Topher Grace Biography, Brief About His Career & Family

Topher Grace’s parents are Pat, who worked as an assistant to the head of New Canaan Country School, and John Grace, an advertising executive on Madison Avenue. He has a sister named Jenny. His family background includes German-Jewish roots from his father’s side and Irish heritage from his mother.

In January 2014, Topher began dating actress Ashley Hinshaw. They got engaged a year later in January 2015 and tied the knot on May 29, 2016, near Santa Barbara, California. The couple has two children and is currently expecting their third.

Education & Early Life

Topher Grace went to Brewster Academy in New Hampshire and also attended a boarding school in Massachusetts as a teenager. While in school, he acted in plays like Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and The Pirates of Penzance.

During the summers, he attended a theater camp, where he met actress Chloë Sevigny. Interestingly, Chloë, who was four years older and also from Darien, used to babysit him when they were younger.

At Brewster Academy, Topher thought about becoming a professional tennis player but stayed involved in acting through school productions.

One of his performances, in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, caught the eye of Bonnie and Terry Turner, who created shows like 3rd Rock from the Sun and wrote the movie Wayne’s World. Their daughter attended Brewster, which is how they noticed Topher.

When Topher mentioned he was going to the University of Southern California, the Turners asked if they could contact him when he was in Los Angeles. He agreed, not expecting much to come of it.

Later, when the Turners started working on That ’70s Show, they remembered him, reached out, and gave him his first big opportunity in Hollywood.

Career Journey of Topher Grace

• 1998: Topher started his acting career as Eric Forman on Fox’s That ’70s Show. He stayed on the show until its 7th season, with a brief return in the final episode.
• 2000: He appeared in the film Traffic as a prep school student and had a small cameo as himself in Ocean’s Eleven.
• 2003: Played a supporting role in Mona Lisa Smile alongside Julia Roberts.
• 2004: Starred in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, In Good Company, and P.S., winning the National Board of Review’s Breakthrough Performance Actor award.
• 2005: Hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live.
• 2007: Played Eddie Brock/Venom in Spider-Man 3 and couldn’t cameo in Ocean’s Thirteen due to reshoots for the film.
• 2010: Acted in Valentine’s Day and the sci-fi film Predators.
• 2011: Co-wrote, co-produced, and starred in Take Me Home Tonight. Also appeared in the thriller The Double.
• 2012: Starred in the Emmy-winning social film The Beauty Inside. He also created a fan edit of the Star Wars prequels, condensing them into one 85-minute movie.
• 2014: Starred in The Calling with Susan Sarandon and had a role in Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar.
• 2015: Appeared in American Ultra with Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart and in the drama Truth, based on a real-life story about CBS’s 60 Minutes.
• 2018: Played David Duke in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, earning critical praise. He also starred in Delirium, about a man who believes his mansion is haunted.
• 2019: Starred in the Black Mirror episode Smithereens. Started collaborating with editor Jeff Yorkes under the pseudonym “Lou’s Cafe” to create movie retrospectives, including one for Toy Story 4.
• 2020: Cast in ABC’s sitcom Home Economics.
• 2022: Made a guest appearance on That ’90s Show, a spin-off of That ’70s Show.
• Editing Projects: Throughout his career, Topher edited popular movies like The Hobbit trilogy and created a parody cut of Boogie Nights. Editing serves as a creative hobby and relaxation for him.

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