Gregory Edward Smith is a Canadian actor, writer, and director. Smith has appeared in several

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films, and is known for his roles as Alan Abernathy in ''

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'', Ephram Brown on

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television series ''

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'', and as Dov Epstein on the

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police drama series ''

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''.

Early life

Smith was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Terrea (''née'' Oster), a teacher from the United States, and Maurice Smith, a producer of low-budget films originally from the

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. Smith's mother appeared in several of the films that his father produced during the 1980s. Smith has two brothers, including fellow actor Douglas Smith, and a sister.

Career

Smith began acting when he was fourteen months old, and appeared in a

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television commercial and in store catalogues. After a role in the 1994 children's film '' Andre'', he starred in the 1995 direct-to-video release ''

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'' and its 1996 sequel, ''Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns''. Also in 1996, Smith appeared opposite

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in ''

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''. Smith subsequently starred in another direct-to-video film, ''Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework'', and appeared in three 1998 films: ''

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'', playing one of the children of the title character, '' The Climb'', a drama also starring

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, and the film ''

'', in which Smith had a lead role opposite

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, and for which he won a

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for Best Performance in a Feature Film Leading Young Actor in 1999. During the 2000s, Smith appeared in the

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-led '' The Patriot'' (2000), played outlaw

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in the

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'' (2001), was featured in the short-lived 2001 CBS drama series ''

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'', and was cast in a lead role on

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show, ''

'', which became a success and ran from 2002 until June 2006. His role on the show was described by ''The Independent Weekly'' as "one of the best portrayals of a thoughtful, alienated teenager on television". For this role, Smith won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV series (Comedy or Drama) Leading Young Actor in 2003. During ''Everwoods filming, Smith owned a home on location in

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. In 2005, Smith appeared in the comedy-drama film ''

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'', which had a regional release in the U.S. During the film, Smith shared the longest on-screen kiss with Stephanie Sherrin, timed at almost six minutes. He also played in ''Zenon (Girl of the 21st Century)'' as Greg. Smith next appeared in the

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drama ''

Nearing Grace ''Nearing Grace'' is a 2005 film directed by Rick Rosenthal, based on the novel by Scott Sommer. Plot High school senior Henry Nearing ( Gregory Smith) has to cope with the death of his mother and is also forced to come to terms with evolving fr ...

'', which received a limited theatrical release on October 13, 2006; in the film, which co-stars Ashley Johnson and

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, he plays Henry Nearing, a high senior in the 1970s. The News & Observer's review of the film described Smith's character as "self-deluded" and "perpetually brow-furrowing", although

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noted that Smith was "likable", and HeraldNet's review specified that a "better movie will make mitha star". In 2007, Smith had a small role in '' The Seeker: The Dark is Rising'' as Max Stanton. Smith next appeared in the

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-directed period romance ''

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'', playing a younger version of

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's character Young Jack, as well as in the thriller '' Boot Camp'', which co-stars

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. In 2008, Smith produced the direct release-to-DVD film ''Wieners'', and made a guest appearance on the series ''

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''. Smith returned to TV in the series ''

'' as Officer Dov Epstein. The series premiered on both ABC and Global TV in Canada on June 24, 2010. Making his television directing debut, he also directed five episodes. On March 18, 2010, he was cast by

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for his 2011 thriller film '' Dream House''; the movie was shot in Toronto. He played Slick, the sadistic

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, in the 2011

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''.

Personal life

On August 18, 2018, Smith married Canadian actress and model Taylor McKay. In 2021, the couple welcomed their first child, a son.

Filmography

Film

Television

Director

References

External links

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