Ethan Embry

Ethan Embry

Known for
Acting
Born
June 13, 1978 (age 48)
Birthplace
Huntington Beach, California, USA

Biography

Ethan Embry (born June 13, 1978), 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), All I Want for Christmas (1991), and A Far Off Place (1993). He gained mainstream recognition for his supporting role in Empire Records (1995) and starring roles in 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) and Vacancy (2007) and had main roles as Derek and Adam Barnes on the Fox television series FreakyLinks (2000–2001), Frank Smith on the ABC television series L.A. Dragnet (2003), and Declan Giggs on the Showtime television series Brotherhood (2006–2008). In the 2010s and 2020s, Embry starred in the films 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). He had supporting roles in the films Christy (2025) and Scream 7 (2026).

Known For

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Filmography

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Dweller poster

Dweller

Movie · as Sammy

2026
The Gymnast poster

The Gymnast

Movie · as Rich

2026
Scream 7 poster

Scream 7

Movie · as Marco

2026
Scissors poster

Scissors

Movie · as The Man

2026
By Any Means poster

By Any Means

Movie · as Sam Bowers

2026
Cape Fear poster

Cape Fear

TV · as Ollie · 2 eps

2025
Alma & the Wolf poster

Alma & the Wolf

Movie · as Ren Accord

2025
Christy poster

Christy

Movie · as John Salters

2025
Safe House poster

Safe House

Movie · as Sorello

2024
The House from... poster

The House from...

Movie · as Self

2023
Gotham Knights poster

Gotham Knights

TV · as Arthur Brown · 3 eps

2022
Last Seen Alive poster

Last Seen Alive

Movie · as Knuckles

2021
This Is GWAR poster

This Is GWAR

Movie · as Self

2020
DC's Stargirl poster

DC's Stargirl

TV · as Johnny Thunder · 2 eps

2019
Queens of Scream - Triple Feature poster

Queens of Scream - Triple Feature

Movie · as Mechanic

2019
Creepshow poster

Creepshow

TV · as Hank · 1 ep

2019
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Harry · 1 ep

2018
Blindspotting poster

Blindspotting

Movie · as Officer Molina

2018
First Man poster

First Man

Movie · as Pete Conrad

2017
Convergence poster

Convergence

Movie · as Daniel

2016
The Devil's Candy poster

The Devil's Candy

Movie · as Jesse

2016
Fashionista poster

Fashionista

Movie · as Eric

2016
Those Eyes poster

Those Eyes

Movie · as Son

2015
Bereave poster

Bereave

Movie · as Tommy

2015
Echoes of War poster

Echoes of War

Movie · as Seamus Riley

2015
Grace and Frankie poster

Grace and Frankie

TV · as Coyote Bergstein · 94 eps

2015
Sneaky Pete poster

Sneaky Pete

TV · as Pete Murphy, Real Pete · 12 eps

2015
Dinner at Tiffani's poster

Dinner at Tiffani's

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2014
Late Phases poster

Late Phases

Movie · as Will

2014
In Security poster

In Security

Movie · as Kevin

2014
The Guest poster

The Guest

Movie · as Higgins

2014
Vital Heat: The Making of 'Cheap Thrills' poster

Vital Heat: The Making of 'Cheap Thrills'

