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- Adrian Grenier first temporarily left Hollywood for Texas in 2016
- The Entourage alum bought a 46-acre ranch with his wife in 2020 and became more involved in environmental causes
- Though he still acts on occasion, he will reportedly not reprise his role for The Devil Wears Prada 2
Adrian Grenier was everywhere in the early 2000s. However, over the past decade, his film credits have become increasingly sparse.
The actor — who rose to fame starring as Vincent Chase in the Emmy-nominated series Entourage — struggled to keep up with the demands of Hollywood and decided to try his hand at entrepreneurship. He co-founded a few businesses, including a microbrewery and a production company, before buying a camper and spending time in Texas in 2016.
Grenier told Foundr in February 2024 that while he was there, he got involved in environmental work and eventually purchased a large ranch outside of Austin. He’s resided there with his wife, Jordan Roemmele, and their two children since 2020.
“I really liked the down home vibe,” he told PEOPLE in 2023 of his relocation. “There’s not a lot of social climbing, not a lot of status people. Everyone’s cowboy boots and a cowboy hat, so to speak.”
Grenier continued, “A lot of times in cities, I’ve always felt a little bit like I have to keep up with the Joneses. And here, it feels there’s a lot of acceptance … When I wake up here, I don’t have anywhere to go. I’m here already.”
So, why did Adrian Grenier leave Hollywood? Here’s everything to know about the actor’s decade-long distance from the entertainment industry and what he’s doing now.
Why did Adrian Grenier leave Hollywood?
In 2020, Grenier left Hollywood to move to Bastrop, Texas, where he founded Kintsugi Ranch with Roemmele. Though he had been an active environmentalist for years, the actor told PEOPLE he purchased the 46-acre property to become “a greater steward every day in practice as a lifestyle, not just as an idea.”
“You sleep better, you’re more grounded, you have a sense of wellbeing,” he said of life on the ranch. “It’s good for mental health, it’s good for skill building, resilience and all of that, I think it allows you to make more informed, wiser choices when it comes to how you live, how you treat others, and in particular, how you treat the environment.”
Though the actor has physically moved away from Tinseltown, he hasn’t abandoned the film industry entirely. Deadline reported in December 2024 that he had wrapped production in Australia for a rom-com titled You, Always.
That same month, he also announced on Instagram that he would host CryptoKnights, a reality show that follows tech entrepreneurs as they pitch blockchain-based startups to a panel of celebrity investors. The series premiered on Prime Video in May 2025.
Did Adrian Grenier get married?
Yes, the Clickbait star married Roemmele in 2022. The couple were first linked in 2017 and eloped during a trip to Morocco with friends. Grenier told PEOPLE that it “wasn’t planned” and that they used “string for rings.”
“We were with a group of incredible friends, all of whom immediately rallied behind us and embraced the spontaneity of the moment,” he said. “They put in so much love and effort to create a wedding from thin air.”
Grenier and Roemmele have two sons: Seiko Aurelius Grenier was born in June 2023, and Evren Saint-Eros Grenier was born in March 2025.
Embracing fatherhood was another reason the actor distanced himself from the entertainment industry, sharing on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast in May 2024 that his previous split from Roemmele had opened his eyes to what was truly important.
“I didn’t want to die alone,” Grenier said. “I wanted a family, I wanted partnership, I wanted to have children.”
Is Adrian Grenier going to be in The Devil Wears Prada 2?
Although he famously played Andy Sachs’ (Anne Hathaway) college boyfriend, Nate Cooper, in the 2006 cult classic The Devil Wears Prada, Grenier will reportedly not return for the sequel.
Entertainment Weekly reported in June 2025 that the actor wouldn’t join the original cast in The Devil Wears Prada 2, which is set to premiere in May 2026.
PEOPLE reached out to Grenier’s reps for comment.
Grenier previously told Entertainment Weekly in 2021 that he was surprised to learn that fans felt his character was the true villain of the movie.
“All those memes that came out were shocking to me,” he said. “It hadn’t occurred to me until I started to really think about it, and perhaps it was because I was as immature as Nate was at the time, and in many ways he’s very selfish and self-involved, it was all about him, he wasn’t extending himself to support Andy in her career.”
He continued, “I might’ve been as immature as him at the time, so I personally couldn’t see his shortcomings. But after time to reflect and much deliberation, I’ve come to realize the truth in that perspective.”
Where is Adrian Grenier now?
Grenier has lived on a ranch in Texas since 2020. In addition to his occasional on-screen appearances, he also founded a venture capital firm in 2019 and a nature-based lifestyle brand in 2022.
He told Foundr in 2024 that he’s happy that he’s found a way to use his platform for good and has no interest in returning to the constant hustle of his former life.
“I didn’t want to be so fast-paced and always on the go without taking time to really take in my life in the world and see how I can be of service to someone,” Grenier said. “Like [a] ‘wake up and smell the roses’ type perspective. But this time, I’m actually growing roses.”
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