Chris Grace (actor)

Not to be confused with Topher Grace.

Christopher Tung Shieh, known professionally as Chris Grace, is an American actor. He is best known for playing Jerry in the NBC sitcom Superstore, and Christian Grey in the off-Broadway musical parody "50 Shades! The Musical".^[1][2][3][4]

Chris Grace
Born	Christopher Tung Shieh
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010-present
Known for	Superstore

Early life

Grace grew up in Houston, Texas.^[5] He began performing in junior high school.^[6]

Career

Grace is a member of Baby Wants Candy (BWC), a Chicago-based comedy ensemble.^[7] The group has performed in the US and abroad, including in New York, Singapore, and Scotland. BWC performed the musical parody 50 Shades! The Musical Parody and Thrones! The Musical Parody, both of which he co-wrote.^[8][9]

Grace's co-writer for 50 Shades! The Musical was Emily Dorezas.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Grace is also a regular performer in Magic to Do: Musical Improv held at UCB Sunset.^[14]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	On The Road	Ely	Short film
2014	That Awkward Moment	Deli Owner
2015	48 Hours 'Til Monday	Chauncey	TV movie
2016	Tim Heidecker: Work From Home	Kitchen Man 1	Short
2016	White House Fart	General	Short film
2016	Still Single	Timmy Hong
2017	The King of Dad Jokes	Jeff	Short film
2018	Office Uprising	Beefed Up Ammotech Supervisor
2018	You Are The Captain	Courier	Short film
2018	The Bateman Lectures on Depression	Gilbert	Documentary
2020	Moneybag Head	Dennis	Short film/post-production

TV

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Sweet Misery	Chris
2011	The Six	Asian Dad	Episode: "The Six Girls You'll See Back Home"
2011–2012	Fake Henrik Zetterberg	Manny Root	5 Episodes
2011–2012	PITv	Party Goer	4 Episodes
2012	Jest Originals	Josh Lin	Episode: "Jeremy Lin Picked Last in Pickup Game"
2012	Tech Up	Japanese Investor
2011–2012	CollegeHumor Originals	Kim Jong-Il / Kim Jong-Un/ Business Man 1	5 Episodes
2015	Adam Ruins Everything	Busy Man	Episode: Adam Ruins Voting
2016	Broad City	Kenny	Episode: "Philadelphia"
2016	Serious Music	Dunker	2 Episodes
2016	This Is Us	Paul	2 Episodes
2017	Idiotsitter	Professor Chang
2017	The Thundermans	Manu	Episode: Thunder in Paradise (uncredited)
2017	Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television	Tom	Episode: "Joel McHale Is: Ryan Hansen"
2018	Sofia the First	Voice of Scare-Acuda	Episode: "Return to Merroway Cove"
2018	Experts	Ted Shieh
2017–2020	Superstore	Jerry	14 Episodes
2020	All The Bright Places	Hudson
2020	Stumptown	Denny	3 Episodes
2020	PEN15	Mr. Brown	Episode 2: "Wrestling"
2020	We're Not Together	Dean Cappart
2021	Mr. Mayor	Jesse	1 Episode
2021	Atypical	Laird	Season 4

References

1. "Review: A cheeky '50 Shades! The Musical'". July 24, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
2. "'50 Shades! The Musical: The Original Parody': EW review". EW.com. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
3. Dziemianowicz, Joe (March 12, 2014). "'50 Shades! The Musical': Theater review". nydailynews.com. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
4. Greene, Morgan. "'Thrones! The Musical Parody' will play the Apollo". capitalgazette.com. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
5. "Chris Grace". ucbcomedy.com. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
6. "Chris Grace: Voldemort & The Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody". Retrieved August 24, 2020.
7. "Fringe Comedy reviews: Paul Merton's Impro Chums, Pleasance; Absolute Improv!, theSpace on Niddry St;Baby Wants Candy, Assembly George Square Studio". HeraldScotland. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
8. Greene, Morgan (June 21, 2016). "'Thrones! The Musical Parody' will play the Apollo". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
9. "THRONES! THE MUSICAL PARODY extends fourth & final time". the hawk chicago. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
10. Reid, Kerry (October 24, 2013). "'50 Shades' musical has fun dressing up the best-seller". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
11. Chicago, Diana Martinez, Broadway in (December 12, 2013). "50 Shades the Musical: Bring on the sequel!". Daily Herald. Retrieved August 24, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
12. "Pop-Culture Parody Musicals Are as Meta as We Get". February 20, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
13. Barker, Emma (January 14, 2013). "I Went To The Fifty Shades Musical". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
14. https://dola.com/events/2020/1/30/magic-to-do-musical-improv-tickets ^{[bare URL]}

External links

• Official website
• Chris Grace at IMDb