Greg Kinnear

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.

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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 63)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rabbit

Origin

Logansport, Indiana, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / journalist / screenwriter

University

University of Arizona

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg%20Kinnear
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269869

Tags

• Indiana
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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