Julian Grey is an American actor. Most recently, Grey can be seen in The Matrix Resurrections (2021) as Brandon,[1] the teenage son of Tiffany (Carrie-Anne Moss). Grey can also be seen in Blumhouse's The Craft: Legacy (2020) as Abe,[2] the youngest son of Adam (David Duchovny), and in Searchlight Pictures dark comedy Downhill as Finn, the fearless son of Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. In television, Grey can be seen in AMCs Fear the Walking Dead (2023),[3]Netflix award-winning limited series Godless (2017), and Fox's Wayward Pines (2016).
Grey was born in Los Angeles, California, to a German father and American mother, and holds German and American citizenship. Grey has a twin sister along with an older brother and older half-sister.[4]
Grey made his professional acting debut at the age of 10 in a 2016 episode of the Fox supernatural series Wayward Pines opposite Melissa Leo.[5] Later that year, Grey went on to a recurring role in the Netflix Emmy-winning[6] western miniseries Godless (2017) opposite Scoot McNairy and Merritt Wever.[7][8]
In 2017, Grey was cast in a drama pilot, Crash & Burn, based on the Michael Hassan bestselling book of the same name.[9][10]
In January 2019, Grey began filming Searchlight Pictures dark comedy Downhill set in the Austrian Alps. He portrays Finn, the son of Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.[11] Directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, "Downhill" premiered at Sundance in January 2020 followed by a theatrical release in February.[12][13]
In October 2019, Grey began filming Blumhouse's The Craft: Legacy[14][15] portraying Abe.[16] The film premiered on premium VOD in North America[17] (where theaters were closed due to a global pandemic) on October 28, 2020, followed by a theatrical release internationally.[18][19]
Shortly after wrapping on The Craft: Legacy, Grey worked on Revelation, a short film about a manic teen.[20]
In February 2020, Grey began filming The Matrix Resurrections directed by Lana Wachowski. Grey portrays Brandon, the teenage son of Tiffany and Chad, opposite Thomas Anderson/Neo (Keanu Reeves), Tiffany/Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), and Chad (Chad Stahelski).[21] On December 18, 2021, Grey attended the U.S. Premiere of the film in San Francisco.[22]
In October 2022, Grey began filming season 8B of Fear the Walking Dead. Grey portrays Klaus,[23] the adopted son of Victor Strand (Colman Domingo) appearing in four episodes of Season 8B[24][25]