Greg Kinnear
Greg Kinnear | |
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Born | Gregory Buck Kinnear June 17, 1963 Logansport, Indiana, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Arizona |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1988–present |
Spouse |
Helen Labdon (m. 1999) |
Children | 3 |
Gregory Buck Kinnear[1] (born June 17, 1963) is an American actor and former talk show host. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in As Good as It Gets (1997).
Kinnear has appeared in many popular films, including Sabrina (1995), You've Got Mail (1998), Nurse Betty (2000), Someone like You (2001), We Were Soldiers, Auto Focus (both 2002), Stuck on You (2003), Robots (2005), Little Miss Sunshine, Invincible (both 2006), Green Zone, The Last Song (both 2010), Heaven Is for Real (2014), Misbehaviour (2020) and television roles, such as Friends, Talk Soup, Modern Family, House of Cards, Rake, and the miniseries The Stand (2020). Kinnear portrayed John F. Kennedy in The Kennedys (2011), and Joe Biden in Confirmation (2016).
Early life
Kinnear was born on June 17, 1963, in
Career
Kinnear hosted a short-lived
After his film debut, Blankman, Kinnear won the part of David Larrabee in Sydney Pollack's 1995 remake of Billy Wilder's 1954 classic Sabrina. He played the lead role in the 1996 comedy Dear God. In 1997, he was cast in James L. Brooks' comedy-drama As Good as It Gets, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also starred in A Smile Like Yours with Lauren Holly, as part of a couple trying to have a baby. His next film was the popular You've Got Mail as Kathleen's (Meg Ryan) significant other. Other films are Mystery Men, Nurse Betty, Loser, The Gift and Someone Like You. Kinnear often alternated roles, often playing good guys like a righteous principal in The Gift or a gay painter in As Good as It Gets, to bad guys such as a sleazy college professor in Loser, a womanizer in Someone Like You as well as Sabrina and an egotistical soap opera star in Nurse Betty.
In 2002, Kinnear starred in
In 2010, he starred as the estranged father of
On March 9, 2023, Netflix announced that Kinnear will guest star in Part 2 of Season 4 of You as Tom Lockwood, the father of Joe Goldberg’s (Penn Badgley) latest love interest, Kate Galvin (Charlotte Ritchie).[9]
Personal life
On May 1, 1999, Kinnear married Helen Labdon, a retired British
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Blankman | Talk Show Host | Film role debut |
1995 | Sabrina | David Larrabee | |
1996 | Dear God | Tom Turner | |
1996 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | ATF Agent Bork | Voice; uncredited |
1997 | A Smile Like Yours | Danny Robertson | |
1997 | As Good as It Gets | Simon Bishop | |
1998 | You've Got Mail | Frank Navasky | |
1999 | Mystery Men | Captain Amazing / Lance Hunt | |
2000 | What Planet Are You From? | Perry Gordon | |
2000 | Nurse Betty | Dr. David Ravell / George McCord | |
2000 | Loser | Professor Edward Alcott | |
2000 | The Gift | Wayne Collins | |
2001 | Someone like You | Ray Brown | |
2002 | We Were Soldiers | Maj. Bruce "Snake" Crandall | |
2002 | Auto Focus | Bob Crane | |
2003 | Stuck on You | Walter Tenor | |
2004 | Godsend | Paul Duncan | |
2005 | The Matador | Danny Wright | |
2005 | Robots | Phineas T. Ratchet | Voice |
2005 | Bad News Bears | Ray Bullock | |
2006 | Fast Food Nation | Robert Anderson | |
2006 | Little Miss Sunshine | Richard Hoover | |
2006 | Invincible | Dick Vermeil | |
2006 | Unknown | Broken Nose | |
2007 | Feast of Love | Bradley Miller | |
2008 | Baby Mama | Rob Ackerman | |
2008 | Ghost Town | Frank Herlihy | |
2008 | Flash of Genius | Bob Kearns | |
2010 | Green Zone | Clark Poundstone | |
2010 | The Last Song | Steve Miller | |
2011 | Thin Ice | Mickey Prohaska | |
2011 | That's What I Am | Narrator | Uncredited |
2011 | Salvation Boulevard | Carl Vanderveer | |
2011 | I Don't Know How She Does It | Richard Reddy | |
2012 | Stuck in Love | Bill Borgens | |
2013 | Movie 43 | Griffin Schraeder | Segment: "The Pitch" |
2013 | The English Teacher | Dr. Richard Riker | |
2013 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Gary Bragger | |
2014 | Heaven Is for Real | Todd Burpo | |
2014 | Murder of a Cat | Al Ford | |
2016 | Little Men | Brian Jardine | |
2017 | Brigsby Bear | Detective Vogel | |
