Editing Topher Grace

{{Redirect|Christopher Grace|the broadcaster|Chris Grace (broadcaster)|the other actor|Chris Grace (actor)}}
{{short description|American actor (born 1978)}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Topher Grace
| image              = Topher Grace 2019 by Glenn Francis (3x4 cropped).jpg
| image_size         =
| caption            = Grace in 2019
| birth_name         = Christopher John Grace
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1978|7|12}}
| birth_place        = [[New York City]], U.S.
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1998–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Ashley Hinshaw]]|2016}}
| children           = 2
}}

'''Christopher John Grace''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|oʊ|f|ər}} {{respell|TOH|fər}}; born July 12, 1978)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Topher-Grace/ |title=Topher Grace – Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=2019-02-22}}</ref>, known professionally as '''Topher Grace''', is an American actor. He is known for his roles as [[Eric Forman (That '70s Show)|Eric Forman]] in the teen sitcom ''[[That '70s Show]]'' (1998–2005) and [[Eddie Brock (Sam Raimi film series)|Eddie Brock]] / [[Venom (Sam Raimi film series)|Venom]] in [[Sam Raimi]]'s superhero film ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'' (2007). He has also starred in the crime drama  ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]'' (2000), the drama ''[[Mona Lisa Smile]]'' (2003), the romantic comedies ''[[Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!]]'' (2004), ''[[In Good Company (2004 film)|In Good Company]]'' (2004) and ''[[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|Valentine's Day]]'' (2010), and the action film ''[[Predators (film)|Predators]]'' (2010). He has since had supporting roles in the science fiction film ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]'' (2014) and crime drama ''[[BlacKkKlansman]]'' (2018). From 2021 to 2023, he played the lead role in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy series ''[[Home Economics (TV series)|Home Economics]]''.

==Early life==
Christopher John Grace was born on July 12, 1978, in New York City,<ref>{{cite book|last=Brunner|first=Borgna|title=Time Almanac 2006: With Information Please|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|year=2005|page=[https://archive.org/details/timealmanac2006w00brun/page/295 295]|isbn=1-932994-41-6|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/timealmanac2006w00brun/page/295}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Topher Grace Profile|url=http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/?uuid=ee8c6fdc-2a2b-4d10-b5e9-00988504b685|access-date=October 10, 2007|website=[[E!]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012020006/http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/?uuid=ee8c6fdc-2a2b-4d10-b5e9-00988504b685|archive-date=October 12, 2007}}</ref> the son of Pat, an assistant to the [[schoolmaster]] of the [[New Canaan Country School]], and John Grace, a [[Madison Avenue]] executive.<ref name="yahoobio">{{cite web|title=About|url=https://celebrity.yahoo.com/topher-grace/#fullBio|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|access-date=September 9, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref><ref name="nymag52105"/> He has a sister, Jenny.<ref name=usatoday12-21-04/> His paternal grandmother was from a [[German-Jewish]] family, whereas his mother is of [[Irish people|Irish]] descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vPlfAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Christopher+John+Grace%22|title = Jonas and Betty (Kohn) Wollman and Their Descendants|last1 = Curran|first1 = Joan Ferris|year = 1986}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7kE2AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Children+of+Walter+and+Blanche+(Sonn)+Hess:+47+Muriel+C.,+b.+17+Nov.+1915;+m.+Walter+Kenneth+Grace.%22|title=Descendants of Salomon Bloch of Janowitz, Bohemia, and Baruch Wollman of Kempen-in-Posen, Prussia|last1=Curran|first1=Joan Ferris|year=1996}}</ref>

