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Greg Kinnear

Highest Rated: 97% Little Men (2016)

Lowest Rated: 3% Godsend (2004)

Birthday: Jun 17, 1963

Birthplace: Logansport, Indiana, USA

A television host-turned-actor with a flair for snarky satire, Greg Kinnear made the unusual leap from talking head to big screen stardom, earning an Oscar nomination for one of his first outings, James L. Brooks' "As Good as it Gets" (1997). Kinnear hosted entertainment segment shows before finding the perfect outlet for his sarcastic repartee on "Talk Soup" (E!, 1991-2002), a daily compilation of talk show highlights emphasizing the grotesque and bizarre, which, at one time, became the most popular program on the fledgling E! Entertainment network. The show's hip cache boosted Kinnear's profile and after a failed segue to late night talk shows, he began appearing on film in a familiar capacity as wisecracking, boyish supporters. Kinnear's romantic comedy output met with uneven reviews, but after an assortment of misfires, he took a turn towards higher caliber, character-driven films like "Auto Focus" (2002), "Little Miss Sunshine" (2007) and "Flash of Genius" (2008), while shining as John F. Kennedy in the controversial miniseries "The Kennedys" (Reelz Channel, 2011) - all meatier, dramatic roles where the deceptively complex actor found steadier critical success.

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Highest rated movies

97% 63% Little Men Watchlist 91% 91% Little Miss Sunshine Watchlist
90% 45% Dinner With Friends
Watchlist
87% 58% Misbehaviour Watchlist 86% 86% As Good as It Gets Watchlist 85% 60% Ghost Town Watchlist 84% 73% Confirmation Watchlist
83% 45% Nurse Betty
Watchlist
83% 87% Brigsby Bear Watchlist 76% 98% Sight Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
58% 90% You Gotta Believe Jon Kelly (Character) $1.4M 2024
69% 50% The Present Unknown (Character) - 2024
76% 98% Sight Dr. Misha Bartnovsky (Character) $7.1M 2023
66% 60% Crisis Dean Geoff Talbot (Character) $409.4K 2021
87% 58% Misbehaviour Bob Hope (Character) - 2020
57% 31% Frankie Gary Archer (Character) $171.5K 2019
54% 83% Strange but True Richard (Character) - 2019
28% 77% The Red Sea Diving Resort Walton Bowen (Character) - 2019
27% 41% Phil Phil (Character),
Director
- 2019
64% 97% Brian Banks Justin Brooks (Character) $4.3M 2018
44% 84% Same Kind of Different as Me Ron Hall (Character) $6.4M 2017
83% 87% Brigsby Bear Detective Vogel (Character) $532.6K 2017
97% 63% Little Men Brian Jardine (Character) $702.2K 2016
84% 73% Confirmation Joe Biden (Character) - 2016
27% 31% Murder of a Cat Ford (Character) - 2014
52% 66% Heaven Is for Real Todd Burpo (Character) $91.4M 2014
74% 52% Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Gary (Character) $127.3M 2013
46% 31% The English Teacher Dr. Tom Sherwood (Character) $60.2K 2013
5% 24% Movie 43 Griffin Schraeder (Character) $8.8M 2013
57% 69% Stuck in Love William Borgens (Character) $79.0K 2012
69% 51% Thin Ice Mickey Prohaska (Character) $789.8K 2011
17% 32% I Don't Know How She Does It Richard Reddy (Character) $9.7M 2011
22% 23% Salvation Boulevard Carl (Character) $27.4K 2011
21% 65% The Last Song Steve (Character) $62.9M 2010
53% 57% Green Zone Clark Poundstone (Character) $35.0M 2010
62% 55% Flash of Genius Robert Kearns (Character) $4.2M 2008
85% 60% Ghost Town Frank Herlihy (Character) $13.2M 2008
63% 55% Baby Mama Rob (Character) $60.3M 2008
39% 55% Feast of Love Bradley Thomas (Character) $3.5M 2007
49% 42% Fast Food Nation Don Henderson (Character) $1.0M 2006
91% 91% Little Miss Sunshine Richard (Character) $59.9M 2006
38% 54% Unknown Broken Nose (Character) $24.7K 2006
72% 73% Invincible Dick Vermeil (Character) $57.8M 2006
75% 66% The Matador Danny Wright (Character) $12.6M 2005
48% 46% Bad News Bears Roy Bullock (Character) $32.9M 2005
64% 54% Robots Ratchet (Voice) - 2005
3% 20% Godsend Paul Duncan (Character) $14.3M 2004
62% 35% Stuck on You Walt Tenor (Character) $33.8M 2003
71% 61% Auto Focus Bob Crane (Character) $2.1M 2002
63% 84% We Were Soldiers Maj. Bruce Crandall (Character) $78.1M 2002
90% 45% Dinner With Friends Tom (Character) - 2001
42% 56% Someone Like You Ray Brown (Character) $27.3M 2001
58% 55% The Gift Wayne Collins (Character) $12.0M 2000
83% 45% Nurse Betty Dr. David Ravell/George McCord (Character) $25.2M 2000
24% 35% Loser Prof. Edward Alcott (Character) $15.5M 2000
41% 29% What Planet Are You From? Perry Gordon (Character) $6.3M 2000
60% 57% Mystery Men Lance Hunt/Captain Amazing (Character) $29.8M 1999
70% 73% You've Got Mail Frank Navasky (Character) $115.7M 1998
86% 86% As Good as It Gets Simon Bishop (Character) $147.6M 1997
6% 19% A Smile Like Yours Danny Robertson (Character) $3.3M 1997
12% 28% Dear God Tom Turner (Character) $7.1M 1996
60% 64% Sabrina David Larrabee (Character) $51.6M 1995
No Score Yet 33% Dillinger Arizona Legislator (Character) - 1991

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2014 2016 2024
71% 84% Shining Vale Terry (Character) 2022-2023
98% 95% Black Bird Brian Miller (Character) 2022
No Score Yet 18% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2018-2019 2022
No Score Yet 28% The Drew Barrymore Show Guest 2022
No Score Yet 55% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2022
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2014 2016 2018-2019 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest 2014 2022
57% 25% The Stand Glen Bateman (Character) 2020-2021
No Score Yet 12% The View Guest 2016 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2016 2018-2019
67% 44% The Twilight Zone Captain Lane Pendleton (Guest Star) 2019
77% 76% House of Cards Bill Shepherd (Character) 2018
96% 84% Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Self 2018
72% 75% Electric Dreams The Father (Character) 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2016
No Score Yet 81% Drunk History Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
68% 71% Rake Keegan Deane (Character),
Executive Producer
2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2012 2014
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2011 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2011-2012
85% 90% Modern Family Tad (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sesame Street Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Graham Norton Show Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
78% 93% Friends Dr. Benjamin Hobart (Guest Star) 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daily Show Guest 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Unknown (Voice) 2000
No Score Yet 57% Saturday Night Live Host 1998