ACTOR
Greg Kinnear
Known for Friends · You · You've Got Mail
Gregory Buck Kinnear (born June 17, 1963) is an American actor and television personality, who first rose to stardom as the first host of E!'s Talk Soup. He has appeared in more than 45 motion pictures. Kinnear was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in As Good as It Gets. He has starred in several TV shows including Rake, House of Cards, Shining Vale, and Black Bird.
Snapshot 2026-10-15
- Born
- Jun 17, 1963
- Birthplace
- Logansport, Indiana, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Gregory Buck Kinnear (born June 17, 1963) is an American actor and television personality, who first rose to stardom as the first host of E!'s Talk Soup. He has appeared in more than 45 motion pictures. Kinnear was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in As Good as It Gets.
He has starred in several TV shows including Rake, House of Cards, Shining Vale, and Black Bird.
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Known For
TV
FriendsBenjamin Hobart · 1994
★ 8.4
★ 8.4
TV
YouTom Lockwood · 2018
★ 8.0
★ 8.0
MOVIE
You've Got MailFrank Navasky · 1998
★ 6.7
★ 6.7
TV
Modern FamilyTad · 2009
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
TV
BoJack HorsemanGreg Kinglear (voice) · 2014
★ 8.5
★ 8.5
TV
Curb Your EnthusiasmEarl Mack · 2000
★ 8.1
★ 8.1
TV
The Daily ShowSelf · 1996
★ 6.4
★ 6.4
TV
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host · 1975
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
Filmography
Movies
What Price VictoryTeacher's Assistant
1988
Murder in MississippiNewsreporter
1990
DillingerArizona Lawman
1991
Based on an Untrue StoryOrlando Chang Stein
1993
BlankmanTalk Show Host
1994
SabrinaDavid Larrabee
1995
Beavis and Butt-Head Do AmericaATF Agent Bork (voice) (uncredited)
1996
Dear GodTom Turner
1996
A Smile Like YoursDanny Robertson
1997
As Good as It GetsSimon Bishop
1997
You've Got MailFrank Navasky
1998
Mystery MenCaptain Amazing / Lance
1999
LoserProf. Edward Alcott
2000
Nurse BettyDr. David Ravell
2000
The GiftWayne Collins
2000
What Planet Are You From?Perry Gordon
2000
Dinner with FriendsTom
2001
Someone Like You...Ray Brown
2001
Auto FocusBob Crane
2002
We Were SoldiersMaj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall
2002WW
We Were Soldiers: Getting It RightSelf
2002
Stuck on YouWalt
2003
GodsendPaul Duncan
2004JN
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is WildSelf
2004
Making It Stick: The Makeup Effects of Stuck on YouSelf
2004Stuck Together: Bringing Stuck on You to the ScreenSelf
2004
Bad News BearsRoy Bullock
2005
RobotsRatchet (voice)
2005
The MatadorDanny Wright
2005
Fast Food NationDon Anderson
2006
InvincibleDick Vermeil
2006
Little Miss SunshineRichard Hoover
2006
UnknownBroken Nose
2006
Feast of LoveBradley Smith
2007
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'Self
2007
Baby MamaRob
2008
Flash of GeniusBob Kearns
2008
Ghost TownFrank Herlihy
2008
Green ZoneClark Poundstone
2010
The Last SongSteve Miller
2010
I Don't Know How She Does ItRichard Reddy
2011
Salvation BoulevardCarl Vanderveer
2011
Thin IceMickey Prohaska
2012
Anchorman 2: The Legend ContinuesGary
2013
Movie 43Griffin Schraeder (segment "The Pitch")
2013
Stuck in LoveWilliam Borgens
2013
The English TeacherDr. Tom Sherwood
2013
21 Years: Richard LinklaterSelf - Actor
2014
Heaven Is for RealTodd Burpo
2014
Murder of a CatAlistair Ford
2014
ConfirmationJoe Biden
2016
Little MenBrian Jardine
2016
Brigsby BearDetective Vogel
2017
Same Kind of Different as MeRon Hall
2017
Brian BanksJustin Brooks
2019
FrankieGary
2019
PhilPhil
2019PhilDirector
2019
Strange but TrueRichard Chase
2019
The Red Sea Diving ResortWalton Bowen
2019
MisbehaviourBob Hope
2020
CrisisDean Talbot
2021
SightMisha Bartnovsky
2023
The PresentEric Diehl
2024
You Gotta BelieveCoach Jon Kelly
2024
Off the GridRanish
2025
Seekers of Infinite Love
2026TS
The SaviorsJim Clemente
2027AF
America's Favorite
M
Monsanto
Shiver
UE
Untitled Eternity ProjectKarl Munroe
Television
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 1 eps
1944
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host · 1 eps
1975
L.A. LawReporter #1 · 1 eps
1986
Life Goes On1 eps
1989
Mancuso, F.B.I.1 eps
1989
Talk SoupSelf - Host · 1 eps
1991
The Larry Sanders ShowGreg Kinnear · 2 eps
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1 eps
1992
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest · 2 eps
1993
FriendsBenjamin Hobart · 1 eps
1994
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildPrince Gavin (voice) · 1 eps
1995
The Daily ShowSelf · 2 eps
1996
The ViewSelf · 2 eps
1997The ViewSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1997
The Early ShowSelf - Guest · 3 eps
1999
Curb Your EnthusiasmEarl Mack · 1 eps
2000
V Graham NortonSelf · 1 eps
2002
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self · 3 eps
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf · 4 eps
2003
Best Week Ever1 eps
2004
On Air with Ryan SeacrestSelf · 1 eps
2004
The Graham Norton ShowSelf · 1 eps
2007
Modern FamilyTad · 1 eps
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2009
ConanSelf · 1 eps
2010
The KennedysJack Kennedy · 8 eps
2011
Drunk HistoryThaddeus Lowe · 1 eps
2013
House of CardsBill Shepherd · 8 eps
2013
BoJack HorsemanGreg Kinglear (voice) · 1 eps
2014
Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf · 1 eps
2014
RakeKeegan Deane · 13 eps
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf · 3 eps
2014
The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf · 1 eps
2015
Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtGreg Kinnear · 2 eps
2015
Philip K. Dick's Electric DreamsFather · 1 eps
2017
GQ Presents: Iconic CharactersSelf · 1 eps
2018
YouTom Lockwood · 3 eps
2018
The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf · 1 eps
2019
The Twilight ZoneCaptain Lane Pendleton · 1 eps
2019
The StandGlen Bateman · 5 eps
2020
Black BirdBrian Miller · 6 eps
2022
Shining ValeTerry Phelps · 16 eps
2022
SmokeHarvey Englehart · 9 eps
2025
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of AmericaRescuer · 1 eps
2026
Margo's Got Money TroublesKenny · 8 eps
2026Photos
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