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name: "Paul Grimstad"
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born: "1 January 1973"
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# Paul Grimstad

Actor. Born 1 January 1973 in Branch, Wisconsin.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1973, Branch, Wisconsin

## Biography

Paul Grimstad is an American composer, musician, writer, academic and actor. He is Senior Lecturer in the Humanities Program at Yale University, where he serves as Director of Undergraduate Studies, and has also taught at Columbia University and New York University.

Grimstad composed original scores for several independent films, including *Frownland* (2007), *Heaven Knows What* (2014), *Thirst Street* (2017), *Jobe'z World* (2018) and *The Sweet East* (2023). He has also released avant-pop recordings and compilations of his film music.

As an actor, Grimstad appeared in *Frownland* and played Howard Sommerville in Paul Thomas Anderson’s *One Battle After Another* (2025). He was born in 1973 in Branch, Wisconsin.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, yaledailynews.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *One Battle After Another* (2025), Fi1m 87, as Sommerville — [page](https://film.one/film/one-battle-after-another.md)

## Also known for

- *Heaven Knows What* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *The Sweet East* (2023), Original Music Composer

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