Changes: Zach Grenier

Revision as of 21:12, 15 May 2019

James Hampton "Zach" Grenier (born February 12, 1954; age 70) portrayed Carl Webb during Season 1 of 24.

Biography and career

Grenier was born on February 12, 1954. His mother was of Polish descent and his father was American. Grenier attended Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he graduated in 1972.

Grenier began his acting career in 1987 with a role on the film Kenny. After that, he has appeared in films like Working Girl (with Jeffrey Nordling), Talk Radio (with Leslie Hope and Michael Wincott), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (with Tonya Pinkins), A Shock to the System and The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (both with Will Patton), Twister, Donnie Brasco (with Zeljko Ivanek), White Lies and Chasing Sleep (both with Gil Bellows).

One of Grenier's most notable roles was that of the Narrator's boss in Fight Club (starring alongside Joel Bissonnette, Carl Ciarfalio, Scotch Ellis Loring and Bennie E. Moore, Jr.). After that, he has also appeared in Swordfish (with Rudolf Martin), Rescue Dawn (with Francois Chau), Zodiac (with John Terry and John Lacy), Earthwork (with John Hawkes), J. Edgar (with Geoff Pierson), and the 2014 remake of RoboCop.

On television, Grenier has appeared in guest roles on Golden Girls (with Leland Orser, Tony Plana, and Richard Roat), Ally McBeal (with Peter MacNicol and Albert Hall), JAG (with Tracy Middendorf), Enterprise (with John Billingsley), Veritas: The Quest (with Eric Balfour, Arnold Vosloo, and Cas Anvar), Law & Order, Crossing Jordan (with Ravi Kapoor), CSI: NY (with Vanessa Ferlito), Numb3rs (with Navi Rawat), and NYPD Blue. He has appeared on ABC's The Nine, alongside John Billingsley, Lourdes Benedicto, Kim Raver, Jamie McShane, Michael O'Neill and JoBeth Williams. He also had a recurring role on Touching Evil (with Peter Wingfield and Susan Gibney) and Deadwood (with Powers Boothe and Gerald McRaney). He was one of the leads in the show C-16: FBI along with Glenn Morshower. He also had a starring role in The Good Wife since 2010.

Role on 24

Grenier was cast as Carl Webb for the first season of 24. Webb was an associate of David Palmer, and a member of his staff. On a 2014 interview for Vulture, Denise Martin asked him what he thought about the return of 24, and Grenier replied "Creepy Carl! Hell, I want Carl to come back, too. We need to make that happen."^[1]

24 credits

Season 1
- "Day 1: 2:00am-3:00am"
- "Day 1: 3:00am-4:00am"
- "Day 1: 5:00am-6:00am"
- "Day 1: 9:00am-10:00am"
- "Day 1: 10:00am-11:00am"
- "Day 1: 12:00pm-1:00pm"
- "Day 1: 3:00pm-4:00pm"
- "Day 1: 6:00pm-7:00pm"

Selected filmography

Crown Heights (2017)
Manhattan Romance (2015)
RoboCop (2014)
J. Edgar (2011)
Earthwork (2009)
Zodiac (2007)
Rescue Dawn (2006)
Fight Club (1999)
Twister (1996)

Television appearances

Ray Donovan (2018-2019)
Blindspot (2017)
The Good Wife (2010-2016)
The Blacklist (2014)
Zero Hour (2013)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2010-2011)
Boston Legal (2005-2007)
Numb3rs (2006)
CSI: Miami (2006)
Deadwood (2004-2006)

Notes and references

↑ Martin, Denise (September 27, 2013). Zach Grenier on His Good Wife Promotion and Gary Oldman’s Ukulele Obsession. Vulture.

External links

Official website
Zach Grenier at Wikipedia
Zach Grenier at the Internet Movie Database

[1] Martin, Denise (September 27, 2013). Zach Grenier on His Good Wife Promotion and Gary Oldman’s Ukulele Obsession. Vulture.

