Frank Grillo
| Frank Grillo | |
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 Grillo at the Kingdom premiere in October 2014 | |
| Born | Frank Anthony Grillo (1965-06-08) June 8, 1965 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kathy Grillo (m. 1991; div. 1998) Wendy Moniz (m. 2000) |
| Children | 3 |
Frank Anthony Grillo (born June 8, 1965)[1][2] is an American actor known for his roles in films such as Warrior (2011), The Grey (2012), End of Watch (2012) and Zero Dark Thirty (2012). He had his first leading role in the action horror film The Purge: Anarchy (2014), portraying Sergeant Leo Barnes, a role he reprised in The Purge: Election Year (2016). He also plays the Marvel supervillain Brock Rumlow / Crossbones in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Big Daddy in the Chinese action film Wolf Warrior 2 (2017), the highest-grossing non-Hollywood film of all time.[3]
Also in 2017 he played the main role in the Netflix film Wheelman as a getaway driver in a botched bank heist.
Grillo's television work includes recurring roles in the series Battery Park (2000), For the People (2002–2003), The Shield (2002–2003), Prison Break (2005–2006), Blind Justice (2005), and The Kill Point (2007). He has also starred as Hart Jessup in the soap opera Guiding Light (1996–1999), Nick Monohan in sci-fi series The Gates (2010), and between 2014 and 2017, he played Alvey Kulina in the DirecTV drama series Kingdom.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Film
2.2 Television
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
4.1 Film
4.2 Television
5 References
6 External links
Early life
Grillo was born in New York City as the oldest of three children, and is of Italian (Calabrian) heritage.[4][5] He graduated from New York University with a business degree and spent a year on Wall Street before being asked to do a Miller Genuine Draft beer commercial.[6][7]
Career
Film
Grillo (second from right) with his co-stars from Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Grillo started his acting career by appearing in commercials, for companies such as American Express and Sure deodorant. His first film role was in 1992's The Mambo Kings, and he went on to appear in the films Minority Report (2002), April's Shower (2006), and both iMurders and New Line Cinema's Pride and Glory in 2008.[8][9][10]
Grillo was in the 2010 horror film Mother's Day in the role of Daniel Sohapi and the following year, had a supporting role in the 2011 film Warrior as MMA trainer Frank Campana.[9] In 2012, he played Diaz in the survival thriller The Grey with Liam Neeson and as Sarge in End of Watch with Jake Gyllenhaal.[9] In 2013, he starred with Jaimie Alexander in the romantic thriller film Collision and had a bit role in the action film Homefront with Jason Statham.[11]
In 2014, Grillo was cast as HYDRA agent Brock Rumlow in the 2014 film Captain America: The Winter Soldier.[12] The same year, he starred as Sergeant Leo Barnes in the sequel The Purge: Anarchy, and reprised his role in 2016's The Purge: Election Year.[13][14] He also reprised the role of Brock Rumlow/Crossbones in the third installment of the Captain America film series, Civil War, which was released on May 6, 2016.[15]
In October 2013, Grillo started filming for The Crash, starring alongside Academy Award nominee Minnie Driver, Ed Westwick, AnnaSophia Robb, Dianna Agron, John Leguizamo, Mary McCormack, Christopher McDonald and Maggie Q.[16] The film is directed by Aram Rappaport and produced by Hilary Shor, Atit Shah and Aaron Becker. Jekyll Island is set to release January 31, 2017.[17]
In 2015, Grillo starred in the films Demonic and Big Sky.[18][19][20][21] Another film in which he stars, Beyond Skyline, was originally set for release in 2015, and was ultimately released on Netflix in December 2017.
