Grant Heslov

Grant Heslov
Heslov at the 2009 Toronto International Film festival for the premier of The Men Who Stare at Goats
Born	(1963-05-15) May 15, 1963 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, producer, screenwriter, director
Years active	1982–present
Spouse(s)	Lysa Hayland-Heslov

Grant Heslov (born May 15, 1963) is an American actor, film producer, screenwriter and director, known for producing Argo (2012) for which he received an Academy Award for Best Picture as co-producer in 2013.

Personal life

Heslov was born in Los Angeles, and was raised in its Palos Verdes area. His father was a dentist, and his family was Jewish. He attended Palos Verdes High School, the University of Southern California (USC) along with friend (future actor) Tate Donovan. He is a member of Phi Kappa Psi.

Heslov is married to Lysa Hayland-Heslov, a producer.

Career

Heslov's acting credits include films like True Lies, Dante's Peak, Enemy of the State, The Scorpion King and Good Night, and Good Luck and several credits in TV series (Happy Days, Family Ties, L.A. Law, Catch Me If You Can, the 1989 directorial debut by Stephen Sommers, Matlock, Sleeper Cell). He also appeared in such films as Congo and Black Sheep.

He was the Academy Award–nominated producer of Good Night, and Good Luck. Together with George Clooney, he was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Heslov also appears in the film as Don Hewitt, the director of the TV series See It Now, around which the movie is centered. In August 2006, he and George Clooney started a movie company, Smoke House. Heslov is currently writing screenplays with his business partner George Clooney. He directed a screen adaptation of The Men Who Stare At Goats, starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey.^{[citation needed]}

Heslov, alongside George Clooney and Ben Affleck, won for the Best Picture Oscar for the 2012 film Argo. The three men have currently won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama, the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and other awards.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Actor	Role	Notes
1994	True Lies				N	Faisal
1995	Congo				N	Richard
1996	Black Sheep				N	Robbie Mieghem
1997	Dante's Peak				N	Greg
1998	Enemy of the State				N	Lenny
2002	The Scorpion King				N	Arpid
2005	Good Night, and Good Luck		N	N	N	Don Hewitt	Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated—Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Picture
2009	The Men Who Stare at Goats	N	N
2012	Argo		N				Academy Award for Best Picture BAFTA Award for Best Film Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Film César Award for Best Foreign Film Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture Nominated—AACTA International Award for Best Film Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Film

External links

• Grant Heslov at the Internet Movie Database
• Grant Heslov at AllRovi