Burt Grinstead (born 1988) is an American actor. He is best known for ''Written By'' (2016), ''Eat with Me'' (2014) and the web series ''Burt Paxton: Private Detective'' (2014-2015). Grinstead starred in ''

Death Race 2050 ''Death Race 2050'' (stylized on-screen as ''Roger Corman's Death Race 2050'') is a 2017 American political satire action (genre), action direct-to-video film directed by G.J. Echternkamp, and starring Manu Bennett, Marci Miller and Malcolm McD ...

'', a sequel to the 1975 film ''

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'', along with

Malcolm McDowell Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943) is a British actor, producer, and television presenter. He is best known for portraying Alex DeLarge in ''A Clockwork Orange.'' He was born in the Horsforth suburb of Leeds and raised i ...

Early life

Grinstead was born in Boca Raton, Florida. He moved with his family to

Bel Air, Maryland The town of Bel Air is the county seat of Harford County, Maryland. According to the 2020 United States census, the population of the town was 10,661. History Bel Air's identity has gone through several incarnations since 1780. Aquilla Scott, w ...

. He spent most of his childhood in the small town of

Paxton, Massachusetts Paxton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,004 at the 2020 census. History Paxton was first settled by Europeans in 1749 and was officially incorporated in 1765. It was previously occupied by the Ni ...

, where he attended Wachusett Regional High School and played football and lacrosse. As a child, his family spent some time living in Southern California. It was during that time that Grinstead began acting in commercials. He later trained as an actor at

The American Academy of Dramatic Arts The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) is a private performing arts conservatory with two locations, one in Manhattan and one in Los Angeles. The academy offers an associate degree in occupational studies and teaches drama and related art ...

in New York City.

Career

Grinstead is known for the comedic web series ''Burt Paxton: Private Detective'', in which he stars as Burt Paxton, an inept Los Angeles detective. In 2015, he was nominated for Best Male Actor in a Comedy for this role. Grinstead's first feature length film appearance was a supporting role in ''Eat with Me'' (2014), a romantic comedy starring

George Takei George Takei (; ja, ジョージ・タケイ; born Hosato Takei (武井穂郷), April 20, 1937) is an American actor, author and activist known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the fictional starship USS ''Enterprise'' in the televi ...

and Sharon Omi. In 2014 and 2015, he had supporting roles in the films ''Sebastian'' and ''Better Half''. Grinstead played the villain Jed Perfectus in ''Death Race 2050'', the sequel to the cult film ''

'' (1975), which was released in January, 2017.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grinstead, Burt 1988 births 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Massachusetts American male film actors American male television actors Living people People from Boynton Beach, Florida Male actors from Los Angeles People from Boca Raton, Florida People from Bel Air, Maryland People from Paxton, Massachusetts