve]]'' (2004), he was planned to cameo in [[Ocean's Thirteen]] but due to his filming [[Spider-Man 3]] he had to drop out. He also appeared in director [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]]'s ''[[Mona Lisa Smile]]'' (2003).
Grace was cast as [[Eric Forman (That '70s Show)|Eric Forman]] on Fox's ''[[That '70s Show]]'', which debuted in 1998. He played the role regularly until the show's 7th season, when his character was written out and replaced with a new character named Randy Pearson ([[Josh Meyers (actor)|Josh Meyers]]). Grace made a brief guest appearance in [[That '70s Finale|the final episode]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/tv/3467005/ashton-kutcher-and-topher-grace-to-return-to-that-70s-show?page=all|title=Ashton Kutcher and Topher Grace to Return to ''That '70s Show''?|work=Hollywood.com|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://splitsider.com/2011/03/10-sitcoms-that-lost-their-lead-actors-and-kept-going|title=10 Sitcoms that Lost Their Lead Actors and Kept Going| work=Splitsider|date=March 9, 2011 |access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref>


Grace played a [[University-preparatory school|prep school]] student who introduces his girlfriend to [[Cocaine#Basic|freebasing]] in director [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s 2000 film ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]'', as well as having uncredited [[Cameo appearance|cameos]] as himself in Soderbergh's ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]'' and its 2004 sequel, ''[[Ocean's Twelve]]''. "The joke is that you're supposed to play the worst version of yourself and I don't think too many people are comfortable with that. I never thought for a second that people were really going to think that's what I was like. I think that people will know that I was faking it in those movies", he told ''Flaunt'' magazine in 2007.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
In 2004, Grace had the starring role in two major feature films; he played the leading roles in the [[Robert Luketic]]-directed ''[[Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!]]'' and the [[Paul Weitz (filmmaker)|Paul Weitz]] [[dramedy]], ''[[In Good Company]]'', in which he played an ambitious but troubled corporate executive. That same year, Grace also starred in the film ''[[P.S.]]'', which received only a limited theatrical release. Grace's work in ''P.S.'' and ''In Good Company'' was recognized by the [[National Board of Review]] of Motion Pictures in the category of "Breakthrough Performance by an Actor". In 2005, Grace hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.


He planned to cameo in ''[[Ocean's Thirteen]]''. However, due to his role in ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'', he had to abandon these plans. As Grace said, "I was doing reshoots on ''Spider-Man 3''. I was bummed. I actually talked to Steven Soderbergh about that and we had a thing and then I couldn't do it."<ref>Topel, Fred (April 22, 2007). [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oceans_thirteen/news/1648657/no_topher_grace_cameo_in_andquotoceans_13andquot "No Topher Grace Cameo in "Oceans 13"]. [[Rotten Tomatoes]]; accessed September 26, 2017.</ref> He appeared in director [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]]'s 2003 film ''[[Mona Lisa Smile]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/topher-grace/credits/177487| title=Topher Grace| journal=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref>
[[Image:Eddie Brock AKA Venom.JPG|200px|thumb|right|Grace as Eddie Brock (AKA Venom) in Spider-Man 3.]]Grace portrays [[Venom (Eddie Brock)|Edward "Eddie" Brock Junior]] in ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'', directed by [[Sam Raimi]]. Grace also appears in the [[1980s]] retro comedy ''[[Kids in America (2007 film)|Kids in America]]''.<ref name="Kids casting">[http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=filmNews&storyID=2007-02-08T064108Z_01_N08312613_RTRIDST_0_FILM-KIDS-DC.XML Faris, Fogler "Kids" again in comedy film] ''Reuters,'' [[February 8]], [[2007]].</ref> Grace co-wrote the script and will be co-producing the film. In addition, he will soon star in ''The Crusaders'', a drama about the 1954 [[Brown v. Board of Education]] decision, playing real-life civil rights lawyer [[Jack Greenberg (lawyer)|Jack Greenberg]], opposite [[Terrence Howard]], who will play [[Thurgood Marshall]].<ref name="eurweb">{{cite web | title=EurWeb | work=FILM/THEATER BITS: Diesel dumps ‘Water’; Howard adds ‘Grace’; Yoba is ‘Beautiful’; ‘Amajuba’ off-Broadway; HHTC gains momentum. | url=http://eurweb.com/story/eur27118.cfm| accessmonthday=June 26 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>

[[File:Topher Grace by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|upright|Grace at the ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'' premiere, April 2007]]
In 2004, Grace played the leading roles in ''[[Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!]]'' and ''[[In Good Company (2004 film)|In Good Company]]''. That same year, he starred in ''[[P.S. (film)|P.S.]]'', which received only a limited theatrical release. Grace won the [[National Board of Review]]'s 2004 award for [[National Board of Review Awards 2004#Winners|Breakthrough Performance Actor]] for his work in ''In Good Company'' and ''P.S.''<ref name="nymag52105">{{cite news|url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/features/10887|title=Deadpan Alley|last=Hill|first=Logan|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=May 24, 2005 |access-date=December 27, 2010}}</ref>

