Greg Sestero
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.
Known For

The Haunting of Bly Manor

Gattaca

Accepted

Patch Adams

The Disaster Artist

The Room: A Tribute

The Room

EDtv
All Movies (37)
- First Feature2026 · as Himself
- The Room: A Tribute2025 · as Chris-R
- Conjuring Tapes2025 · as Greg
- Point2025 · as (voice)
- Bampire2024 · as Park Ranger
- On the Edge of Freedom2024 · as Liam
- The Film Café2024 · as Himself
- The Founder Effect2023 · as Decklan Bakker
- The Christmas Tapes2022 · as Geoff/The Owner’s Manual
- Puppet Master: Doktor Death2022 · as André Toulon (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Infrared2022 · as Geoff
- Best F(r)iends: Less is More2022 · as Jon Kortina
- Miracle Valley2021 · as David
- The Caring Only Cry at Night2020 · as Rick Edwards, Motivational Speaker
- Cyst2020 · as Bill
- The Wrong Wedding Planner2020 · as Mr. Hanson
- Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp2020 · as Self
- SpaceWorld: "A Good Lesson"2019 · as Drogol
- Best F(r)iends: Volume 22018 · as Jon Kortina
- Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster2018 · as Self
- Best F(r)iends: Volume 12017 · as Jon Kortina
- The Disaster Artist2017 · as Casting Agent (uncredited)
- VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media2016 · as Self
- Livers of Darkness: Making "Dude Bro Party Massacre III"2016 · as Self
- Dude Bro Party Massacre III2015 · as Derek
- The Pit and the Pendulum2009 · as The Ex
- Alien Presence2009 · as Ash
- The Brotherhood V: Alumni2009
- Accepted2006 · as Frat guy (uncredited)
- Behind the Scenes of "The Room"2005 · as Self
- Puppet Master: The Legacy2003 · as Young Andre Toulon (Archive Footage)
- The Room2003 · as Mark
- Retro Puppetmaster1999 · as Andre Toulon
- EDtv1999 · as Roach
- Patch Adams1998 · as Jaime
- Gattaca1997 · as Gattacan Citizen (uncredited)
- Forbidden Sky—
All TV Shows (2)
- The Haunting of Bly Manor2020 · as Fiancé
- Four in a Blanket2018 · as Coach Sooie (Voice)