Grace grew up in [[Darien, Connecticut]], where actress [[Kate Bosworth]] was a middle-school friend, and actress [[Chloë Sevigny]]—who later appeared with him in high school stage plays—was sometimes his babysitter.<ref name=usatoday12-21-04>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-12-21-topher-grace_x.htm?POE=LIFISVA|work=[[USA Today]]|title=The personification of Grace|first1=William|last1=Keck|date=December 21, 2004|access-date=May 25, 2010|archive-date=January 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119013618/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-12-21-topher-grace_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==
Grace was cast as [[Eric Forman (That '70s Show)|Eric Forman]] on Fox's ''[[That '70s Show]]'', which debuted in 1998. He played the role regularly until the show's 7th season, when his character was written out and replaced with a new character named Randy Pearson ([[Josh Meyers (actor)|Josh Meyers]]). Grace made a brief guest appearance in [[That '70s Finale|the final episode]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/tv/3467005/ashton-kutcher-and-topher-grace-to-return-to-that-70s-show?page=all|title=Ashton Kutcher and Topher Grace to Return to ''That '70s Show''?|work=Hollywood.com|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://splitsider.com/2011/03/10-sitcoms-that-lost-their-lead-actors-and-kept-going|title=10 Sitcoms that Lost Their Lead Actors and Kept Going| work=Splitsider|date=March 9, 2011 |access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref>

Grace played a [[University-preparatory school|prep school]] student who introduces his girlfriend to [[Cocaine#Basic|freebasing]] in director [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s 2000 film ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]'', as well as having uncredited [[Cameo appearance|cameos]] as himself in Soderbergh's ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]'' and its 2004 sequel, ''[[Ocean's Twelve]]''. "The joke is that you're supposed to play the worst version of yourself and I don't think too many people are comfortable with that. I never thought for a second that people were really going to think that's what I was like. I think that people will know that I was faking it in those movies", he told ''Flaunt'' magazine in 2007.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}

He planned to cameo in ''[[Ocean's Thirteen]]''. However, due to his role in ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'', he had to abandon these plans. As Grace said, "I was doing reshoots on ''Spider-Man 3''. I was bummed. I actually talked to Steven Soderbergh about that and we had a thing and then I couldn't do it."<ref>Topel, Fred (April 22, 2007). [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oceans_thirteen/news/1648657/no_topher_grace_cameo_in_andquotoceans_13andquot "No Topher Grace Cameo in "Oceans 13"]. [[Rotten Tomatoes]]; accessed September 26, 2017.</ref> He appeared in director [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]]'s 2003 film ''[[Mona Lisa Smile]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/topher-grace/credits/177487| title=Topher Grace| journal=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Topher Grace by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|upright|Grace at the ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'' premiere, April 2007]]
In 2004, Grace played the leading roles in ''[[Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!]]'' and ''[[In Good Company (2004 film)|In Good Company]]''. That same year, he starred in ''[[P.S. (film)|P.S.]]'', which received only a limited theatrical release. Grace won the [[National Board of Review]]'s 2004 award for [[National Board of Review Awards 2004#Winners|Breakthrough Performance Actor]] for his work in ''In Good Company'' and ''P.S.''<ref name="nymag52105">{{cite news|url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/features/10887|title=Deadpan Alley|last=Hill|first=Logan|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=May 24, 2005 |access-date=December 27, 2010}}</ref>

On January 15, 2005, Grace hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref name="nymag52105" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://snl.jt.org/guest.php?i=2056|title=Topher Grace profile|publisher=The SNL Archives|access-date=December 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022082216/http://snl.jt.org/guest.php?i=2056|archive-date=October 22, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 2007, Grace portrayed [[Eddie Brock]]/[[Venom (Marvel Comics character)|Venom]] in ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'', directed by [[Sam Raimi]]. Grace himself was a fan of the comics and read the Venom stories as a child.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/od/spiderman3/a/spidertg042307.htm|title=Topher Grace Talks About Venom and Spiderman 3|first=Rebecca|last=Murray|website=[[About.com|About.com Entertainment]]|access-date=May 13, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922172727/http://movies.about.com/od/spiderman3/a/spidertg042307.htm|archive-date=September 22, 2015}}</ref> In 2009, Grace became the subject of a recurring column on the entertainment/pop culture site ''[[Videogum]]'', entitled "What's Up With Topher Grace?"<ref>[http://videogum.com/category/whats-up-with-topher-grace "What's Up With Topher Grace?"], ''[[Videogum]]''; retrieved April 15, 2013.</ref>

