Greg Sestero
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 15, 1978 (age 48)
- Birthplace
- Walnut Creek, California, USA
Biography
Greg Sestero was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. With European parental influence, Greg speaks both French and English. He traveled extensively early on, and holds dual citizenship between France and the United States. At 17 years old, Greg signed with a prominent San Francisco talent agency. The same year, he left for Milan and Paris to work for designers such as Giorgio Armani and Gian Franco Ferre. Greg returned focused on acting. He began studies at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. He landed his first role at age 18, on the CBS hit show Nash Bridges (1996). This followed with a role in the Golden Globe nominated film, Patch Adams (1998) starring fellow San Francisco native, Robin Williams. Soon thereafter, Greg was signed by well-known Hollywood agent, Iris Burton, which prompted his move to Los Angeles. Sestero starred in the notorious The Room (2003), which gained an international cult following as the best worst movie ever made. in 2013, Sestero wrote a book entitled The Disaster Artist, chronicling his experience making the film and working with its enigmatic director Tommy Wiseau. The book went on to become a critically acclaimed bestseller. In February 2014, the book was optioned to made into a feature film by Hollywood superstars James Franco and Seth Rogen.
Known For
Filmography
Forbidden Sky
Movie
First Feature
Movie · as Himself
The Room: A Tribute
Movie · as Chris-R
Bampire
Movie · as Park Ranger
Point
Movie · as (voice)
Conjuring Tapes
Movie · as Greg
The Film Café
Movie · as Himself
On the Edge of Freedom
Movie · as Liam
The Founder Effect
Movie · as Decklan Bakker
Infrared
Movie · as Geoff
Best F(r)iends: Less is More
Movie · as Jon Kortina
The Christmas Tapes
Movie · as Geoff/The Owner’s Manual
Puppet Master: Doktor Death
Movie · as André Toulon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Miracle Valley
Movie · as David
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Movie · as Self
The Wrong Wedding Planner
Movie · as Mr. Hanson
Cyst
Movie · as Bill
The Caring Only Cry at Night
Movie · as Rick Edwards, Motivational Speaker
The Haunting of Bly Manor
TV · as Fiancé · 2 eps
SpaceWorld: "A Good Lesson"
Movie · as Drogol
Best F(r)iends: Volume 2
Movie · as Jon Kortina
Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster
Movie · as Self
Four in a Blanket
TV · as Coach Sooie (Voice) · 4 eps
The Disaster Artist
Movie · as Casting Agent (uncredited)
Best F(r)iends: Volume 1
Movie · as Jon Kortina
VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media
Movie · as Self
Livers of Darkness: Making "Dude Bro Party Massacre III"
Movie · as Self
Dude Bro Party Massacre III
Movie · as Derek
Alien Presence
Movie · as Ash
Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit & The Pendulum
Movie · as The Ex
Accepted
Movie · as Frat guy (uncredited)
Behind the Scenes of "The Room"
Movie · as Self
The Room
Movie · as Mark
Puppet Master: The Legacy
Movie · as Young Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)
Retro Puppetmaster
Movie · as Andre Toulon
EDtv
Movie · as Roach
Patch Adams
Movie · as Jaime
Gattaca
Movie · as Gattacan Citizen (uncredited)