Frank Grillo Biography

Fast Facts

• Was a high-school athlete and hoped to play professional sports
• Studied business at NYU and worked on Wall Street for one year before starting his acting career
• His big break came in the form of a beer commercial
• Was the fifth and last actor to play Hart Jessup on Guiding Light before the character was killed off in 1999
• The following year, he married costar Wendy Moniz, who played Hart's killer
• Has often portrayed law-enforcement officers on TV: He played detectives on For the People and Blind Justice, an officer on The Shield and landed a leading role on The Gates as the chief of police
• Serves on Love Our Children USA's Celebrity Board of Governors---the organization aims to strengthen families and curb abuse against children