On January 15, 2005, Grace hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref name="nymag52105" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://snl.jt.org/guest.php?i=2056|title=Topher Grace profile|publisher=The SNL Archives|access-date=December 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022082216/http://snl.jt.org/guest.php?i=2056|archive-date=October 22, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 2007, Grace portrayed [[Eddie Brock]]/[[Venom (Marvel Comics character)|Venom]] in ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'', directed by [[Sam Raimi]]. Grace himself was a fan of the comics and read the Venom stories as a child.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/od/spiderman3/a/spidertg042307.htm|title=Topher Grace Talks About Venom and Spiderman 3|first=Rebecca|last=Murray|website=[[About.com|About.com Entertainment]]|access-date=May 13, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922172727/http://movies.about.com/od/spiderman3/a/spidertg042307.htm|archive-date=September 22, 2015}}</ref> In 2009, Grace became the subject of a recurring column on the entertainment/pop culture site ''[[Videogum]]'', entitled "What's Up With Topher Grace?"<ref>[http://videogum.com/category/whats-up-with-topher-grace "What's Up With Topher Grace?"], ''[[Videogum]]''; retrieved April 15, 2013.</ref>

In 2010, Grace appeared in the ensemble comedy [[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|''Valentine's Day'']] and played the character of Edwin in ''[[Predators (film)|Predators]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/04/the_mystery_of_what_the_hell_topher_grace_is_doing.php|title=The Mystery of What the Hell Topher Grace Is Doing in Predators Deepens|work=Topless Robot|date=April 14, 2010|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref>

In 2011, Grace appeared in the 1980s retro comedy ''[[Take Me Home Tonight (film)|Take Me Home Tonight]]''.<ref name="Kids casting">[http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=filmNews&storyID=2007-02-08T064108Z_01_N08312613_RTRIDST_0_FILM-KIDS-DC.XML Faris, Fogler "Kids" again in comedy film] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223225905/http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=filmNews |date=2007-02-23 }}, [[Reuters]], February 8, 2007.</ref> He co-wrote the script and co-produced the film. Grace also starred opposite [[Richard Gere]] in the spy thriller ''[[The Double (2011 film)|The Double]]''.<ref>Browne, Niall (2011). [https://screenrant.com/richard-gere-topher-grace-double-niall-57400/ "Richard Gere & Topher Grace See 'Double'"], [[Screen Rant]]; accessed September 26, 2017.</ref>

In 2012, Grace starred alongside [[Mary Elizabeth Winstead]] and [[Matthew Gray Gubler]] in the social film ''[[The Beauty Inside (2012 film)|The Beauty Inside]]'', which won a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] for Outstanding New Approach to an Original Daytime Program or Series in 2013. The film was directed by [[Drake Doremus]] and written by Richard Greenberg.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://creativity-online.com/work/intel--toshiba-the-beauty-inside-trailer/28559| title=A shape-shifting lead played by fans shows inner beauty| date=July 24, 2012| journal=[[Creativity Online]]|access-date=2017-06-25}}</ref>

In 2014, Grace starred in the [[independent film|indie]] thriller ''[[The Calling (2014 film)|The Calling]]'', alongside [[Susan Sarandon]],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Susan-Sarandon-Topher-Grace-Join-Indie-Thriller-Calling-36807.html|title=Susan Sarandon and Topher Grace Join Indie Thriller The Calling|publisher=cinemablend.com|last=Venable|first=Nick|date=April 6, 2013|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref> and appeared in [[Christopher Nolan]]'s sci-fi adventure ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]'', in a supporting role.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://deadline.com/2013/07/topher-grace-tapped-for-chris-nolans-interstellar-547271| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830193215/http://deadline.com/2013/07/topher-grace-tapped-for-chris-nolans-interstellar-547271/| url-status=dead| archive-date=August 30, 2014|title=Topher Grace In 'Interstellar' — Supporting Role In Chris Nolan Movie|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|work=Deadline|date=July 23, 2013|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref>

In October 2013, Grace joined [[HBO]] comedy pilot ''People in New Jersey'' with [[Sarah Silverman]], but in January 2014, the pilot was passed on.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://deadline.com/2013/10/topher-grace-sarah-silverman-topline-hbo-comedy-pilot-people-in-new-jersey-603512| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829112323/http://deadline.com/2013/10/topher-grace-sarah-silverman-topline-hbo-comedy-pilot-people-in-new-jersey-603512/| url-status=dead| archive-date=August 29, 2014|title=Topher Grace & Sarah Silverman Topline HBO Comedy Pilot 'People In New Jersey'|first=Nellie| last=Andreeva| work=Deadline|date=October 4, 2013| access-date=13 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/01/hbo-passes-on-people-in-new-jersey.html|title=HBO Passes on ''People in New Jersey''|first=Halle|last=Kiefer|work=Vulture|date=January 22, 2014 |access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref>

