Topher Grace - wikipedia Topher Grace Topher Grace Grace at the Tribeca premiere of The Giant Mechanical Man in 2012 Christopher John Grace ( 1978 - 07 - 12 ) July 12, 1978 ( age 40 ) New York City, New York, U.S. Nationality American Occupation Actor Years active 1998 -- present Spouse ( s ) Ashley Hinshaw ( m. 2016 ) Children Christopher John `` Topher '' Grace ( / ˈtoʊfər / ; born July 12, 1978 ) is an American actor. He is known for playing Eric Forman in the Fox sitcom That ' 70s Show, Eddie Brock / Venom in Sam Raimi 's film Spider - Man 3, Pete Monash in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton !, Carter Duryea in In Good Company, Edwin in Predators, Getty in Interstellar, Adrian Yates in American Ultra, and David Duke in Spike Lee 's film BlacKkKlansman. His other film roles include Traffic, Mona Lisa Smile, Valentine 's Day, Take Me Home Tonight, The Big Wedding, War Machine, and Under the Silver Lake. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Other 5 Filmography 5.1 Film 5.2 Television 5.3 Music videos 6 Theatre 7 Awards and nominations 8 References 9 External links Early life Grace was born in New York City, the son of Pat, an assistant to the schoolmaster of the New Canaan Country School, and John Grace, a Madison Avenue executive. He has a sister, Jenny. Grace grew up in Darien, Connecticut, where actress Kate Bosworth was a middle - school friend ; and actress Chloë Sevigny -- who later appeared with him in high school stage plays -- was sometimes his babysitter. Career Grace was cast as Eric Forman on Fox 's That ' 70s Show, which debuted in 1998. He played the role until season 7. His character was written out and replaced with a new character named Randy Pearson ( Josh Meyers ). Grace made a brief guest appearance in the final episode. Grace played a prep school student who uses marijuana and introduces his girlfriend to freebasing in director Steven Soderbergh 's 2000 film Traffic, as well as having uncredited cameos as himself in Soderbergh 's Ocean 's Eleven and its 2004 sequel, Ocean 's Twelve. `` The joke is that you 're supposed to play the worst version of yourself and I do n't think too many people are comfortable with that. I never thought for a second that people were really going to think that 's what I was like. I think that people will know that I was faking it in those movies '', he told Flaunt magazine in 2007. He planned to cameo in Ocean 's Thirteen. However, due to his role in Spider - Man 3, he had to abandon these plans. As Grace said, `` I was doing reshoots on Spider - Man 3. I was bummed. I actually talked to Steven Soderbergh about that and we had a thing and then I could n't do it. '' He appeared in director Mike Newell 's 2003 film Mona Lisa Smile. Grace at the Spider - Man 3 premiere, April 2007 In 2004, Grace played the leading roles in Win a Date with Tad Hamilton ! and In Good Company. That same year, he starred in P.S., which received only a limited theatrical release. Grace won the National Board of Review 's 2004 award for Breakthrough Performance Actor for his work in In Good Company and P.S.. On January 15, 2005, Grace hosted Saturday Night Live. In 2007, Grace portrayed Eddie Brock / Venom in Spider - Man 3, directed by Sam Raimi. Grace himself was a fan of the comics and read the Venom stories as a kid. In 2009, Grace became the subject of a recurring column on the entertainment / pop culture site Videogum, entitled `` What 's Up With Topher Grace ? ''. In 2010, Grace appeared in the ensemble comedy Valentine 's Day and played the character of Edwin in Predators, the newest installment of the science fiction franchise. In 2011, Grace appeared in the 1980s retro comedy Take Me Home Tonight. He co-wrote the script and co-produced the film. Grace also starred opposite Richard Gere in the spy thriller The Double. In 2012, Grace starred alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Matthew Gray Gubler in the social film The Beauty Inside, which won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approach to an Original Daytime Program or Series in 2013. The film was directed by Drake Doremus and written by Richard Greenberg. In 2014, Grace starred in the indie thriller The Calling, alongside Susan Sarandon, and appeared in Christopher Nolan 's sci - fi adventure Interstellar, in a supporting role. In October 2013, Grace joined HBO comedy pilot People In New Jersey with Sarah Silverman, but in January 2014, the pilot was passed on. Grace co-starred in the comedy film American Ultra ( 2015 ), alongside Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart, playing a CIA agent. That same year, he co-starred in Truth, with Robert Redford and Cate Blanchett, and based on the story of CBS 's 60 Minutes report that George W. Bush had received preferential treatment to keep him out of the Vietnam War. Grace played Mike Smith, a researcher on the story. In January 2014, Grace joined the upcoming supernatural - thriller Delirium, which centers on a man recently released from a mental institute who inherits a mansion after his parents die. After a series of disturbing events, he comes to believe it is haunted. Personal life Grace started dating actress Ashley Hinshaw in January 2014, and the two were engaged in January 2015. On May 29, 2016, Grace and Hinshaw married near Santa Barbara, California. On August 1, 2017, Hinshaw confirmed that she and Grace are expecting their first child. Their daughter, Mabel Jane Grace, was born in November 2017. Other Grace is a supporter of FINCA International, a microfinance organization. