Julian Grey

Julian Grey
Grey at the premiere of Downhill in NYC, February 12, 2020
Born
Los Angeles, California
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Julian Grey is an American actor. Most recently, Grey can be seen in The Matrix Resurrections (2021) as Brandon,[1] the teenage son of Tiffany (Carrie-Anne Moss). Grey can also be seen in Blumhouse's The Craft: Legacy (2020) as Abe,[2] the youngest son of Adam (David Duchovny), and in Searchlight Pictures dark comedy Downhill as Finn, the fearless son of Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. In television, Grey can be seen in AMCs Fear the Walking Dead (2023),[3] Netflix award-winning limited series Godless (2017), and Fox's Wayward Pines (2016).

Background

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Grey was born in Los Angeles, California, to a German father and American mother, and holds German and American citizenship. Grey has a twin sister along with an older brother and older half-sister.[4]

Career

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Grey made his professional acting debut at the age of 10 in a 2016 episode of the Fox supernatural series Wayward Pines opposite Melissa Leo.[5] Later that year, Grey went on to a recurring role in the Netflix Emmy-winning[6] western miniseries Godless (2017) opposite Scoot McNairy and Merritt Wever.[7][8]

In 2017, Grey was cast in a drama pilot, Crash & Burn, based on the Michael Hassan bestselling book of the same name.[9][10]

In January 2019, Grey began filming Searchlight Pictures dark comedy Downhill set in the Austrian Alps. He portrays Finn, the son of Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.[11] Directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, "Downhill" premiered at Sundance in January 2020 followed by a theatrical release in February.[12][13]

In October 2019, Grey began filming Blumhouse's The Craft: Legacy[14][15] portraying Abe.[16] The film premiered on premium VOD in North America[17] (where theaters were closed due to a global pandemic) on October 28, 2020, followed by a theatrical release internationally.[18][19]

Shortly after wrapping on The Craft: Legacy, Grey worked on Revelation, a short film about a manic teen.[20]

In February 2020, Grey began filming The Matrix Resurrections directed by Lana Wachowski. Grey portrays Brandon, the teenage son of Tiffany and Chad, opposite Thomas Anderson/Neo (Keanu Reeves), Tiffany/Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), and Chad (Chad Stahelski).[21] On December 18, 2021, Grey attended the U.S. Premiere of the film in San Francisco.[22]

In October 2022, Grey began filming season 8B of Fear the Walking Dead. Grey portrays Klaus,[23] the adopted son of Victor Strand (Colman Domingo) appearing in four episodes of Season 8B[24][25]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Theo & Ruby: A Cat and Hamster Tale Boy Short
2019 Revelation Chris Short
2020 Downhill Finn Stanton
2020 The Craft: Legacy Abe Harrison
2021 The Matrix Resurrections Brandon

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Wayward Pines Young Jason (age 10) Season 2, Episode 3 "Once Upon a Time in Wayward Pines"
2017 Godless William McNue Limited Series: recurring
2017 Crash & Burn Young Steve Newman Pilot (unaired)
2020 Spirit Riding Free: Riding Academy Tall Boy (voice) Episode: "The Neighs Have It"
2023 Fear the Walking Dead Klaus Guest Star, Season 8B: Episodes 7, 10, 11, 12

References

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  1. ^ MacNamara, Brian (December 21, 2021). "The Matrix Resurrections – Movie Review". TL;DR. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Roeper, Richard (October 27, 2020). "'The Craft: Legacy': The sequel's magic lies in its respect for teen issues". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Bonomolo, Cameron (October 22, 2023). "Fear the Walking Dead Premiere Recap: 'Anton'". Comicbook.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Bio – Julian Grey". Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Once Upon a Time in Wayward Pines – Guest Cast". TVMaze.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  6. ^ Gilbert, Sophie (July 12, 2018). "Emmy Nominations 2018: Netflix Takes Over". The Atlantic. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  7. ^ Motes, Jax (October 22, 2019). "'The Craft' Bewitches A New Cast Member– Julian Grey". sciencefiction.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  8. ^ Morse, Chris (October 23, 2019). "Blumhouse's The Craft Remake Adds Godless' Julian Grey". Dead Entertainment. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  9. ^ Birnbaum, Debra (May 19, 2017). "Hulu Orders 'Crash & Burn' Pilot Based on Michael Hassan Bestseller (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  10. ^ "Crash & Burn". Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  11. ^ McNary, Dave (January 11, 2019). "Film News Roundup: Eddie Murphy's 'Coming to America 2' Draws Craig Brewer to Direct". Variety. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  12. ^ White, Abbey (February 13, 2020). "Will Ferrell, 'Downhill' Team Praise Smart Intentionality of Star and Producer Julia Louis-Dreyfus". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  13. ^ Erbland, Kate (January 27, 2020). "'Downhill' Review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Shines in an Otherwise Unnecessary and Uneven Remake". IndieWire. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  14. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 22, 2019). "'The Craft': Netflix 'Godless' Star Julian Grey Joins Sony-Blumhouse Revamp". Deadline. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  15. ^ Squires, John (October 22, 2019). ""Godless" Actor Julian Grey Joins Zoe Lister-Jones' sequel of 'The Craft'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  16. ^ Wiese, Jason (November 1, 2020). "The Craft: Legacy Cast: Where You've Seen Them Before". CinemaBlend. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  17. ^ McClintock, Pamela (September 29, 2020). "'Craft: The Legacy' Heads Straight to PVOD Over Halloween". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  18. ^ Welk, Brian (September 29, 2020). "'The Craft: Legacy': Teen Witches Are the New 'Weirdos' in Trailer for Sequel (Video)". TheWrap. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  19. ^ Chichizola, Corey (October 30, 2020). "The Craft: Legacy Director Opens Up About A Deleted Plot Line". Cinema Blend. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  20. ^ "Moonstruck Productions – YBCA". Moonstruck Productions. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  21. ^ Griffiths, David (December 24, 2021). "FILM REVIEW THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS Review (2021)". Subculture Media. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  22. ^ ""The Matrix Resurrections" US Premiere Red Carpet Rundown". Tom + Lorenzo. December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  23. ^ Flook, Ray (October 22, 2023). "Fear the Walking Dead S08E07 "Anton" Review: Old Ghosts, New Lives". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  24. ^ Ross, Dalton (September 21, 2023). "How Fear the Walking Dead got a 'karmically correct' series finale". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  25. ^ Jones, Brian (November 10, 2023). "'Fear the Walking Dead': Victor and June Have Heated Confrontation (Exclusive Clip)". popculture. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
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