Topher was raised in Darien, Connecticut. He attended school in Massachusetts for two years, where he began his acting career in such musicals as "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" and "The Pirates of Penzance." He also tried his first shot at directing with a choose-your-own-adventure-style movie starring his classmates. His first name is Christopher, and he hated being called Chris in school, so he changed it to Topher as time went on. He attended New Hampshire's Brewster Academy and the Unive - www.imdb.com

Topher Grace was born Christopher Grace in 1978 in New York City, the son of an office worker/assistant and a business executive. He has one sister, Jenny, who is three years younger. He grew up in Connecticut where he knew Kate Bosworth and Chloe Sevigny. He opted for the nickname Topher due to frustration of being called Chris. Grace attended the Fay School in Massachusetts, The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, and Brewster Academy in New Hampshire. While in New Hampshire, he was noticed by the produc - tophergrace.net

Biography Lanky, personable, and looking for all the world like Alan Alda's long-lost son, Topher Grace made an impressive film debut with his role in Traffic (2000), Steven Soderbergh's epic and widely acclaimed look at the American war on drugs. Read Full Biography - www.moviefone.com