Bryan Greenberg

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Bryan Greenberg
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Greenberg at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival
Born (1978-05-24) May 24, 1978 (age 45)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Alma mater Tisch School of the Arts
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1997–present
Spouse
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(m. 2015)​
Children2
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Bryan Greenberg (born May 24, 1978) is an American actor and singer, known for his starring role as Ben Epstein in the HBO original series How to Make It in America as well as a recurring role in The Mindy Project . He also had a recurring role as Jake Jagielski in the WB series One Tree Hill and as Nick Garrett on the short-lived ABC drama October Road . His film work includes The Perfect Score , Prime , Bride Wars , and Friends with Benefits . He made his directorial debut with his film Junction .

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Early life

Greenberg was born in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. the son of psychologists Denise "Denny" (b.1951) and Carl Greenberg (b.1950). [1] [2] He is Jewish and was raised in Conservative Judaism. [2] Growing up, he attended Beth El Synagogue in Omaha. He had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony, belonged to Jewish youth groups, went to Jewish summer camps where he acted in theater productions, and traveled to Israel. [3]

At seven years old, Greenberg appeared in the lead role in the Omaha Ballet production of The Nutcracker . He toured with the show for two months and later joined a children's theater company in Omaha. At age 12, Greenberg and his family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where he got his first major role in a nationally-broadcast Cookie Crisp cereal commercial. [1]

He graduated from Parkway Central High School in Chesterfield, Missouri in 1996 and moved to New York City after high school. [2]

Greenberg earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre at New York University in 2000.[ citation needed ]

Acting career

While at NYU, Greenberg auditioned and worked as a waiter, bartender, caterer and assistant to a mortgage broker. [2] He was cast as Romeo in NYU's performance of Romeo and Juliet and performed with the Experimental Theater Workshop, the Atlantic Theater Company and the Amsterdam Experimental Workshop. [4]

In 1997, he got a small role on the television series Law & Order . Soon after this appearance, Greenberg got an agent and one year later made his big screen debut in A Civil Action .

After landing small roles on several TV series ( Boston Public , The Sopranos , and Third Watch among others), Greenberg was cast as Matty Matthews, a high school student trying to pass the S.A.T. exam, in the film The Perfect Score . After graduating from NYU, Bryan moved to California. [1] While he was still appearing in One Tree Hill , he began shooting another television show produced by George Clooney for HBO called Unscripted . [5]

Greenberg's first starring role was in the Ben Younger film Prime (2005). He played David Bloomberg, a young artist who falls in love with one of his mother Meryl Streep's therapy patients, played by Uma Thurman. [6] [7] Greenberg then starred in October Road on ABC and appeared with Alan Rickman in the film Nobel Son in 2008. [8] In 2009, Greenberg appeared in the film Bride Wars with Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway and starred opposite Alexis Bledel and Scott Porter in the indie film The Good Guy , which was released in February 2010. [9]

His series How to Make It in America premiered on HBO on February 14, 2010. [10] The Washington Post called it "The New Yorkiest thing you could find on television, which is saying something," and praised its "portrayal of a dirty, scrappy, multi-ethnic New York culture." [11] The New York Times said the "series has great music (the theme song is Aloe Blacc’s 'I Need a Dollar') and there are some snarky asides about hipster New York." [12] Season 2 premiered on October 2, 2011. [13] On December 20, 2011, HBO announced the cancellation of the show.

In 2012, Greenberg co-starred with Laura Prepon in the independent comedy film The Kitchen . That same year, Greenberg starred in the dark comedy film The Normals , which follows a young man who enters a two-week clinical trial of an anti-psychotic treatment at a drug-testing center in Queens. [14]

In 2013, Greenberg began shooting the untitled Lance Armstrong biopic alongside Ben Foster, who will play Armstrong. [15]

In 2015, Greenberg and his wife Jamie Chung co-starred together in the romantic drama Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong .

Music

In 2007, Greenberg released his debut album, Waiting for Now . He has toured with Gavin DeGraw, Michael Tolcher, Ari Hest, and Graham Colton. At his New York City Show at the High Line Ballroom, Greenberg was joined by How to Make it in America co-star Kid Cudi. Greenberg's songs have been featured in many of his film and television work, including One Tree Hill, October Road, and Nobel Son.

In 2011, Greenberg released his second album, We Don't Have Forever, produced by Thom Monahan (Vetiver, Devendra Banhart, Gary Louris), which included the single "Walk Away". The album also included "You Can Run", a collaboration with How to Make It in America co-star and rapper Kid Cudi. [16] [17] Greenberg said he wrote the record over a period of two years when he was experiencing many changes in his life and decided to title the record We Don't Have Forever to reflect that. [18]

Personal life

In 2012, Greenberg began dating actress Jamie Chung. They became engaged in December 2013 [19] [20] and were married on October 31, 2015 in Santa Barbara, California. [19] [21] Their twin sons were born via surrogacy in October 2021. [22] [23]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 A Civil Action Firecracker kidUncredited
2004 The Perfect Score Matty Matthews
2005 Prime David Bloomberg
2006EscapeBryanShort film
2006 Love & Debate Chris
2007 Nobel Son Barkley Michaelson
2009 Bride Wars Nathan "Nate" Lerner
2009 The Good Guy Daniel Seaver
2011 Friends with Benefits Parker
2012 The Kitchen Paul
2012 The Normals Billy Schine
2014 A Short History of Decay Nathan Fisher
2015 Vice Evan
2015 A Year and Change Owen
2015 Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong Josh
2015 The Program Floyd's buddyUncredited
2016 Flock of Dudes Barrett
2017Random Tropical ParadiseHarry Fluder
2018FourplayTom
2022The Mental StateDylan Cady
2023 You People Issac
2024 Junction [24] Michaelalso writer and director

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Law & Order Matt WheelerEpisode: "Thrill"
2000 The Sopranos Peter McClureEpisode: "Guy Walks into a Psychiatrist's Office..."
2000 Third Watch Francis DeSilvaEpisode: "Journey to the Himalayas"
2000, 2003 Boston Public Mr. Freeman2 episodes
2001 Three Sisters RoyEpisode: "A Date with Destiny"
2002 Strong Medicine KentEpisode: "Rape Kit"
2002 The Chronicle Damon FurbergEpisode: "The Stepford Cheerleaders"
2002 Providence NealEpisode: "Great Expectations"
2003–2006 One Tree Hill Jake Jagielski 26 episodes
2004 Life with Bonnie TimmyEpisode: "Nip, Tuck and Role"
2005–2006 Unscripted HimselfMain role; 10 episodes
2007–2008 October Road Nicholson "Nick" GarrettMain role; 19 episodes
2010–2011 How to Make It in America Ben EpsteinMain cast; 16 episodes
2013The ArrangementBilly WhitleyTelevision film
2015 Bessie John Hammond Television film
2016–2017 The Mindy Project Ben13 episodes
2017–2018 The Tick Derek4 episodes
2018 Sideswiped RyanEpisode: "The Ex"
2019 God Friended Me Teddy PrestonEpisode: "The Lady"
2019Same Time, Next ChristmasGregg HarrisTelevision film
2023Round and RoundZachTelevision film
2024 The Vince Staples Show OfficerEpisode:”Pink House”Netflix Original
TBASuits: LARick Dodsen

Discography

Albums

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