Ed Metzger

Ed Metzger is an actor and writer who grew up in Brooklyn and trained at the Pasadena Playhouse and the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg. He became known for portraying historical figures, especially Albert Einstein, in his one-man stage show Albert Einstein: The Practical Bohemian, which he toured at major theaters, on Broadway, and at the Kennedy Center. He also wrote and performed Hemingway: On the Edge, a one-man play about Ernest Hemingway. His film work includes playing Theodore Roosevelt in David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), and he portrayed Einstein in films such as Watchmen and FDR: American Badass. On television, he appeared in Everybody Hates Chris, Newton's Apple, and Movie Magic. His writing includes the novel Assassinate Einstein and plays such as No Naked Heroes and Sanctimonious Rage. He also developed the science outreach presentation Close Encounters With Einstein.