Television
Nick Jonas, Joanna Going, Matt Lauria, Grillo and Jonathan Tucker at the premiere of the Kingdom in October 2014
Grillo first appeared on television in episodes of Silk Stalkings (1993), and Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996) before being cast as oil tycoon Hart Jessup on the daytime soap opera Guiding Light in 1996 up until 1999.[22] In 2002, he was cast in the series For the People as Det. J.C. Hunter and played Hunter until 2003. One of his more notable television roles was on the crime drama Prison Break where he played Nick Savrinn from 2005 to 2006.[23] During that time, he also appeared on the Blind Justice as Marty Russo.[9]
He was in the first and only season of The Kill Point in 2007, and played the role of Jimmy in the CSI: NY episode "The Things About Heroes," which aired in November 2007.[1][24] In 2010, he starred in the sci-fi series The Gates opposite Marisol Nichols and Rhona Mitra. The series only lasted one season.[25]
Between 2014 and 2017, Grillo starred in the DirecTV drama series Kingdom as MMA coach Alvey Kulina alongside Nick Jonas and Jonathan Tucker.[26]
Personal life
He married his first wife Kathy in 1991, but the couple divorced in 1998. They had a son, Remy (b. January 1997).[27] Grillo met fellow actress Wendy Moniz in 1996 on the set of Guiding Light, and they moved in together in 1998. The couple was married on October 28, 2000.[22] The couple has two sons: Liam (b. August 2004) and Rio (b. January 2008).[13][28]
Filmography
Grillo at San Diego Comic Con International in 2013
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Mambo Kings | Machito | |
| 1993 | Deadly Rivals | Grogan | |
| 1996 | Deadly Charades | Vince Carlucci | |
| 2002 | Simplicity | General | Short film |
| 2002 | Minority Report | Pre-Crime Cop | |
| 2003 | The Sweetest Thing | Andy | |
| 2004 | Hunter: Return to Justice | Terence Gillette | |
| 2005 | Hunter: Back in Force | Terence Gillette | |
| 2006 | April's Shower | Rocco | |
| 2006 | Hollis & Rae | Henry Callaway | |
| 2007 | Raw Footage | Ben Chaffin | Short film |
| 2008 | The Madness of Jane | Oliver Cornbluth | |
| 2008 | Blue Blood | Quarry | |
| 2008 | iMurders | Joe Romano | |
| 2009 | Pride and Glory | Eddie Carbone | |
| 2009 | Blue Eyes | Bob Estevez | |
| 2010 | Edge of Darkness | Agent One | |
| 2010 | Mother's Day | Daniel Sohapi | |
| 2010 | My Soul to Take | Paterson | |
| 2011 | Warrior | Frank Campana | |
| 2012 | The Grey | John Diaz | |
| 2012 | Lay the Favorite | Frankie | |
| 2012 | End of Watch | Sarge | |
| 2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | Red Squadron Commanding Officer | |
| 2013 | Disconnect | Mike | |
| 2013 | Collision | Scott Dolan | |
| 2013 | Mary and Martha | Peter | |
| 2013 | Homefront | Cyrus Hanks | |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Brock Rumlow | |
| 2014 | The Purge: Anarchy | Sergeant | |
| 2015 | Demonic | Mark Lewis | |
| 2015 | Big Sky | Jesse | |
| 2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Brock Rumlow / Crossbones | |
| 2016 | The Purge: Election Year | Leo Barnes | |
| 2017 | The Crash | Guy Clifton | |
| 2017 | Stephanie | Stephanie's father | |
| 2017 | Wolf Warrior 2[29] | Big Daddy | |
| 2017 | Wheelman | Wheelman | Also producer |
| 2017 | Beyond Skyline | Mark | |
| 2018 | Reprisal | Jacob | |
| 2018 | Donnybrook | Chainsaw Angus | |
| 2019 | Boss Level | Roy Pulver | Post-production |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Staten Island | Post-production | |
| TBA | Point Blank | Abe | Filming' Also producer |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Silk Stalkings | Franco LaPuma | Episode: "Ladies Night Out" |
| 1996 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Jerry Tate | Episode: "Ghost in the Road" |
| 1996–1999 | Guiding Light | Hart Jessup | 74 episodes |
| 1999 | Wasteland | Cliff Dobbs | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | Battery Park | Anthony Stigliano | 7 episodes |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Frank Barbarossa | Episode: "Deception" |
| 2002–2003 | For the People | Det. J.C. Hunter | 18 episodes |
| 2002–2003 | The Shield | Officer Paul Jackson | 4 episodes |
| 2003 | Karen Sisco | Garrison Kick | Episode: "Nostalgia" |
| 2004 | The District | Vince Dymecki | Episode: "Breath of Life" |
| 2005–2006 | Prison Break | Nick Savrinn | 18 episodes |
| 2005 | Blind Justice | Marty Russo | 13 episodes |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Gary Sinclair | Episode: "Happenstance" |
| 2007 | Without a Trace | Neil Rawlings | Episode: "Tail Spin" |
| 2007 | Las Vegas | Jeremy Shapiro | Episode: "The Burning Bedouin" |
| 2007 | The Kill Point | Albert Roman/Mr. Pig | 8 episodes |
| 2007 | CSI: NY | Jimmie Davis | Episode: "The Thing About Heroes..." |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mark Van Kuren | Episode: "Transitions" |
| 2010 | The Gates | Nick Monohan | 13 episodes |
| 2011 | Breakout Kings | Agent Stoltz | Episode: "Queen of Hearts" |
| 2014–2017 | Kingdom | Alvey Kulina | 40 episodes |
| 2018 | FightWorld | Series host | Travel documentary |
References
^ ab Mike Ryan (June 16, 2014). "Frank Grillo: On the Verge With 'The Purge: Anarchy' and Returning For 'Captain America 3' Read More: Frank Grillo: On the Verge With 'The Purge: Anarchy' and Returning For 'Captain America 3'". Screen Crush. Retrieved December 31, 2014.SC: You don't look 50. FG: I'm actually not really 50. SC: You aren't? FG: It's OK, I don't mind people saying that I'm 50. But, no, I was born in 1965 and IMDb has 1963. Whatever. I'm still old. I just had a birthday.
