Topher Grace

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Biography

Despite lacking ambition to become an actor - he was in school plays to get girls - Grace was surprised to find himself a year later auditioning for "That '70s Show" (Fox, 1998-2006). Even more surprising, he was cast to play the lead role of Eric Foreman, a teenager in 1970s suburban Wisconsin trying to break free from his innocent boy-next-door reputation. Grace lent an endearing, Everyman charm to the role during the show's unexpected eight …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born

Christopher John Grace on July 12, 1978 in New York City, New York, USA

Career Milestones

Discovered by the producers of "That '70s Show" while playing the lead role in a local stage production of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"

1998

Cast as Eric Forman on Fox's "That '70s Show"

2000

Feature acting debut, played a prep school student who introduces his girlfriend to heroin in director Steven Soderbergh's "Traffic"

2003

Appeared in director Mike Newell's "Mona Lisa Smile"

2004

Co-starred with Kate Bosworth and Josh Duhamel in the Robert Luketic-directed, "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton"

2004

Co-starred with Laura Linney in Dylan Kidd's "P.S."

2004

Co-starred with Scarlett Johansson and Dennis Quaid in the Paul Weitz dramedy, "In Good Company"

2007

Cast as Eddie Brock and his alter ego the immortal Venom in Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man 3"

2010

Joined an ensemble cast for the Garry Marshall directed romantic comedy, "Valentine's Day"

2010

Starred in "Predators," a sequel to cult favorites "Predator" (1987) and "Predator 2" (1990) about an elite group of warriors hunted by a merciless alien race

Awards

2001

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Traffic

2004

National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance Actor in In Good Company

2004

National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance Actor in P.S.

2008

MTV Movie Award for Best Villain in Spider-Man 3