Zach Grenier | |
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 Grenier in 2018 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Website | zachgrenier |
Zach Grenier is an American character actor of film, television and stage. He is best known for his roles in films such as Fight Club , Tommy Boy , and Twister and for his roles in television such as David Lee in The Good Wife and Andy Cramed in Deadwood .
Grenier's mother, who was an announcer on a Polish radio program, met his father when he was working as a sound engineer at WBNX in the Bronx in the late 1930s. [1] He is a graduate of Ann Arbor Pioneer High School. [2]
He was a regular cast member on C-16 from 1997 to 1998. [3]
He appeared in the first season of the television show 24 as Carl Webb; played Andy Cramed, the gambler who brought the plague to town, on Deadwood ; and appeared in several episodes of Law & Order . On film he played Edward Norton's boss in Fight Club and Mel Nicolai in Zodiac , both David Fincher films. He appeared in the 1988 movie Talk Radio as finance guru Sid Greenberg, a role that he played in the original stage version of the script. In the movie Twister , he played Eddie, Dr. Jonas Miller's assistant. He played Mr. Reilly, one of the Callahan Auto Parts associates, in Tommy Boy . He appeared in Donnie Brasco as a marriage therapist. He played a role of Professor Cardiff in a 2006 horror film Pulse .
In 2009, he appeared on Broadway opposite Jane Fonda in 33 Variations , [4] earning him a Tony Award nomination.
In 2010, he was cast on the television series The Good Wife as David Lee, a senior attorney, a role that soon became part of the recurring ensemble. He was promoted to series regular at the start of the fifth season in September 2013. [5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986, 1989 | The Equalizer | Wirth | Episode: "A Community of Civilized Men" |
| Pack | Episode: "The Caper" | ||
| 1987–88 | Kate & Allie | Engineer | 2 episodes, credited as Zachary Grenier |
| 1987, 1989 | Miami Vice | Internal Affairs Officer | Episode: "Theresa" |
| Eric Terry | Episode: "Miracle Man" | ||
| 1988–89 | Tattingers | Sonny Franks | 11 episodes |
| 1989 | A Man Called Hawk | Ken Whitewood | Episode: "Choice of Chance" |
| 1991 | The Golden Girls | Vaczy | Episode: "The Case of the Libertine Belle" |
| 1991–2022 | Law & Order | Various characters | 7 episodes |
| 1993, 2000 | NYPD Blue | Rudolf Wentz | Episode: "NYPD Lou" |
| Det. Lou Simpkins | Episode: "Tea and Sympathy" | ||
| 1994 | Normandy: The Great Crusade | Robert Slaughter | Voice only; TV movie |
| 1994 | The Cosby Mysteries | Episode: "Our Lady of Cement" | |
| 1995 | New York News | Mike Paretti | Episode: "Forgotten" |
| 1996 | Gang in Blue | Joe Beckstrem | TV movie |
| 1997–98 | C-16: FBI | Jack DiRado | Main cast |
| 1999 | Ally McBeal | Attorney Benson | Episode: "Sex, Lies and Politics" |
| 2000 | Judging Amy | Dr. Norman Golden | Episode: "The Out-of-Towners" |
| 2000 | The Practice | Detective R. Larson | Episodes: "Summary Judgements" and "Show and Tell" |
| 2001 | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Brian Doyle | TV movie |
| 2001 | The Whistle-Blower | Louis T. Weitzman | TV movie |
| 2001 | The X-Files | Dr. Herman Stites | Episode: "Alone" |
| 2001 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Lane Michaelson | Episodes: "The Doll" and "The Massage" |
| 2001–02 | 24 | Carl Webb | 9 episodes |
| 2002 | JAG | Colonel Boyett | Episode: "Code of Conduct" |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Ricardo | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2002 | Robbery Homicide Division | Skip Dayton | Episode: "2028" |
| 2002 | The Guardian | Henry Thomas | Episode: "The Living" |
