Greg Kinnear
Highest Rated: 97% Little Men (2016)
Lowest Rated: 4% Movie 43 (2013)
Birthday: Jun 17, 1963
Birthplace: Logansport, Indiana, USA
A television host-turned-actor with a flair for snarky satire, Greg Kinnear made the unusual leap from talking head to big screen stardom, earning an Oscar nomination for one of his first outings, James L. Brooks' "As Good as it Gets" (1997). Kinnear hosted entertainment segment shows before finding the perfect outlet for his sarcastic repartee on "Talk Soup" (E!, 1991-2002), a daily compilation of talk show highlights emphasizing the grotesque and bizarre, which, at one time, became the most popular program on the fledgling E! Entertainment network. The show's hip cache boosted Kinnear's profile and after a failed segue to late night talk shows, he began appearing on film in a familiar capacity as wisecracking, boyish supporters. Kinnear's romantic comedy output met with uneven reviews, but after an assortment of misfires, he took a turn towards higher caliber, character-driven films like "Auto Focus" (2002), "Little Miss Sunshine" (2007) and "Flash of Genius" (2008), while shining as John F. Kennedy in the controversial miniseries "The Kennedys" (Reelz Channel, 2011) - all meatier, dramatic roles where the deceptively complex actor found steadier critical success.
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66% | 61% | Crisis | Dean Geoff Talbot (Character) | $409.4K | 2021 |
| 86% | 56% | Misbehaviour | Bob Hope (Character) | - | 2020 |
| 57% | 31% | Frankie | Gary (Character) | $171.5K | 2019 |
| 55% | 83% | Strange but True | Richard (Character) | - | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | 60% | The Red Sea Diving Resort | Walton Bowen (Character) | - | 2019 |
| 27% | 42% | Phil |
Phil (Character), Director |
- | 2019 |
| 63% | 97% | Brian Banks | Justin Brooks (Character) | $4.3M | 2018 |
| 40% | 85% | Same Kind of Different as Me | Ron Hall (Character) | $6.4M | 2017 |
| 82% | 87% | Brigsby Bear | Detective Vogel (Character) | $532.6K | 2017 |
| 97% | 63% | Little Men | Brian Jardine (Character) | $702.2K | 2016 |
| 83% | 73% | Confirmation | Joe Biden (Character) | - | 2016 |
| 27% | 30% | Murder of a Cat | Ford (Character) | - | 2014 |
| 51% | 66% | Heaven Is for Real | Todd Burpo (Character) | $91.4M | 2014 |
| 75% | 52% | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Gary (Character) | $127.3M | 2013 |
| 41% | 30% | The English Teacher | Dr. Tom Sherwood (Character) | $60.2K | 2013 |
| 4% | 24% | Movie 43 | Griffin Schraeder (Character) | $8.8M | 2013 |
| 58% | 68% | Stuck in Love | William Borgens (Character) | $79.0K | 2012 |
| 69% | 51% | Thin Ice | Mickey Prohaska (Character) | $789.8K | 2011 |
| 17% | 32% | I Don't Know How She Does It | Richard Reddy (Character) | $9.7M | 2011 |
| 22% | 23% | Salvation Boulevard | Carl (Character) | $27.4K | 2011 |
| 21% | 65% | The Last Song | Steve (Character) | $62.9M | 2010 |
| 53% | 57% | Green Zone | Clark Poundstone (Character) | $35.0M | 2010 |
| 61% | 55% | Flash of Genius | Robert Kearns (Character) | $4.2M | 2008 |
| 85% | 60% | Ghost Town | Frank Herlihy (Character) | $13.2M | 2008 |
| 63% | 55% | Baby Mama | Rob (Character) | $60.3M | 2008 |
| 39% | 55% | Feast of Love | Bradley Thomas (Character) | $3.5M | 2007 |
| 49% | 42% | Fast Food Nation | Don Henderson (Character) | $1.0M | 2006 |
| 91% | 91% | Little Miss Sunshine | Richard (Character) | $59.9M | 2006 |
| 38% | 54% | Unknown | Broken Nose (Character) | $24.7K | 2006 |
| 72% | 73% | Invincible | Dick Vermeil (Character) | $57.8M | 2006 |
| 75% | 66% | The Matador | Danny Wright (Character) | $12.6M | 2005 |
| 48% | 46% | Bad News Bears | Roy Bullock (Character) | $32.9M | 2005 |
| 64% | 54% | Robots | Ratchet (Voice) | - | 2005 |
| 4% | 20% | Godsend | Paul Duncan (Character) | $14.3M | 2004 |
| 61% | 35% | Stuck on You | Walt Tenor (Character) | $33.8M | 2003 |
| 71% | 61% | Auto Focus | Bob Crane (Character) | $2.1M | 2002 |
| 64% | 84% | We Were Soldiers | Maj. Bruce Crandall (Character) | $78.1M | 2002 |
| 90% | 46% | Dinner With Friends | Tom (Character) | - | 2001 |
| 42% | 56% | Someone Like You | Ray Brown (Character) | $27.3M | 2001 |
| 57% | 55% | The Gift | Wayne Collins (Character) | $12.0M | 2000 |
| 83% | 45% | Nurse Betty |
Dr. David Ravell/ |
$25.2M | 2000 |
| 24% | 35% | Loser | Prof. Edward Alcott (Character) | $15.5M | 2000 |
| 42% | 28% | What Planet Are You From? | Perry Gordon (Character) | $6.3M | 2000 |
| 60% | 57% | Mystery Men |
Lance Hunt/ |
$29.8M | 1999 |
| 70% | 73% | You've Got Mail | Frank Navasky (Character) | $115.7M | 1998 |
| 86% | 86% | As Good as It Gets | Simon Bishop (Character) | $147.6M | 1997 |
| 6% | 19% | A Smile Like Yours | Danny Robertson (Character) | $3.3M | 1997 |
| 12% | 28% | Dear God | Tom Turner (Character) | $7.1M | 1996 |
| 63% | 64% | Sabrina | David Larrabee (Character) | $51.6M | 1995 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97% | 95% | Black Bird | Brian Miller (Character) | 2022 |
| 71% | 85% | Shining Vale | Terry (Character) | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | 21% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2018-2019 2022 |
| No Score Yet | 24% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | 61% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | 42% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2014 2016 2018-2019 2022 |
| No Score Yet | 0% | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2014 2022 |
| 56% | 24% | The Stand | Glen Bateman (Character) | 2020-2021 |
| No Score Yet | 10% | The View | Guest | 2016 2020 |
| No Score Yet | 0% | The Talk | Guest | 2016 2018-2019 |
| 66% | 45% | The Twilight Zone | Captain Lane Pendleton (Guest Star) | 2019 |
| 77% | 76% | House of Cards | Bill Shepherd (Character) | 2018 |
| 96% | 83% | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Self | 2018 |
| 72% | 75% | Electric Dreams | The Father (Character) | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | 31% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2014 2016 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 81% | Drunk History | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| 68% | 71% | Rake |
Keegan Deane (Character), Executive Producer |
2014 |
| No Score Yet | 59% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | 87% | Conan | Guest | 2011 2014 |
| No Score Yet | 20% | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2011-2012 |
| 85% | 89% | Modern Family | Tad (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | 96% | Sesame Street | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | The Graham Norton Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| 79% | 93% | Friends | Dr. Benjamin Hobart (Guest Star) | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Guest | 2000 2002 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Unknown (Voice) | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 48% | Saturday Night Live | Host | 1998 |