Age: 49
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Ebon Moss-Bachrach (/ˈɛbɪn mɑːs ˈbækəræk/) (born March 19, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for his role as restaurant manager Richie Jerimovich in the comedy-drama series The Bear (2022–present), for which he was twice awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and two Golden Globe Award nominations. Moss-Bachrach has had major television roles on Girls (2014–2017) and NOS4A2 (2019–2020) and appeared in the first season of Star Wars: Andor (2022). In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he portrayed David "Micro" Lieberman in the first season of The Punisher (2017) and Ben Grimm / The Thing in The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ebon Moss-Bachrach, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
In 2002, Reed Richards dedicates his life to proving the existence of the Negative Zone, securing NASA funding from his fiancée’s father, Franklin Storm. Reed, his fiancée Sue, her brother Johnny, and his friend Ben Grimm prepare for a space mission, only to be interrupted by Reed's rival, Victor Von Doom. Despite initial reluctance, Reed allows Victor to join when he offers financial support. In space, the team discovers the Negative Zone but becomes trapped after their ship malfunctions. They manage to gather evidence but must work together to escape, only to find upon their return to Earth that a decade has passed and they have gained superhuman abilities. Reed can stretch, Sue becomes invisible, Johnny can ignite and fly, and Ben is transformed into a rock-like being with immense strength.The team takes refuge in the Baxter Building and begins to explore their powers. Ben, feeling monstrous, attempts suicide but is saved by his friends, who use their powers to save civilians during an earthquake. Reed investigates the quake, leading them to Harvey Elder, a disgruntled former scientist who attacks Manhattan with mechanical drones. Despite initial defeat, the team, motivated by Franklin's death at Harvey's hands, regroups and defeats the villain, earning public admiration. Johnny declares them the Fantastic Four as they are hailed as heroes.
