Greg Sestero
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 15, 1978 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Walnut Creek, California, USA
- Credits
- 38
Greg Sestero was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. With European parental influence, Greg speaks both French and English. He traveled extensively early on, and holds dual citizenship between France and the United States.
At 17 years old, Greg signed with a prominent San Francisco talent agency. The same year, he left for Milan and Paris to work for designers such as Giorgio Armani and Gian Franco Ferre. Greg returned focused on acting. He began studies at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. He landed his first role at age 18, on the CBS hit show Nash Bridges (1996). This followed with a role in the Golden Globe nominated film, Patch Adams (1998) starring fellow San Francisco native, Robin Williams. Soon thereafter, Greg was signed by well-known Hollywood agent, Iris Burton, which prompted his move to Los Angeles.
Sestero starred in the notorious The Room (2003), which gained an international cult following as the best worst movie ever made.
in 2013, Sestero wrote a book entitled The Disaster Artist, chronicling his experience making the film and working with its enigmatic director Tommy Wiseau. The book went on to become a critically acclaimed bestseller. In February 2014, the book was optioned to made into a feature film by Hollywood superstars James Franco and Seth Rogen.
Known for
Gattaca
1997Movie
Gattacan Citizen (uncredited)
The Disaster Artist
2017Movie
Casting Agent (uncredited)
Patch Adams
1998Movie
Jaime
Accepted
2006Movie
Frat guy (uncredited)
The Room
2003Movie
Mark
The Haunting of Bly Manor
2020TV
Fiancé
Filmography
First Feature
2026Movie
Himself
The Room: A Tribute
2025Movie
Chris-R
Bampire
2025Movie
Park Ranger
Conjuring Tapes
2025Movie
Greg
Point
2025Movie
(voice)
On the Edge of Freedom
2024Movie
Liam
The Film Café
2024Movie
Himself
The Founder Effect
2023Movie
Decklan Bakker
The Christmas Tapes
2022Movie
Geoff/The Owner’s Manual
Puppet Master: Doktor Death
2022Movie
André Toulon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Infrared
2022Movie
Geoff
Best F(r)iends: Less is More
2022Movie
Jon Kortina
Miracle Valley
2021Movie
David
The Caring Only Cry at Night
2020Movie
Rick Edwards, Motivational Speaker
The Haunting of Bly Manor
2020TV
Fiancé
Cyst
2020Movie
Bill
The Wrong Wedding Planner
2020Movie
Mr. Hanson
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020Movie
Self
SpaceWorld: "A Good Lesson"
2019Movie
Drogol
Best F(r)iends: Volume 2
2018Movie
Jon Kortina
Four in a Blanket
2018TV
Coach Sooie (Voice)
Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster
2018Movie
Self
Best F(r)iends: Volume 1
2017Movie
Jon Kortina
The Disaster Artist
2017Movie
Casting Agent (uncredited)
VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media
2016Movie
Self
Livers of Darkness: Making "Dude Bro Party Massacre III"
2016Movie
Self
Dude Bro Party Massacre III
2015Movie
Derek
Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit & The Pendulum
2009Movie
The Ex
Alien Presence
2009Movie
Ash
Accepted
2006Movie
Frat guy (uncredited)
Behind the Scenes of "The Room"
2005Movie
Self
Puppet Master: The Legacy
2003Movie
Young Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)
The Room
2003Movie
Mark
Retro Puppetmaster
1999Movie
Andre Toulon
EDtv
1999Movie
Roach
Patch Adams
1998Movie
Jaime
Gattaca
1997Movie
Gattacan Citizen (uncredited)
Forbidden Sky
Movie