Editing Ethan Embry

{{short description|American actor (born 1978)}}
{{use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{use American English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| image        = Ethan Embry 2013.jpg
| imagesize    =
| caption      = Embry in 2013
| birth_name   = 
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1978|6|13}}
| birth_place  = {{nowrap|[[Huntington Beach, California]], U.S.}}
| death_date   =
| occupation   = Actor
| years_active = 1990–present
| spouse       ={{ubl|{{marriage|Amelinda Smith|1998|2002|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|[[Sunny Mabrey]]|2005|2012|end=divorced}}<br>{{married||2015}}|}}
| children     = 1
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'''Ethan Embry''' (born June 13, 1978),<ref>{{cite news |author=<!-- Not stated --> |date=2022-06-13 |title=Birthdays |work=[[The Modesto Bee]] |agency=[[The Associated Press]] |page=2A |quote=Actor Ethan Embry is 44.}}</ref> credited early in his career as '''Ethan Randall''', is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, with starring roles in the films ''[[Dutch (1991 film)|Dutch]]'' (1991), ''[[All I Want for Christmas (film)|All I Want for Christmas]]'' (1991), and ''[[A Far Off Place]]'' (1993). Embry had his breakout with a supporting role in ''[[Empire Records]]'' (1995) and starring roles in ''[[Evolver (film)|Evolver]]'' (1995) and ''[[That Thing You Do!]]'' (1996).

In the late 1990s, Embry had the lead role in the teen comedy film ''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]'' (1998), starred in ''[[Vegas Vacation]]'' (1997) and ''[[Dancer, Texas Pop. 81]]'' (1998), and a main role as Sebastian on the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[Work with Me]]'' (1999). In the 2000s, Embry starred in the films ''[[They (2002 film)|They]]'' (2002) and ''[[Vacancy (film)|Vacancy]]'' (2007) and had main roles as Derek and Adam Barnes on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] television series ''[[FreakyLinks]]'' (2000–2001), Frank Smith on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television series ''[[Dragnet (franchise)#L.A. Dragnet (2003)|L.A. Dragnet]]'' (2003), and Declan Giggs on the Showtime television series ''[[Brotherhood (American TV series)|Brotherhood]]'' (2006–2008).

In the 2010s and 2020s, Embry starred in the films ''[[Cheap Thrills (film)|Cheap Thrills]]'' (2013), ''[[Blindspotting]]'' (2018), and ''[[Last Seen Alive]]'' (2022), and had a main role as Coyote Bergstein on the [[Netflix]] television series ''[[Grace and Frankie]]'' (2015–2022).

== Early life ==
Embry was born in [[Huntington Beach, California]],<ref name="allmovie">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/ethan-embry-vn15779168 |title=Ethan Embry |author=<!-- Not stated --> |website=[[Allmovie]] |access-date=2023-11-07}}</ref> and grew up in [[Los Angeles]]. His father was a dental technician and he was homeschooled by his mother. The decision to homeschool Embry was made after a teacher allegedly recommended Ritalin for the kindergartener after his first day of class.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |date=2015-04-08 |title='90s Flashback: 'Empire Records' Ethan Embry on Rex Manning Day and Playing Lily Tomlin's Son |url=https://www.thewrap.com/empire-records-ethan-embry-rex-manning-day-grace-frankie/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref>

Embry participated in gymnastics from a young age and enjoyed the sport.<ref name=":0" />

==Career==
Embry (originally credited as Ethan Randall) started acting at the age of 12. After making his debut in ''[[Defending Your Life]]'' (1991), he starred in several films, including ''[[Dutch (1991 film)|Dutch]]'' (1991), ''[[All I Want for Christmas (film)|All I Want for Christmas]]'' (1991), ''[[A Far Off Place]]'' (1993), ''[[Empire Records]]'' (1995),<ref>{{cite news |title='90s Flashback: 'Empire Records' Ethan Embry on Rex Manning Day and Playing Lily Tomlin's Son in New Netflix Series |url=http://www.thewrap.com/90s-flashback-empire-records-ethan-embry-on-rex-manning-day-new-netflix-series/ |first=Jeff |last=Sneider |work=[[TheWrap]] |access-date=23 September 2016 |date=8 April 2015}}</ref> ''[[That Thing You Do!]]'' (1996), '' [[Vegas Vacation]]'' (1997), and the teen comedy ''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]'' (1998).<ref>{{cite news |title=Ethan Embry never actually liked the hit movie that made him a star in the 1990s until now |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/ethan-embry-on-cant-hardly-wait-2015-9 |first=Jason |last=Guerrasio |work=[[Business Insider]] |date=16 September 2015 |access-date=23 September 2016}}</ref>

In 2002, Embry appeared as Bobby Ray Bailey opposite [[Reese Witherspoon]] in ''[[Sweet Home Alabama (film)|Sweet Home Alabama]]''. The two actors had previously worked together a decade prior in the 1993 live action Disney film ''[[A Far Off Place]]''. 

