Adam Goldberg

Born: October 25 1970
Where: Santa Monica, California, USA

Goldberg first came to the attention as the Jewish GI tormenting German soldiers in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan.

He followed up his appearance with the role of a graduate student opposite Russell Crowe in the Oscar-winning A Beautiful Mind.

He made his debut feature in Mr Saturday Night, which he followed up with Dazed and Confused and Higher Learning.

He made his screenwriting and directing debut with Scotch and Milk before starring in Girl Talk and Saving Private Ryan.

Goldberg went on to star in Edtv and All Over The Guy as well as opposite Matthew McConaughey in How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days.

His second film, which he also co-wrote, stars Vince Vaughn and Christina Ricci.

Upcoming projects include The Hebrew Hammer, a Jewish superhero yarn which sees Mordechai saving Hannukkah from an evil Santa.