[1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{icons|s1|oou}}
-{{sidebar| image = [[Image:Zachgrenier.jpg|200px]] |
+{{sidebar| image = [[File:CarlWebb.jpg|200px]]
+| born = James Hampton Grenier<br>{{d|February|12|1954}}<br>Englewood, New Jersey, USA
- name = Zach Grenier |
+| role = [[Carl Webb]]}}
- birthplace = Englewood, New Jersey |
- birthdate = February 12, 1954 |
- role = [[Carl Webb]]}}
-'''Zach Grenier''' portrayed [[Carl Webb]] during [[Season 1]] of ''[[24]]''.
+'''James Hampton "Zach" Grenier''' {{born|February|12|1954}} portrayed [[Carl Webb]] during [[Season 1]] of ''[[24]]''.
+==Biography and career==
-Grenier's most notable role was that of the Narrator's boss in ''Fight Club''. He also appeared in ''Working Girl'' (with [[Jeffrey Nordling]]), ''See No Evil, Hear No Evil'' (with [[Tonya Pinkins]]), ''A Shock to the System'' and ''The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond'' (both with [[Will Patton]]), ''White Lies'' and ''Chasing Sleep'' (both with [[Gil Bellows]]), ''Twister'', ''Donnie Brasco'' (with [[Zeljko Ivanek]]), ''Rescue Dawn'' (with [[Francois Chau]]), and ''Zodiac'' (with [[John Terry]] and [[John Lacy]]).
+Grenier was born on February 12, 1954. His mother was of Polish descent and his father was American. Grenier attended Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he graduated in 1972.
-He has also appeared in guest roles on "Golden Girls" (with [[Leland Orser]], [[Tony Plana]], and [[Richard Roat]]), 'Ally McBeal" (with [[Peter MacNicol]] and [[Albert Hall]]), "JAG" (with [[Tracy Middendorf]]), "Enterprise" (with [[John Billingsley]]), "Veritas: The Quest" (with [[Eric Balfour]], [[Arnold Vosloo]], and [[Cas Anvar]]), "Law & Order", "Crossing Jordan" (with [[Ravi Kapoor]]), "CSI: NY" (with [[Vanessa Ferlito]]), "Numb3rs" (with [[Navi Rawat]]), and "NYPD Blue".  He has appeared on ABC's "The Nine", alongside John Billingsley, [[Lourdes Benedicto]], [[Kim Raver]], [[Jamie McShane]], [[Michael O'Neill]] and [[JoBeth Williams]]. He also had a recurring role on "Touching Evil" (with [[Peter Wingfield]] and [[Susan Gibney]]) and "Deadwood" (with [[Powers Boothe]]. He was one of the leads in the show "C-16: FBI" along with [[Glenn Morshower]].
+Grenier began his acting career in 1987 with a role on the film ''Kenny''. After that, he has appeared in films like ''Working Girl'' (with [[Jeffrey Nordling]]), ''Talk Radio'' (with [[Leslie Hope]] and [[Michael Wincott]]), ''See No Evil, Hear No Evil'' (with [[Tonya Pinkins]]), ''A Shock to the System'' and ''The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond'' (both with [[Will Patton]]), ''Twister'', ''Donnie Brasco'' (with [[Zeljko Ivanek]]), ''White Lies'' and ''Chasing Sleep'' (both with [[Gil Bellows]]).
-== Selected filmography ==
+One of Grenier's most notable roles was that of the Narrator's boss in ''Fight Club'' (starring alongside [[Joel Bissonnette]], [[Carl Ciarfalio]], [[Scotch Ellis Loring]] and [[Bennie E. Moore, Jr.]]). After that, he has also appeared in ''Swordfish'' (with [[Rudolf Martin]]), ''Rescue Dawn'' (with [[Francois Chau]]), ''Zodiac'' (with [[John Terry]] and [[John Lacy]]), ''Earthwork'' (with [[John Hawkes]]), ''J. Edgar'' (with [[Geoff Pierson]]), and the 2014 remake of ''RoboCop''.
