My Take
Gregory Smith is one of those guys who quietly built a genuinely impressive career without ever needing to make a lot of noise about it. I first knew him as the kid in Small Soldiers, but he really came into his own on Everwood, where he played Ephram Brown with a kind of bruised sensitivity that anchored the whole show — that performance held up a lot of emotional weight for years. Then he pivoted to Rookie Blue and showed a completely different side, looser and more lived-in, and it worked. What I respect most is that he also moved into directing, which tells you he was always paying attention to the craft, not just showing up for his lines. A Toronto kid who made it the steady, unglamorous way.
Overview
Gregory Edward Smith (born July 6, 1983) is a Canadian and American actor and director. Smith has appeared in several Hollywood films, and is known for his roles as Alan Abernathy in Small Soldiers, Ephram Brown on The WB television series Everwood, and Dov Epstein on the Global police drama series Rookie Blue.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gregory Smith
- Name (Japanese)
- グレゴリー・スミス
- Reading
- ぐれごりー・すみす
- Born
- July 6, 1983 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Boar
- Origin
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / film director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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.