Geoffrey Rashid Arend (born February 28, 1978) is an American film, television, voice and theater actor. He is best known for his role as Ethan Gross on the ABC drama series ''

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'', Matt Mahoney on the CBS political drama series '' Madam Secretary'', and a young stoner in '' Super Troopers''.

Biography

Arend was born in the

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borough of

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to Geoffrey D. Arend Sr. and Sabiha Khan Arend. His father is American and of

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and

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descent, whereas his mother is

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i. He 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

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typic ...

'' (500) Days of Summer''. Arend previously appeared in the

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television series ''

'', which aired on ABC from March 29, 2011 to May 28, 2013 and played speech writer Matt Mahoney on the CBS drama '' Madam Secretary''. Arend joined the cast as a series regular in the fourth and final season of the

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drama television series ''

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'', aired fall of 2021.

Personal life

On October 11, 2009, he married actress

Christina Hendricks Christina Rene Hendricks (born May 3, 1975) is an American actress and former model. With an extensive career on screen and stage, she has received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, two Screen Actors Guild Awar ...

. It was announced in October 2019 that they had separated, with a divorce finalized in December of that year.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arend, Geoffrey 1979 births Living people Male actors from New York City American male film actors American male television actors American male stage actors American people of English descent American people of German descent American people of Pakistani descent People from Manhattan American male video game actors American male voice actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni