--- name: "Grant Heslov" canonical: "https://film.one/person/grant-heslov" fi1m_id: "grant-heslov" imdb_id: "nm0381416" tmdb_id: 31511 wikidata_id: "Q710180" roles: ["Actor","Producer","Writer"] born: "15 May 1963" reviewed_on_fi1m: 8 average_fi1m_score: 72 average_as: "actor" average_over: 5 updated: "2026-10-05T11:35:55.698044+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Grant Heslov ## Identity Grant Heslov - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/grant-heslov - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** grant-heslov - **IMDb ID:** nm0381416 - **TMDB ID:** 31511 - **Wikidata ID:** Q710180 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Heslov, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q710180, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0381416/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31511 Actor and producer. Born 15 May 1963 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor, Producer, Writer - **Born:** 15 May 1963, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - **Active:** 1994–2013 - **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 5 acting, 1 writing, 2 producing - **Frequently works with:** [George Clooney](https://film.one/person/george-clooney.md), [Ewan McGregor](https://film.one/person/ewan-mcgregor.md) - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 3 nominated) - **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 5 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 70 (4), 2000s 83 (1), 2010s 69 (3) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 63 across 5 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Action 3, Drama 3, Thriller 3, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, History 1 - **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,048m across 5 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Heslov, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q710180, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0381416/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31511 ## Coming up - *In Love* (2027-09-02), Producer ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Birdcage*](https://film.one/film/the-birdcage.md) (81), [*The Ides of March*](https://film.one/film/the-ides-of-march.md) (71), [*August: Osage County*](https://film.one/film/august-osage-county.md) (57) - **Apple TV:** [*Argo*](https://film.one/film/argo.md) (79) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Grant Heslov is an American actor and filmmaker. He appeared as Faisil in the film *True Lies* (1994). His other acting credits include *Enemy of the State* (1998), *The Scorpion King* (2002) and *The Monuments Men* (2014), as well as television roles in *Seinfeld* (1989) and *The X-Files* (1993). Heslov has collaborated extensively with George Clooney as a producer, writer and director. Their joint work includes the films *Good Night, and Good Luck* (2005), *The Men Who Stare at Goats* (2009, which Heslov directed) and *The Ides of March* (2011). As a producer on *Argo* (2012), he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (8) ### Performed in (5) — the average rests on these - *Good Night, and Good Luck.* (2005), Fi1m 83, as Don Hewitt — [page](https://film.one/film/good-night-and-good-luck.md) - *Enemy of the State* (1998), Fi1m 73, as Lenny — [page](https://film.one/film/enemy-of-the-state.md) - *Dante's Peak* (1997), Fi1m 56, as Greg — [page](https://film.one/film/dantes-peak.md) - *The Birdcage* (1996), Fi1m 81, as Photographer - National Enquirer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-birdcage.md) - *True Lies* (1994), Fi1m 68, as Faisil — [page](https://film.one/film/true-lies.md) ### Wrote (1) - *The Ides of March* (2011), Fi1m 71, Producer, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ides-of-march.md) ### Produced (2) - *August: Osage County* (2013), Fi1m 57, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/august-osage-county.md) - *Argo* (2012), Fi1m 79, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/argo.md) ## Complete filmography (83) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *In Love* (2027), Producer - *Furies* (2026), Executive Producer - *Surviving Ohio State* (2025), Producer - *Good Night, and Good Luck* (2025), Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Original Film Writer - *The Agency* (2024), series, Executive Producer, Director - *Wolfs* (2024), Producer - *The Boys in the Boat* (2023), Producer - *Ticket to Paradise* (2022), Producer - *The Tender Bar* (2021), Producer - *The Art of Political Murder* (2020), Executive Producer - *The Midnight Sky* (2020), Producer - *Trial by Media* (2020), series, Executive Producer, Creator - *On Becoming a God in Central Florida* (2019), series, Executive Producer - *Catch-22* (2019), series, as Doc Daneeka · Executive Producer, Director - *Suburbicon* (2017), Producer, Writer - *Money Monster* (2016), Producer - *Our Brand Is Crisis* (2015), Producer - *The Monuments Men* (2014), as Doctor · Screenplay, Producer - *August: Osage County* (2013), Producer — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/august-osage-county.md) - *Argo* (2012), Producer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/argo.md) - *Lost Angeles* (2012), as Film Producer - *The Ides of March* (2011), Screenplay, Producer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-ides-of-march.md) - *The American* (2010), Producer - *Memphis Beat* (2010), series, Producer - *The Men Who Stare at Goats* (2009), Director, Producer - *Playground* (2009), Executive Producer - *Leatherheads* (2008), as Saul Keller · Producer - *To Each His Own Cinema* (2007), as (segment "World cinema") - *Good Night, and Good Luck.