Geoffrey Arend

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Geoffrey Arend
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Arend in September 2011
Born (1978-02-28) February 28, 1978 (age 46)
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
Spouse
(m. 2009;div. 2019)

Geoffrey Rashid Arend, Jr. (born February 28, 1978 [1] ) is an American actor. [2] He is best known for his role as Ethan Gross on the ABC drama series Body of Proof , Matt Mahoney on the CBS political drama series Madam Secretary , and a young stoner in Super Troopers .

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Biography

Arend is the son of Geoffrey D. Arend Sr. and Sabiha Khan Arend, the founders of the trade publication Air Cargo News . His father is an American of German and English descent; his mother is Pakistani. [3] Arend grew up in Hollis, Queens and graduated from New York City's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in 1996. [4]

Career

In 1998, Arend joined the cast of Daria [5] as the voice artist for obnoxious flirt Charles "Upchuck" Ruttheimer III. He would voice Upchuck until the end of the series in 2002, as well as in the video game Daria's Inferno . After the show finished, Arend landed small roles in films such as Super Troopers , [6] where he played a stoner who eats an entire bag of mushrooms to avoid getting caught by the cops after his friend gets pulled over, and Bubble Boy . [6] He played a man with an intellectual disability in the film The Ringer , [6] and then had a supporting role in the romantic comedy (500) Days of Summer . [5]

Arend previously appeared in the medical drama television series Body of Proof , [6] which aired on ABC from March 29, 2011 to May 28, 2013. From 2014 to 2019 he was a member of the main cast of the CBS drama Madam Secretary , [6] playing speechwriter Matt Mahoney.

Arend joined the cast as a series regular in the fourth and final season of the Amazon Prime Video drama television series Goliath , aired fall of 2021. [7]

Personal life

Arend married actress Christina Hendricks on October 11, 2009. [8] It was announced in October 2019 that the couple had separated, with a divorce finalized in December of that year. [9] [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Is It Fall Yet? Charles "Upchuck" Ruttheimer III (voice)TV film
2001 Super Troopers College Boy 3
2001 Bubble Boy Flipper Boy
2002 Is It College Yet? Charles "Upchuck" Ruttheimer III (voice)TV film
2003 It Runs in the Family Malik
2003A Tale of Two PizzasJohnny
2004 Garden State Karl Benson
2005Press to Say 2Temp Agent (voice)Short subject
2005 The Ringer Winston
2006 National Lampoon's Pledge This! Dax / Mother / Photographer
2007 Loveless in Los Angeles Ryan
2007 Killing Zelda Sparks Terry Seville
2008She Pedals Fast (For a Girl)CatcallerShort subject
2008 An American Carol Mohammed
2009Paper TigersMeuShort subject
2009 (500) Days of Summer McKenzie
2010 Peep World Dr. Novak
2010 Devil Vince McCormick
2011Quirky GirlShort subject
2012 Save the Date Kevin
2014Beach PillowsMorgan Midwood
2014 Worst Friends Jeremy
2016 The Angry Birds Movie Day Care Teacher (voice)
2019 Batman: Hush Edward Nygma / Riddler / Hush (voice) Direct-to-video [11]
2021 Justice Society: World War II Charles Halstead / Advisor (voice)
2024 Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Psycho-Pirate, Hawkman (voice) [12]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
19981999 Celebrity Deathmatch Sean Connery, Christopher Walken (voices)2 episodes
19982001 Daria Charles 'Upchuck' Ruttheimer III (voice)Recurring role (21 episodes)
2002 Undeclared JimmyEpisode: "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs"
2002 Is It College Yet? Charles 'Upchuck' Ruttheimer III (voice)TV film
2002 Porn 'n Chicken AndyTV film
2003 Hey Joel David Faustino, Intercom Voice, Moby (voices)Episode: "Judgment Day"
2003 Guiding Light Gavin Strong / The Mole (voice)Episode: "dated 11 June 2003"
2003 Law & Order JeffreyEpisode: "Bounty"
2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Daris MacelvoyEpisode: "Conscience"
2004 The Wrong Coast Various Celebrity VoicesUnknown episodes
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Game DesignerEpisode: "Game"
2006 Love Monkey KyleEpisodes: "The Window"
2007Making It LegalEthanTV film
2008 Greek Egyptian Joe2 episodes
2009 Trust Me Hector CulliganMain role (13 episodes)
2009RexJeffrey WagstaffTV film
2009 Private Practice JimmyEpisode: "Slip Slidin' Away"
2010 Medium Andy SewardEpisode: "Allison Rolen Got Married"
2010 The Closer Wayne WestEpisode: "In Custody"
20112013 Body of Proof Ethan GrossMain role (42 episodes)
2013 Neil's Puppet Dreams DJEpisode: "Bollywood"
2014 Grey's Anatomy ThomEpisode: "Throwing it All Away"
2014 Garfunkel & Oates ToddEpisode: "The Fadeaway"
20142019 Madam Secretary Matt MahoneyMain role (111 episodes)
2016 Dream Corp, LLC Patient #086 (voice)Episode: "The Predator"
2017 American Dad! Tony Perotti (voice)Episode: "Garbage Stan"
2020 The Magicians George2 episodes
2021 Goliath Griffin PetockMain cast
Season 4
20212023 Physical JerryMain cast (Season 1), guest (Seasons 2 & 3)
9 episodes
2022 The Offer Aram Avakian Miniseries
3 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Daria's Inferno Charles 'Upchuck' Ruttheimer III, Degas Street patrons
2004 Red Dead Revolver Mr. Black, Prof. Perry, Cowboys #6
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Pedestrian
2005 The Warriors Hi Hat
2006 Neverwinter Nights 2 Cain, Githyanki Lieutenant, Vashne
2007 Manhunt 2 The LegionDeleted scenes
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV The Crowd of Liberty City

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