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^ Frank Grillo [@FrankGrillo] (June 8, 2014). "Thanks all for the B-Day wishes. Much love and appreciation!!!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 1, 2016 – via Twitter.
^ Kelley, Seth (6 August 2017). "China's 'Wolf Warriors 2' Dominates International Box Office With $163 Million". Variety.
^ "Questions & Answers: April 15, 2006". Frank Grillo's Official Website. April 15, 2006. Archived from the original on December 25, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2012.Yes, I am Italian and that is where my family is from also. In fact many of my relatives still live there. Maybe we are related.
^ @FrankGrillo (June 14, 2011). "Jersey Shore, Housewives of New Jersey , Mob Wives. I'm officially denouncing my Italian heritage. I'm now Turkish, Irish and Peruvian" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2012 – via Twitter.
^ Jean M. Moniz. "Biography". Frank-Grillo.com. Frank Grillo's Official Website. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
^ Jeri Jacquin (January 26, 2012). "FRANK GRILLO: The Grey". Military Press. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ Nathan Southern. "Frank Grillo - About This Person". New York Times. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ abcd Tim Grierson (July 16, 2014). "The Long-Delayed Success of Frank Grillo". Backstage. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
^ Jason Buchanan. "IMurders (2009) Review Summary". New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
^ Amy Longsdorf (July 12, 2014). "Frank Grillo: from soap fave to leading man". Times Leader. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ Graser, Marc (October 29, 2012). "Frank Grillo to play Crossbones in 'Captain America' sequel". Variety. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
^ ab Samantha Highfill on (December 18, 2014). "We spend a day with Frank Grillo, Hollywood's one-two punch". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ Frank Grillo Returning For Another ‘Purge’!
^ Samantha Highfill (November 24, 2014). "Frank Grillo talks Crossbones' return in 'Captain America: Civil War'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
^ Justin Kroll. "'The Butler' Producer Sets up Next Pic Starring Frank Grillo and Minnie Driver (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
^ Kroll, Justin. "'The Butler' Producer Sets up Next Pic Starring Frank Grillo and Minnie Driver (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
^ Perri Nemiroff (June 14, 2014). "Frank Grillo Talks KINGDOM, His Involvement in THE RAID Remake, the Potential for More Rumlow / Crossbones in CAPTAIN AMERICA 3, and More". Collider. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ Justin Kroll (October 29, 2013). "'The Butler' Producer Sets up Next Pic Starring Frank Grillo and Minnie Driver". Variety. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
^ Brent Lang (November 7, 2014). "Frank Grillo to Star in 'Beyond Skyline'". Variety. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ Dave Trumbore (October 10, 2013). "Bella Thorne and Kyra Sedgwick Tackle BIG SKY". Collider. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
^ ab Michael A. Lipton (May 20, 2002). "Fighting Glad". People. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ Nellie Andreeva (February 9, 2010). "'Prison Break' actor joins ABC's 'Gates'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ Barbara Vancheri (July 17, 2014). "Frank Grillo is out for revenge in 'The Purge: Anarchy'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
^ Borys Kit (May 2, 2011). "'The Gates' Actor Frank Grillo Cast in 'Lay the Favorite' (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ Zach Dionne (October 28, 2014). "Nick Jonas' 'Kingdom' Costar Frank Grillo Refused to Work With Him, At First". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ Frank Grillo (July 25, 2014). "Me and my #1 son remy_grillo chillin in Cali". Frank Grillo's Verified Twitter. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ Frank Grillo (December 27, 2014). "Liam and Rio discussing why daddy doesn't have a driver for them". Frank Grillo's Verified Twitter. Retrieved December 31, 2014.
^ Frater, Patrick (November 24, 2016). "Celina Jade Joins Jacky Wu's 'Wolf Warrior 2' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
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