# Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Ebon Moss-Bachrach (/ˈɛbɪn mɑːs ˈbækəræk/) (born March 19, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for his role as restaurant manager Richie Jerimovich in the comedy-drama series The Bear (2022–present), for which he was twice awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in addition to two Golden Globe Award nominations.
Moss-Bachrach has had major television roles on Girls (2014–2017) and NOS4A2 (2019–2020), and appeared in the first season of Star Wars: Andor (2022). In Netflix’s Marvel universe he has played David "Micro" Lieberman in the first season of The Punisher (2017). He then went on to join the mainstream Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing superhero The Thing in The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

## Early life and education

Ebon Moss-Bachrach was born on March 19, 1977 in New York City, the son of Renee Moss and Eric Bachrach, who run a music school in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father was born in Germany to Jewish-American parents.
Moss-Bachrach attended high school at Amherst Regional High School in Massachusetts, and graduated from Columbia University in 1999 with a B.A. in English Literature. He initially was an American history major and a music studies major. During his third year of college, he studied abroad in Alicante, Spain for a semester.
As a child, Moss-Bachrach had a passion for theatre and movies, and also loved to read. Some of his favorite authors were Isaac Asimov and Piers Anthony. He spent much of his childhood indoors, and described his younger self as an "escapist". In high school, Moss-Bachrach joined the school band, and became fond of performing. One of his favorite musical artists was Ornette Coleman.
During his first year of college, Moss-Bachrach took an acting class out of curiosity, and quickly became inspired to pursue theater. After the class, he became an apprentice at the Williamstown Theatre Festival to gain some experience in theater. Moss-Bachrach went on to study acting and the Meisner technique at the William Esper Studio in New York City.

## Career

Moss-Bachrach had his television breakout playing Desi in the HBO series Girls, which began as a recurring role before he became a series regular in the series' final three seasons. He has subsequently appeared in The Punisher and Andor. For his role in the FX on Hulu series The Bear, he has won two Primetime Emmy Awards.
As of February 2025, Moss-Bachrach is set to portray Ben Grimm / The Thing in The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), Avengers: Doomsday (2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (2027).

## Personal life

Moss-Bachrach is married to Ukrainian photographer Yelena Yemchuk, with whom he has two daughters.

## Filmography
### Film

Key :
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | The Believer | First Waiter | |
| 2001 | Never Again | Andy | |
| 2001 | The Royal Tenenbaums | Frederick the Bellboy | |
| 2003 | American Splendor | MTV Director | |
| 2003 | Death of a Dynasty | Dave Katz | |
| 2003 | Mona Lisa Smile | Charlie Stewart | |
| 2004 | Winter Solstice | Steve | |
| 2004 | Poster Boy | Charlie | |
| 2004 | Point & Shoot | Chad Rhodes | |
| 2005 | The Dying Gaul | Olaf | |
| 2005 | Stealth | Tim | |
| 2005 | Road | Jay | |
| 2006 | Out There | Stan | |
| 2006 | Live Free or Die | Alex Gazaniga | |
| 2006 | The Lake House | Henry Wyler | |
| 2006 | Wedding Daze | Matador | |
| 2007 | Chicago 10 | Paul Krassner | Voice |
| 2007 | High Falls | Jackson | Short film |
| 2007 | Suburban Girl | Ethan Eisenberg | |
| 2007 | Evening | Luc | |
| 2009 | Breaking Upwards | Dylan | |
| 2009 | The Marc Pease Experience | Gavin | |
| 2011 | Higher Ground | Luke | |
| 2012 | Lola Versus | Nick | |
| 2012 | Come Out and Play | Francis | |
| 2013 | The Volunteer | Ethan | |
| 2013 | Gods Behaving Badly | Neil | |
| 2014 | We'll Never Have Paris | Guillaume | |
| 2014 | The Grey Matter | Simon Peterson | Short film |
| 2017 | Tokyo Project | Sebastian | Short film |
| 2018 | The Big Take | Max O'Leary | |
| 2019 | Good Posture | Don Price | |
| 2019 | Blow the Man Down | Gorski | |
| 2019 | Lying and Stealing | Ray Warding | |
| 2020 | Tesla | Anitai Szigeti | |
| 2022 | Sharp Stick | Yuli | |
| 2023 | No Hard Feelings | Gary | |
| 2024 | Hold Your Breath | Wallace Grady | |
| 2025 | The Fantastic Four: First Steps † | Ben Grimm / The Thing | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Murder in a Small Town | Billy | Television film |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | College Boy | Episode: "One" |
| 2002 | Porn 'n Chicken | Hutch | Television film |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Danny Wallace | Episode: "Truth or Consequences" |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Justin | Episode: "Informed" |
| 2006 | Kidnapped | Tucker | Episode: "Sorry, Wrong Number" |
| 2008 | John Adams | John Quincy Adams | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Fringe | Joseph Meegar | Episode: "Power Hungry" |
| 2009 | Medium | Simon Burwell | Episode: "The First Bite Is the Deepest" |
| 2009 | A NY Thing | Arthur | Television film |
| 2010 | Damages | Nick Salenger | 8 episodes |
| 2010 | Rubicon | Craig Young | 3 episodes |
| 2013–16 | Person of Interest | Michael Cole | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Believe | Ben Wooten | Episode: "White Noise" |
| 2014–15 | The Last Ship | Niels Sørensen | 10 episodes |
| 2014–17 | Girls | Desi Harperin | 25 episodes |
| 2017 | The Punisher | David Lieberman / Micro | Series regular; 12 episodes |
| 2019–20 | NOS4A2 | Chris McQueen | Series regular |
| 2020 | Interrogation | Trey Carano | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | The Dropout | John Carreyrou | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Andor | Arvel Skeen | 3 episodes |
| 2022–present | The Bear | Richard "Richie" Jerimovich | Series regular |
| 2024 | Bob's Burgers | Vincent Bartos (voice) | Episode: "To Catch a Beef" |
| 2024 | Krapopolis | Opie (voice) | Episode: "Ice Week" |

### Theater

| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
| 1997 | Dead End | T.B. | Williamstown Theatre Festival | |
| 1997 | Princess Turandot | Altoum's Men | Williamstown Theatre Festival | |
| 2000 | When They Speak of Rita | Jimmy | Primary Stages | Off-Broadway |
| 2000 | Side Man | Clifford | San Jose Repertory Theatre | |
| 2001 | 36 Views | John Bell | Berkeley Repertory Theatre | |
| 2002 | 36 Views | John Bell | The Public Theater | Off-Broadway |
| 2003 | Fifth of July | Weston Hurley | Signature Theatre Company | Off-Broadway |
| 2005 | On the Mountain | Carrick | Playwrights Horizons | Off-Broadway |
| 2011 | Three Sisters | Nicolai Lvovich Tuzenbach | Classic Stage Company | Off-Broadway |
| 2015 | Verité | Winston | Lincoln Center Theater | Off-Broadway |
| 2015 | Lost Girls | Lou | Lucille Lortel Theatre | Off-Broadway |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2005 | Online Film & Television Association | Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Nominated |
| 2005 | Los Angeles Film Festival | Jury Prize: Outstanding Performance (shared with Catherine Kellner) | Road | Won |
| 2023 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | The Bear | Nominated |
| 2023 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series | The Bear | Nominated |
| 2023 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | The Bear | Won |
| 2023 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | The Bear | Nominated |
| 2024 | Critics' Choice Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | The Bear | Won |
| 2024 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | The Bear | Nominated |
| 2024 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | The Bear | Won |
| 2024 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | The Bear | Won |