Ethan Embry
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 13, 1978
- Birthplace
- Huntington Beach, California, USA
Ethan Embry (born June 13, 1978), credited early in his career as Ethan Randall, is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, with starring roles in the films Dutch (1991), All I Want for Christmas (1991), and A Far Off Place (1993). He gained mainstream recognition for his supporting role in Empire Records (1995) and starring roles in Evolver (1995) and That Thing You Do! (1996). In the late 1990s, Embry had the lead role in the teen comedy film Can't Hardly Wait (1998), starred in Vegas Vacation (1997) and Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998), and a main role as Sebastian on the CBS sitcom Work with Me (1999). In the 2000s, Embry starred in the films They (2002) and Vacancy (2007) and had main roles as Derek and Adam Barnes on the Fox television series FreakyLinks (2000–2001), Frank Smith on the ABC television series L.A. Dragnet (2003), and Declan Giggs on the Showtime television series Brotherhood (2006–2008). In the 2010s and 2020s, Embry starred in the films Cheap Thrills (2013), Blindspotting (2018), and Last Seen Alive (2022), and had a main role as Coyote Bergstein on the Netflix television series Grace and Frankie (2015–2022). He had supporting roles in the films Christy (2025) and Scream 7 (2026).
Filmography
Dweller TBA
as Sammy
By Any Means 2026
as Sam Bowers
Scissors 2026
as The Man
Scream 7 2026
as Marco
The Gymnast 2026
as Rich
Safe House 2025
as Sorello
Christy 2025
as John Salters
Alma & the Wolf 2025
as Ren Accord
The House from... 2024
as Self
Last Seen Alive 2022
as Knuckles
Patricia Sterling 2022
Executive Producer
This Is GWAR 2021
as Self
Queens of Scream - Triple Feature 2019
as Mechanic
First Man 2018
as Pete Conrad
Blindspotting 2018
as Officer Molina
Convergence 2017
as Daniel
The Devil's Candy 2016
as Jesse
Fashionista 2016
as Eric
Those Eyes 2016
as Son
Echoes of War 2015
as Seamus Riley
Bereave 2015
as Tommy
Late Phases 2014
as Will
The Guest 2014
as Higgins
Vital Heat: The Making of 'Cheap Thrills' 2014
as Self
In Security 2014
as Kevin
6:14 2013
as Man
The House Across the Street 2013
as Tom
Cheap Thrills 2013
as Vince
Imaginary Friend 2012
as Brad
- Ordinary Man
Ordinary Man 2012
as Jason Watts
Dorothy and the Witches of Oz 2012
as Frick
- The Frontier
The Frontier 2012
as D.J. Jackson
The Reunion 2011
as Leo Cleary
- Thunderballs
Thunderballs 2011
Actor
The Kane Files: Life of Trial 2010
as Jace Olsen
Chance 2009
as Chance Miller
Eagle Eye 2008
as Toby Grant
Heart of a Dragon 2008
as Lee
Player 5150 2008
as Joey
Making That Thing You Do 2007
as Self
Vacancy 2007
as Mechanic
Kidney Thieves 2006
as Guy
Escape 2006
as Hollywood Agent #1
Incident On and Off a Mountain Road 2005
as Bruce
Pizza 2005
as Matt Firenze
Standing Still 2005
as Donovan
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle 2004
as Billy Carver
Celeste in the City 2004
as Kyle Halley
Life on Liberty Street 2004
as Rick Spencer
Timeline 2003
as Josh Stern
- Dragnet: Sticks and Stones
Dragnet: Sticks and Stones 2003
as Det. Frank Smith
ManFast 2003
as Johnny Shore
They 2002
as Sam Burnside
Sweet Home Alabama 2002
as Bobby Ray
- Male Order
Male Order 2001
as Actor #2
Relative Evil 2001
as Bobby
Rennie's Landing 2001
as Trevor
- Silicon Follies
Silicon Follies 2001
Actor
Who Is A.B.? 2001
Actor
The Independent 2000
as Bert
Disturbing Behavior 1998
as Allen Clark
Can't Hardly Wait 1998
as Preston Meyers
Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 1998
as Squirrel
The Prophecy II 1998
as Young Coroner
How to Make the Cruelest Month 1998
as Dillger
Montana 1998
as Jimmy
Vegas Vacation 1997
as Rusty Griswold
That Thing You Do! 1996
as T.B. Player
White Squall 1996
as Tracy Lapchick, Stunts
Empire Records 1995
as Mark
Evolver 1995
as Kyle Baxter
Season of Change 1994
as Bobby Bascomb (as Ethan Randall)
A Far Off Place 1993
as Harry Winslow
All I Want For Christmas 1991
as Ethan O'Fallon
Bad Attitudes 1991
as Cosmo
Dutch 1991
as Doyle Standish
Defending Your Life 1991
as Steve
Credits from TMDB.