Topher Grace’s Heretical Cameo Explained

Warning: Spoilers for Heretic ahead!A24’s latest psychological horror film, Hereticstars Hugh Grant, Sophia Thatcher, and Chloe East, but also features a fun brief cameo from Topher Grace that requires some explanation. Heretic focuses primarily on three characters: Grant’s mysterious Mr. Reed, Thatcher’s Sister Barnes, and East’s Sister Paxton. The two young missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are invited to Reed’s home to introduce their religion and potentially baptize him, but what unfolds is a disturbing, slow-paced examination of faith, belief, and organized religion. as a whole.

At the end of HereticGrant proves just how capable he is in a more frightening and intimidating way, which is certainly against type for the veteran English actor. Thatcher and East complement Grant’s terribly saccharine Mr. Reed with very convincing performances, and the vast majority of the film’s running time is devoted to the three characters’ evolving cat-and-mouse game. There is only one other named character in the film, and eagle-eyed viewers will recognize Grace in the cameo role, which he played several times in his film career.

Topher Grace plays Elder Kennedy in Heretic

He plays a leader in the church of the film’s main characters.

Topher Grace appeared as Elder Kennedy, one of the leaders of the church where the two young women were sent on their mission. Unless someone is looking out for Grace, her cameo may go unnoticed; In her religious outfit, glasses and artificial blonde hair, Grace is not easily recognizable. He is briefly shown cleaning the church while the girls are visiting Mr. Reed’s house, and becomes increasingly worried when the weather turns cold and snows and the girls do not return from the excursion.

Topher Grace’s Elder Kennedy becomes the last hope for the Barnes and Paxto sistersn, because he knows the route they planned to take that day and which houses they stopped at to deliver the message. He himself goes to Mr. Reed’s house and even asks directly about the girls before offering an informational booklet and moving on. The girls try to get matches to set fire to the basement they are trapped in and signal Elder Kennedy as they know he is aware of their programming and will try to find them, but their efforts are in vain.

Heretic marks another unexpected film appearance for Topher Grace’s career

He has had cameo appearances in several prominent films

Although Topher Grace is best known for his role as Eric Forman in the iconic sitcom That 70s showhe has also built a substantial career in feature films. His most prominent role is, without a doubt, as Eddie Brock/Venom in Spider-Man 3but he had important roles in films such as In good companyAmerican Ultra and Take me home tonight. However, throughout his career, Grace accumulated a series of cameo appearances, such as the one he made in Hereticall of which tend to be memorable, given how universally recognizable Grace was as Eric Forman.

Some of Grace’s first guest appearances took place on blockbuster heist movies Ocean’s Eleven and The Twelve Oceansin which he technically just played in an uncredited role. He also played a very small role in Christopher Nolan’s 2014 sci-fi classic Interstellarwhich was insignificant enough to be considered a cameo. Grace has also made unexpected guest appearances on several TV shows, including The Muppets, Workaholicsand one particularly memorable episode of the Netflix hit Black Mirror.