Embry had a major role in [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]'s ''[[Brotherhood (2006 TV series)|Brotherhood]]'', which premiered in 2006 and in 2013 he had a recurring role as Greg Mendell on the television series ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/417849/once-upon-a-time-finale-recap-a-new-villain-and-a-new-land-and-straight-on-till-morning |title=Once Upon a Time Finale Recap: Hello, Peter Pan! |first=Tierney |last=Bricker |work=[[E! News]] |date=12 May 2013 |access-date=23 September 2016}}</ref> In 2015, Embry had a guest role as Carter on ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/11/walking-dead-season-6-premiere-ethan-embry-carter |title='The Walking Dead' season premiere: Ethan Embry on Carter's big moment |first=Dalton |last=Ross |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=October 11, 2015 |access-date=September 23, 2016}}</ref> That same year, Embry began a recurring role as Coyote Bergstein on ''[[Grace and Frankie]]'' on Netflix.

In 2018, Embry took a small role as astronaut [[Pete Conrad]] in the [[Damien Chazelle]] film ''[[First Man (film)|First Man]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Olson |first=J. |title=Armstrong Pic First Man Is Subdued, Sensational |url=http://www.cinemixtape.com/movie-reviews/first-man/ |date=September 30, 2018 |website=cinemixtape.com}}</ref>

Embry has appeared in a recurring role as the real Pete Murphy in ''[[Sneaky Pete]]'', an [[Amazon Video]] original series.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/09/arts/television/giovanni-ribisi-sneaky-pete-amazon.html |title=Giovanni Ribisi Has Been Conned. So Have You. |first=Kathryn |last=Shattuck |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 9, 2018 |access-date=March 1, 2019}}</ref>
He was also on ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' in 2012 where he played Prosthetist Dr. David Moore.

==Personal life==
Embry married actress Amelinda Smith on November 14, 1998; they divorced in 2002. They have one child together.

Embry married actress [[Sunny Mabrey]] on July 17, 2005.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://people.com/celebrity/ethan-embry-sunny-mabrey-divorce/ |title=Ethan Embry and Sunny Mabrey to Divorce |first=Maggie |last=Coughlan |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=July 25, 2012 |access-date=July 22, 2019}}</ref> In 2012, Mabrey filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/07/24/ethan-embry-divorce-sunny-mabrey/ |title='Can't Hardly Wait' Star Getting Divorced |date=24 July 2012 |website=[[TMZ]] |access-date=May 29, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, Embry and Mabrey began dating again, and remarried in June 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/ethan-embry/news/ethan-embry-remarries-second-wife_4971727 |title=Actor Ethan Embry Has Confirmed Reports He And Ex-wife Sunny Mabrey Have Remarried |author=Staff writers |date=October 13, 2015 |work=[[World Entertainment News Network]] |publisher=[[Contactmusic.com]] |access-date=January 16, 2018}}</ref> Embry and Mabrey have homes in Los Angeles and Atlanta.

In November 2006, Embry and Mabrey were robbed at gunpoint in their driveway.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tmz.com/2006/11/29/ethan-embry-held-up-and-fires-back |title=Ethan Embry Held Up & Fires Back? |date=November 29, 2006 |author=Staff writers |work=[[TMZ]] |access-date=May 29, 2014}}</ref>

