Burt Grinstead
{{short description|American actor (born 1988)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Burt Grinstead
| image = Burt Grinstead in 2015.jpg
| caption = Burt Grinstead in 2015
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|8|22|df=y}}
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| occupation = Actor/Writer/Producer
| website = https://www.blanketfortentertainment.com/|
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Burt Grinstead (born 1988) is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is best known for Sebastian (2016), Eat with Me (2014), and [https://www.blanketfortentertainment.com/films The Lost Footage of Leah Sullivan] (2016).
Early life
File:Burt Grinstead (High School Football).jpg
Grinstead was born in Boca Raton, Florida. He moved with his family to Bel Air, Maryland. He spent most of his childhood in the small town of Paxton, Massachusetts, where he attended Wachusett Regional High School and played football and lacrosse.{{cite web|url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20110328/news/103280441|date=March 28, 2011|title=Actor from Paxton brings sports knowledge to game|publisher=Worcester Telegram|access-date=13 July 2016}} As a child, his family spent some time living in Southern California. It was during that time that Grinstead began acting in commercials.{{cite web|url=http://www.thelandmark.com/news/2014-12-31/Paxton_News/Star_in_Progress.html|date=December 31, 2014|title=Paxton native's film career growing|publisher=The Landmark|access-date=13 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818023216/http://www.thelandmark.com/news/2014-12-31/Paxton_News/Star_in_Progress.html|archive-date=18 August 2016|url-status=dead}} He later trained as an actor at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/Actor-Burt-Grinstead-Talks-Deathtrap-and-the-Actors-He-Most-Admires-20120409|date=April 9, 2012|title=Actor Burt Grinstead Talks Deathtrap and the Actors He Most Admires|publisher=broadwayworld.com|access-date=13 July 2016}}
Career
Grinstead with his wife Anna Stromberg started a production company, [https://www.blanketfortentertainment.com/ Blanket Fort Entertainment]. Together they have written, produced and starred in a feature film, The Lost Footage of Leah Sullivan and a theatrical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, aptly named Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.
Grinstead has guest starred and co-starred in television shows like Malibu Country, Criminal Minds, NCIS, The Mentalist, NCIS: Los Angeles, and 911. He has appeared in many movies and theatrical productions as well.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2011
| The Fence | Jacob Cooper | Short film |
| 2012
| Abigail | Brandon Wescot | Short film |
| 2014
| Eat With Me | Austin | |
| 2014
| Sebastian | Josh Cooper | |
| 2015
| Better Half | Paul | |
| 2015
| Brother of Abraham | Mark | Short Film - In post-production |
| 2016
| Speak | Patrick | Short Film |
| 2017
| Jed Perfectus | |
| 2018
|[https://www.blanketfortentertainment.com/films The Lost Footage of Leah Sullivan] |Patrick | |
| 2019
|Concession |Michael |Short film |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2012
| Bodie | 1 episode |
| 2013
| Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | Contestant | 1 episode |
| 2013
| Wade Burke | Episode: "Pay It Forward" |
| 2013
| Player #2 | 1 episode |
| 2014
| NCIS | Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade William Greco | 1 episode |
| 2014
| Looking for Mr. Right | Matt | Television film |
| 2015
| Michael | 1 episode |
| 2015
| Realtor | Episode: "The Whites of His Eyes" |
| 2015
| Quarter Life (Crisis) | Burt | 1 episode |
| 2015
| Sean | 3 episodes |
| 2016
| Hometown Hero | Teddy | Television Film |
| 2016
| Dating Myself | Guy #1 | 1 episode |
| 2016
| Written By | JC | Television Film |
| 2018-2019
| 9-1-1 |Drew Hudson |2 episodes |
| 2019
|Climber |Episode: "Welcome to the Climb" |
Awards and nominations
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|nm4742129|Burt Grinstead}}
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:Male actors from Massachusetts
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:People from Boynton Beach, Florida
Category:Male actors from Los Angeles
Category:People from Boca Raton, Florida