Greg Sestero
Acting • Born 1978-07-15
Biography
Greg Sestero was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. With European parental influence, Greg speaks both French and English. He traveled extensively early on, and holds dual citizenship between France and the United States. At 17 years old, Greg signed with a prominent San Francisco talent agency. The same year, he left for Milan and Paris to work for designers such as Giorgio Armani and Gian Franco Ferre. Greg returned focused on acting. He began studies at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. He landed his first role at age 18, on the CBS hit show Nash Bridges (1996). This followed with a role in the Golden Globe nominated film, Patch Adams (1998) starring fellow San Francisco native, Robin Williams. Soon thereafter, Greg was signed by well-known Hollywood agent, Iris Burton, which prompted his move to Los Angeles. Sestero starred in the notorious The Room (2003), which gained an international cult following as the best worst movie ever made. in 2013, Sestero wrote a book entitled The Disaster Artist, chronicling his experience making the film and working with its enigmatic director Tommy Wiseau. The book went on to become a critically acclaimed bestseller. In February 2014, the book was optioned to made into a feature film by Hollywood superstars James Franco and Seth Rogen.
Filmography
37 credits
The Brotherhood V: Alumni
Movie • 2009
Infrared
Movie • 2022
Geoff
Retro Puppet Master
Movie • 1999
Andre Toulon
The Room Returns!
Movie • 2025
Chris-R
Best F(r)iends: Less is More
Movie • 2022
Jon Kortina
The Room
Movie • 2003
Mark
Forbidden Sky
Movie
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Movie • 2020
Self
The Founder Effect
Movie • 2023
Decklan Bakker
Alien Presence
Movie • 2009
Ash
EDtv
Movie • 1999
Roach
Patch Adams
Movie • 1998
Jaime
Accepted
Movie • 2006
Frat guy (uncredited)
VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media
Movie • 2016
Self
Dude Bro Party Massacre III
Movie • 2015
Derek
The Christmas Tapes
Movie • 2022
Geoff/The Owner’s Manual
Bampire
Movie • 2024
Park Ranger
Point
Movie • 2025
(voice)
The Disaster Artist
Movie • 2017
Casting Agent (uncredited)
Livers of Darkness: Making "Dude Bro Party Massacre III"
Movie • 2016
Himself
Gattaca
Movie • 1997
Gattacan Citizen (uncredited)
SpaceWorld: "A Good Lesson"
Movie • 2019
Drogol
The Wrong Wedding Planner
Movie • 2020
Mr. Hanson
Cyst
Movie • 2020
Bill
Behind the Scenes of "The Room"
Movie • 2005
Self
The Caring Only Cry at Night
Movie • 2020
Rick Edwards, Motivational Speaker
Miracle Valley
Movie • 2021
David
Puppet Master: The Legacy
Movie • 2003
Young Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)
Best F(r)iends: Volume 1
Movie • 2017
Jon Kortina
Best F(r)iends: Volume 2
Movie • 2018
Jon Kortina
Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster
Movie • 2018
Self
Puppet Master: Doktor Death
Movie • 2022
André Toulon (archive footage) (uncredited)
Conjuring Tapes
Movie • 2025
Greg
The Pit and the Pendulum
Movie • 2009
The Ex
The Film Café
Movie • 2024
Himself
Four in a Blanket
TV • 2018
Coach Sooie (Voice)
The Haunting of Bly Manor
TV • 2020
Fiancé