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==Early life==
==Early life==
Grace was born in [[New York City]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Brunner|first=Borgna|title=Time Almanac 2006: With Information Please|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|year=2005|page=295|isbn=1-932994-41-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Topher Grace Profile|url=http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/?uuid=ee8c6fdc-2a2b-4d10-b5e9-00988504b685|accessdate=October 10, 2007|publisher=[[E!]]}}</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!]]|accessdate=September 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name="nymag52105"/> He has a sister, Jenny.<ref name=usatoday12-21-04/>
Grace was born in [[New York City]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Brunner|first=Borgna|title=Time Almanac 2006: With Information Please|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|year=2005|page=295|isbn=1-932994-41-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Topher Grace Profile|url=http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/?uuid=ee8c6fdc-2a2b-4d10-b5e9-00988504b685|accessdate=October 10, 2007|publisher=[[E!]]}}</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!]]|accessdate=September 9, 2015}}</ref><ref name="nymag52105"/> He has a sister, Jenny.<ref name=usatoday12-21-04/> His paternal aunt is actress Sue Grace.

==Background==
Grace is of German Jewish, English and Irish descent. His great-great-great-aunt was Kate Wollman, who donated funds to build New York's Wollman Rink in 1949. His paternal grandparents were Walter Kenneth Grace and Muriel Cecile Hess, and his maternal grandparents were Walter Joseph McCabe and Helen O. Walter.<ref>[http://ethnicelebs.com/topher-grace Topher Grace ethnic background], ethnicelebs.com; accessed November 18, 2017.</ref>


Grace grew up in [[Darien, Connecticut]], where actress [[Kate Bosworth]] was a middle-school friend; and actress [[Chloë Sevigny]]&mdash;who later appeared with him in high school stage plays&mdash;was sometimes his [[Babysitting|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|accessdate=May 25, 2010|archivedate=January 19, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119013618/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-12-21-topher-grace_x.htm|deadurl=no}}</ref>
Grace grew up in [[Darien, Connecticut]], where actress [[Kate Bosworth]] was a middle-school friend; and actress [[Chloë Sevigny]]&mdash;who later appeared with him in high school stage plays&mdash;was sometimes his [[Babysitting|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|accessdate=May 25, 2010|archivedate=January 19, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119013618/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-12-21-topher-grace_x.htm|deadurl=no}}</ref>
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Grace was cast as [[Eric Forman]] on Fox's ''[[That '70s Show]]'', which debuted in 1998. He played the role until season 7. 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 web|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|accessdate=May 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| 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|accessdate=May 13, 2015}}</ref>
Grace was cast as [[Eric Forman]] on Fox's ''[[That '70s Show]]'', which debuted in 1998. He played the role until season 7. 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 web|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|accessdate=May 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| 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|accessdate=May 13, 2015}}</ref>


Grace plays a [[University-preparatory school|prep school]] student who uses marijuana and 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 (2001 film)|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.{{cn|date=September 2017}}
Grace plays a [[University-preparatory school|prep school]] student who uses marijuana and 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 (2001 film)|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.{{cn|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). [http://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=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/topher-grace/credits/177487| title=Topher Grace| work=[[TV Guide]]|accessdate=May 13, 2015}}</ref>
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). [http://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=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/topher-grace/credits/177487|title=Topher Grace profile|work=[[TV Guide]]|accessdate=May 13, 2015}}</ref>


[[File:Topher Grace by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Grace at the ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'' premiere, April 2007]]
[[File:Topher Grace by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|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=http://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/features/10887|title=Deadpan Alley|last=Hill|first=Logan|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=May 24, 2005 |accessdate=December 27, 2010}}</ref>
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=http://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/features/10887|title=Deadpan Alley|last=Hill|first=Logan|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=May 24, 2005 |accessdate=December 27, 2010}}</ref>


On January 15, 2005, Grace [[List of Saturday Night Live guests section E - H#G|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|accessdate=December 27, 2010}}</ref>
On January 15, 2005, Grace [[List of Saturday Night Live guests section E - H#G|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|accessdate=December 27, 2010}}</ref>


