Ethan Embry

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Summary

Ethan Embry is an American actor known for films including Empire Records, That Thing You Do!, and Can’t Hardly Wait, as well as the series Grace and Frankie. His screen work ranges from teen comedies and family films to thrillers and dramas. In 2017, drawing on his own recovery from opioid addiction, he publicly argued that addiction should be treated as a health crisis rather than a criminal matter and offered support to people seeking help. No public statements on identity politics, DEI, or other activist causes are on record.