Zach Grenier

Biography

Zach Grenier is an American actor known for his collaborations with director David Fincher and for long-running television roles. Born in Englewood, New Jersey, he studied at the University of Michigan and Boston University before building a career on stage and screen. He played Sid Greenberg in Talk Radio (1988), a part he had originated in the stage version, and went on to appear in Twister (1996), Tommy Boy (1995), Donnie Brasco (1997) and Pulse (2006). In Fight Club (1999) he played Edward Norton's boss, and in Zodiac (2007) he was Mel Nicolai. On television he was a regular on C-16: FBI from 1997 to 1998, appeared in the first season of 24, and played Andy Cramed on Deadwood. From 2010 he played attorney David Lee on The Good Wife, becoming a series regular in 2013, and later on The Good Fight. In 2009 he earned a Tony Award nomination for 33 Variations.

72years old

Turns 73 on February 12in 118 days

Born February 12, 1954Englewood
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films: 24
Career span: 29 years1988 to 2017

Genres

Drama58%, 14 films
Action29%, 7 films
Crime29%, 7 films
Comedy21%, 5 films
Romance21%, 5 films

First and latest

Zach Grenier movies on Netflix

Crown Heights2017IMDb rating 6.7as Detective Cassel
Manhattan Romance2014IMDb rating 5.6as Trevor
Turks & Caicos2014IMDb rating 6.5as Dido Parsons
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond2008IMDb rating 5.8as Mr. Fenstermaker
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer2007IMDb rating 5.6as Mr. Sherman / Rafke
Zodiac2007IMDb rating 7.7as Mel Nicolai
Pulse2006IMDb rating 4.7as Professor Cardiff
Rescue Dawn2006IMDb rating 7.2as Squad Leader
Swordfish2001IMDb rating 6.5as Assistant Director Bill Joy
Shaft2000IMDb rating 6.0as Harrison Loeb
Fight Club1999IMDb rating 8.8as Richard Chesler
Donnie Brasco1997IMDb rating 7.7as Dr. Berger
Maximum Risk1996IMDb rating 5.6as Ivan Dzasokhov
Mother Night1996IMDb rating 7.1as Joseph Goebbels
Twister1996IMDb rating 6.6as Eddie
The Stars Fell on Henrietta1995IMDb rating 6.4as Larry Ligstow (owner of Greek restaurant)
Tommy Boy1995IMDb rating 7.1as Ted Reilly
Cliffhanger1993IMDb rating 6.5as Davis
The Man Without a Face1993IMDb rating 6.7as Dr. Lionel Talbot, Psychiatrist
Delirious1991IMDb rating 5.8as Mickey
Liebestraum1991IMDb rating 5.8as Barnard Ralston IV
Problem Child 21991IMDb rating 5.0as Voytek
A Shock to the System1990IMDb rating 6.6as Executive #2
Talk Radio1988IMDb rating 7.2as Sid Greenberg

Best known for

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

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Fight Club1999 Dramaas Richard Chesler
IMDb rating 8.82.7M votes
Zodiac2007 Crime, Drama, History, Mysteryas Mel Nicolai
IMDb rating 7.7690K votes
Donnie Brasco1997as Dr. Berger
IMDb rating 7.7361K votes
Swordfish2001as Assistant Director Bill Joy
IMDb rating 6.5205K votes
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer2007as Mr. Sherman / Rafke
IMDb rating 5.6303K votes
Maximum Risk1996as Ivan Dzasokhov
IMDb rating 5.626K votes
Tommy Boy1995as Ted Reilly
IMDb rating 7.1106K votes
Twister1996as Eddie
IMDb rating 6.6254K votes

Most often with

David Fincher directed two of these films. Dylan Baker 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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Dylan Baker

Brian Dennehy

Helena Bonham Carter

Will Patton

Christian Bale

Chris Evans

David FincherDirector, 2 films

Films together

Dylan Baker3 films together, 1991 to 2014
Dylan Baker's page
- Turks & Caicos2014IMDb rating 6.5Grenier as Dido ParsonsBaker as Gary Bethwaite
- The Stars Fell on Henrietta1995IMDb rating 6.4Grenier as Larry Ligstow (owner of Greek restaurant)Baker as Alex Wilde
- Delirious1991IMDb rating 5.8Grenier as MickeyBaker as Blake Hedison
Brian Dennehy2 films together, 1995
Brian Dennehy's page
- The Stars Fell on Henrietta1995IMDb rating 6.4Grenier as Larry Ligstow (owner of Greek restaurant)Dennehy as Big Dave McDermot
- Tommy Boy1995IMDb rating 7.1Grenier as Ted ReillyDennehy as Big Tom
Helena Bonham Carter2 films together, 1999 to 2014
Helena Bonham Carter's page
- Turks & Caicos2014IMDb rating 6.5Grenier as Dido ParsonsCarter as Margot Tyrrell
- Fight Club1999IMDb rating 8.8Grenier as Richard CheslerCarter as Marla Singer
Will Patton2 films together, 1990 to 2008
Will Patton's page
- The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond2008IMDb rating 5.8Grenier as Mr. FenstermakerPatton as Old Man Dobyne
- A Shock to the System1990IMDb rating 6.6Grenier as Executive #2Patton as Lt. Laker
Christian Bale2 films together, 2000 to 2006
Christian Bale's page
- Rescue Dawn2006IMDb rating 7.2Grenier as Squad LeaderBale as Dieter Dengler
- Shaft2000IMDb rating 6.0Grenier as Harrison LoebBale as Walter Wade, Jr.
Chris Evans2 films together, 2007 to 2008
Chris Evans's page
- The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond2008IMDb rating 5.8Grenier as Mr. FenstermakerEvans as Jimmy Dobyne
- Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer2007IMDb rating 5.6Grenier as Mr. Sherman / RafkeEvans as Human Torch / Johnny Storm
David FincherDirector, 2 films, 1999 to 2007
All films by David Fincher
- Zodiac2007IMDb rating 7.7Grenier as Mel Nicolai
- Fight Club1999IMDb rating 8.8Grenier as Richard Chesler
Also two films together4 more actors
- Max PerlichCliffhanger (1993) and Liebestraum (1991)
- Gaby HoffmannManhattan Romance (2014) and The Man Without a Face (1993)
- Jeremy DaviesRescue Dawn (2006) and Twister (1996)
- Richmond ArquetteZodiac (2007) and Fight Club (1999)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Zach Grenier's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.8 billion

16 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.

16Worldwide figure
5US gross only
1Never in cinemas
2Figure not found

Top grosser

Twister1996Eddie$494 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 89% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Twister1996as Eddie
$494M27.2% of the total
2
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer2007as Mr. Sherman / Rafke
$302M16.6% of the total
3
Cliffhanger1993as Davis
$255M14.0% of the total
4
Swordfish2001as Assistant Director Bill Joy
$147M8.1% of the total
5
Donnie Brasco1997as Dr. Berger
$125M6.9% of the total
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Shaft2000as Harrison Loeb
$108M5.9% of the total
7
Fight Club1999as Richard Chesler
$101M5.6% of the total
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Zodiac2007as Mel Nicolai
$85M4.7% of the total