In 2007, Grace portrayed [[Eddie Brock]]/[[Venom (comics)|Venom]] in ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'', directed by [[Sam Raimi]]. Grace himself was a fan of the comics and read the Venom stories as a kid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/od/spiderman3/a/spidertg042307.htm|title=Topher Grace Talks About Venom and Spiderman 3|author=Rebecca Murray|publisher=About.com Entertainment|accessdate=May 13, 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 2007, Grace portrayed [[Eddie Brock]]/[[Venom (comics)|Venom]] in ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'', directed by [[Sam Raimi]]. Grace himself was a fan of the comics and read the Venom stories as a kid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/od/spiderman3/a/spidertg042307.htm|title=Topher Grace Talks About Venom and Spiderman 3|author=Rebecca Murray|publisher=About.com Entertainment|accessdate=May 13, 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>
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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], [[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). [http://screenrant.com/richard-gere-topher-grace-double-niall-57400/ "Richard Gere & Topher Grace See 'Double'"], [[Screen Rant]]; accessed September 26, 2017.</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], [[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). [http://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| work=[[Creativity Online]]|access-date=2017-06-25}}</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|work=[[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=http://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|accessdate=May 13, 2015}}</ref> and appeared in [[Christopher Nolan]]'s sci-fi adventure ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]'', in a supporting role.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://deadline.com/2013/07/topher-grace-tapped-for-chris-nolans-interstellar-547271|title=Topher Grace In 'Interstellar' — Supporting Role In Chris Nolan Movie|first=Mike|last=Fleming Jr.|work=Deadline|accessdate=May 13, 2015}}</ref>
In 2014, Grace starred in the [[independent film|indie]] thriller ''[[The Calling (2014 film)|The Calling]]'', alongside [[Susan Sarandon]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://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|accessdate=May 13, 2015}}</ref> and appeared in [[Christopher Nolan]]'s sci-fi adventure ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]'', in a supporting role.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://deadline.com/2013/07/topher-grace-tapped-for-chris-nolans-interstellar-547271|title=Topher Grace In 'Interstellar' — Supporting Role In Chris Nolan Movie|first=Mike|last=Fleming Jr.|work=Deadline|accessdate=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=http://deadline.com/2013/10/topher-grace-sarah-silverman-topline-hbo-comedy-pilot-people-in-new-jersey-603512|title=Topher Grace & Sarah Silverman Topline HBO Comedy Pilot 'People In New Jersey'|first=Nellie| last=Andreeva| work=Deadline| accessdate=13 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://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|accessdate=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=http://deadline.com/2013/10/topher-grace-sarah-silverman-topline-hbo-comedy-pilot-people-in-new-jersey-603512|title=Topher Grace & Sarah Silverman Topline HBO Comedy Pilot 'People In New Jersey'|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva| work=Deadline|accessdate=May 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://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|accessdate=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=http://deadline.com/2014/04/topher-grace-american-ultra-movie-707814|title=Topher Grace Joins 'American Ultra'|work=Deadline| accessdate=May 13, 2015}}</ref> That same year, he co-starred in ''[[Truth (2015 film)|Truth]]'', with [[Robert Redford]] and [[Cate Blanchett]], and 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=http://deadline.com/2014/10/topher-grace-truth-casting-dan-rather-george-w-bush-movie-844866|title=Topher Grace Cast In 'Truth' Movie About Dan Rather-George W Bush Scandal|first=Anita|last=Busch|work=Deadline|accessdate=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=http://deadline.com/2014/04/topher-grace-american-ultra-movie-707814|title=Topher Grace Joins 'American Ultra'|work=Deadline|accessdate=May 13, 2015}}</ref> That same year, he co-starred in ''[[Truth (2015 film)|Truth]]'', with [[Robert Redford]] and [[Cate Blanchett]], and 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=http://deadline.com/2014/10/topher-grace-truth-casting-dan-rather-george-w-bush-movie-844866|title=Topher Grace Cast In 'Truth' Movie About Dan Rather-George W Bush Scandal|first=Anita|last=Busch|work=Deadline|accessdate=May 13, 2015}}</ref>


