Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Ebon Moss-Bachrach (born March 19, 1977) is an American actor, best known for his role as Richard "Richie" Jerimovich in the comedy-drama series The Bear.

Moss-Bachrach has had major television roles on Girls and NOS4A2, and appeared in the first season of Andor.

He appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), playing David Lieberman / Micro in the first season of The Punisher, and is set to star as Ben Grimm / The Thing in The Fantastic Four in 2025.

For his work in The Bear, he was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, as well as receiving a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and three nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Moss-Bachrach was born in Amherst, Massachusetts, and is the son of Renee Moss and Eric Bachrach, who run a music school in Springfield, Massachusetts.

His father was born in Germany to Jewish-American parents.

Moss-Bachrach attended high school at Amherst Regional High School in Massachusetts, and graduated from Columbia University in 1999 with a B.A in English Literature.

He initially was an American history major and a music studies major.

During his third year of college, he studied abroad in Alicante, Spain for a semester.

As a child, Moss-Bachrach had a passion for theatre and movies, and also loved to read.

Some of his favorite authors were Isaac Asimov and Piers Anthony.

He spent much of his childhood indoors, and described his younger self as an "escapist".

In high school, Moss-Bachrach joined the school band, and became fond of performing.

One of his favorite musical artists was Ornette Coleman.

During his first year of college, Moss-Bachrach took an acting class out of curiosity, and quickly became inspired to pursue theatre.

After the class, he became an apprentice at the Williamstown Theatre Festival to gain some experience in theatre.

Moss-Bachrach went on to study acting and the Meisner technique at the William Esper Studio in New York City.

Moss-Bachrach is married to Ukrainian photographer Yelena Yemchuk, with whom he has two daughters.

Moss-Bachrach enjoys cooking and baking in his free time.