Topher Grace
Christopher John "Topher" Grace [ ˌtɔˑ.fɐ.ˈɡɹæɪːs ] (born July 12, 1978 in New York City ) is an American actor who became famous for the role of Eric Forman on the sitcom The Roaring Seventies .
Life
Topher Grace was born in New York City to John and Patricia Grace but grew up in Darien , Connecticut . In Massachusetts , where he went to school, he began in high school - musicals to act. Because he didn't like being called "Chris", he let himself be renamed "Topher" during his school days. He then attended the prestigious Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro , New Hampshire and the University of Southern California . He dropped out of college in 1998 because Bonnie and Terry Turner cast him for their sitcom The Wild Seventies . Since their daughter had attended the same high school as Grace, they had noticed him when he starred for the school in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum .
Topher Grace got his first minor film roles as a drug addict in Steven Soderbergh's Traffic - Power of the Cartel (2000) and a small supporting role in Ocean's Eleven (2001). Later films with bigger roles should follow, for example in 2003 in Mona Lisa's smile , in 2004 in Total Crush with Tad Hamilton and Ocean's 12 with a guest appearance. In the same year he played his first leading role alongside Dennis Quaid in the comedy Reine Chefsache . He also hosted Saturday Night Live on January 15, 2005. He played a villain, Venom , for the first time in the blockbuster Spider-Man 3 . The film was released in 2007. In 2010, Grace starred in Valentine's Day and Predators . Further film and television appearances followed. His work includes more than 50 productions.
In May 2016, Grace married his fiancée Ashley Hinshaw . On November 1, 2017, the two parents had a daughter.
Filmography (selection)
- 1998–2006: The Wild Seventies (That '70s Show)
- 2000: Traffic - Power of the Cartel (Traffic)
- 2001: Ocean's Eleven
- 2003: Mona Lisa's Smile (Mona Lisa Smile)
- 2004: Total crush on Tad Hamilton (Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!)
- 2004: Ocean's 12 (Ocean's Twelve)
- 2004: PS - love at the beginning (PS)
- 2004: In Good Company (In Good Company)
- 2007: Spider-Man 3
- 2010: Valentine's Day (Valentine's Day)
- 2010: Death Bed Subtext
- 2010: Predators
- 2011: Take Me Home Tonight
- 2011: Crocodile Tears
- 2011: Too Big to Fail
- 2011: The Double - Eiskaltes Duell (The Double)
- 2013: The Big Wedding
- 2014: The Calling (The Calling)
- 2014: Interstellar
- 2014: Playing It Cool
- 2015: American Ultra
- 2015: The Moment of Truth (Truth)
- 2016: Opening Night
- 2017: War Machine
- 2018: BlacKkKlansman
- 2018: Under the Silver Lake
- 2019: Love, Death & Robots (TV series, episode 1x16)
- 2019: Breakthrough - Back to Life (Breakthrough)
- 2019: Black Mirror (TV series, episode 5x02)
- 2020: Irresistible - Irresistible (Irresistible)
Voice actor
For the most part, Topher Grace is set to music in the German version of his film appearances by the voice actor Timmo Niesner .
Web links
- Topher Grace in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ biography on yahoo.com
- ↑ That '70s Show Star Topher Grace Ties the Knot with Ashley Hinshaw . In: PEOPLE.com . ( people.com [accessed July 23, 2018]).
- ↑ Topher Grace Is a Dad! Actor and Wife Ashley Hinshaw Welcome Daughter Mabel Jane: Report . In: PEOPLE.com . ( people.com [accessed July 23, 2018]).
- ↑ German synchronous index | Actor | Topher Grace. Retrieved May 14, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grace, Topher |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grace, Christopher |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York, United States |