Asher Chazen Grodman (born July 28, 1987) is an American actor, writer, director and producer. He is best known for his performance as Trevor Lefkowitz on the hit comedy Ghosts for which he earned two Critics Choice Awards nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy. As a filmmaker, writer, and director, he has won awards from the Tribeca Festival and Cannes Lions.
Early life and education Grodman was born in New York City and raised in a rural part of New Jersey. His father, Marc Grodman, a professor at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, is the founder of BioReference Labs, a biotech company and led several biotech companies including GeneDx and Genosity. Raised in Califon, New Jersey as "the one Jew in a very, very not Jewish community", Grodman attended Far Hills Country Day School and Newark Academy.Kuperinsky, Amy. "Meet Ghosts stars Asher Grodman and Richie Moriarty, N.J.’s pantsless finance bro and arrowed scout leader", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 28, 2022. Accessed March 28, 2023. "Grodman came of age in the Hunterdon County borough of Califon, about 10 minutes outside Chester.... 'I was the one Jew in a very, very not Jewish community,' Grodman says of his elementary and middle school days at Far Hills Country Day School.... Grodman, an alum of Newark Academy in Livingston and American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, first studied film and English at Columbia University, then sought training as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London." He graduated from Columbia University in 2010 with a degree in film and English. While at Newark Academy, he was selected to the NJ All-State fencing team and was a member of the varsity at Columbia University. Grodman also holds an MFA from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
Career In 2023 Grodman wrote, directed, produced and starred in It Was Written: the Jacksonville Jaguars Schedule Release video which was a mockumentary about the NFL being scripted. The film won him awards from the Tribeca Film Festival, Cannes Lions, and the Webby Awards.
He stars in the hit CBS series Ghosts, where he plays the character of Trevor Lefkowitz, a deceased Wall Street stockbroker and party boy from the 1990s who spends eternity in a suit with no pants. Asher’s performance earned him a 2025 and 2026 Critics Choice Awards Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy.
Grodman wrote, directed, and produced The Train, a short film starring Emmy Award-winning actor Eli Wallach. The film is based on the true story of a Holocaust survivor and won awards at the Cleveland International Film Festival, Sedona International Film Festival and Rhode Island International Film Festival. It premiered internationally at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
He worked in theater for years appearing in shows at the American Conservatory Theater, Baltimore Center Stage, Daryl Roth 2 Theater in New York and notably played the title role in ‘Amedus’ at South Coast Rep. He has also appeared on Bookie on HBO, Chicago Med, House of Cards, Succession, Law and Order: SVU and numerous independent films.
Grodman worked as a substitute elementary school teacher in South Central LA before teaching acting at Hunter College. He also taught acting to inmates in Rikers Island.
Personal life Since 1995, Grodman has been a fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars. He's a mainstay at their games. Grodman is Jewish.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2004Girls in Bathing SuitsUnknownShort film2005The Visionary* – (*Tesla)Tesla's Inner ChildShort film2006MoBrett2007Knock KnockYoung Dead Marcus2008Handsome HarryBobby SweeneyBest Ensemble Cast - Boston Film Festival2012BuzzKillReceptionistI Miss YouGabeShort film2013The LovemakersSamShort film2014PacificaAlexShort film2015The TrainAdamShort film, director, producer, writer. Winner.2017RekindledShaneShort film2019For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never WornHusbandShort filmInez & Doug & KiraGeorge Jr.2020MaxedMan in WoodsShort film2023It Was Written: Jacksonville Jaguars Schedule ReleaseHead WriterShort film, writer, director, producer2024Looking Through WaterRandall2025Out of OrderPat2026Stop to StopDirectorShort film, director, producer
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2009Law & OrderNateEpisode: "Skate or Die"2018ElementaryGaryEpisode: "Fit to be Tied"House of CardsAideEpisode: "Chapter 73"2019Chicago MedBrandon WycoffEpisode: "More Harm Than Good"SuccessionSamEpisode: "Hunting"Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRick OlinEpisode: "Counselor, It's Chinatown"2021–presentGhostsTrevor "T-Money" LefkowitzLeading Role2025BookieShellyEpisode: “Spooning Is Not Necrophilia”, “Sphinter Money”
Web YearTitleRoleNotes2023It Was Written (2023 Schedule Release, Jacksonville Jaguars)HimselfAlso writer and co-director
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