# Grant Shaud

Edward Grant Shaud III (born February 27, 1961) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of the character of Miles Silverberg on the television sitcom Murphy Brown. He's also had notable roles in the films The Distinguished Gentleman and Antz, among other voice performances in The Wild Thornberrys, Godzilla: The Series and Batman: The Animated Series.

## Early life

Edward Grant Shaud III was born in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Anna Barbara (née Dougherty) and Edward Grant Shaud Jr. His family is Irish Catholic. He attended Conestoga High School in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1979. In 1983, he graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Richmond, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

## Career

In 1984, Shaud moved to New York City to begin working in theater. His first acting role in television was as a guest character named Jack on Kate & Allie, who was a college student and director on a local cable channel. In 1988, he began as Miles Silverberg on Murphy Brown. He lived with co-star Jane Leeves before and during her guest stint on the show, in which she concurrently played his girlfriend. He left in 1996 to pursue other projects, with his producer role on the show taken by Lily Tomlin. On February 26, 2018, it was announced that Shaud would return to a revival series of Murphy Brown with former co-stars Candice Bergen, Faith Ford and Joe Regalbuto.
In recent years, Shaud has done some voiceover work in animation, most notably the television series Batman: The Animated Series. He had a guest role on The Drew Carey Show as a character named Jack, who believed himself to be the devil. He also played Alex Rosetti on the sitcom Madigan Men, starring Gabriel Byrne.

## Selected filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | Kate & Allie | Jack | 2 episodes |
| 1988–1996, 2018 | Murphy Brown | Miles Silverberg | 212 episodes |
| 1990 | Murder, She Wrote | Woody Perkins | Episode: "Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?" |
| 1994 | Batman: The Animated Series | Harry Loomis / Pack Rat (voice) | Episode: "Make 'Em Laugh" |
| 1996 | The Drew Carey Show | Jack | Episode: "The Devil, You Say" |
| 1997 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Harold Kripstly / Toyman | Episode: "Toy Story" |
| 1997 | Dead Man's Gun | Robert Gosgrove | Episode: "Highway Man" |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Bob Carbee | Episode: "Spider" |
| 1998 | Godzilla: The Series | Felix Hoenikker (voice) | Episode: "Talkin' Trash" |
| 1999 | The Wild Thornberrys | Mr. Culpepper (voice) | Episode: "The Dragon and the Professor" |
| 2000 | Madigan Men | Alex Rosetti | 12 episodes |
| 2002 | Touched by an Angel | Ed | Episode: "The Sixteenth Minute" |
| 2003–2004 | Oliver Beene | Jerry Beene | 24 episodes |
| 2007 | Pushing Daisies | Steve Kaiser | Episode: "Corpsicle" |
| 2008 | Law & Order | Dr. Hoffman | Episode: "Misbegotten" |
| 2008 | Medium | Leo Crane | Episode: "Burn Baby Burn" |
| 2008 | Louie | Eddie Faye | Episode: "Halloween/Ellie" |
| 2011 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Henry Horn | Episode: "Car Periscope" |
| 2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Theater Critic | Episode: "Theater Tricks" |
| 2012 | The Good Wife | Judge Etts | Episode: "Waiting for the Knock" |
| 2016–2018 | Younger | Bob Katz | 5 episodes |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1992 | The Distinguished Gentleman | Arthur Reinhardt |
| 1997 | Men Seeking Women | Les |
| 1998 | Antz | Foreman (voice) |
| 2000 | The Crow: Salvation | Peter Walsh |
| 2006 | Waltzing Anna | JD Reno |
| 2016 | The American Side | Professor |

### Theater

* Torch Song Trilogy, Broadway, 1986
* Today, I Am a Fountain Pen as Pete Lisanti, Theater 890, 1986
* Writer's Block as David, Atlantic Theater, 2003
* After Ashley as David, Vineyard Theatre, 2005
* Thicker than Water (multiple roles), Ensemble Studio Theatre, 2008
* Relatively Speaking (multiple roles), Brooks Atkinson Theater, 2011