2017 | Same Kind of Different as Me | Ron Hall | |
2018 | Brian Banks | Justin Brooks | |
2019 | Frankie | Gary | |
2019 | Strange but True
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Richard Chase | |
2019 | Phil | Phil | Also director and executive producer |
2019 | The Red Sea Diving Resort | Walton Bowen | |
2020 | Misbehaviour | Bob Hope | |
2021 | Crisis | Dean Geoff Talbot | |
2024 | Sight † | Misha Bartnovsky | |
TBA | You Gotta Believe † | Coach Jon Kelly |
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | What Price Victory | Teacher's Assistant | Television film |
1989 | Life Goes On | Corey | Episode: "Break a Leg, Mom" |
1990 | Murder in Mississippi | News Reporter | Television film |
1990 | Mancuso, F.B.I. | Photographer | Episode: "Adamant Eve" |
1991 | L.A. Law | Reporter | Episode: "Spleen It to Me, Lucy" |
1991 | Best of the Worst | Himself (host) | |
1991–1995 | Talk Soup | Himself (host) | Also executive producer |
1991 | Dillinger | Arizona Legislator | Television film |
1993 | Based on an Untrue Story | Orlando Chang Stein | Television film |
1994–1996 | Later with Greg Kinnear | Himself (host) | Also executive producer |
1998 | The Larry Sanders Show | Greg Kinnear | Episode: "Flip" |
2000 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Prince Gavin | Episode: "The Frog Princess" |
2001 | Dinner with Friends | Tom | Television film |
2003 | Friends | Benjamin Hobart | Episode: "The One with Ross's Grant" |
2011 | The Kennedys | John F. Kennedy | Main role |
2012 | Modern Family | Tad | Episode: "Me? Jealous?" |
2014 | Rake | Keegan Deane | Main role; also executive producer |
2015 | Drunk History | Thaddeus Lowe | Episode: "New Jersey" |
2016 | Confirmation | Joe Biden | Television film |
2016 | BoJack Horseman | Greg Kinglear | Voice role; episode: "Start Spreading the News" |
2018 | Electric Dreams | Father | Episode: "Father Thing" |
2018, 2019 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Himself | 2 episodes |
2018 | House of Cards | Bill Shepherd | 7 episodes |
2019 | The Twilight Zone | Captain Lane Pendleton | Episode: "A Traveler"[11] |
2020–2021 | The Stand | Glen Bateman | 5 episodes |
2022–present | Shining Vale | Terry Phelps | 8 episodes |
2022 | Black Bird | Brian Miller | Miniseries |
2023 | You | Tom Lockwood | 3 episodes |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Refs. |
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2022 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Atticus Finch | Shubert Theatre , Broadway
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Awards and nominations
References
- ^ 20 Other Stuff You Might Want to Know (Greg Kinnear). Stason.org. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.
- ^ "Greg Kinnear". TV Guide. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ "Greg Kinnear Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved October 28, 2008.
- ^ Logansport Pharos Tribune, July 2, 1955; engagement announcement of Edward Kinnear and Suzanne Buck
- ^ a b kevinpollakschatshow (January 9, 2018), KPCS: Greg Kinnear #338, archived from the original on November 11, 2021, retrieved February 5, 2018
- ^ "Famous ATO's". Alpha Tau Omega. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ Belloni, Matthew (January 7, 2011). "EXCLUSIVE: History Channel Pulls 'The Kennedys'; Says Controversial Miniseries 'Not a Fit'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (January 26, 2012). "Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Connelly to Star in 'Writers'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ "Greg Kinnear Is a (Very) Bad Dad in 'You' Season 4". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ Pringle, Gill (March 13, 2009). "Greg Kinnear – 'We all lead double lives'". The Independent. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ Petski, Denise (December 13, 2018). "'The Twilight Zone': Greg Kinnear To Star In Episode Of CBS All Access Reboot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ Evans, Greg (November 3, 2021). "Greg Kinnear To Make Broadway Debut As Atticus Finch In 'To Kill A Mockingbird'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
External links
- Greg Kinnear at IMDb
- "Greg Kinnear interview". Archived from the original on February 11, 2008.
- Greg interview on WHO.com Archived December 10, 2012, at archive.today