In 2010, Grace appeared in the ensemble comedy [[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|''Valentine's Day'']] and played the character of Edwin in ''[[Predators (film)|Predators]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/04/the_mystery_of_what_the_hell_topher_grace_is_doing.php|title=The Mystery of What the Hell Topher Grace Is Doing in Predators Deepens|work=Topless Robot|date=April 14, 2010|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref>

In 2011, Grace appeared in the 1980s retro comedy ''[[Take Me Home Tonight (film)|Take Me Home Tonight]]''.<ref name="Kids casting">[http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=filmNews&storyID=2007-02-08T064108Z_01_N08312613_RTRIDST_0_FILM-KIDS-DC.XML Faris, Fogler "Kids" again in comedy film] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223225905/http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=filmNews |date=2007-02-23 }}, [[Reuters]], February 8, 2007.</ref> He co-wrote the script and co-produced the film. Grace also starred opposite [[Richard Gere]] in the spy thriller ''[[The Double (2011 film)|The Double]]''.<ref>Browne, Niall (2011). [https://screenrant.com/richard-gere-topher-grace-double-niall-57400/ "Richard Gere & Topher Grace See 'Double'"], [[Screen Rant]]; accessed September 26, 2017.</ref>

In 2012, Grace starred alongside [[Mary Elizabeth Winstead]] and [[Matthew Gray Gubler]] in the social film ''[[The Beauty Inside (2012 film)|The Beauty Inside]]'', which won a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] for Outstanding New Approach to an Original Daytime Program or Series in 2013. The film was directed by [[Drake Doremus]] and written by Richard Greenberg.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://creativity-online.com/work/intel--toshiba-the-beauty-inside-trailer/28559| title=A shape-shifting lead played by fans shows inner beauty| date=July 24, 2012| journal=[[Creativity Online]]|access-date=2017-06-25}}</ref>

In 2014, Grace starred in the [[independent film|indie]] thriller ''[[The Calling (2014 film)|The Calling]]'', alongside [[Susan Sarandon]],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Susan-Sarandon-Topher-Grace-Join-Indie-Thriller-Calling-36807.html|title=Susan Sarandon and Topher Grace Join Indie Thriller The Calling|publisher=cinemablend.com|last=Venable|first=Nick|date=April 6, 2013|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref> and appeared in [[Christopher Nolan]]'s sci-fi adventure ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]'', in a supporting role.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://deadline.com/2013/07/topher-grace-tapped-for-chris-nolans-interstellar-547271| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830193215/http://deadline.com/2013/07/topher-grace-tapped-for-chris-nolans-interstellar-547271/| url-status=dead| archive-date=August 30, 2014|title=Topher Grace In 'Interstellar' — Supporting Role In Chris Nolan Movie|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|work=Deadline|date=July 23, 2013|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref>

In October 2013, Grace joined [[HBO]] comedy pilot ''People in New Jersey'' with [[Sarah Silverman]], but in January 2014, the pilot was passed on.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://deadline.com/2013/10/topher-grace-sarah-silverman-topline-hbo-comedy-pilot-people-in-new-jersey-603512| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829112323/http://deadline.com/2013/10/topher-grace-sarah-silverman-topline-hbo-comedy-pilot-people-in-new-jersey-603512/| url-status=dead| archive-date=August 29, 2014|title=Topher Grace & Sarah Silverman Topline HBO Comedy Pilot 'People In New Jersey'|first=Nellie| last=Andreeva| work=Deadline|date=October 4, 2013| access-date=13 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/01/hbo-passes-on-people-in-new-jersey.html|title=HBO Passes on ''People in New Jersey''|first=Halle|last=Kiefer|work=Vulture|date=January 22, 2014 |access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref>