In 2008, Embry settled a lawsuit with former ''[[Deal or No Deal (American game show)|Deal or No Deal]]'' model Angelina Roudeva, who had sued him after being scarred over her torso when thrown from his motorcycle in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tmz.com/2008/03/19/ethan-embry-to-marred-model-deal |title=Ethan Embry to Marred Model -- Deal! |date=March 19, 2008 |author=Staff writers |work=[[TMZ]] |access-date=May 29, 2014}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1991
| ''[[Defending Your Life]]''
| Steve
| Credited as Ethan Randall
|-
| ''[[Dutch (1991 film)|Dutch]]''
| Doyle Standish
| Credited as Ethan Randall
|-
| ''[[All I Want for Christmas (film)|All I Want for Christmas]]''
| Ethan O'Fallon
| Credited as Ethan Randall
|-
| 1992
|'' A Dog and His Boy''
| {{N/A}}
| Short film (Producer/Assistant Director)
|-
| 1993
| ''[[A Far Off Place]]''
| Harry Winslow
| Credited as Ethan Randall
|-
| 1994
| ''Season of Change''
| Bobby Bascomb
| Credited as Ethan Randall
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| ''[[Evolver (film)|Evolver]]''
| Kyle Baxter
| Credited as Ethan Randall
|-
| ''[[Empire Records]]''
| Mark
| Credited as Ethan Randall
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| ''[[White Squall (film)|White Squall]]''
| Tracy Lapchick
|
|-
| ''[[That Thing You Do!]]''
| The Bass Player
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Vegas Vacation]]''
| Rusty Griswold/Nick Papagiorgio
|
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1998
| ''[[Montana (1998 film)|Montana]]''
| Jimmy
|
|-
| ''[[How to Make the Cruelest Month]]''
| Dillger
|
|-
| ''[[The Prophecy II]]''
| Young Coroner
| Direct-to-video
|-
| ''[[Dancer, Texas Pop. 81]]''
| Squirrel
|
|-
| ''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]''
| Preston Meyers
|
|-
| ''[[Disturbing Behavior]]''
| Allen Clark
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[The Independent (2000 film)|The Independent]]''
| Bert
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2001
| ''[[Stealing Time|Rennie's Landing]]''
| Trevor Logan
| also known as "''Stealing Time''"
|-
| ''Ball in the House''
| Bobby
|
|-
| ''Male Order''
| Actor #2
| Short film
|-
| ''Who Is A.B.?''
| unknown role
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| ''[[Sweet Home Alabama (film)|Sweet Home Alabama]]''
| Bobby Ray
|
|-
| ''[[They (2002 film)|They]]''
| Sam Burnside
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| ''Manfast''
| Johnny Shore
|
|-
| ''[[Timeline (2003 film)|Timeline]]''
| Josh Stern
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]''
| Billy Carver
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| ''[[Pizza (2005 film)|Pizza]]''
| Matt Firenze
|
|-
| ''[[Standing Still (film)|Standing Still]]''
| Donovan
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2006
| ''[[Pizza (2005 film)|A Slice of 'Pizza'<nowiki/>]]''
| Matt Firenze
| Short film
|-
| ''Escape''
| Hollywood Agent #1
| Short film
|-
| ''Kidney Thieves''
| Guy
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| ''[[Vacancy (film)|Vacancy]]''
| Mechanic
|
|-
| ''Order Up''
| Man
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008
| ''[[Player 5150]]''
| Joey
|
|-
| ''[[Heart of a Dragon]]''
| Lee
|
|-
| ''[[Eagle Eye]]''
| Agent Toby Grant
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''You're So Vain''
| Boyfriend
| Short film
|-
| ''The Kane Files: Life of Trial''
| Jace Olsen
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The Reunion (2011 American film)|The Reunion]]''
| Leo Carey
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''[[Dorothy and the Witches of Oz]]''
| Frick
|
|-
| ''Ordinary Man''
| Jason Watts
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| ''[[Cheap Thrills (film)|Cheap Thrills]]''
| Vince
|
|-
| ''The House Across the Street''
| Tom
|
|-
| ''Armed Response''
| Kevin
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[The Guest (2014 American film)|The Guest]]''
| Higgings
|
|-
| ''[[Late Phases]]''
| Will
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2015
| ''Bereave''
| Tommy
|
|-
| ''[[Echoes of War (film)|Echoes of War]]''
| Seamus Riley
|
|-
| ''Covergence''
| Daniel
|
|-
| ''White Cops and Unarmed Black Civilians Playset!''
| unknown role
| Short film
|-
| ''[[The Devil's Candy]]''
| Jesse Hellman
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| ''Fashionista''
| Eric
|
|-
| ''Those Eyes''
| Son
| Short film
|-
| 2017
| ''The Feminist''
| {{N/A}}
| Short film (Cinematographer)
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| ''[[Blindspotting]]''
| Officer Molina
|
|-
| ''Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats: You Worry Me''
| Husband
| Short film
|-
| ''[[First Man (film)|First Man]]''
| Pete Conrad
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Last Seen Alive]]''
| Knuckles
|
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Alma and the Wolf]]''
| Ren Accord
| 
|-
| 2026
| {{Pending film|[[Scream 7]]}}
| {{TBA}}
| Filming
|-
| rowspan="2" | TBA
| {{Pending film|[[Untitled Christy Martin film]]}}
| John Salters
| Post-production
|-
| {{Pending film|[[By Any Means (upcoming film)|By Any Means]]}}
| {{TBA}}
| Filming
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Drug Wars: The Camarena Story]]''
| unknown role
| Miniseries (3 episodes)
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Bad Attitudes]]''
