Christopher Tung Shieh, known professionally as Chris Grace, is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Jerry in the NBC sitcom Superstore, and Christian Grey in the off-Broadway musical parody "50 Shades! The Musical".[1][2][3][4]
Chris Grace | |
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| Born | Christopher Tung Shieh |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Known for | Superstore and 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯 |
Early and personal life
editGrace grew up in Houston, Texas.[5] He began performing in junior high school.[6]
Grace is openly gay, and married his husband, Eric, in 2017.[7]
Career
editGrace is a member of Baby Wants Candy (BWC), a Chicago-based comedy ensemble.[8] The group has performed in the U.S. and abroad, including in New York, Singapore, and Scotland. BWC performed the musical parody 50 Shades! The Musical Parody and Thrones! The Musical Parody, both of which he co-wrote.[4][9]
Grace's co-writer for 50 Shades! The Musical was Emily Dorezas.[10][11][12][13]
Grace is also a regular performer in Magic to Do: Musical Improv, held at UCB Sunset.[14]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | On The Road | Ely | Short film |
| 2014 | That Awkward Moment | Deli Owner | |
| 2015 | 48 Hours 'Til Monday | Chauncey | TV movie |
| 2016 | Tim Heidecker: Work From Home | Kitchen Man 1 | Short |
| 2016 | White House Fart | General | Short film |
| 2016 | Still Single | Timmy Hong | |
| 2017 | The King of Dad Jokes | Jeff | Short film |
| 2018 | Office Uprising | Beefed Up Ammotech Supervisor | |
| 2018 | You Are The Captain | Courier | Short film |
| 2018 | The Bateman Lectures on Depression | Gilbert | Documentary |
| 2020 | Moneybag Head | Dennis | Short film/post-production |
| 2020 | All the Bright Places | Hudson |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sweet Misery | Chris | |
| 2011 | The Six | Asian Dad | Episode: "The Six Girls You'll See Back Home" |
| 2011–2012 | Fake Henrik Zetterberg | Manny Root | 5 Episodes |
| 2011–2012 | PITv | Party Goer | 4 Episodes |
| 2012 | Jest Originals | Josh Lin | Episode: "Jeremy Lin Picked Last in Pickup Game" |
| 2012 | Tech Up | Japanese Investor | |
| 2011–2012 | CollegeHumor Originals | Kim Jong-Il / Kim Jong-Un/ Business Man 1 | 5 Episodes |
| 2015 | Adam Ruins Everything | Busy Man | Episode: Adam Ruins Voting |
| 2016 | Broad City | Kenny | Episode: "Philadelphia" |
| 2016 | Serious Music | Dunker | 2 Episodes |
| 2016 | This Is Us | Paul | 2 Episodes |
| 2017 | Idiotsitter | Professor Chang | |
| 2017 | The Thundermans | Manu | Episode: Thunder in Paradise (uncredited) |
| 2017 | Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Tom | Episode: "Joel McHale Is: Ryan Hansen" |
| 2018 | Sofia the First | Voice of Scare-Acuda | Episode: "Return to Merroway Cove" |
| 2018 | Experts | Ted Shieh | |
| 2017–2020 | Superstore | Jerry | 14 Episodes |
| 2020 | Stumptown | Denny | 3 Episodes |
| 2020 | Pen15 | Mr. Brown | Episode 2: "Wrestling" |
| 2020 | We're Not Together | Dean Cappart | |
| 2021 | Mr. Mayor | Jesse | 1 Episode |
| 2021 | Atypical | Laird | Season 4 |
| 2023 | Um, Actually | Himself | Episode: "American Horror Story, KaBlam!, Squid Game" |
| 2023 | Play It By Ear | Himself | Episodes: "The Muck of Merkmere", "Heartbeat Hospital" |
| 2023 | Dirty Laundry | Himself | Episode: "Who Was Almost Attacked By a Mob of Middle-Aged British People?" |
| 2024 | Make Some Noise | Himself | Episode: "Willy Wonka's Lawyer's Opening Statement" |
| 2024 | Dropout Presents | Himself | Episode: "Chris Grace as Scarlett Johansson" |
References
edit- ^ D'Souza, Karen (July 24, 2013). "Review: A cheeky '50 Shades! The Musical'". East Bay Times. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Stephan, Lee (March 12, 2014). "'50 Shades! The Musical: The Original Parody': EW review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Dziemianowicz, Joe (March 12, 2014). "'50 Shades! The Musical': Theater review". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ a b Greene, Morgan (June 21, 2016). "'Thrones! The Musical Parody' will play the Apollo". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
- ^ "Chris Grace". UCB Comedy. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020.
- ^ Moses, Caro (May 17, 2019). "Chris Grace: Voldemort & The Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody". ThreeWeeks Edinburgh. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Hernandez, John (June 2, 2023). "Chris Grace Opens up About Hollywood, Stand-Up, Bears and Pride". Bear World Magazine.
- ^ Wilson, Lorraine (August 18, 2016). "Fringe Comedy reviews: Paul Merton's Impro Chums, Pleasance; Absolute Improv!, theSpace on Niddry St;Baby Wants Candy, Assembly George Square Studio". The Herald. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "THRONES! THE MUSICAL PARODY extends fourth & final time". the hawk chicago. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Reid, Kerry (October 24, 2013). "'50 Shades' musical has fun dressing up the best-seller". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Martinez, Diana (December 12, 2013). "50 Shades the Musical: Bring on the sequel!". Daily Herald. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Zutter, Natalie (February 20, 2013). "Pop-Culture Parody Musicals Are as Meta as We Get". BlackBook. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Barker, Emma (January 14, 2013). "I Went To The Fifty Shades Musical". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "Magic to do: Musical Improv at UCB Sunset". DoLA.
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