-* Rescue Dawn (2006)
-* Pulse (2006)
+On television, Grenier has appeared in guest roles on ''Golden Girls'' (with [[Leland Orser]], [[Tony Plana]], and [[Richard Roat]]), ''Ally McBeal'' (with [[Peter MacNicol]] and [[Albert Hall]]), ''JAG'' (with [[Tracy Middendorf]]), ''Enterprise'' (with [[John Billingsley]]), ''Veritas: The Quest'' (with [[Eric Balfour]], [[Arnold Vosloo]], and [[Cas Anvar]]), ''Law & Order'', ''Crossing Jordan'' (with [[Ravi Kapoor]]), ''CSI: NY'' (with [[Vanessa Ferlito]]), ''Numb3rs'' (with [[Navi Rawat]]), and ''NYPD Blue''.  He has appeared on ABC's ''The Nine'', alongside [[John Billingsley]], [[Lourdes Benedicto]], [[Kim Raver]], [[Jamie McShane]], [[Michael O'Neill]] and [[JoBeth Williams]]. He also had a recurring role on ''Touching Evil'' (with [[Peter Wingfield]] and [[Susan Gibney]]) and ''Deadwood'' (with [[Powers Boothe]] and [[Gerald McRaney]]). He was one of the leads in the show ''C-16: FBI'' along with [[Glenn Morshower]]. He also had a starring role in ''The Good Wife'' since 2010.
-* Fight Club (1999)
+=== Role on ''24'' ===
+Grenier was cast as [[Carl Webb]] for the [[Season 1|first season]] of ''[[24]]''. Webb was an associate of [[David Palmer]], and a member of his staff. On a 2014 interview for ''Vulture'', Denise Martin asked him what he thought about [[24: Live Another Day|the return of ''24'']], and Grenier replied "Creepy Carl! Hell, I want Carl to come back, too. We need to make that happen."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/09/good-wife-zach-grenier-interview.html|title=Zach Grenier on His Good Wife Promotion and Gary Oldman’s Ukulele Obsession|author=Martin, Denise|publisher=''Vulture''|date=September 27, 2013}}</ref>
+== ''24'' credits ==
+<div class="appear">
+*[[Season 1]]
+**{{ep|1x03}}
+**{{ep|1x04}}
+**{{ep|1x06}}
+**{{ep|1x10}}
+**{{ep|1x11}}
+**{{ep|1x13}}
+**{{ep|1x16}}
+**{{ep|1x19}}
+</div>
+== Selected filmography ==
+* ''Crown Heights'' (2017)
+* ''Manhattan Romance'' (2015)
+* ''RoboCop'' (2014)
+* ''J. Edgar'' (2011)
+* ''Earthwork'' (2009)
+* ''Zodiac'' (2007)
+* ''Rescue Dawn'' (2006)
+* ''Fight Club'' (1999)
+* ''Twister ''(1996)
-=== Television appearances ===
+'''Television appearances'''
+* ''Ray Donovan'' (2018-2019)
+* ''Blindspot'' (2017)
+* ''The Good Wife'' (2010-2016)
+* ''The Blacklist'' (2014)
+* ''Zero Hour'' (2013)
+* ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2010-2011)
+* ''Boston Legal'' (2005-2007)
+* ''Numb3rs'' (2006)
+* ''CSI: Miami'' (2006)
+* ''Deadwood'' (2004-2006)
+== Notes and references ==
-* "The Nine" (2006)
+{{Reflist}}
-* "Numb3rs" (2006)
-* "CSI:Miami" (2006)
-* "Deadwood" (2004-06)
 == External links ==
+* [http://www.zachgrenier.info/ Official website]
+* {{wp}}
+* {{Imdb|name/nm0340260}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Grenier, Zach}}
-* {{IMDb-link|page=nm0340260}}
-[[Category:Actors|Grenier, Zach]]
+[[Category:Actors]]
-[[Category:Guest stars|Grenier, Zach]]
+[[Category:Season 1 actors]]
-[[Category:Season 1 actors|Grenier, Zach]]
+[[Category:Guest stars]]

Zach Grenier

Born:	James Hampton Grenier February 12, 1954 Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Role:	Carl Webb