Grace co-starred in the comedy film ''[[American Ultra]]'' (2015), alongside [[Jesse Eisenberg]] and [[Kristen Stewart]], playing a CIA agent.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://deadline.com/2014/04/topher-grace-american-ultra-movie-707814| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830200341/http://deadline.com/2014/04/topher-grace-american-ultra-movie-707814/| url-status=dead| archive-date=August 30, 2014|title=Topher Grace Joins 'American Ultra'|work=Deadline|date=April 2014| access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref> That same year, he co-starred in ''[[Truth (2015 film)|Truth]]'', with [[Robert Redford]] and [[Cate Blanchett]], based on the story of CBS's ''60 Minutes'' report that George W. Bush had received preferential treatment to keep him out of the Vietnam War. Grace played Mike Smith, a researcher on the story.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/topher-grace-truth-casting-dan-rather-george-w-bush-movie-844866|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003051034/http://deadline.com/2014/10/topher-grace-truth-casting-dan-rather-george-w-bush-movie-844866/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 3, 2014|title=Topher Grace Cast In 'Truth' Movie About Dan Rather-George W Bush Scandal|first=Anita|last=Busch|work=Deadline|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref>

In January 2018, Grace joined the supernatural-thriller ''[[Delirium (2018 film)|Delirium]]'', which centers on a man recently released from a mental institute who inherits a mansion after his parents die. After a series of disturbing events, he comes to believe it is haunted.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/topher-grace-star-supernatural-thriller-675463|title=Topher Grace to Star in Supernatural Thriller 'Home' for Blumhouse|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref> In August 2018, Grace portrayed [[David Duke]] in the biographical [[crime film]] ''[[BlacKkKlansman]]'', directed by [[Spike Lee]], alongside [[John David Washington]] and [[Adam Driver]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7349662/|title=BlacKkKlansman (2018) - IMDb|website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> In 2019, he played Billy Bauer in the 2nd episode of ''[[Black Mirror]]''’s 5th season, titled "[[Smithereens (Black Mirror)|Smithereens]]". 
In 2020, Grace was cast in [[ABC Studios|ABC]]'s ''Home Economics'' pilot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/topher-grace-cast-abc-home-economics-comedy-pilot-1203504239/|title=Topher Grace Cast in ABC 'Home Economics' Comedy Pilot|date=February 14, 2020}}</ref> On April 30, 2022, it was announced that Grace would have a guest appearance in the follow-up sitcom, ''[[That '90s Show]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Aquilina |first1=Tyler |title=That '70s Show stars to return for Netflix spin-off That '90s Show |url=https://ew.com/tv/that-70s-show-cast-returning-for-that-90s-show-netflix/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]  |access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref> In 2024, Grace starred in the horror film ''[[Heretic (film)|Heretic]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://press.a24films.com/films/heretic|title=Heretic|website=[[A24|A24 Publicity]]|access-date=September 9, 2024}}</ref> and in 2025, he starred in the action thriller ''[[Flight Risk (film)|Flight Risk]]''.<ref>{{cite web|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/flight-risk-movie-topher-grace-michelle-dockery-1235695275/|title= 'Flight Risk': Topher Grace & Michelle Dockery Join Mark Wahlberg In Mel Gibson-Helmed Lionsgate Thriller|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=January 4, 2024|accessdate=4 January 2024}}</ref>

=== Editing and "Lou's Cafe" ===
Grace has long held an interest in making [[fan edit]]s of popular films, particularly those involving ''[[Star Wars]].'' He has stated that this has become a source of relaxation for him. His edits were shared on his now-defunct pop-culture website Cereal Prize.<ref name="Weiner - Yahoo">{{cite web |last1=Weiner |first1=David |title=What's Inside Topher Grace's Cool 'Cereal Prize'? |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/claim-topher-grace-39-cool-39-cereal-prize-201500791.html |website=Yahoo Entertainment |date=6 February 2014}}</ref>