In January 2014, Grace joined the upcoming supernatural-thriller ''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=http://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]]|accessdate=May 13, 2015}}</ref>
In January 2014, Grace joined the upcoming supernatural-thriller ''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=http://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]]|accessdate=May 13, 2015}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Grace started dating actress [[Ashley Hinshaw]] in January 2014, and the two were 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|accessdate=May 30, 2016| work=[[Us Weekly]]|first=Rachel|last=McRady|archivedate=March 4, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061752/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/topher-grace-engaged-ashley-hinshaw-diamond-ring-2015111|deadurl=no}}</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|accessdate= May 30, 2016|archivedate=May 31, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531011320/http://www.people.com/article/topher-grace-ashley-hinshaw-married|deadurl=no}}</ref> On August 1, 2017, Hinshaw confirmed that she and Grace are expecting their first child.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/topher-grace-wife-ashley-hinshaw-confirms-she-is-pregnant-w495445| title=Ashley Hinshaw Confirms She Is Expecting First Child With Husband Topher Grace|first= Karla|last= Rodriguez |work=[[Us Weekly]]|date= August 1, 2017 |accessdate= August 12, 2017| archivedate=August 12, 2017| archiveurl =http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/topher-grace-wife-ashley-hinshaw-confirms-she-is-pregnant-w495445 | deadurl=no}}</ref>
Grace started dating actress [[Ashley Hinshaw]] in January 2014, and the two were 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|accessdate=May 30, 2016| work=[[Us Weekly]]|first=Rachel|last=McRady|archivedate=March 4, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061752/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/topher-grace-engaged-ashley-hinshaw-diamond-ring-2015111|deadurl=no}}</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|accessdate= May 30, 2016|archivedate=May 31, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531011320/http://www.people.com/article/topher-grace-ashley-hinshaw-married|deadurl=no}}</ref>
On August 1, 2017, Hinshaw confirmed that she and Grace are expecting their first child.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/topher-grace-wife-ashley-hinshaw-confirms-she-is-pregnant-w495445| title=Ashley Hinshaw Confirms She Is Expecting First Child With Husband Topher Grace|first=Karla|last=Rodriguez|work=[[Us Weekly]]|date=August 1, 2017|accessdate= August 12, 2017|archivedate=August 12, 2017| archiveurl=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/topher-grace-wife-ashley-hinshaw-confirms-she-is-pregnant-w495445 | deadurl=no}}</ref>


==Other==
==Other==

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Topher Grace
Grace at the Tribeca premiere of The Giant Mechanical Man in 2012
Born
Christopher John Grace

(1978-07-12) July 12, 1978 (age 46)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​

Christopher John "Topher" Grace (/ˈtoʊfər/; born July 12, 1978)[1] is an American actor. He is known for playing Eric Forman in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show, Eddie Brock/Venom in Sam Raimi's film Spider-Man 3, Carter Duryea in the film In Good Company, and Edwin in the 2010 film Predators.

Early life

Grace was born in New York City,[2][3] the son of Pat, an assistant to the schoolmaster of the New Canaan Country School, and John Grace, a Madison Avenue executive.[4][5] He has a sister, Jenny.[6] His paternal aunt is actress Sue Grace.

Background

Grace is of German Jewish, English and Irish descent. His great-great-great-aunt was Kate Wollman, who donated funds to build New York's Wollman Rink in 1949. His paternal grandparents were Walter Kenneth Grace and Muriel Cecile Hess, and his maternal grandparents were Walter Joseph McCabe and Helen O. Walter.[7]

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.[6]

Career

Grace was cast as Eric Forman on Fox's That '70s Show, which debuted in 1998. He played the role until season 7. His character was written out and replaced with a new character named Randy Pearson (Josh Meyers). Grace made a brief guest appearance in the final episode.[8][9]