Grace co-starred in the comedy film ''[[American Ultra]]'' (2015), alongside [[Jesse Eisenberg]] and [[Kristen Stewart]], playing a CIA agent.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://deadline.com/2014/04/topher-grace-american-ultra-movie-707814| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830200341/http://deadline.com/2014/04/topher-grace-american-ultra-movie-707814/| url-status=dead| archive-date=August 30, 2014|title=Topher Grace Joins 'American Ultra'|work=Deadline|date=April 2014| access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref> That same year, he co-starred in ''[[Truth (2015 film)|Truth]]'', with [[Robert Redford]] and [[Cate Blanchett]], based on the story of CBS's ''60 Minutes'' report that George W. Bush had received preferential treatment to keep him out of the Vietnam War. Grace played Mike Smith, a researcher on the story.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/topher-grace-truth-casting-dan-rather-george-w-bush-movie-844866|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003051034/http://deadline.com/2014/10/topher-grace-truth-casting-dan-rather-george-w-bush-movie-844866/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 3, 2014|title=Topher Grace Cast In 'Truth' Movie About Dan Rather-George W Bush Scandal|first=Anita|last=Busch|work=Deadline|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref>

In January 2018, Grace joined the supernatural-thriller ''[[Delirium (2018 film)|Delirium]]'', which centers on a man recently released from a mental institute who inherits a mansion after his parents die. After a series of disturbing events, he comes to believe it is haunted.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/topher-grace-star-supernatural-thriller-675463|title=Topher Grace to Star in Supernatural Thriller 'Home' for Blumhouse|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref> In August 2018, Grace portrayed [[David Duke]] in the biographical [[crime film]] ''[[BlacKkKlansman]]'', directed by [[Spike Lee]], alongside [[John David Washington]] and [[Adam Driver]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7349662/|title=BlacKkKlansman (2018) - IMDb|website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> In 2019, he played Billy Bauer in the 2nd episode of ''[[Black Mirror]]''’s 5th season, titled "[[Smithereens (Black Mirror)|Smithereens]]".
In 2020, Grace was cast in [[ABC Studios|ABC]]'s ''Home Economics'' pilot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/topher-grace-cast-abc-home-economics-comedy-pilot-1203504239/|title=Topher Grace Cast in ABC 'Home Economics' Comedy Pilot|date=February 14, 2020}}</ref> On April 30, 2022, it was announced that Grace would have a guest appearance in the follow-up sitcom, ''[[That '90s Show]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Aquilina |first1=Tyler |title=That '70s Show stars to return for Netflix spin-off That '90s Show |url=https://ew.com/tv/that-70s-show-cast-returning-for-that-90s-show-netflix/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref>

=== Editing and "Lou's Cafe" ===
Grace has long held an interest in making [[fan edit]]s of popular films, particularly those involving ''[[Star Wars]].'' He has stated that this has become a source of relaxation for him. His edits were shared on his now-defunct pop-culture website Cereal Prize.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

In 2012, he edited the ''Star Wars'' [[Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy]] into one 85-minute film,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theplaylist.net/the-phantom-menace-ruined-jake-lloyds-childhood-topher-grace-edited-all-3-star-wars-prequels-into-an-85-minute-movie-for-some-reason-20120307/|title='The Phantom Menace' Ruined Jake Lloyd's Childhood & Topher Grace Edited All 3 'Star Wars' Prequels Into An 85-Minute Movie For Some Reason|website=theplaylist.net|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref> titled ''Star Wars: Episode III.5: The Editor Strikes Back''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/topher-grace-edited-star-wars-prequels-85minute-movie/|title=Topher Grace Edited The 'Star Wars' Prequels Into One 85-Minute Movie and We Saw It|date=2012-03-07|website=/Film|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref> and showed it to select audiences. The edit utilized original footage, music from the ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Clone Wars]]'' series, and a portion from [[Anthony Daniels]]' audiobook recordings.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

In 2014, he created a cut of ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' that served as a reconstruction of the character Brock Landers' fake movie ''Angels Live in My Town''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.movies.com/movie-news/watch-topher-grace39s-39boogie-nights39-remix-shows-us-complete-fake-porn-movie/14934|title=Watch: Topher Grace's 'Boogie Nights' Remix Shows Us the Complete Fake Porn Movie {{!}} Movie News|last=Nastasi|first=Alison|website=Movies.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref>

In 2018, he created his own edit of [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'']], stating that "I think that maybe ''The Hobbit'' should've been one movie, and many people would agree. Money drives a lot of those franchises. It's better when the art leads."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theplaylist.net/topher-grace-hobbit-20180731/|title=Topher Grace Re-edited 'The Hobbit' To Help Deal With The Stress Of Playing A Racist For Spike Lee|website=theplaylist.net|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref> He specifically edited this as a way to relax while portraying [[David Duke]] in [[Spike Lee]]'s ''[[BlacKkKlansman]]''.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

