Greg Grunberg
Gregory Phillip "Greg" Grunberg (born July 11, 1966) is an American television and film actor. He is best known for starring as Matt Parkman on the NBC television series Heroes (2006-2010). Other notable roles include the characters Sean Blumberg on Felicity (1998–2002), the pilot Seth Norris on Lost, Eric Weiss on Alias (2001–2006), X-Wing Pilot "Snap" Wexley in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and as exterminator Alex Mathis in Big Ass Spider! He has often appeared in works produced and directed by childhood friend J. J. Abrams. He is a recurring cast member in the first 2 seasons of the Showtime American television drama series Masters of Sex.
Early life
Grunberg was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Sandy (née Klein) and Gerry Grunberg, and had a Jewish upbringing.
Greg attended University High School in West Los Angeles.
Career
Grunberg has had guest roles in television starting 1990. From 1998–2002 he appeared as Sean Blumberg on Felicity. He appeared from 2001–2006 as Eric Weiss on Alias. He left that series as a regular to star on the NBC sitcom, Grand Union. Since 2003, Abrams had planned a series called The Catch about a bounty hunter, starring Grunberg in the lead role. Suggested for both the 2004–2005 and 2005–2006 seasons, the series was never produced; however, a pilot episode was shot. Abrams also cast Grunberg in a brief role as the pilot for the 2004 series Lost. Grunberg returned for the first-season finale, but his scenes were cut for time, and were instead included on the season 1 DVD set. He also appeared in a small role in Mission: Impossible III, which Abrams directed.