| Cosmo Consingsby
| Credited as Ethan Randall
|-
| 1993–1994
| ''[[Harts of the West]]''
| Randy
| 2 episodes, credited as Ethan Randall
|-
|1994
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''
| Jimmy Taylor
| Episode: "The Trouble with Seth"
|-
| 1995
| Mike Seresino
| Episode: "School for Murder"
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Hercules (1998 TV series)|Hercules]]''
| Melampus
| Voice, 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]''
| Ned Fervel
| Voice, episode: "Chimp Off the Old Block"<ref name="btva2">{{cite web |title=Ethan Embry (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Ethan-Embry/ |access-date=June 12, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
| ''[[Rocket Power]]''
| TV Announcer
| Voice, episode: "Rocket Girls"
|-
|1999–2000
|''[[Batman Beyond]]''
|Lee, Terrapin
|Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva2" />
|-
| 1999–2000
| ''[[Work with Me]]''
| Sebastian
| Series regular (10 episodes)
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Get Real (American TV series)|Get Real]]''
| Wade Kostick
| Episode: "Saved"
|-
| 2000–2001
| ''[[FreakyLinks]]''
| Derek Barnes / Adam Barnes
| Series regular (13 episodes)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| ''[[The Zeta Project]]''
| Bodhi
| Voice, episode: "His Maker's Name"<ref name="btva2" />
|-
| ''Silicon Follies''
| unknown role
| Television film
|-
| 2002
| ''[[The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''
| Zack Walker
| Episode: "Time Lapse"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| ''[[Dragnet (franchise)#L.A. Dragnet (2003)|L.A. Dragnet]]''
| Detective Frank Smith
| Series regular (12 episodes)
|-
| ''[[Spider-Man: The New Animated Series]]''
| [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Max Dillon / Electro]]
| Voice, 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| ''[[Celeste in the City]]''
| Kyle Halley
| Television film
|-
| ''Life on Liberty Street''
| Rick Spencer
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| ''[[Numbers (TV series)|Numb3rs]]''
| Blake Cosnell
| Episode: "[[Numbers (season 1)#ep12|Noisy Edge]]"
|-
| ''[[Masters of Horror]]''
| Bruce
| Episode: "Incident on and Off a Mountain Road"
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
| Art Geddons
| Episode: "[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 5)#ep101|Watch]]"
|-
| 2006–2008
| ''[[Brotherhood (American TV series)|Brotherhood]]''
| Declan 'Decko' Griggs
| Series regular (20 episodes)
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Fear Itself (TV series)|Fear Itself]]''
| Chance Miller
| Episode: "Chance"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''[[House (TV series)|House M.D.]]''
| Mickey
| Episode: "[[The Down Low]]"
|-
| ''[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]]''
| Himself (Interviewee)
| Episode: "[[Ed O'Neill]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011
| ''[[Fairly Legal]]''
| Spencer Reed
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[CSI: Miami]]''
| Randy North
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''Thunderballs''
| unknown role
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2012
| ''[[Imaginary Friend (2012 film)|Imaginary Friend]]''
| Brad
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Drop Dead Diva]]''
| Mark Baker
| Episode: "Jane's Getting Married"
|-
| ''Dark Wall''
| Man
| Episode: "6:14"
|-
| ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
| Dr. David Moore
| Episode: "[[Grey's Anatomy (season 9)#ep176|I Saw Her Standing There]]"
|-
| ''The Frontier''
| D.J. Jackson
| Television film
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]''
| Greg Mendell
| Recurring role (Season 2–3; 10 episodes)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
| Jefferson Nalley
| Episode: "[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 14)#ep307|Keep Calm and Carry-On]]"
|-
| ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]''
| Shawn Hutten
| Episode: "Pale 'la"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]''
| Carter
| Episode: "[[First Time Again]]"
|-
| 2015–2019
| ''[[Sneaky Pete]]''
| Pete Murphy / Real Pete
| Recurring role (11 episodes)
|-
| 2015–2022
| ''[[Grace and Frankie]]''
| Coyote Bergstein
| Series regular (53 episodes)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| ''A Bunch of Dicks''
| Mick
| Miniseries
|-
| ''[[Idiotsitter]]''
| unknown role
| Episode: "Girls Gone Wild"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Twilight Zone (2019 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''
| Harry Pine
| Episode: "The Who of You"
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Stargirl (TV series)|Stargirl]]''
| [[Johnny Thunder]]
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Creepshow (TV series)|Creepshow]]''
| Hank
| Episode: "Mums"
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Gotham Knights (TV series)|Gotham Knights]]''
| [[Cluemaster|Arthur Brown]]
| 3 episodes<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campione |first=Katie |date=2023-01-25 |title=Ethan Embry & Sunny Mabrey To Recur On The CW’s ‘Gotham Knights’ |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/ethan-embry-sunny-mabrey-cast-the-cw-gotham-knights-1235240634/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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