In 2019, Grace and editor Jeff Yorkes started a Twitter account for "Lou's Cafe", the pseudonym by which the two credit their work. The name comes from the diner featured in the film ''[[Back to the Future]]''. Later that year, he and Yorkes were commissioned by [[Pixar]] to edit a retrospective for ''[[Toy Story 4]]'', which was titled "Toy Story 4 Ever" and released on Pixar's YouTube account.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Grace started dating actress [[Ashley Hinshaw]] in January 2014, and the two became engaged in January 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/topher-grace-engaged-ashley-hinshaw-diamond-ring-2015111|title=Topher Grace Engaged to Actress Ashley Hinshaw: See Her Ring!|date=January 11, 2015|access-date=May 30, 2016| work=[[Us Weekly]]|first=Rachel|last=McRady|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061752/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/topher-grace-engaged-ashley-hinshaw-diamond-ring-2015111|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 29, 2016, Grace and Hinshaw married near [[Santa Barbara, California]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/article/topher-grace-ashley-hinshaw-married|title=''That '70s Show'' Star Topher Grace Ties the Knot with Ashley Hinshaw|first1=Elizabeth|last1=Leonard|first2=Dave|last2=Quinn|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=May 30, 2016|access-date= May 30, 2016|archive-date=May 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531011320/http://www.people.com/article/topher-grace-ashley-hinshaw-married|url-status=live}}</ref> They have two children and are expecting a third.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.instyle.com/syndication/topher-grace-ashley-hinshaw-welcome-daughter-mabel-jane|title=Topher Grace and His Wife Ashley Hinshaw Welcome a Daughter|newspaper=Instyle }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/topher-grace-ashley-hinshaw-expecting-second-child/|title=Baby No. 2 on the Way! Topher Grace and Wife Ashley Hinshaw Expecting Second Child Together|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://people.com/parents/topher-grace-wife-ashley-hinshaw-expecting-baby-no-3/|title= Topher Grace and Wife Ashley Hinshaw Expecting Baby No. 3: 'We're Excited'|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=2024-11-29}}</ref>


Grace is a supporter of [[FINCA International]], a [[microfinance]] organization.<ref name="http://www.finca.org/">[http://www.finca.org/site/c.6fIGIXMFJnJ0H/b.6088593/k.A7AC/Video_Resources.htm Topher Grace about FINCA on Jimmy Fallon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230184002/http://www.finca.org/site/c.6fIGIXMFJnJ0H/b.6088593/k.A7AC/Video_Resources.htm |date=2010-12-30 }}, finca.org, March 20, 2011.</ref>
Is currently dating [[Ivanka Trump]]. He has also dated [[Anne Hathaway (actress)|Anne Hathaway]] and [[Ginnifer Goodwin]].


