My Take
Greg Kinnear is one of those actors who never quite got the superstar treatment he deserved, and honestly that feels like Hollywood's loss more than his. He rode into features from a talk show background — which sounds like a recipe for mediocrity — but then went and scored an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in As Good as It Gets, holding his own opposite Jack Nicholson, which is no small feat. What I love about Kinnear is that he's genuinely versatile without making a big show of it: he can do sly comedy, wounded sincerity, outright villainy, and make each feel effortless. Little Miss Sunshine, You've Got Mail, Auto Focus — the range is real. He's the guy who makes the whole movie better just by being in it, even when he's not the lead. Chronically underrated, consistently reliable, and frankly due for a proper career retrospective.
Overview
Gregory Buck Kinnear (born June 17, 1963) is an American actor and former talk show host. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in As Good as It Gets (1997). Kinnear has appeared in many popular films, including Sabrina (1995), You've Got Mail (1998), Nurse Betty (2000), Someone like You (2001), We Were Soldiers, Auto Focus (both 2002), Stuck on You (2003), Robots (2005), Little…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Greg Kinnear
- Name (Japanese)
- グレッグ・キニア
- Reading
- ぐれっぐ・きにあ
- Born
- June 17, 1963 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rabbit
- Origin
- Logansport, Indiana, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / journalist / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Arizona
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.