Julian Grey

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Julian Grey
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Grey at the premiere of Downhill in NYC, February 12, 2020
Born
Los Angeles, California
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Julian Grey is an American actor. Most recently, Grey can be seen in The Matrix Resurrections (2021) as Brandon, [1] the teenage son of Tiffany (Carrie-Anne Moss). Grey can also be seen in Blumhouse's The Craft: Legacy (2020) as Abe, [2] the youngest son of Adam (David Duchovny), and in Searchlight Pictures dark comedy Downhill as Finn, the fearless son of Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. In television, Grey can be seen in AMCs Fear the Walking Dead (2023), [3] Netflix award-winning limited series Godless (2017), and Fox's Wayward Pines (2016).

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Background

Grey was born in Los Angeles, California, to a German father and American mother, and holds German and American citizenship. Grey has a twin sister along with an older brother and older half-sister. [4]

Career

Grey made his professional acting debut at the age of 10 in a 2016 episode of the Fox supernatural series Wayward Pines opposite Melissa Leo. [5] Later that year, Grey went on to a recurring role in the Netflix Emmy-winning [6] western miniseries Godless (2017) opposite Scoot McNairy and Merritt Wever. [7] [8]

In 2017, Grey was cast in a drama pilot, Crash & Burn, based on the Michael Hassan bestselling book of the same name. [9] [10]

In January 2019, Grey began filming Searchlight Pictures dark comedy Downhill set in the Austrian Alps. He portrays Finn, the son of Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. [11] Directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, "Downhill" premiered at Sundance in January 2020 followed by a theatrical release in February. [12] [13]

In October 2019, Grey began filming Blumhouse's The Craft: Legacy [14] [15] portraying Abe. [16] The film premiered on premium VOD in North America [17] (where theaters were closed due to a global pandemic) on October 28, 2020, followed by a theatrical release internationally. [18] [19]

Shortly after wrapping on The Craft: Legacy, Grey worked on Revelation, a short film about a manic teen. [20]

In February 2020, Grey began filming The Matrix Resurrections directed by Lana Wachowski. Grey portrays Brandon, the teenage son of Tiffany and Chad, opposite Thomas Anderson/Neo (Keanu Reeves), Tiffany/Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), and Chad (Chad Stahelski). [21] On December 18, 2021, Grey attended the U.S. Premiere of the film in San Francisco. [22]

In October 2022, Grey began filming season 8B of Fear the Walking Dead . Grey portrays Klaus, [23] the adopted son of Victor Strand (Colman Domingo) appearing in four episodes of Season 8B [24] [25]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Theo & Ruby: A Cat and Hamster TaleBoyShort
2019RevelationChrisShort
2020 Downhill Finn Stanton
2020 The Craft: Legacy Abe Harrison
2021 The Matrix Resurrections Brandon

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Wayward Pines Young Jason (age 10)Season 2, Episode 3 "Once Upon a Time in Wayward Pines"
2017 Godless William McNueLimited Series: recurring
2017Crash & BurnYoung Steve NewmanPilot (unaired)
2020 Spirit Riding Free : Riding AcademyTall Boy (voice)Episode: "The Neighs Have It"
2023 Fear the Walking Dead KlausGuest Star, Season 8B: Episodes 7, 10, 11, 12

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