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable"
===Film===
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
<!--TV movies go in with the 'Television' section as per WP:FILMOGRAPHY – do NOT add here -->
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
<!--Organize table in terms of domestic and/or international theatrical/VOD release date; festival premiere is not a release date -->
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year
|| [[2000 in film|2000]] || ''[[Traffic (film)|Traffic]]'' || Seth Abrahms
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
| 2000
|| [[2001 in film|2001]] || ''[[Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)|Ocean's Eleven]]'' || Tool || (Uncredited)
| ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]''
| Seth Abrahams
|
|-
|-
| 2001
|| [[2003 in film|2003]] || ''[[Mona Lisa Smile]]'' || Tommy Donegal
| ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]''
| Himself
| Uncredited cameo{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
|-
|-
| 2002
|rowspan="4"| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!]]'' || Pete Monash
| ''[[Pinocchio (2002 film)|Pinocchio]]''
| [[Candlewick (character)|Leonardo]]
| Voice role (English dub)
|-
|-
| 2003
| ''[[P.S.]]'' || F. Scott Feinstadt || limited release
| ''[[Mona Lisa Smile]]''
| Tommy Donegal
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2004
| ''[[Ocean's Twelve]]'' || Tool || (Uncredited)
| ''[[Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!]]''
| Pete Monash
|
|-
|-
| ''[[In Good Company]]'' || Carter Duryea
| ''[[P.S. (film)|P.S.]]''
| F. Scott Feinstadt
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Ocean's Twelve]]''
|rowspan="4"| [[2007 in film|2007]] || '' | [[Spider-Man 3]]'' || [[Venom (Eddie Brock)|Edward "Eddie" Brock, Jr.]] / [[Venom (Eddie Brock)|Venom]]
| Himself
| Uncredited cameo{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
|-
|-
| ''[[In Good Company (2004 film)|In Good Company]]''
| ''The Crusaders'' || [[Jack Greenberg (lawyer)|Jack Greenberg]]
| Carter Duryea
|
|-
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Coxblocker]]'' || William Cox
| ''[[Spider-Man 3]]''
| [[Eddie Brock]] / [[Venom (character)|Venom]]
|
|-
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Kids in America (2007 film)|Kids in America]]'' || Matt Franklin || in production
| ''[[Personal Effects (2008 film)|Personal Effects]]''
| Clay
| Voice role; uncredited{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''[[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|Valentine's Day]]''
| Jason Morris
|
|-
| ''[[Predators (film)|Predators]]''
| Edwin
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[Take Me Home Tonight (film)|Take Me Home Tonight]]''
| Matt Franklin
| Also writer and executive producer
|-
| ''[[The Double (2011 film)|The Double]]''
| Ben Geary
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[The Giant Mechanical Man]]''
| Doug
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[The Big Wedding]]''
| Jared Griffin
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2014
| ''[[Don Peyote]]''
| Glavin Culpepper
|
|-
| ''[[The Calling (2014 film)|The Calling]]''
| Ben Wingate
|
|-
| ''[[Playing It Cool]]''
| Scott
|
|-
| ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]''
| Getty
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''[[American Ultra]]''
| Agent Adrian Yates
|
|-
| ''[[Truth (2015 film)|Truth]]''
| Mike Smith
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2017
| ''[[The Institute (2017 film)|The Institute]]''
| Vincent
|
|-
| ''[[War Machine (film)|War Machine]]''
| Matt Little
|
|-
| ''[[Opening Night (2016 film)|Opening Night]]''
| Nick
| Also producer
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| ''[[Delirium (2018 film)|Delirium]]''
| Tom
|
|-
| ''[[BlacKkKlansman]]''
| [[David Duke]]
|
|-
| ''[[Under the Silver Lake]]''
| Man at Bar
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''Mississippi Requiem''
| {{TableTBA}}
|
|-
| ''[[Breakthrough (2019 film)|Breakthrough]]''
| Pastor Jason Noble
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Irresistible (2020 film)|Irresistible]]''
| Kurt Farlander
|
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Heretic (film)|Heretic]]''
| Elder Kennedy
|
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Flight Risk (film)|Flight Risk]]''
| Winston
| Post-production
|-
| TBA
| ''[[Huntington (film)|Huntington]]''
| {{TableTBA}}
| Post-production
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1998–2005<br />2006
| ''[[That '70s Show]]''
| [[Eric Forman (That '70s Show)|Eric Forman]]
| Main role (seasons 1–7); Uncredited cameo (season 8){{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
|-
| 2002
| ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]''
| Guard 1
| Voice role; episode: "Space Ape at the Cape"
|-
| 2003
| ''[[King of the Hill]]''
| Chris
| Voice role; episode: "Megalo Dale"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| Himself / Host
| Episode: "Topher Grace / The Killers"
|-
| ''[[Stella (American TV series)|Stella]]''
| Older Kevin
| Episode: "Paper Route"
|-
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Eric Forman
| Voice role; episode: "Gold Dust Gasoline"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| Donny
| Voice role; episode: "[[The Debarted]]"
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Too Big to Fail (film)|Too Big to Fail]]''
| [[Jim Wilkinson (communications)|Jim Wilkinson]]
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]''
| Cameraman
| Episode: "Seth Rogen Wears a Plaid Shirt & Brown Pants"
|-
| ''[[The Beauty Inside (2012 film)|The Beauty Inside]]''
| Alex
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''People in New Jersey''
| Carl Levin
| Unsold TV pilot
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''[[The Muppets (TV series)|The Muppets]]''
| Himself
| Episode: Pilot
|-
| ''[[Drunk History]]''
| [[Milton Bradley]]
| Episode: "Games"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[TripTank]]''
| Leonard
| Voice role; episode: "Sick Day"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| ''[[Workaholics]]''
| Noel
| Episode: "Weed the People"
|-
| ''[[Get Shorty (TV series)|Get Shorty]]''
| Tyler Mathis
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2019
| ''[[Love, Death & Robots]]''
| Rob
| Episode: "Ice Age"
|-
| ''[[The Hot Zone (American TV series)|The Hot Zone]]''
| Dr. Peter Jahrling
| Miniseries
|-
| ''[[Black Mirror]]''
| Billy Bauer
| Episode: "[[Smithereens (Black Mirror)|Smithereens]]"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Twilight Zone (2019 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''
| Mark
| Episode: "Try, Try"
|-
| 2021–2023
| ''[[Home Economics (TV series)|Home Economics]]''
| Tom
| Main role
|-
| 2023
| ''[[That '90s Show]]''
| Eric Forman
| Episode: "That '90s Pilot"
|-
| TBA
| ''The Waterfront''
| Grady
| Recurring role<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/topher-grace-the-waterfront-kevin-williamson-netflix-1236105328/|title=Topher Grace Joins Kevin Williamson's Netflix Series 'The Waterfront'|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=October 2, 2024|accessdate=October 2, 2024|archive-date=October 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002163014/https://deadline.com/2024/10/topher-grace-the-waterfront-kevin-williamson-netflix-1236105328/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Music videos===
* ''In the Street'' (1999) by [[Cheap Trick]], as Eric Forman
* ''Don't You Want Me Baby'' (2011) from [[Atomic Tom]], as Himself

===Video games===
* ''[[Spider-Man 3 (video game)|Spider-Man 3]]'' (2007), as Eddie Brock / Venom