Grace plays a prep school student who uses marijuana and introduces his girlfriend to freebasing in director Steven Soderbergh's 2000 film Traffic, as well as having uncredited 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]

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."[10] He appeared in director Mike Newell's 2003 film Mona Lisa Smile.[11]

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. That same year, he starred in P.S., which received only a limited theatrical release. Grace won the National Board of Review's 2004 award for Breakthrough Performance Actor for his work in In Good Company and P.S.[5]

On January 15, 2005, Grace hosted Saturday Night Live.[5][12]

In 2007, Grace portrayed Eddie Brock/Venom in Spider-Man 3, directed by Sam Raimi. Grace himself was a fan of the comics and read the Venom stories as a kid.[13] In 2009, Grace became the subject of a recurring column on the entertainment/pop culture site Videogum, entitled "What's Up With Topher Grace?".[14]

In 2010, Grace appeared in the ensemble comedy Valentine's Day and played the character of Edwin in Predators, the newest installment of the science fiction franchise.[15]

In 2011, Grace appeared in the 1980s retro comedy Take Me Home Tonight.[16] He co-wrote the script and co-produced the film. Grace also starred opposite Richard Gere in the spy thriller The Double.[17]

In 2012, Grace starred alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Matthew Gray Gubler in the social 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.[18]

In 2014, Grace starred in the indie thriller The Calling, alongside Susan Sarandon,[19] and appeared in Christopher Nolan's sci-fi adventure Interstellar, in a supporting role.[20]

In October 2013, Grace joined HBO comedy pilot People In New Jersey with Sarah Silverman, but in January 2014, the pilot was passed on.[21][22]

Grace co-starred in the comedy film American Ultra (2015), alongside Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart, playing a CIA agent.[23] That same year, he co-starred in Truth, with Robert Redford and Cate Blanchett, and 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.[24]

In January 2014, Grace joined the upcoming supernatural-thriller 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.[25]

Personal life

Grace started dating actress Ashley Hinshaw in January 2014, and the two were engaged in January 2015.[26] On May 29, 2016, Grace and Hinshaw married near Santa Barbara, California.[27]

On August 1, 2017, Hinshaw confirmed that she and Grace are expecting their first child.[28]

Other

Grace is a supporter of FINCA International, a microfinance organization.[29]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Traffic Seth Abrahams Young Hollywood Award for Breakthrough Performance – Male
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2001 Ocean's Eleven Himself Uncredited
2002 Pinocchio Leonardo (voice)
2003 Mona Lisa Smile Tommy Donegal
2004 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Pete Monash Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Comedy
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Hissy Fit
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock (shared w/ Kate Bosworth)
2004 P.S. F. Scott Feinstadt National Board of Review of Motion Pictures for Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actor
New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Breakthrough
Nominated – International Online Cinema Award for Best Breakthrough
2004 Ocean's Twelve Himself Uncredited
2004 In Good Company Carter Duryea National Board of Review of Motion Pictures for Best Breakthrough Performance by an Actor
New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Breakthrough
Nominated – International Online Cinema Award for Best Breakthrough
2007 Spider-Man 3 Eddie Brock/Venom Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Rumble (with Tobey Maguire, James Franco and Thomas Haden Church)
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain
Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
2008 Personal Effects Clay (voice) Uncredited
2010 Valentine's Day Jason Morris
2010 Death Bed Subtext Ben Short film
2010 Predators Edwin
2011 Take Me Home Tonight Matt Franklin Also writer and executive producer
2011 The Double Ben Geary
2012 The Giant Mechanical Man Doug
2013 The Big Wedding Jared Griffin
2014 Don Peyote Glavin Culpepper
2014 The Calling Ben Wingate
2014 Playing It Cool Scott
2014 Interstellar Getty
2015 American Ultra Agent Adrian Yates
2015 Truth Mike Smith
2017 War Machine Matt Little
2017 Opening Night Nick
2017 Delirium Completed
2018 Under the Silver Lake Completed
2018 Mississippi Requiem Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1998–2006 That '70s Show Eric Forman Series regular, 179 episodes
Main cast (Seasons 1-7)
Special guest cast (Season 8)
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for TV Breakout Performance (1999)
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor (2000–2001)
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor Comedy (2002–2004)
Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor (1999)
Nominated – Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series Young Ensemble (1999)
2002 What's New, Scooby-Doo? Guard 1 (voice) Episode: "Space Ape at the Cape"
2003 King of the Hill Chris (voice) Episode: "Megalo Dale"
2005 Saturday Night Live Host Episode: "Topher Grace/The Killers"
2005 Stella Older Kevin Episode: "Paper Route"
2005 Robot Chicken Eric Forman (voice) Episode: "Gold Dust Gasoline"
2008 The Simpsons Donny (voice) Episode: "The Debarted"
2011 Too Big to Fail Jim Wilkinson Television film
2012 Comedy Bang! Bang! Cameraman Episode: "Seth Rogen Wears a Plaid Shirt & Brown Pants"
2012 The Beauty Inside Alex 6 episodes;
Daytime Emmy New Approaches Original Daytime Program or Series
2013 People in New Jersey Carl Levin Unsold pilot
2015 The Muppets Himself Episode: "Pilot"
2015 Drunk History Milton Bradley Episode: "Games"
2016 TripTank Leonard (voice) Episode: "Sick Day"
2017 Workaholics Noel Episode: "Weed the People"

