Greg Finley
American actor (born 1984)
Gregory Finley (born December 22, 1984) is an American actor, known for his role as Jack Pappas in the teenage drama series The Secret Life of the American Teenager as well as Drake in the series Star Crossed and iZombie, and Girder in The Flash.
01Career
Greg Finley is best known for his role as Jack Pappas, on The Secret Life Of The American Teenager. In February 2010, Finley was cast in the Dark Sky Films thriller Hypothermia, directed by James Felix McKenney.
02Personal life
Finley was raised in Scarborough, Maine, a coastal town seven miles south of Portland. His father is part-owner of the Dry Dock pub and restaurant on Portland's waterfront. After high school, Finley enrolled in a restaurant management program at Johnson & Wales University in Rhode Island, but his academics suffered due to a large abscess in his throat. Finley required emergency treatment and lost about 60 pounds in the process. In order to cope, Finley watched movies and tv shows, and decided to become an actor. At age 19, Finley moved to Los Angeles.
03Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Graduation Day | Ben Chase | Short film |
| 2012 | Hypothermia | Stevie Cote, Jr. | |
| 2018 | The Witch Files | Mr. Dwyer | |
| 2020 | Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story | Jack Ryan | |
| 2021 | Downeast | Tommy | |
| 2021 | I Love Us | Rob Fenton | |
| 2023 | Inside Man | Anthony Senter |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Office assistant | Episode: "Snakes" |
| Cold Case | Grant Hall | Episode: "Shuffle, Ball Change" | |
| 2008-13 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Jack Pappas | Series regular |
| 2012 | House | Bobby Hatcher | Episode: "Gut Check" |
| 2013 | Emily Owens, M.D. | Dan | Episode: "Emily and... the Perfect Storm" |
| Necessary Roughness | Joe Crabchek | Episode: "The Game's Afoot" | |
| 2014 | Star-Crossed | Drake | Series regular |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Eddie Thorpe | Episode: "Gridiron Soldier" | |
| The Flash | Tony Woodward / Girder | 2 episodes | |
| 2015 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Scott Hunt / Male superhero | Episode: "Hero to Zero" |
| 2015-17 | iZombie | Drake Holloway | 9 episodes |
| 2016 | The Flash | Tony Woodward / Girder | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Chicago P.D. | Trent Stow | Episode: "Ride Along" |
| 2019 | Wasted | Professor Collins | TV movie |
| 2020 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Tillman | Episode: "The New Deal" |
| 2023 | NCIS: Hawaiʻi | MSgt. Justin Baxter | Episode: "Shields Up" |
| 2025 | Chicago Fire | Paramedic Scott "Oz" Osbourne | Episode: "Bar Time" |
Sources and credits
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- Greg Finley 2014 (cropped).jpg by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0
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