==Stage==
* ''Lonely, I'm Not'' (2012), as Porter, at [[Second Stage Theatre]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/lonely-im-not-topher-grace-post-meltdown-corporate-221532317.html|title='Lonely, I'm Not', With Topher Grace as a Post-Meltdown Corporate Star, Opens in NYC|date=7 May 2012|work=Yahoo News|access-date=13 May 2015}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
===Film===
{|class = "wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Nominated work
! Award
! Result
|-
| rowspan=2|2001
| rowspan=2|''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]''
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast on a Motion Picture]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[Young Artist Award|Young Artist Award for Breakthrough Performance – Male]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan=5|2004
| rowspan=2| ''[[In Good Company (2004 film)|In Good Company]]''
''[[P.S. (film)|P.S.]]''
| [[National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance|National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance by an Actor]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle|New York Film Critics Circle Online Award for Breakthrough Performance]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan=3|''[[Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!]]''
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Comedy]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Hissy Fit|Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie – Hissy Fit]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie – Lipock]] (<small>shared with [[Kate Bosworth]]</small>)
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2005
| ''[[In Good Company (2004 film)|In Good Company]]''
''[[P.S. (film)|P.S.]]''
| [[List of film awards|International Online Cinema Award for Best Breakthrough]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| {{n/a}}
| [[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere New Power Award for Actor]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
| rowspan="3" |''[[Spider-Man 3]]''
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain|Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie – Villain]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Rumble|Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie – Rumble]] (<small>shared with [[Tobey Maguire]], [[James Franco]] & [[Thomas Haden Church]]</small>)
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 2008
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Villain|MTV Movie + TV Award for Best Villain]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| rowspan=2|2018
| rowspan=3|''[[BlacKkKlansman]]''
| [[San Diego International Film Festival|Cinema Vanguard Award]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Newport Beach Film Festival|Artist of Distinction Award]]
| {{won}}
|-
| 2019
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast on a Motion Picture]]
| {{Nominated}}
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Accolade
!Results
|-
| rowspan=3|1999
| rowspan=8|''[[That '70s Show]]''
| [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award for Choice TV – Breakout Performance]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[Young Artist Award|Young Artist Award for Breakthrough Performance in a Television Series – Leading Young Actor]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[Young Artist Award|Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series – Young Ensemble]] (<small>shared with [[Laura Prepon]], [[Mila Kunis]], [[Wilmer Valderrama]], [[Danny Masterson]] & [[Ashton Kutcher]]</small>)
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 2000
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Comedy|Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 2001
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Comedy|Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 2002
| rowspan=2|[[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Comedy|Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor – Comedy]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 2003
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 2004
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Comedy|Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor – Comedy]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 2013
| ''[[The Beauty Inside (2012 film)|The Beauty Inside]]''
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series|Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches – Original Daytime Program or Series]]
| {{Won}}
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons}}
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* {{IMDb name|nm0333410}}
*[http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/574/574805p1.html IGN Films interview] ([[December 22]], [[2004]])
* {{iobdb name|41381}}
*[http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/574/574805p1.html About.com interview] (January, 2004)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050208053113/http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/574/574805p1.html IGN Films interview] (December 22, 2004)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050208053113/http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/574/574805p1.html About.com interview] (January 2004)

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Latest revision as of 18:33, 15 December 2024

"Christopher Grace" redirects here. For the broadcaster, see Chris Grace (broadcaster). For the other actor, see Chris Grace (actor).

Topher Grace
Grace in 2019
Born
Christopher John Grace

(1978-07-12) July 12, 1978 (age 46)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​
Children2

Christopher John Grace (/ˈtoʊfər/ TOH-fər; born July 12, 1978)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Eric Forman in the teen sitcom That '70s Show (1998–2005) and Eddie Brock / Venom in Sam Raimi's superhero film Spider-Man 3 (2007). He has also starred in the crime drama Traffic (2000), the drama Mona Lisa Smile (2003), the romantic comedies Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004), In Good Company (2004) and Valentine's Day (2010), and the action film Predators (2010). He has since had supporting roles in the science fiction film Interstellar (2014) and crime drama BlacKkKlansman (2018). From 2021 to 2023, he played the lead role in the ABC comedy series Home Economics.