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Traffic Seth Abrahams 2001 Ocean 's Eleven Himself Uncredited cameo 2002 Pinocchio Leonardo ( voice ) 2003 Mona Lisa Smile Tommy Donegal Win a Date with Tad Hamilton ! Pete Monash P.S. F. Scott Feinstadt Ocean 's Twelve Himself Uncredited cameo In Good Company Carter Duryea 2007 Spider - Man 3 Eddie Brock / Venom 2008 Personal Effects Clay ( voice ) Uncredited Valentine 's Day Jason Morris Death Bed Subtext Ben Short film Predators Edwin 2011 Take Me Home Tonight Matt Franklin Also writer and executive producer 2011 The Double Ben Geary 2012 The Giant Mechanical Man Doug 2013 The Big Wedding Jared Griffin 2014 Don Peyote Glavin Culpepper 2014 The Calling Ben Wingate 2014 Playing It Cool Scott 2014 Interstellar Getty 2015 American Ultra Agent Adrian Yates 2015 Truth Mike Smith 2017 The Institute Vincent 2017 War Machine Matt Little 2017 Opening Night Nick Also producer 2018 Delirium Tom 2018 BlacKkKlansman David Duke 2018 Under the Silver Lake Man at Bar 2018 Mississippi Requiem Post-production 2018 Breakthrough Pastor Jason Noble Filming Television Year Title Role Notes 1998 -- 2006 That ' 70s Show Eric Forman series regular ; 179 episodes 2002 What 's New, Scooby - Doo ? Guard 1 ( voice ) Episode : `` Space Ape at the Cape '' 2003 King of the Hill Chris ( voice ) Episode : `` Megalo Dale '' 2005 Saturday Night Live Himself ( host ) Episode : `` Topher Grace / The Killers '' 2005 Stella Older Kevin Episode : `` Paper Route '' 2005 Robot Chicken Eric Forman ( voice ) Episode : `` Gold Dust Gasoline '' 2008 The Simpsons Donny ( voice ) Episode : `` The Debarted '' 2011 Too Big to Fail Jim Wilkinson Television film 2012 Comedy Bang ! Bang ! Cameraman Episode : `` Seth Rogen Wears a Plaid Shirt & Brown Pants '' 2012 The Beauty Inside Alex 6 episodes 2013 People in New Jersey Carl Levin Pilot 2015 The Muppets Himself Episode : `` Pilot '' 2015 Drunk History Milton Bradley Episode : `` Games '' 2016 TripTank Leonard ( voice ) Episode : `` Sick Day '' 2017 Workaholics Noel Episode : `` Weed the People '' 2017 Get Shorty Tyler Mathis 2 episodes Music videos Year Song Role Artist 1999 In The Street Eric Forman Cheap Trick 2011 Do n't You Want Me Baby Himself Atomic Tom Video Games Year Title Role 2007 Spider - Man 3 Eddie Brock / Venom ( voice ) Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2012 Lonely, I 'm Not Porter Second Stage Theatre Awards and nominations Year Title Accolade Results 1999 That ' 70s Show Teen Choice Award for Choice TV - Breakout Performance Nominated Young Artist Award for Breakthrough Performance in a Television Series - Leading Young Actor Nominated Young Artist Aawrd for Best Performance in a Television Series - Young Ensemble ( shared with Laura Prepon, Mila Kunis, Wilmer Valderrama, Danny Masterson & Ashton Kutcher ) Nominated 2000 Teen Choice Award of Choice TV Actor Nominated 2001 Traffic Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast on a Motion Picture Won That ' 70s Show Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor Nominated Traffic Young Artist Award for Breakthrough Performance - Male Won 2002 That ' 70s Show Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor - Comedy Nominated 2003 Nominated In Good Company P.S. National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance by an Actor Won New York Film Critics Circle Online Award for Breakthrough Performance Won That ' 70s Show Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor - Comedy Nominated Win a Date with Tad Hamilton ! Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor - Comedy Nominated Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie - Hissy Fit Nominated Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie - Lipock ( shared with Kate Bosworth ) Nominated 2005 In Good Company P.S. International Online Cinema Award for Best Breakthrough Nominated N / A Premiere New Power Award for Actor Won 2007 Spider - Man 3 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie - Villain Nominated Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie - Rumble ( shared with Tobey Maguire, James Franco & Thomas Haden Church ) Nominated 2008 MTV Movie + TV Award for Best Villain Nominated 2013 The Beauty Inside Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches - Original Daytime Program or Series Won References Jump up ^ `` Topher Grace ''. New Hampshire Union Leader. February 22, 2013. Jump up ^ Brunner, Borgna ( 2005 ). Time Almanac 2006 : With Information Please. Time Inc. p. 295. ISBN 1 - 932994 - 41 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Topher Grace Profile ''. E !. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved October 10, 2007. Jump up ^ `` About ''. Yahoo !. Retrieved September 9, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Hill, Logan ( May 24, 2005 ). `` Deadpan Alley ''. New York. Retrieved December 27, 2010. ^ Jump up to : Keck, William ( December 21, 2004 ). `` The personification of Grace ''. USA Today. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Ashton Kutcher and Topher Grace to Return to That ' 70s Show ? ''. Hollywood.com. Retrieved May 13, 2015. Jump up ^ `` 10 Sitcoms that Lost Their Lead Actors and Kept Going ''. Splitsider. Retrieved May 13, 2015. Jump up ^ Topel, Fred ( April 22, 2007 ). `` No Topher Grace Cameo in `` Oceans 13 ''. Rotten Tomatoes ; accessed September 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Topher Grace ''. TV Guide. Retrieved May 13, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Topher Grace profile ''. The SNL Archives. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2010. Jump up ^ Rebecca Murray. `` Topher Grace Talks About Venom and Spiderman 3 ''. About.com Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2015. Jump up ^ `` What 's Up With Topher Grace ? '', Videogum ; retrieved April 15, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Mystery of What the Hell Topher Grace Is Doing in Predators Deepens ''. Topless Robot. Retrieved May 13, 2015. Jump up ^ Faris, Fogler `` Kids '' again in comedy film Archived 2007 - 02 - 23 at the Wayback Machine., Reuters, February 8, 2007. Jump up ^ Browne, Niall ( 2011 ). `` Richard Gere & Topher Grace See ' Double ' '', Screen Rant ; accessed September 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` A shape - shifting lead played by fans shows inner beauty ''. Creativity Online. July 24, 2012. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 25. Jump up ^ Venable, Nick. `` Susan Sarandon and Topher Grace Join Indie Thriller The Calling ''. cinemablend.com. Retrieved May 13, 2015. Jump up ^ Fleming Jr., Mike. `` Topher Grace In ' Interstellar ' -- Supporting Role In Chris Nolan Movie ''. Deadline. Retrieved May 13, 2015. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie. `` Topher Grace & Sarah Silverman Topline HBO Comedy Pilot ' People In New Jersey ' ''. Deadline. Retrieved 13 May 2015. Jump up ^ Kiefer, Halle. `` HBO Passes on People in New Jersey ''. Vulture. Retrieved May 13, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Topher Grace Joins ' American Ultra ' ''. Deadline. Retrieved May 13, 2015. Jump up ^ Busch, Anita. `` Topher Grace Cast In ' Truth ' Movie About Dan Rather - George W Bush Scandal ''. Deadline. Retrieved May 13, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Topher Grace to Star in Supernatural Thriller ' Home ' for Blumhouse ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 13, 2015. Jump up ^ McRady, Rachel ( January 11, 2015 ). `` Topher Grace Engaged to Actress Ashley Hinshaw : See Her Ring ! ''. Us Weekly. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016. Jump up ^ Leonard, Elizabeth ; Quinn, Dave ( May 30, 2016 ). `` That ' 70s Show Star Topher Grace Ties the Knot with Ashley Hinshaw ''. People. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016. Jump up ^ Rodriguez, Karla ( August 1, 2017 ). `` Ashley Hinshaw Confirms She Is Expecting First Child With Husband Topher Grace ''. Us Weekly. Retrieved August 12, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Topher Grace and His Wife Ashley Hinshaw Welcome a Daughter ''. Jump up ^ Topher Grace about FINCA on Jimmy Fallon Archived 2010 - 12 - 30 at the Wayback Machine., finca.org, March 20, 2011. Jump up ^ `` ' Lonely, I 'm Not ', With Topher Grace as a Post-Meltdown Corporate Star, Opens in NYC ''. Yahoo News. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2015. External links Topher Grace on IMDb IGN Films interview ( December 22, 2004 ) About.com interview ( January 2004 ) National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance Alicia Silverstone ( 1995 ) Renée Zellweger ( 1996 ) Bai Ling ( 1997 ) Billy Crudup / Angelina Jolie ( 1998 ) Hilary Swank / Wes Bentley ( 1999 ) Jamie Bell / Michelle Rodriguez ( 2000 ) Hayden Christensen / Naomi Watts ( 2001 ) Maggie Gyllenhaal / Derek Luke ( 2002 ) Charlize Theron / Paul Giamatti ( 2003 ) Emmy Rossum / Topher Grace ( 2004 ) Q'orianka Kilcher / Terrence Howard ( 2005 ) Jennifer Hudson / Rinko Kikuchi / Ryan Gosling ( 2006 ) Ellen Page / Emile Hirsch ( 2007 ) Viola Davis / Dev Patel ( 2008 ) Gabourey Sidibe / Jeremy Renner ( 2009 ) Jennifer Lawrence ( 2010 ) Rooney Mara / Felicity Jones ( 2011 ) Quvenzhané Wallis / Tom Holland ( 2012 ) Adèle Exarchopoulos / Michael B. 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Question: who is the actor that plays eric forman
Answer: Christopher John "Topher" Grace