Chris Grace (actor)

Not to be confused with Topher Grace.

Chris Grace
Born	Christopher Tung Shieh
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian
Years active	2010-present
Known for	Superstore and Chris Grace as Scarlett Johansson

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]

Early and personal life

Grace grew up in Houston, Texas.[5] He began performing in junior high school and studied acting at the University of North Carolina.[6][7]

Grace is openly gay, and married his husband, Eric, in 2017.[8]

Career

Grace is a member of Baby Wants Candy (BWC), a Chicago-based comedy ensemble.[9] 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, the latter of which he co-wrote.[4][10]

Grace was the lead actor for 50 Shades! The Musical which was written by Al Samuels, Dan Wessels, Amanda Blake-Davis, Ashley Ward, Emily Dorezas, and Jody Shelton.[11][12][13][14]

Grace is also a regular performer in Magic to Do: Musical Improv, held at UCB Sunset.[15] He has been involved with the streaming service Dropout, with his standup comedy special Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson premiering there.[16] He performed on their improvisational game show Make Some Noise in 2024, and will be on the second season of the panel show Smartypants in 2025.[17]

Filmography

Film

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

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	2 Episodes
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 / Scarlett Johansson	Episode: "Chris Grace as Scarlett Johansson"
2025	Smartypants	Himself	Completed filming

References

1. D'Souza, Karen (July 24, 2013). "Review: A cheeky '50 Shades! The Musical'". East Bay Times. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
2. Stephan, Lee (March 12, 2014). "'50 Shades! The Musical: The Original Parody': EW review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
3. Dziemianowicz, Joe (March 12, 2014). "'50 Shades! The Musical': Theater review". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
4. Greene, Morgan (June 21, 2016). "'Thrones! The Musical Parody' will play the Apollo". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
5. "Chris Grace". UCB Comedy. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020.
6. Moses, Caro (May 17, 2019). "Chris Grace: Voldemort & The Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody". ThreeWeeks Edinburgh. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
7. "Chris Grace". Kennedy Center.
8. Hernandez, John (June 2, 2023). "Chris Grace Opens up About Hollywood, Stand-Up, Bears and Pride". Bear World Magazine.
9. 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.
10. "THRONES! THE MUSICAL PARODY extends fourth & final time". the hawk chicago. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
11. Reid, Kerry (October 24, 2013). "'50 Shades' musical has fun dressing up the best-seller". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
12. Martinez, Diana (December 12, 2013). "50 Shades the Musical: Bring on the sequel!". Daily Herald. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
13. 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.
14. Barker, Emma (January 14, 2013). "I Went To The Fifty Shades Musical". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
15. "Magic to do: Musical Improv at UCB Sunset". DoLA.
16. "Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson". Dropout.tv. August 24, 2024.
17. "Smartypants Season 2 Premiere Date, Hank Green Among Guest Stars". Variety. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Chris Grace at IMDb