| 2002 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Renth | Episode: "The Catwalk" |
| 2003 | Veritas: The Quest | Hossik | Episode: "Reunion" |
| 2004 | Touching Evil | Special Agent Hank Enright | Main cast |
| 2004 | Dr. Vegas | Det. Rosen | Episode: "Limits" |
| 2004 | Crossing Jordan | Norman Farrell | Episode: "Fire in the Sky" |
| 2004–06 | Deadwood | Andy Cramed | 9 episodes |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Ross Howell | Episode: "Recycling" |
| 2005 | Medium | Professor Leonard Cardwell | Episode: "The Other Side of the Tracks" |
| 2005, 2007 | Boston Legal | U.S. Attorney Chris Randolph | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | Professor Meyer | Episode: "Fade Out" |
| 2006 | Numb3rs | Peyton Shoemaker | Episode: "Provenance" |
| 2006 | The Nine | Sean McDermott | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Ambrose Stone in 1919 | Episode: "Torn" |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Kachler | Episode: "Dead Doll" |
| 2009 | The Philanthropist | Tyler Timson | Episode: "Kashmir" |
| 2010–11 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Judge Miranski | 2 episodes |
| 2010–16 | The Good Wife | David Lee | Recurring (seasons 1–4), regular (season 5–7); 62 episodes |
| 2013 | Zero Hour | Wayne Blanks | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | The Blacklist | Novak | Episode: "Madeline Pratt (No. 73)" |
| 2014 | Turks & Caicos | Dido Parsons | TV film |
| 2016 | BrainDead | Dean Healy | 8 episodes |
| 2017 | Chicago P.D. | Father Bill McSorley | Episode: "Sanctuary" |
| 2017, 2020–22 | The Good Fight | David Lee | Guest (seasons 1, 6); main role (seasons 4–5) [6] |
| 2017 | Blindspot | Herman | Episode: "Solos" |
| 2018–19 | Ray Donovan | Ed Feratti | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | God Friended Me | James Abbott | Episode: "The Lady" |
| 2020 | Devs | Kenton | 7 episodes |
| 2022 | FBI: Most Wanted | Vasily Matrushok | Episode: "Decriminalised" |
| 2022 | Killing It | Jim Gallant | Episode: "The Hard Place" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Kenny | Jesse | |
| 1988 | Working Girl | Jim | |
| 1989 | See No Evil, Hear No Evil | Jerk | |
| 1990 | A Shock to the System | Executive #2 | |
| 1991 | Problem Child 2 | Voytek | |
| 1991 | Delirious | Mickey | |
| 1991 | Liebestraum | Barnard Ralston IV | |
| 1993 | The Contenders | Transgender | |
| 1993 | Cliffhanger | Davis | |
| 1993 | The Man Without a Face | Dr. Lionel Talbot, Psychiatrist | |
| 1995 | Tommy Boy | Ted Reilly | |
| 1995 | Cafe Society | Milton Macka | |
| 1995 | Drunks | Al | |
| 1995 | Reckless | Anchor Person Trish | |
| 1995 | The Stars Fell on Henrietta | Larry Ligstow | |
| 1996 | Twister | Eddie | |
| 1996 | Mother Night | Joseph Goebbels | |
| 1996 | Maximum Risk | Ivan Dzasokhov | |
| 1997 | Donnie Brasco | Dr. Berger | |
| 1997 | White Lies | Terry Seabrooks | |
| 1997 | Under The Bridge | John | |
| 1999 | Ride With the Devil | Mr. Evans | |
| 1999 | Fight Club | Richard Chesler | |
| 2000 | Shaft | Harrison Loeb | |
| 2000 | Chasing Sleep | Geoffrey | |
| 2001 | Swordfish | Assistant Director Bill Joy | |
| 2006 | Pulse | Professor Cardiff | American remake of the 2001 film with same name |
| 2006 | Rescue Dawn | Squad Leader | |
| 2007 | Zodiac | Mel Nicolai | |
| 2007 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Mr. Sherman/Rafke | |
| 2008 | The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond | Mr. Fenstermaker | |
| 2009 | Earthwork | Mayor | |
| 2011 | J. Edgar | John Condon | |
| 2014 | RoboCop | Senator Hubert Dreyfus | |
| 2014 | Free the Nipple | Jim Black | |
| 2015 | Manhattan Romance | Trevor | |
| 2017 | Crown Heights | Detective Cassel | |
| 2022 | She Said | Irwin Reiter | |
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