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Grant Heslov

Acting

Born May 15, 1963 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Grant Heslov (born May 15, 1963) is an American actor and filmmaker known for his producing and writing collaborations with George Clooney, which have earned him four Oscar nominations. As a co-producer of Argo (2012), he received the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2013. As an actor, he has appeared in films including True Lies (1994), Black Sheep (1996), Enemy of the State (1998) and The Scorpion King (2002), as well as performing supporting roles in several films made with Clooney.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2013
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2013 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2012 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2006 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Writing, Original Screenplay · 2006 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

The X-Files

1993as Andre Bormanis

Seinfeld

1989as Car Thief

Justice League

2001as Doctor / Father (voice)

Columbo

1971as Lab Technician

The Outer Limits

1995as Todd

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Coroner Corbett

Happy Days

1974

Surviving Ohio State

2025Producer

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Bernard 'Bernie' Berndlestein

Mama's Family

1983as T-Boy

Good Night, and Good Luck

2025Director, Executive Producer, Original Film Writer, Writer

The Boys in the Boat

2023Producer

Catch-22

2019as Doc Daneeka

Argo

2012Producer

The Agency

2024Director, Executive Producer

Trial by Media

2020Executive Producer

Touched by an Angel

1994as Gale Harper

21 Jump Street

1987as Caller (voice)

Family Ties

1982as Doug

Good Night, and Good Luck.

2005as Don Hewitt

Enemy of the State

1998as Lenny

The Birdcage

1996as Photographer - National Enquirer

True Lies

1994as Faisil

L.A. Law

1986as Andrew Putnam

Matlock

1986as Lamont Turkel

The Facts of Life

1979

American Dad!

2005as Man #2 / Announcer #4 (voice)

Even Stevens

2000Director

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

1995as Klepto

August: Osage County

2013Producer

Fail Safe

2000as Jimmy

The Journey of Natty Gann

1985as Parker's Gang

The Ides of March

2011Producer, Screenplay

The Tender Bar

2021Producer

The Art of Political Murder

2020Executive Producer

License to Drive

1988as Karl

Wolfs

2024Producer

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

2019Executive Producer

Ticket to Paradise

2022Producer

Money Monster

2016Producer

Dante's Peak

1997as Greg

The Boys Next Door

1986as Joe Gonzales

The Monuments Men

2014as Doctor

Black Sheep

1996as Robbie Mieghem

Legal Eagles

1986as Usher

The American

2010Producer

The Men Who Stare at Goats

2009Director, Producer

Intolerable Cruelty

2003Producer

Baywatch

1989as Buddy T. Semple

Suburbicon

2017Producer, Writer