John Getz
Oct 15, 1946 (79)
Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
35 Movies
64 Series
John Getz was born in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. and works as an actor. They are internationally recognised for roles such as Sy in The Social Network, Templeton Peck in Zodiac and Stathis Borans in The Fly. Other notable titles in their filmography include Zodiac and The Fly. Over more than 52 years they have gathered close to 35 films and 64 TV productions, working mainly across genres like drama, crime, mystery.
79Age
35Movies
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John Getz
35 Movies
64 Series
John Getz was born in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. and works as an actor. They are internationally recognised for roles such as Sy in The Social Network, Templeton Peck in Zodiac and Stathis Borans in The Fly. Other notable titles in their filmography include Zodiac and The Fly. Over more than 52 years they have gathered close to 35 films and 64 TV productions, working mainly across genres like drama, crime, mystery.
79
Age
35
Movies
64
Series
Movies
The Social Network
2010
Zodiac
2007
The Fly
1986
Superhero Movie
2008
Born on the Fourth of July
1989
Tattoo
1981
Blood Simple
1985
The Fly II
1989
Trumbo
2015
Men at Work
1990
Elevator
2013
Jobs
2013
Some Girl
1998
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
1991
The Sentinel
1977
Certain Women
2016
The Dead Don't Hurt
2024
Curly Sue
1991
Fortunes of War
1994
Thief of Hearts
1984
The Happy Hooker
1975
The Perfect Guy
2015
Mojave Moon
1996
A Day Without a Mexican
2004
Hunger Point
2003
Painted Hero
1997
Hard Four
2007
Held for Ransom
2000
Brampton's Own
2018
Body at Brighton Rock
2019
Playmaker
1994
Desperate Acts of Magic
2013
TV Shows
MacGruder and Loud
1985
Rafferty
1977
Bosch
2015
Timeless
2016
A Man on the Inside
2024
Joan of Arcadia
2003
Ned & Stacey
1995
Homeland
2011
Alaska Daily
2022
Doom Patrol
2019
Fatal Attraction
2023
Transparent
2014
The King of Queens
1998
Dirty John
2018
Grace and Frankie
2015
The Pitt
2025
Brilliant Minds
2024
The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
1994
Nikita
2010
The West Wing
1999
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Better Call Saul
2015
A Woman Called Moses
1978
The Last of Us
2023
Halt and Catch Fire
2014
Medium
2005
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Mad Men
2007
How I Met Your Mother
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
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The Dead Don't Hurt
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The Pitt
Lloyd Wilkins
2026
TV
A Man on the Inside
Elliott Haverhill
2024–2025
TV
Brilliant Minds
Dr. Doug Adler
2026
TV
The Dead Don't Hurt
Reverend Simpson
2024
Film
Fatal Attraction
Warren
2023
TV
The Last of Us
Dr. Edelstein
2023
TV
Alaska Daily
Conrad Pritchard
2022–2023
TV
Reservation Dogs
James Minor
2023
TV
Body at Brighton Rock
Sheriff
2019
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is John Getz and where are they from?
John Getz is 79 years old, born on October 15, 1946 in Davenport, Iowa, U.S..
What are the most famous roles of John Getz?
John Getz is best known for roles in The Social Network, Zodiac, The Fly.
How many movies has John Getz been in?
Over a 52-year career (since 1974), John Getz has appeared in 58 movies and 76 TV shows.
What was John Getz's first movie?
The career of John Getz began with Killer Bees (1974).
What is John Getz's most recent movie or series?
John Getz's most recent release is The Pitt, which premiered on January 9, 2025.
What TV shows has John Getz appeared in?
On television, John Getz has appeared in Grey's Anatomy, The Last of Us, Better Call Saul, American Horror Story.
John Getz
1946-10-15 · Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
John Getz (born October 15, 1946) is an American actor. Getz dropped out of college to attend the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. While working in a winery, he helped found the Theater Company in Napa County, California. His location in the grape-growing Napa Valley led to Getz's television debut in a made-for-television horror film Killer Bees. Killer Bees starred Gloria Swanson, Craig Stevens, Kate Jackson, and Edward Albert. Getz then moved to New York City, where he became active in local theater while doing an 18-month stint as Neil Johnson on the soap opera Another World.
Getz appeared in The Happy Hooker and followed up with several other roles before starring in the Coen Brothers' neo-noir thriller Blood Simple. He played the doomed lover of a married woman (Frances McDormand) who woefully misinterprets his increasingly complex circumstances.
Getz also appeared in The Fly and The Fly II as Stathis Borans, a science magazine editor who pays a heavy price for his curiosity. Also in 1989, he played a Marine Corps Major in Born on the Fourth of July. In 1991, Getz appeared as the unpleasant boyfriend of professional women in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead and Curly Sue. In 1990, Getz appeared as a crime boss in the Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez spoof Men At Work. In 1994, he appeared in the film Playmaker, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Rubin.
In 2007, he had a role in David Fincher's film Zodiac. Also in 2007, he appeared in Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman's documentary film Nanking as George Ashmore Fitch, head of the local YMCA and administrative director of the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone. Getz also had a role in Fincher's film The Social Network, about the founding of Facebook. He appeared in the suspense thriller Elevator as a Wall Street executive trapped in an elevator with a group of strangers, one of whom has a bomb. Written and produced by Marc Rosenberg and directed by Stig Svendsen, Elevator was released in July 2012. He appeared in Trumbo (2015) as director Sam Wood.
Through the decades, Getz has guest-starred in many television series, including Barney Miller and Three's Company, where he played Lee Tripper, brother of Jack Tripper. He has guest-starred in How I Met Your Mother, Prison Break, The King of Queens and Private Practice, and had recurring roles in Homeland, Timeless and Bosch.John Getz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.