In 2012, he edited the ''Star Wars'' [[Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy]] into one 85-minute film,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theplaylist.net/the-phantom-menace-ruined-jake-lloyds-childhood-topher-grace-edited-all-3-star-wars-prequels-into-an-85-minute-movie-for-some-reason-20120307/|title='The Phantom Menace' Ruined Jake Lloyd's Childhood & Topher Grace Edited All 3 'Star Wars' Prequels Into An 85-Minute Movie For Some Reason|website=theplaylist.net|date=March 7, 2012 |access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref> titled ''Star Wars: Episode III.5: The Editor Strikes Back''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/topher-grace-edited-star-wars-prequels-85minute-movie/|title=Topher Grace Edited The 'Star Wars' Prequels Into One 85-Minute Movie and We Saw It|date=2012-03-07|website=/Film|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref> and showed it to select audiences. The edit utilized original footage, music from the ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Clone Wars]]'' series, and a portion from [[Anthony Daniels]]' audiobook recordings.<ref name="Sciretta - Slash Film">{{cite web |last1=Sciretta |first1=Peter |title=Topher Grace Edited The 'Star Wars' Prequels Into One 85-Minute Movie And We Saw It |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/520125/topher-grace-edited-star-wars-prequels-85minute-movie/ |website=SlashFilm |date=7 March 2012}}</ref>

In 2014, he created a cut of ''[[Boogie Nights]]'' that served as a reconstruction of the character Brock Landers' fake movie ''Angels Live in My Town''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.movies.com/movie-news/watch-topher-grace39s-39boogie-nights39-remix-shows-us-complete-fake-porn-movie/14934|title=Watch: Topher Grace's 'Boogie Nights' Remix Shows Us the Complete Fake Porn Movie {{!}} Movie News|last=Nastasi|first=Alison|website=Movies.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref>

In 2018, he created his own edit of [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'']], stating that "I think that maybe ''The Hobbit'' should've been one movie, and many people would agree. Money drives a lot of those franchises. It's better when the art leads."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theplaylist.net/topher-grace-hobbit-20180731/|title=Topher Grace Re-edited 'The Hobbit' To Help Deal With The Stress Of Playing A Racist For Spike Lee|website=theplaylist.net|date=July 31, 2018 |access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref> He specifically edited this as a way to relax while portraying [[David Duke]] in [[Spike Lee]]'s ''[[BlacKkKlansman]]''.<ref name="Shpherd, Independent">{{cite web |last1=Shepherd |first1=Jack |title=BlacKkKlansman's Topher Grace re-edits entire The Hobbit trilogy into two-hour film to de-stress from playing KKK leader |url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/topher-grace-the-hobbit-trilogy-film-reedit-blackkklansman-david-duke-a8472546.html |website=the-Independent.com |publisher=The Independent}}</ref>

In 2019, Grace and editor Jeff Yorkes started a Twitter account for "Lou's Cafe", the pseudonym by which the two credit their work. The name comes from the diner featured in the film ''[[Back to the Future]]''. Later that year, he and Yorkes were commissioned by [[Pixar]] to edit a retrospective for ''[[Toy Story 4]]'', which was titled "Toy Story 4 Ever" and released on Pixar's YouTube account.<ref name="Anderton - SlashFilm">{{cite web |last1=Anderton |first1=Ethan |title=VOTD: Topher Grace's 'Toy Story 4 Ever' Remembers The Entire Pixar Franchise In 3 Minutes |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/567299/topher-grace-toy-story-4-ever-video/ |website=SlashFilm |date=25 June 2019}}</ref> 

==Personal life==
Grace started dating actress [[Ashley Hinshaw]] in January 2014, and the two became engaged in January 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/topher-grace-engaged-ashley-hinshaw-diamond-ring-2015111|title=Topher Grace Engaged to Actress Ashley Hinshaw: See Her Ring!|date=January 11, 2015|access-date=May 30, 2016| work=[[Us Weekly]]|first=Rachel|last=McRady|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061752/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/topher-grace-engaged-ashley-hinshaw-diamond-ring-2015111|url-status=live}}</ref>  On May 29, 2016, Grace and Hinshaw married near [[Santa Barbara, California]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/article/topher-grace-ashley-hinshaw-married|title=''That '70s Show'' Star Topher Grace Ties the Knot with Ashley Hinshaw|first1=Elizabeth|last1=Leonard|first2=Dave|last2=Quinn|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=May 30, 2016|access-date= May 30, 2016|archive-date=May 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531011320/http://www.people.com/article/topher-grace-ashley-hinshaw-married|url-status=live}}</ref> They have two children and were expecting a third as of September 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.instyle.com/syndication/topher-grace-ashley-hinshaw-welcome-daughter-mabel-jane|title=Topher Grace and His Wife Ashley Hinshaw Welcome a Daughter|newspaper=Instyle }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/topher-grace-ashley-hinshaw-expecting-second-child/|title=Baby No. 2 on the Way! Topher Grace and Wife Ashley Hinshaw Expecting Second Child Together|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://people.com/parents/topher-grace-wife-ashley-hinshaw-expecting-baby-no-3/|title= Topher Grace and Wife Ashley Hinshaw Expecting Baby No. 3: 'We're Excited'|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en|access-date=2024-11-29}}</ref>

Grace is a supporter of [[FINCA International]], a [[microfinance]] organization.<ref name="http://www.finca.org/">[http://www.finca.org/site/c.6fIGIXMFJnJ0H/b.6088593/k.A7AC/Video_Resources.htm Topher Grace about FINCA on Jimmy Fallon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230184002/http://www.finca.org/site/c.6fIGIXMFJnJ0H/b.6088593/k.A7AC/Video_Resources.htm |date=2010-12-30 }}, finca.org, March 20, 2011.</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
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! Role
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| 2000
| ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]''
| Seth Abrahams
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| 2001
| ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]''
| Himself
| Uncredited cameo<ref name="ScreenRant">{{cite web |last1=Barker |first1=Stephen |title=Every Topher Grace Ocean's Eleven Cameo Explained (& Why He Wasn't In Ocean's Thirteen) |url=https://screenrant.com/topher-grace-oceans-eleven-cameos-explained/ |website=Screenrant.com |publisher=ScreenRant |language=en |date=14 March 2024}}</ref>
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| 2002
| ''[[Pinocchio (2002 film)|Pinocchio]]''
| [[Candlewick (character)|Leonardo]]
| Voice role (English dub)
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| 2003
| ''[[Mona Lisa Smile]]''
| Tommy Donegal
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| rowspan="4" | 2004
| ''[[Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!]]''
| Pete Monash
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| ''[[P.S. (film)|P.S.]]''
| F. Scott Feinstadt
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| ''[[Ocean's Twelve]]''
| Himself
| Uncredited cameo<ref name="ScreenRant" />
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| ''[[In Good Company (2004 film)|In Good Company]]''
| Carter Duryea
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| 2007
| ''[[Spider-Man 3]]''
| [[Eddie Brock]] / [[Venom (character)|Venom]]
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| 2008
| ''[[Personal Effects (2008 film)|Personal Effects]]''
| Clay
| Voice role; uncredited<ref name="Personal Effects IMDB">{{cite web |title=Personal Effects (2009) - IMDb |website=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1138489/fullcredits}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''[[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|Valentine's Day]]''
| Jason Morris
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| ''[[Predators (film)|Predators]]''
| Edwin
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[Take Me Home Tonight (film)|Take Me Home Tonight]]''
| Matt Franklin
| Also writer and executive producer
|-
| ''[[The Double (2011 film)|The Double]]''
| Ben Geary
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[The Giant Mechanical Man]]''
| Doug
| 
|-
| 2013
| ''[[The Big Wedding]]''
| Jared Griffin
| 
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2014
| ''[[Don Peyote]]''
| Glavin Culpepper
| 
|-
| ''[[The Calling (2014 film)|The Calling]]''
| Ben Wingate
| 
|-
| ''[[Playing It Cool]]''
| Scott
| 
|-
| ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]''
| Getty
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''[[American Ultra]]''
| Agent Adrian Yates
|
|-
| ''[[Truth (2015 film)|Truth]]'' 
| Mike Smith
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2017 
| ''[[The Institute (2017 film)|The Institute]]''
| Vincent 
|
|-
| ''[[War Machine (film)|War Machine]]''
| Matt Little
| 
|-
| ''[[Opening Night (2016 film)|Opening Night]]'' 
| Nick
| Also producer
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| ''[[Delirium (2018 film)|Delirium]]''
| Tom
| 
|-
| ''[[BlacKkKlansman]]'' 
| [[David Duke]]
|
|-
| ''[[Under the Silver Lake]]''
| Man at Bar
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''Mississippi Requiem''
| {{TableTBA}}
| 
|-
| ''[[Breakthrough (2019 film)|Breakthrough]]'' 
| Pastor Jason Noble 
| 
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Irresistible (2020 film)|Irresistible]]''
| Kurt Farlander
|
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Heretic (film)|Heretic]]''
| Elder Kennedy
|
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Flight Risk (film)|Flight Risk]]''
| Winston
| 
|-
| TBA
| ''[[Huntington (film)|Huntington]]''
| {{TableTBA}}
| Post-production 
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1998–2005<br />2006
| ''[[That '70s Show]]'' 
| [[Eric Forman (That '70s Show)|Eric Forman]]
| Main role (seasons 1–7); Uncredited cameo (season 8)<ref name="Fandomwire">{{cite web |title=Why Did Topher Grace Leave "That '70s Show" at the End of Season 7? |url=https://fandomwire.com/why-did-topher-grace-leave-that-70s-show-at-the-end-of-season-7/ |website=fandomwire.com |publisher=Fandomwire |date=5 November 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2003
| ''[[King of the Hill]]''
| Chris
| Voice role; episode: "Megalo Dale"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| Himself / Host
| Episode: "Topher Grace / The Killers"
|-
| ''[[Stella (American TV series)|Stella]]''
| Older Kevin
| Episode: "Paper Route"
|-
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Eric Forman
| Voice role; episode: "Gold Dust Gasoline"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| Donny
| Voice role; episode: "[[The Debarted]]"
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Too Big to Fail (film)|Too Big to Fail]]''
| [[Jim Wilkinson (communications)|Jim Wilkinson]]
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''[[Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV series)|Comedy Bang! Bang!]]''
| Cameraman
| Episode: "Seth Rogen Wears a Plaid Shirt & Brown Pants"
|-
| ''[[The Beauty Inside (2012 film)|The Beauty Inside]]''
| Alex
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''People in New Jersey''
| Carl Levin
| Unsold TV pilot
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''[[The Muppets (TV series)|The Muppets]]''
| Himself
| Episode: Pilot
|-
| ''[[Drunk History]]''
| [[Milton Bradley]]
| Episode: "Games"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[TripTank]]''
| Leonard
| Voice role; episode: "Sick Day"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| ''[[Workaholics]]''
| Noel
| Episode: "Weed the People"
|-
| ''[[Get Shorty (TV series)|Get Shorty]]''
| Tyler Mathis 
| 2 episodes 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2019
| ''[[Love, Death & Robots]]''
| Rob
| Episode: "Ice Age"
|-
| ''[[The Hot Zone (American TV series)|The Hot Zone]]''
| Dr. Peter Jahrling 
| Miniseries
|-
| ''[[Black Mirror]]''
| Billy Bauer
| Episode: "[[Smithereens (Black Mirror)|Smithereens]]"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Twilight Zone (2019 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''
| Mark
| Episode: "Try, Try"
|-
| 2021–2023
| ''[[Home Economics (TV series)|Home Economics]]''
| Tom
| Main role
|-
| 2023
| ''[[That '90s Show]]''
| Eric Forman
| Episode: "That '90s Pilot"
|-
| 2025
| ''[[The Waterfront (TV series)|The Waterfront]]''
| Grady
| Recurring role<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/topher-grace-the-waterfront-kevin-williamson-netflix-1236105328/|title=Topher Grace Joins Kevin Williamson's Netflix Series 'The Waterfront'|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=October 2, 2024|accessdate=October 2, 2024|archive-date=October 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002163014/https://deadline.com/2024/10/topher-grace-the-waterfront-kevin-williamson-netflix-1236105328/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Music videos===
* ''In the Street'' (1999) by [[Cheap Trick]], as Eric Forman
* ''Don't You Want Me Baby'' (2011) from [[Atomic Tom]], as Himself

