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Ethan Embry

Ethan Embry

37 movies on Netflix

Biography

Ethan Embry, born in Huntington Beach, California, is an American actor who began as a child performer and was credited early as Ethan Randall. He started acting at 12, made his debut in Defending Your Life (1991), and then starred in A Far Off Place (1993) and All I Want for Christmas (1991) after Dutch (1991). Recognition grew with Empire Records (1995), followed by That Thing You Do! (1996) and Evolver (1995). In the late 1990s he took the lead in Can't Hardly Wait (1998), appeared in Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998) and Vegas Vacation (1997), and had a main role on the CBS sitcom Work with Me. During the 2000s he starred in They (2002) and Vacancy (2007) and held main roles on FreakyLinks, L.A. Dragnet and Brotherhood. Later credits include Last Seen Alive (2022), Blindspotting (2018) and Cheap Thrills (2013), a recurring role on Grace and Frankie, and supporting parts in Christy (2025) and Scream 7 (2026).

48years old

Turns 49 on June 13in 214 days

  • Born Huntington Beach
  • Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
  • Ethan Philan Randall (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
37
Career span
35 years1991 to 2026

Genres

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  1. About the name

    Credited at first as Ethan Randall, Embry began acting when he was 12. His first film was Defending Your Life, released in 1991.

Ethan Embry movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Vacancy2007 Horror, Thrilleras Mechanic

    IMDb rating 6.2114K votes

  2. Eagle Eye2008 Action, Mystery, Thrilleras Agent Toby Grant

    IMDb rating 6.6203K votes

  3. Can't Hardly Wait1998as Preston Meyers

    IMDb rating 6.558K votes

  4. The Devil's Candy2016as Jesse

    IMDb rating 6.324K votes

  5. Vegas Vacation1997as Rusty Griswold

    IMDb rating 6.057K votes

  6. The Guest2014as Higgings

    IMDb rating 6.7116K votes

  7. That Thing You Do!1996as T. B. Player

    IMDb rating 7.079K votes

  8. Sweet Home Alabama2002as Bobby Ray

    IMDb rating 6.2137K votes

Most often with

Leland Orser appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Leland Orser, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Leland OrserWilliam Sadler, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with William SadlerJosh Lucas, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Josh LucasReese Witherspoon, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Reese WitherspoonJeremy Sisto, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jeremy SistoJulio Oscar Mechoso, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Julio Oscar Mechoso

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Box office

What Ethan Embry's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$958 million

23 of the 36 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 36 films: 23 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 6 figure not found; 1 too new to count.

  • 23Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 4Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 6Figure not found
  • 1Too new to count

Top grosser

Scream 72026as Marco$214 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 87% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Scream 72026as Marco
    $214M22.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Sweet Home Alabama2002as Bobby Ray
    $181M18.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Eagle Eye2008as Agent Toby Grant
    $179M18.7% of the total
  4. 4
    First Man2018as Pete Conrad
    $106M11.0% of the total
  5. 5
    Timeline2003as Josh Stern
    $44M4.6% of the total
  6. 6
    Vegas Vacation1997as Rusty Griswold
    $36M3.8% of the total
  7. 7
    Vacancy2007as Mechanic
    $35M3.7% of the total
  8. 8
    That Thing You Do!1996as T. B. Player
    $35M3.6% of the total
Can't Hardly Wait (1998), $25.6 millionHarold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004), $23.9 millionDisturbing Behavior (1998), $17.5 millionAll I Want For Christmas (1991), $14.8 millionA Far Off Place (1993), $12.9 millionThey (2002), $12.8 millionWhite Squall (1996), $10.3 millionDutch (1991), $4.6 millionThe Guest (2014), $2.7 millionChristy (2025), $2.3 millionThe Devil's Candy (2016), $772,319Empire Records (1995), $303,841Cheap Thrills (2013), $59,424Standing Still (2005), $12,762ManFast (2003), $11,480

$129 millionfrom the other 15 films with a worldwide figure, 13% of the total

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