Chris Grace | |
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| Born | Christopher Tung Shieh |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Known for | Superstore and Chris Grace as Scarlett Johansson |
Christopher Tung Shieh, known professionally as Chris Grace, is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Jerry in the NBC sitcom Superstore, and Christian Grey in the off-Broadway musical parody "50 Shades! The Musical". [1] [2] [3] [4]
Grace grew up in Houston, Texas. [5] He began performing in junior high school. [6]
Grace is openly gay, and married his husband, Eric, in 2017. [7]
Grace is a member of Baby Wants Candy (BWC), a Chicago-based comedy ensemble. [8] The group has performed in the U.S. and abroad, including in New York, Singapore, and Scotland. BWC performed the musical parody 50 Shades! The Musical Parody and Thrones! The Musical Parody, the latter of which he co-wrote. [4] [9]
Grace was the lead actor for 50 Shades! The Musical which was written by Al Samuels, Dan Wessels, Amanda Blake-Davis, Ashley Ward, Emily Dorezas, and Jody Shelton. [10] [11] [12] [13]
Grace is also a regular performer in Magic to Do: Musical Improv, held at UCB Sunset. [14]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | On The Road | Ely | Short film |
| 2014 | That Awkward Moment | Deli Owner | |
| 2015 | 48 Hours 'Til Monday | Chauncey | TV movie |
| 2016 | Tim Heidecker: Work From Home | Kitchen Man 1 | Short |
| 2016 | White House Fart | General | Short film |
| 2016 | Still Single | Timmy Hong | |
| 2017 | The King of Dad Jokes | Jeff | Short film |
| 2018 | Office Uprising | Beefed Up Ammotech Supervisor | |
| 2018 | You Are The Captain | Courier | Short film |
| 2018 | The Bateman Lectures on Depression | Gilbert | Documentary |
| 2020 | Moneybag Head | Dennis | Short film/post-production |
| 2020 | All the Bright Places | Hudson |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sweet Misery | Chris | |
| 2011 | The Six | Asian Dad | Episode: "The Six Girls You'll See Back Home" |
| 2011–2012 | Fake Henrik Zetterberg | Manny Root | 5 Episodes |
| 2011–2012 | PITv | Party Goer | 4 Episodes |
| 2012 | Jest Originals | Josh Lin | Episode: "Jeremy Lin Picked Last in Pickup Game" |
| 2012 | Tech Up | Japanese Investor | |
| 2011–2012 | CollegeHumor Originals | Kim Jong-Il / Kim Jong-Un/ Business Man 1 | 5 Episodes |
| 2015 | Adam Ruins Everything | Busy Man | Episode: Adam Ruins Voting |
| 2016 | Broad City | Kenny | Episode: "Philadelphia" |
| 2016 | Serious Music | Dunker | 2 Episodes |
| 2016 | This Is Us | Paul | 2 Episodes |
| 2017 | Idiotsitter | Professor Chang | |
| 2017 | The Thundermans | Manu | Episode: Thunder in Paradise (uncredited) |
| 2017 | Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Tom | Episode: "Joel McHale Is: Ryan Hansen" |
| 2018 | Sofia the First | Voice of Scare-Acuda | Episode: "Return to Merroway Cove" |
| 2018 | Experts | Ted Shieh | |
| 2017–2020 | Superstore | Jerry | 14 Episodes |
| 2020 | Stumptown | Denny | 3 Episodes |
| 2020 | Pen15 | Mr. Brown | Episode 2: "Wrestling" |
| 2020 | We're Not Together | Dean Cappart | |
| 2021 | Mr. Mayor | Jesse | 1 Episode |
| 2021 | Atypical | Laird | Season 4 |
| 2023 | Um, Actually | Himself | Episode: "American Horror Story, KaBlam!, Squid Game" |
| 2023 | Play It By Ear | Himself | 2 Episodes |
| 2023 | Dirty Laundry | Himself | Episode: "Who Was Almost Attacked By a Mob of Middle-Aged British People?" |
| 2024 | Make Some Noise | Himself | Episode: "Willy Wonka's Lawyer's Opening Statement" |
| 2024 | Dropout Presents | Himself / Scarlett Johansson | Episode: "Chris Grace as Scarlett Johansson" |
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