David Giuntoli

David Czarra Giuntoli (born June 18, 1980 ) is an American actor. He portrayed Det. Nick Burkhardt in the NBC supernatural drama Grimm (2011–2017), and Eddie Saville in the ABC drama series A Million Little Things (2018–2023). He has appeared in films such as 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi and Buddymoon (2016).

Early life Giuntoli was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and he is the son of Mary and David Giuntoli. His father is of Italian descent while his mother is of Polish and German descent. He was raised in Huntleigh, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. After graduating from St. Louis University High School in 1998, he attended Indiana University Bloomington, earning a bachelor's degree in International Business and Finance in 2002.

In 2007, he moved to Los Angeles to further pursue an acting career. There he studied under director and acting teacher Chris Fields before joining the Echo Theater Company. A long series of guest appearances on various TV series and TV movies followed, including Nip/Tuck, Veronica Mars, Grey's Anatomy, Ghost Whisperer, Privileged, Without a Trace, and Cold Case among others. Giuntoli was also in consideration for the title role of the relaunched Superman movie Man of Steel but was eventually beaten out by English actor Henry Cavill. He played the role of Scott Wickland, DS agent, in 13 Hours, directed by Michael Bay. In 2016, he played the lead role of David in the comedy film Buddymoon, a film that he created with Flula Borg and Alex Simmons.

He starred in the ABC series A Million Little Things, which aired for five seasons from 2018 to 2023.

Personal life He often rode his bicycle to the set of Grimm. During a 2012 break in production, Giuntoli visited an elephant orphanage in Kenya, adopting one of the animals. Their daughter was born in 2019. In January 2020, the family moved to Washington to be closer to family and their work in Vancouver.

Filmography Film

Television + Year Title Role Notes2003 Road Rules: South Pacific Contestant Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet Contestant 2007 Veronica Mars Sneed Batmen Guy Episode: "Un-American Graffiti" Ghost Whisperer Rick Episode: "The Walk-in"2008 Nip/Tuck Evan Episode: "August Walden" Grey's Anatomy Todd Episode: "The Becoming" Finish Line Turner TV film Eli Stone Scott Colby Episodes: "Waiting for That Day", "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" The Unit Major Paul Grand Episode: "Misled and Misguided" Without a Trace Seth Episode: "Push Comes to Shove" Cold Case Dean London Episode: "Wings" 2008–2009 Privileged Jacob Cassidy Recurring role; 4 episodes 2009 Crash Brad Episode: "The Pain Won't Stop"2010 The Deep End Jason Carpenter Episodes: "An Innocent Man", "White Lies, Black Ties" Hot in Cleveland Tyler Episode: "Who's Your Mama?" Private Practice Daniel Episode: "In or Out" 2011 Love Bites Jordan Episode: "Firsts" 2011–2017 Grimm Detective Nick Burkhardt Main role, Directed Episode: "Oh Captain, My Captain" 2013 Key & Peele Mack Episode: "A Zombie Extra’s First Day on Set" 2018–2023 A Million Little Things Eddie Saville Main role 2024 Superman & Lois Older Jonathan Kent Episode: "It Went By So Fast" (uncredited); also director, episode: "Always My Hero" 2025 High Potential Matthew Clark Episodes: "Let's Play", "Pawns", "Checkmate"