Greg Grunberg - Biography

A dark-haired, rumpled but likable Everyman who has racked up numerous supporting roles on film and television, Greg Grunberg became well-known to TV audiences through his recurring-turned-regular role on "Felicity" (The WB, 1998-2002). A Los Angeles native with a business degree, Grunberg got his start working as an assistant to successful Hollywood producer-director Joel Silver and soon made the move into acting, landing early television credits in the TV-movies "Stolen: One Husband" (CBS, 1990) and "Frankenstein: The College Years" (Fox, 1991). In 1992, Grunberg made his series guest debut on Fox's "Melrose Place", in an early episode that featured several "Beverly Hills, 90210" crossover characters. Later that year, he was featured on the network's "Flying Blind" in a guest role. A part in the forgettable horror sequel "Witchcraft V" (1993) marked his big screen debut, and Grunberg went on bring his often smart aleck average guy characterizations to guest shots on episodes of "Baywatch" (syndicated, 1994), "Relativity" (ABC, 1996) and "Murphy Brown" (CBS, 1996).

Grunberg got another shot at the big screen with 1996's "The Trigger Effect" and solidified his "Hey, it's that guy!" recognizability with more TV guest work, appearing on "Alright Already" (The WB), "Vengeance Unlimited" (ABC) and "Diagnosis Murder" (CBS) in 1998. That fall the actor began his recurring role on "Felicity", playing Sean Blumberg, an inventor with a quirky sense of what the world needs more of, and a desire to get rich quick. Partnered with idealistic college student Ben (Scott Speedman) as roommates in an off-campus loft, the older, wiser and more cynical Sean offered a welcome dose of reality to viewers of the picture-perfect New York City college drama. Upgraded to a regular in 1999, Grunberg began to be featured more prominently in the series, and had interesting storylines involving his meddlesome foray into documentary filmmaking and his heartfelt romantic designs on musician Julie (Amy Jo Johnson).

While co-starring on "Felicity", Grunberg continued to work in film, scoring a cameo as a security guard in Albert Brooks' "The Muse" (1999) as well as larger roles in the independents "The White River Kid" (also 1999) and "Dinner & Driving", a comedy film that premiered on HBO in 2000. That same year he had his most prominent film role to date, in Paul Verhoeven's "Hollow Man", a creepy take on the horror classic "The Invisible Man" starring Kevin Bacon.