Greg Grunberg stars as Judd Rouscher, in NBC’s new one-hour romantic comedy "Love Bites." The series features three loosely connected, modern stories of love, sex, marriage and dating. Judd is an easygoing, regular guy, who is happily married to Colleen (Constance Zimmer "Entourage”). The couple lives in Venice Beach, California, where Judd owns a tattoo parlor.
Grunberg is probably best known for his roles as police detective Matt Parkman in the award-winning series "Heroes," Eric Weiss on "Alias" and Sean on "Felicity." He has also appeared in multiple-episode arcs on "NYPD Blue" and has guest-starred on the "House" and "Monk."
His feature film credits include "Mission: Impossible III," "Malibu’s Most Wanted," "The Ladykillers," "Hollow Man," "Austin Powers in Goldmember," "The Muse," "BASEketball," "The Trigger Effect" and "Dinner & Driving."
Grunberg and his partner, acclaimed writer/ director Lawrence Trilling have secured distribution for the DVD release of their romantic comedy, "Group Sex." Grunberg serves as writer, producer and actor on the film. He also has worked for noted film producers Dino de Laurentiis and Joel Silver. Recently, he helped develop and star in the pilot "The Catch" with creator-executive producer J.J. Abrams and "Grand Union" at NBC.
Greg Grunberg is also the mastermind behind: Yowza!!, the mobile coupon solutions startup he founded with veteran software developer August Trometer. Yowza!! has been downloaded by millions of users since launching in June 2009, the free GPS-based Yowza!! application identifies special offers and discounts within a consumer’s immediate vicinity. Merchants work with the company to tailor deals, and cashiers redeem the Yowza!! barcode or promo code by simply scanning the phone- no paper needed. Grunberg formulated the Yowza!! concept while shopping with his family.
A philanthropist by nature, Grunberg started the infamous celebrity rock band for charity, Band From TV (BandFromTV.org) with fellow actors Hugh Laurie, James Denton, Bob Guiney, Jesse Spencer, Adrian Pasdar and Scott Grimes. Band From TV has performed on "American Idol Gives Back" and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." Grunberg’s portion of the band’s charity take benefits the website he started to raise awareness and funds for people with epilepsy, TalkAboutIt.org, since his eldest son suffers from epilepsy. Grunberg is also the official spokesperson for the Epilepsy Foundation and TalkAboutIt.org.
Grunberg lives outside of Los Angeles with his wife, Elizabeth, and their three young sons.
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