Video games

Year Title Role
2007 Spider-Man 3 Eddie Brock/Venom (voice)

Music videos

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Cheap Trick – In The Street Eric Forman With cast of That '70s Show
2011 Atomic Tom – "Don't You Want Me Baby" As himself With cast of Take Me Home Tonight

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Lonely, I'm Not[30] Porter Second Stage Theatre

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  4. ^ "About". Yahoo!. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
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  9. ^ "10 Sitcoms that Lost Their Lead Actors and Kept Going". Splitsider. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  10. ^ Topel, Fred (April 22, 2007). "No Topher Grace Cameo in "Oceans 13". Rotten Tomatoes; accessed September 26, 2017.
  11. ^ "Topher Grace profile". TV Guide. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  12. ^ "Topher Grace profile". The SNL Archives. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
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  15. ^ "The Mystery of What the Hell Topher Grace Is Doing in Predators Deepens". Topless Robot. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  16. ^ Faris, Fogler "Kids" again in comedy film, Reuters, February 8, 2007.
  17. ^ Browne, Niall (2011). "Richard Gere & Topher Grace See 'Double'", Screen Rant; accessed September 26, 2017.
  18. ^ "A shape-shifting lead played by fans shows inner beauty". Creativity Online. July 24, 2012. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
  19. ^ Venable, Nick. "Susan Sarandon and Topher Grace Join Indie Thriller The Calling". cinemablend.com. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  20. ^ Fleming Jr., Mike. "Topher Grace In 'Interstellar' — Supporting Role In Chris Nolan Movie". Deadline. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  21. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Topher Grace & Sarah Silverman Topline HBO Comedy Pilot 'People In New Jersey'". Deadline. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  22. ^ Kiefer, Halle. "HBO Passes on People in New Jersey". Vulture. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
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  24. ^ Busch, Anita. "Topher Grace Cast In 'Truth' Movie About Dan Rather-George W Bush Scandal". Deadline. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  25. ^ "Topher Grace to Star in Supernatural Thriller 'Home' for Blumhouse". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  26. ^ McRady, Rachel (January 11, 2015). "Topher Grace Engaged to Actress Ashley Hinshaw: See Her Ring!". Us Weekly. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  27. ^ Leonard, Elizabeth; Quinn, Dave (May 30, 2016). "That '70s Show Star Topher Grace Ties the Knot with Ashley Hinshaw". People. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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  29. ^ Topher Grace about FINCA on Jimmy Fallon, finca.org, March 20, 2011.
  30. ^ "'Lonely, I'm Not', With Topher Grace as a Post-Meltdown Corporate Star, Opens in NYC". Yahoo News. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
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