Grant Heslov (born May 15, 1963) is an American actor, film producer, screenwriter and director.
Early life
Heslov was born in Los Angeles, into a Jewish family and was raised in the
Palos Verdes area of Los Angeles. He attended
Palos Verdes High School, the
University of Southern California along with friend
Tate Donovan. He is a member of
Phi Kappa Psi.
Career
Heslov's acting credits include films like
True Lies,
Dante's Peak,
Enemy of the State,
The Scorpion King and
Good Night, and Good Luck. and several credits in TV series (
Family Ties,
L.A. Law,
Catch Me If You Can, the 1989 directorial debut by Stephen Sommers,
Matlock,
Sleeper Cell). He also appeared in
Congo as the hapless assistant Richard and in
Black Sheep as a cop, who is a friend to Mike Donnelly (played by
Chris Farley).
He was the
Academy Award–nominated producer and screenwriter of
Good Night, and Good Luck. Together with
George Clooney, he was also nominated for an
Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Heslov also appears in the film as
Don Hewitt, the director of the TV series
See It Now, around which the movie is centered. In August 2006, he and George Clooney started a movie company, Smoke House.
Heslov is currently writing screenplays with his business partner George Clooney. He has also recently directed a screen adaptation of
The Men Who Stare At Goats starring Clooney,
Ewan McGregor and
Kevin Spacey.
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