Early life

[edit]

Grace was born on July 12, 1978, in New York City,[2][3] the son of Pat, an assistant to the schoolmaster of the New Canaan Country School, and John Grace, a Madison Avenue executive.[4][5] He has a sister, Jenny.[6] His paternal grandmother was from a German-Jewish family, whereas his mother is of Irish descent.[7][8]

Grace grew up in Darien, Connecticut, where actress Kate Bosworth was a middle-school friend, and actress Chloë Sevigny—who later appeared with him in high school stage plays—was sometimes his babysitter.[6]

Career

[edit]

Grace was cast as Eric Forman on Fox's That '70s Show, which debuted in 1998. He played the role regularly until the show's 7th season, when his character was written out and replaced with a new character named Randy Pearson (Josh Meyers). Grace made a brief guest appearance in the final episode.[9][10]

Grace played a prep school student who introduces his girlfriend to freebasing in director Steven Soderbergh's 2000 film Traffic, as well as having uncredited cameos as himself in Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven and its 2004 sequel, Ocean's Twelve. "The joke is that you're supposed to play the worst version of yourself and I don't think too many people are comfortable with that. I never thought for a second that people were really going to think that's what I was like. I think that people will know that I was faking it in those movies", he told Flaunt magazine in 2007.[citation needed]

He planned to cameo in Ocean's Thirteen. However, due to his role in Spider-Man 3, he had to abandon these plans. As Grace said, "I was doing reshoots on Spider-Man 3. I was bummed. I actually talked to Steven Soderbergh about that and we had a thing and then I couldn't do it."[11] He appeared in director Mike Newell's 2003 film Mona Lisa Smile.[12]

Grace at the Spider-Man 3 premiere, April 2007

In 2004, Grace played the leading roles in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! and In Good Company. That same year, he starred in P.S., which received only a limited theatrical release. Grace won the National Board of Review's 2004 award for Breakthrough Performance Actor for his work in In Good Company and P.S.[5]

On January 15, 2005, Grace hosted Saturday Night Live.[5][13]

In 2007, Grace portrayed Eddie Brock/Venom in Spider-Man 3, directed by Sam Raimi. Grace himself was a fan of the comics and read the Venom stories as a child.[14] In 2009, Grace became the subject of a recurring column on the entertainment/pop culture site Videogum, entitled "What's Up With Topher Grace?"[15]

In 2010, Grace appeared in the ensemble comedy Valentine's Day and played the character of Edwin in Predators.[16]

In 2011, Grace appeared in the 1980s retro comedy Take Me Home Tonight.[17] He co-wrote the script and co-produced the film. Grace also starred opposite Richard Gere in the spy thriller The Double.[18]

In 2012, Grace starred alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Matthew Gray Gubler in the social film The Beauty Inside, which won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approach to an Original Daytime Program or Series in 2013. The film was directed by Drake Doremus and written by Richard Greenberg.[19]

In 2014, Grace starred in the indie thriller The Calling, alongside Susan Sarandon,[20] and appeared in Christopher Nolan's sci-fi adventure Interstellar, in a supporting role.[21]

In October 2013, Grace joined HBO comedy pilot People in New Jersey with Sarah Silverman, but in January 2014, the pilot was passed on.[22][23]

Grace co-starred in the comedy film American Ultra (2015), alongside Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart, playing a CIA agent.[24] That same year, he co-starred in Truth, with Robert Redford and Cate Blanchett, based on the story of CBS's 60 Minutes report that George W. Bush had received preferential treatment to keep him out of the Vietnam War. Grace played Mike Smith, a researcher on the story.[25]

In January 2018, Grace joined the supernatural-thriller Delirium, which centers on a man recently released from a mental institute who inherits a mansion after his parents die. After a series of disturbing events, he comes to believe it is haunted.[26] In August 2018, Grace portrayed David Duke in the biographical crime film BlacKkKlansman, directed by Spike Lee, alongside John David Washington and Adam Driver.[27] In 2019, he played Billy Bauer in the 2nd episode of Black Mirror’s 5th season, titled "Smithereens". In 2020, Grace was cast in ABC's Home Economics pilot.[28] On April 30, 2022, it was announced that Grace would have a guest appearance in the follow-up sitcom, That '90s Show.[29]

Editing and "Lou's Cafe"

[edit]

Grace has long held an interest in making fan edits of popular films, particularly those involving Star Wars. He has stated that this has become a source of relaxation for him. His edits were shared on his now-defunct pop-culture website Cereal Prize.[citation needed]

In 2012, he edited the Star Wars prequel trilogy into one 85-minute film,[30] titled Star Wars: Episode III.5: The Editor Strikes Back[31] and showed it to select audiences. The edit utilized original footage, music from the Clone Wars series, and a portion from Anthony Daniels' audiobook recordings.[citation needed]

In 2014, he created a cut of Boogie Nights that served as a reconstruction of the character Brock Landers' fake movie Angels Live in My Town.[32]

In 2018, he created his own edit of The Hobbit, stating that "I think that maybe The Hobbit should've been one movie, and many people would agree. Money drives a lot of those franchises. It's better when the art leads."[33] He specifically edited this as a way to relax while portraying David Duke in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman.[citation needed]

In 2019, Grace and editor Jeff Yorkes started a Twitter account for "Lou's Cafe", the pseudonym by which the two credit their work. The name comes from the diner featured in the film Back to the Future. Later that year, he and Yorkes were commissioned by Pixar to edit a retrospective for Toy Story 4, which was titled "Toy Story 4 Ever" and released on Pixar's YouTube account.[citation needed]

Personal life

[edit]