* (2005), as Don Hewitt · Screenplay, Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/good-night-and-good-luck.md) - *The Big Empty* (2005), as Doctor - *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Man #2 / Announcer #4 (voice) - *Unscripted* (2005), series, as Grant Heslov · Director, Executive Producer - *Intolerable Cruelty* (2003), Producer - *K Street* (2003), series, Co-Executive Producer - *Life with Bonnie* (2002), series, as Todd - *The Scorpion King* (2002), as Arpid - *Par 6* (2002), Director - *Bug* (2002), as Gordon (Guy in Bug Suit) - *Justice League* (2001), series, as Doctor / Father (voice) - *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Coroner Corbett - *The Huntress* (2000), series, Actor - *Even Stevens* (2000), series, Director - *Fail Safe* (2000), as Jimmy - *Clubland* (1999), as Matt - *Enemy of the State* (1998), as Lenny — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/enemy-of-the-state.md) - *Waiting for Woody Allen* (1998), as Josh Silver · Director, Writer - *Dead by Midnight* (1997), as Det. Mackowitz - *Dante's Peak* (1997), as Greg — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/dantes-peak.md) - *The Birdcage* (1996), as Photographer - National Enquirer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-birdcage.md) - *Black Sheep* (1996), as Robbie Mieghem - *Congo* (1995), as Richard - *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as Todd - *Hercules: The Legendary Journeys* (1995), series, as Klepto - *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Gale Harper - *True Lies* (1994), as Faisil — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/true-lies.md) - *M.A.N.T.I.S.* (1994), as TV Crew - *The X-Files* (1993), series, as Andre Bormanis — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md) - *Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation* (1992), as Mason - *Harry and the Hendersons* (1991), series, as Prince Fashir - *Vital Signs* (1990), as Rick - *Catch Me... If You Can* (1989), as Nevil - *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Car Thief — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md) - *Baywatch* (1989), series, as Buddy T. Semple - *Dangerous Curves* (1988), as Wally Wilder - *License to Drive* (1988), as Karl - *Sunset* (1988), as Car Attendant - *Beverly Hills Buntz* (1987), series, as Jay Silver, Jr. - *thirtysomething* (1987), series, Actor - *21 Jump Street* (1987), series, as Elliot Masche, Caller (voice) - *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Andrew Putnam - *Legal Eagles* (1986), as Usher - *The Boys Next Door* (1986), as Joe Gonzales - *Matlock* (1986), series, as Lamont Turkel - *The Twilight Zone* (1985), series, as Binky Blaustein (segment "Time and Teresa Golowitz") - *The Journey of Natty Gann* (1985), as Parker's Gang - *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Bernard 'Bernie' Berndlestein - *Mama's Family* (1983), series, as T-Boy - *Family Ties* (1982), series, as Doug - *Joanie Loves Chachi* (1982), series, Actor - *The Facts of Life* (1979), series, Actor - *Happy Days* (1974), series, Actor - *Columbo* (1971), series, as Lab Technician — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md) - *Calico Joe*, Producer ## Gallery - ![Grant Heslov](https://film.one/media/person/84947/gallery-c249e1c0da88.jpg) Grant Heslov — Ryan Coleman from Burlington, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Grant_Heslov_TIFF09_portrait.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - 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![On December 14, 2023, Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the United States, gave opening remarks at the Motion Picture Association's premiere of The Boys ](https://film.one/media/person/84947/gallery-867bcda9fed0.jpg) On December 14, 2023, Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the United States, gave opening remarks at the Motion Picture Association's premiere of The Boys — UKinUSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/British_Ambassador_to_the_United_States_hosts_the_premiere_of_The_Boys_in_the_Boat_in_Washington%2C_D.C.on_December_14%2C_2023_-_105.jpg/1280px-British_Ambassador_to_the_United_States_hosts_the_premiere_of_The_Boys_in_the_Boat_in_Washington%2C_D.C.on_December_14%2C_2023_-_105.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![On December 14, 2023, Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the United States, gave opening remarks at the Motion Picture Association's premiere of The Boys ](https://film.one/media/person/84947/gallery-d6efddc80a1b.jpg) On December 14, 2023, Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the United States, gave opening remarks at the Motion Picture Association's premiere of The Boys — UKinUSA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/British_Ambassador_to_the_United_States_hosts_the_premiere_of_The_Boys_in_the_Boat_in_Washington%2C_D.C.on_December_14%2C_2023_-_106.jpg/1280px-British_Ambassador_to_the_United_States_hosts_the_premiere_of_The_Boys_in_the_Boat_in_Washington%2C_D.C.on_December_14%2C_2023_-_106.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 1 won, 3 nominated - 2013: Best Picture (won), for *Argo* - 2012: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *The Ides of March* - 2006: Best Picture (nominated), for *Good Night, and Good Luck.* - 2006: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *Good Night, and Good Luck.* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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