Asher Grodman

Grodman was born in New York City. 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.^[4][5] 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.^[6] He graduated from Columbia University in 2010 with a degree in film and English.^[7][8] He was a member of Columbia's varsity fencing team.^[1] Grodman also holds a MFA from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.^[9]

Grodman wrote, directed, and produced The Train, a short film starring Emmy Award-winning actor Eli Wallach.^[10] 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.^[11]

Grodman stars in the 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 out pants. Asher's performance earned him a 2025 Critics Choice Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy.^[12][13]

Grodman is an adjunct lecturer at Hunter College and he also taught acting to inmates in Rikers Island.^[14][15]

Since 1995, Grodman has been a fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars. He's a mainstay at their games. In 2023 he wrote, directed, produced and starred in “It Was Written: the Jacksonville Jaguars Schedule Release” video which was a mockumentary about the NFL being scripted.^[16] The film won awards at the Tribeca Film Festival, Cannes Lions, and the Webby Awards.^[16][17] Grodman is Jewish.^[18]