Geoffrey Rashid Arend, Jr. (born February 28, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Ethan Gross on the

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'', Matt Mahoney on the

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political drama series '' Madam Secretary'', and a young stoner in '' Super Troopers''.

Biography

Arend is the son of Geoffrey D. Arend Sr. and Sabiha Khan Arend, the founders of the trade publication ''

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''. His father is an American of

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and English descent; his mother is

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i. Arend grew up in

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and graduated from New York City's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in 1996.

Career

In 1998, Arend joined the cast of ''

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'' as the voice artist for obnoxious flirt Charles "Upchuck" Ruttheimer III. He would voice Upchuck until the end of the series in 2002, as well as in the

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'' Daria's Inferno''. After the show finished, Arend landed small roles in films such as '' Super Troopers'', where he played a stoner who eats an entire bag of mushrooms to avoid getting caught by the cops after his friend gets pulled over, and '' Bubble Boy''. He played a man with an intellectual disability in the film '' The Ringer'', and then had a supporting role in the

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''. Arend previously appeared in the

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television series ''

'', which aired on ABC from March 29, 2011 to May 28, 2013. From 2014 to 2019 he was a member of the main cast of the CBS drama '' Madam Secretary'', playing speechwriter Matt Mahoney. Arend joined the cast as a series regular in the fourth and final season of the

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'', aired fall of 2021.

Personal life

Arend married actress

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on October 11, 2009. It was announced in October 2019 that the couple had separated, with a divorce finalized in December of that year.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arend, Geoffrey 1978 births Living people American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors American people of English descent American people of German descent American people of Pakistani descent Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors