Actor
Ethan Embry
Born June 13, 1978 in Huntington Beach, California, USA
72 films
Ethan Embry (born June 13, 1978), credited early in his career as Ethan Randall, is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, with starring roles in the films Dutch (1991), All I Want for Christmas (1991), and A Far Off Place (1993). He gained mainstream recognition for his supporting role in Empire Records (1995) and starring roles in Evolver (1995) and That Thing You Do! (1996).
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In the late 1990s, Embry had the lead role in the teen comedy film Can't Hardly Wait (1998), starred in Vegas Vacation (1997) and Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998), and a main role as Sebastian on the CBS sitcom Work with Me (1999). In the 2000s, Embry starred in the films They (2002) and Vacancy (2007) and had main roles as Derek and Adam Barnes on the Fox television series FreakyLinks (2000–2001), Frank Smith on the ABC television series L.A. Dragnet (2003), and Declan Giggs on the Showtime television series Brotherhood (2006–2008).
In the 2010s and 2020s, Embry starred in the films Cheap Thrills (2013), Blindspotting (2018), and Last Seen Alive (2022), and had a main role as Coyote Bergstein on the Netflix television series Grace and Frankie (2015–2022). He had supporting roles in the films Christy (2025) and Scream 7 (2026).
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First watchThe Devil's Candy20166.3as JesseA leading role.A struggling painter is possessed by satanic forces after he and his young family move into their dream home in rural Texas.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
72 films as actor- TBADwellerSammy
- 2026By Any MeansSam Bowers
- 2026ScissorsThe Man
- 2026Scream 7Marco
- 2026The GymnastRich
- 2025Safe HouseSorello
- 2025ChristyJohn Salters
- 2025Alma & the WolfRen Accord
- 2022Last Seen AliveKnuckles
- 2019Queens of Scream - Triple FeatureMechanic
- 2018First ManPete Conrad
- 2018BlindspottingOfficer Molina
- 2017ConvergenceDaniel
- 2016The Devil's CandyJesse
- 2016FashionistaEric
- 2016Those EyesSon
- 2015Echoes of WarSeamus Riley
- 2015BereaveTommy
- 2014Late PhasesWill
- 2014The GuestHiggins
- 2014In SecurityKevin
- 20136:14Man
- 2013The House Across the StreetTom
- 2013Cheap ThrillsVince
- 2012Imaginary FriendBrad
- 2012Ordinary ManJason Watts
- 2012Dorothy and the Witches of OzFrick
- 2012The FrontierD.J. Jackson
- 2011The ReunionLeo Cleary
- 2011Thunderballs
- 2010The Kane Files: Life of TrialJace Olsen
- 2009ChanceChance Miller
- 2008Eagle EyeToby Grant
- 2008Heart of a DragonLee
- 2008Player 5150Joey
- 2007VacancyMechanic
- 2006Kidney ThievesGuy
- 2006EscapeHollywood Agent #1
- 2005Incident On and Off a Mountain RoadBruce
- 2005PizzaMatt Firenze
- 2005Standing StillDonovan
- 2004Harold & Kumar Go to White CastleBilly Carver
- 2004Celeste in the CityKyle Halley
- 2004Life on Liberty StreetRick Spencer
- 2003TimelineJosh Stern
- 2003Dragnet: Sticks and StonesDet. Frank Smith
- 2003ManFastJohnny Shore
- 2002TheySam Burnside
- 2002Sweet Home AlabamaBobby Ray
- 2001Male OrderActor #2
- 2001Relative EvilBobby
- 2001Rennie's LandingTrevor
- 2001Who Is A.B.?
- 2001Silicon Follies
- 2000The IndependentBert
- 1998Disturbing BehaviorAllen Clark
- 1998Can't Hardly WaitPreston Meyers
- 1998Dancer, Texas Pop. 81Squirrel
- 1998The Prophecy IIYoung Coroner
- 1998MontanaJimmy
- 1998How to Make the Cruelest MonthDillger
- 1997Vegas VacationRusty Griswold
- 1996That Thing You Do!T.B. Player
- 1996White SquallTracy Lapchick
- 1995Empire RecordsMark
- 1995EvolverKyle Baxter
- 1994Season of ChangeBobby Bascomb (as Ethan Randall)
- 1993A Far Off PlaceHarry Winslow
- 1991All I Want For ChristmasEthan O'Fallon
- 1991Bad AttitudesCosmo
- 1991DutchDoyle Standish
- 1991Defending Your LifeSteve