Movie · as Self

2013
The House Across the Street poster

The House Across the Street

Movie · as Tom

2013
Cheap Thrills poster

Cheap Thrills

Movie · as Vince

2013
6:14 poster

6:14

Movie · as Man

2012
Imaginary Friend poster

Imaginary Friend

Movie · as Brad

2012
The Frontier

The Frontier

Movie · as D.J. Jackson

2012
Dorothy and the Witches of Oz poster

Dorothy and the Witches of Oz

Movie · as Frick

2012
Ordinary Man

Ordinary Man

Movie · as Jason Watts

2011
The Reunion poster

The Reunion

Movie · as Leo Cleary

2011
Thunderballs

Thunderballs

Movie

2011
The Witches of Oz poster

The Witches of Oz

TV · as Frick · 2 eps

2011
Once Upon a Time poster

Once Upon a Time

TV · as Greg Mendell · 10 eps

2011
Talking Dead poster

Talking Dead

TV · 1 ep

2011
Fairly Legal poster

Fairly Legal

TV · as Spencer Reed · 3 eps

2010
The Kane Files: Life of Trial poster

The Kane Files: Life of Trial

Movie · as Jace Olsen

2010
The Walking Dead poster

The Walking Dead

TV · as Carter · 1 ep

2010
Hawaii Five-0 poster

Hawaii Five-0

TV · as Shawn Hutten · 1 ep

2009
Chance poster

Chance

Movie · as Chance Miller

2008
Eagle Eye poster

Eagle Eye

Movie · as Toby Grant

2008
Player 5150 poster

Player 5150

Movie · as Joey

2008
Heart of a Dragon poster

Heart of a Dragon

Movie · as Lee

2008
Fear Itself poster

Fear Itself

TV · as Chance Miller · 1 ep

2007
Vacancy poster

Vacancy

Movie · as Mechanic

2007
Making That Thing You Do poster

Making That Thing You Do

Movie · as Self

2006
Kidney Thieves poster

Kidney Thieves

Movie · as Guy

2006
Escape poster

Escape

Movie · as Hollywood Agent #1

2006
Brotherhood poster

Brotherhood

TV · as Declan 'Decko' Griggs · 29 eps

2005
Pizza poster

Pizza

Movie · as Matt Firenze

2005
Incident On and Off a Mountain Road poster

Incident On and Off a Mountain Road

Movie · as Bruce

2005
Standing Still poster

Standing Still

Movie · as Donovan

2005
Masters of Horror poster

Masters of Horror

TV · as Bruce · 1 ep

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Dr. David Moore · 1 ep

2005
Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs

TV · as Blake Gosnell · 1 ep

2004
Celeste in the City poster

Celeste in the City

Movie · as Kyle Halley

2004
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle poster

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Movie · as Billy Carver

2004
Life on Liberty Street poster

Life on Liberty Street

Movie · as Rick Spencer

2004
House poster

House

TV · as Mickey · 1 ep

2003
Timeline poster

Timeline

Movie · as Josh Stern

2003
ManFast poster

ManFast

Movie · as Johnny Shore

2003
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones

Dragnet: Sticks and Stones

Movie · as Det. Frank Smith

2003
L.A. Dragnet poster

L.A. Dragnet

TV · as Frank Smith · 12 eps

2003
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series poster

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

TV · as Max Dillon / Electro (voice), Max Dillon (voice) · 2 eps

2002
They poster

They

Movie · as Sam Burnside

2002
Sweet Home Alabama poster

Sweet Home Alabama

Movie · as Bobby Ray

2002
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Zack Walker · 1 ep

2002
CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami

TV · as Randy North · 2 eps

2001
Rennie's Landing poster

Rennie's Landing

Movie · as Trevor

2001
Relative Evil poster

Relative Evil

Movie · as Bobby

2001
Who Is A.B.? poster

Who Is A.B.?

Movie

2001
Silicon Follies

Silicon Follies

Movie

2001
Male Order

Male Order

Movie · as Actor #2

2001
The Zeta Project poster

The Zeta Project

TV · as Bodhi (voice) · 1 ep

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Art Geddens · 1 ep

2000
The Independent poster

The Independent

Movie · as Bert

2000
FreakyLinks poster

FreakyLinks

TV · as Derek Barnes / Adam Barnes · 13 eps

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Jefferson Nalley · 1 ep

1999
Batman Beyond poster

Batman Beyond

TV · as Lee (voice), Terrapin (voice) · 1 ep

1999
Get Real poster

Get Real

TV · as Wade Kostick · 1 ep

1999
Work with Me

Work with Me

TV · as Sebastian · 9 eps

1998
Montana poster

Montana

Movie · as Jimmy

1998
Disturbing Behavior poster

Disturbing Behavior

Movie · as Allen Clark

1998
Can't Hardly Wait poster

Can't Hardly Wait

Movie · as Preston Meyers

1998
Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 poster

Dancer, Texas Pop. 81

Movie · as Squirrel

1998
How to Make the Cruelest Month poster

How to Make the Cruelest Month

Movie · as Dillger

1998
The Prophecy II poster

The Prophecy II

Movie · as Young Coroner

1998
The Wild Thornberrys poster

The Wild Thornberrys

TV · as Ned Fervel (voice) · 1 ep

1998
Hercules poster

Hercules

TV · as Melampus (voice) · 1 ep

1997
Vegas Vacation poster

Vegas Vacation

Movie · as Rusty Griswold

1996
That Thing You Do! poster

That Thing You Do!

Movie · as T.B. Player

1996
White Squall poster

White Squall

Movie · as Tracy Lapchick

1995
Empire Records poster

Empire Records

Movie · as Mark

1995
Evolver poster

Evolver

Movie · as Kyle Baxter

1994
Season of Change poster

Season of Change

Movie · as Bobby Bascomb (as Ethan Randall)

1993
A Far Off Place poster

A Far Off Place

Movie · as Harry Winslow

1993
Harts of the West poster

Harts of the West

TV · 2 eps

1991
Dutch poster

Dutch

Movie · as Doyle Standish

1991
All I Want For Christmas poster

All I Want For Christmas

Movie · as Ethan O'Fallon

1991
Defending Your Life poster

Defending Your Life

Movie · as Steve

1991
Bad Attitudes poster

Bad Attitudes

Movie · as Cosmo

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Jimmy Taylor, Mike Seresino · 1 ep