===Video games===
* ''[[Spider-Man 3 (video game)|Spider-Man 3]]'' (2007), as Eddie Brock / Venom

==Stage==
* ''Lonely, I'm Not'' (2012), as Porter, at [[Second Stage Theatre]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/lonely-im-not-topher-grace-post-meltdown-corporate-221532317.html|title='Lonely, I'm Not', With Topher Grace as a Post-Meltdown Corporate Star, Opens in NYC|date=7 May 2012|work=Yahoo News|access-date=13 May 2015}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
===Film===
{|class = "wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Nominated work
! Award
! Result
|-
| rowspan=2|2001
| rowspan=2|''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]''
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast on a Motion Picture]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[Young Artist Award|Young Artist Award for Breakthrough Performance – Male]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan=5|2004
| rowspan=2| ''[[In Good Company (2004 film)|In Good Company]]''
''[[P.S. (film)|P.S.]]''
| [[National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance|National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance by an Actor]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle|New York Film Critics Circle Online Award for Breakthrough Performance]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan=3|''[[Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!]]''
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Comedy]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Hissy Fit|Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie – Hissy Fit]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie – Lipock]] (<small>shared with [[Kate Bosworth]]</small>)
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2005
| ''[[In Good Company (2004 film)|In Good Company]]''
''[[P.S. (film)|P.S.]]''
| [[List of film awards|International Online Cinema Award for Best Breakthrough]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| {{n/a}}
| [[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere New Power Award for Actor]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
| rowspan="3" |''[[Spider-Man 3]]''
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain|Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie – Villain]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Rumble|Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie – Rumble]] (<small>shared with [[Tobey Maguire]], [[James Franco]] & [[Thomas Haden Church]]</small>)
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 2008
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Villain|MTV Movie + TV Award for Best Villain]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| rowspan=2|2018 
| rowspan=3|''[[BlacKkKlansman]]''
| [[San Diego International Film Festival|Cinema Vanguard Award]]
| {{won}}
|- 
| [[Newport Beach Film Festival|Artist of Distinction Award]]
| {{won}}
|-
| 2019
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast on a Motion Picture]]
| {{Nominated}}
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Accolade
!Results
|-
| rowspan=3|1999
| rowspan=8|''[[That '70s Show]]''
| [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award for Choice TV – Breakout Performance]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[Young Artist Award|Young Artist Award for Breakthrough Performance in a Television Series – Leading Young Actor]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[Young Artist Award|Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series – Young Ensemble]] (<small>shared with [[Laura Prepon]], [[Mila Kunis]], [[Wilmer Valderrama]], [[Danny Masterson]] & [[Ashton Kutcher]]</small>)
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 2000
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Comedy|Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 2001
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Comedy|Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 2002
| rowspan=2|[[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Comedy|Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor – Comedy]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 2003
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 2004
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Comedy|Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor – Comedy]]
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| 2013
| ''[[The Beauty Inside (2012 film)|The Beauty Inside]]''
| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series|Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches – Original Daytime Program or Series]]
| {{Won}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}
* {{IMDb name|nm0333410}}
* {{iobdb name|41381}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050208053113/http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/574/574805p1.html IGN Films interview] (December 22, 2004)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050208053113/http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/574/574805p1.html About.com interview] (January 2004)

{{National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance}}

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