Grace started dating actress Ashley Hinshaw in January 2014, and the two became engaged in January 2015.[34] On May 29, 2016, Grace and Hinshaw married near Santa Barbara, California.[35] They have two children and are expecting a third.[36][37][38]

Grace is a supporter of FINCA International, a microfinance organization.[39]

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Traffic Seth Abrahams
2001 Ocean's Eleven Himself Uncredited cameo[citation needed]
2002 Pinocchio Leonardo Voice role (English dub)
2003 Mona Lisa Smile Tommy Donegal
2004 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Pete Monash
P.S. F. Scott Feinstadt
Ocean's Twelve Himself Uncredited cameo[citation needed]
In Good Company Carter Duryea
2007 Spider-Man 3 Eddie Brock / Venom
2008 Personal Effects Clay Voice role; uncredited[citation needed]
2010 Valentine's Day Jason Morris
Predators Edwin
2011 Take Me Home Tonight Matt Franklin Also writer and executive producer
The Double Ben Geary
2012 The Giant Mechanical Man Doug
2013 The Big Wedding Jared Griffin
2014 Don Peyote Glavin Culpepper
The Calling Ben Wingate
Playing It Cool Scott
Interstellar Getty
2015 American Ultra Agent Adrian Yates
Truth Mike Smith
2017 The Institute Vincent
War Machine Matt Little
Opening Night Nick Also producer
2018 Delirium Tom
BlacKkKlansman David Duke
Under the Silver Lake Man at Bar
2019 Mississippi Requiem TBA
Breakthrough Pastor Jason Noble
2020 Irresistible Kurt Farlander
2024 Heretic Elder Kennedy
2025 Flight Risk Winston Post-production
TBA Huntington TBA Post-production

Television

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1998–2005
2006 		That '70s Show Eric Forman Main role (seasons 1–7); Uncredited cameo (season 8)[citation needed]
2002 What's New, Scooby-Doo? Guard 1 Voice role; episode: "Space Ape at the Cape"
2003 King of the Hill Chris Voice role; episode: "Megalo Dale"
2005 Saturday Night Live Himself / Host Episode: "Topher Grace / The Killers"
Stella Older Kevin Episode: "Paper Route"
Robot Chicken Eric Forman Voice role; episode: "Gold Dust Gasoline"
2008 The Simpsons Donny Voice role; episode: "The Debarted"
2011 Too Big to Fail Jim Wilkinson Television film
2012 Comedy Bang! Bang! Cameraman Episode: "Seth Rogen Wears a Plaid Shirt & Brown Pants"
The Beauty Inside Alex 6 episodes
2013 People in New Jersey Carl Levin Unsold TV pilot
2015 The Muppets Himself Episode: Pilot
Drunk History Milton Bradley Episode: "Games"
2016 TripTank Leonard Voice role; episode: "Sick Day"
2017 Workaholics Noel Episode: "Weed the People"
Get Shorty Tyler Mathis 2 episodes
2019 Love, Death & Robots Rob Episode: "Ice Age"
The Hot Zone Dr. Peter Jahrling Miniseries
Black Mirror Billy Bauer Episode: "Smithereens"
2020 The Twilight Zone Mark Episode: "Try, Try"
2021–2023 Home Economics Tom Main role
2023 That '90s Show Eric Forman Episode: "That '90s Pilot"
TBA The Waterfront Grady Recurring role[40]

Music videos

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  • In the Street (1999) by Cheap Trick, as Eric Forman
  • Don't You Want Me Baby (2011) from Atomic Tom, as Himself

Video games

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Stage

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Awards and nominations

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Film

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Year Nominated work Award Result
2001 Traffic Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast on a Motion Picture Won
Young Artist Award for Breakthrough Performance – Male Won
2004 In Good Company

P.S.

National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance by an Actor Won
New York Film Critics Circle Online Award for Breakthrough Performance Won
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Comedy Nominated
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie – Hissy Fit Nominated
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie – Lipock (shared with Kate Bosworth) Nominated
2005 In Good Company

P.S.

International Online Cinema Award for Best Breakthrough Nominated
— Premiere New Power Award for Actor Won
2007 Spider-Man 3 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie – Villain Nominated
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie – Rumble (shared with Tobey Maguire, James Franco & Thomas Haden Church) Nominated
2008 MTV Movie + TV Award for Best Villain Nominated
2018 BlacKkKlansman Cinema Vanguard Award Won
Artist of Distinction Award Won
2019 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast on a Motion Picture Nominated

Television

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Year Title Accolade Results
1999 That '70s Show Teen Choice Award for Choice TV – Breakout Performance Nominated
Young Artist Award for Breakthrough Performance in a Television Series – Leading Young Actor Nominated
Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series – Young Ensemble (shared with Laura Prepon, Mila Kunis, Wilmer Valderrama, Danny Masterson & Ashton Kutcher) Nominated
2000 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Nominated
2001 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Nominated
2002 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor – Comedy Nominated
2003 Nominated
2004 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor – Comedy Nominated
2013 The Beauty Inside Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches – Original Daytime Program or Series Won

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