| Grant Shaud | |
| Birth Name: | Edward Grant Shaud III |
| Birth Date: | 17 October 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education: | University of Richmond (BS) |
| Years Active: | 1983–present |
| Occupation: | Actor |
Edward Grant Shaud III (born October 17, 1960) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of the character of Miles Silverberg on the television sitcom Murphy Brown. He's also had notable roles in the films The Distinguished Gentleman and Antz, among other voice performances in The Wild Thornberrys, and .
Edward Grant Shaud III was born in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Anna Barbara (née Dougherty) and Edward Grant Shaud Jr.[1] His family is Irish Catholic.[2] He attended Conestoga High School in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1979. In 1983, he graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Richmond, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
In 1984, Shaud moved to New York City to begin working in theater. His first acting role in television was as a guest character named Jack on Kate & Allie, who was a college student and director on a local cable channel. In 1988, he began as Miles Silverberg on Murphy Brown. He lived with co-star Jane Leeves before and during her guest stint on the show, in which she concurrently played his girlfriend. He left in 1996 to pursue other projects, with his producer role on the show taken by Lily Tomlin.[3] On February 26, 2018, it was announced that Shaud would return to a revival series of Murphy Brown with former co-stars Candice Bergen, Faith Ford and Joe Regalbuto.[4]
In recent years, Shaud has done some voiceover work in animation, most notably the television series . He had a guest role on The Drew Carey Show as a character named Jack, who believed himself to be the devil. He also played Alex Rosetti on the sitcom Madigan Men, starring Gabriel Byrne.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Kate & Allie | Jack | 2 episodes | |
| 1988–1996, 2018 | Murphy Brown | Miles Silverberg | 212 episodes | |
| 1990 | Murder, She Wrote | Woody Perkins | Episode: "Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?" | |
| 1994 | Harry Loomis / Pack Rat (voice) | Episode: "Make 'Em Laugh"[5] | ||
| 1996 | The Drew Carey Show | Jack | Episode: "The Devil, You Say" | |
| 1997 | Harold Kripstly / Toyman | Episode: "Toy Story" | ||
| 1997 | Dead Man's Gun | Robert Gosgrove | Episode: "Highway Man" | |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Bob Carbee | Episode: "Spider" | |
| 1998 | Felix Hoenikker (voice) | Episode: "Talkin' Trash" | ||
| 1999 | The Wild Thornberrys | Mr. Culpepper (voice) | Episode: "The Dragon and the Professor" | |
| 2000 | Madigan Men | Alex Rosetti | 12 episodes | |
| 2002 | Touched by an Angel | Ed | Episode: "The Sixteenth Minute" | |
| 2003–2004 | Oliver Beene | Jerry Beene | 24 episodes | |
| 2007 | Pushing Daisies | Steve Kaiser | Episode: "Corpsicle" | |
| 2008 | Law & Order | Dr. Hoffman | Episode: "Misbegotten" | |
| 2008 | Medium | Leo Crane | Episode: "Burn Baby Burn" | |
| 2008 | Louie | Eddie Faye | Episode: "Halloween/Ellie" | |
| 2011 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Henry Horn | Episode: "Car Periscope" | |
| 2012 | Theater Critic | Episode: "Theater Tricks" | ||
| 2012 | The Good Wife | Judge Etts | Episode: "Waiting for the Knock" | |
| 2016–2018 | Younger | Bob Katz | 5 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Distinguished Gentleman | Arthur Reinhardt | ||
| 1997 | Men Seeking Women | Les | ||
| 1998 | Antz | Foreman (voice) | ||
| 2000 | Peter Walsh | |||
| 2006 | Waltzing Anna | JD Reno | ||
| 2016 | The American Side | Professor | [6] |