Years active 1964–2007 Height 1.96 m Role Actor | Name Thomas Griffith Children 2 | |
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Occupation Actor, writer, martial artist Spouse Mary Page Keller (m. 1991) Parents Thomas Joseph Griffith, Mary Ann Griffith Movies Vampires, The Karate Kid - Part III, XXX, Kull the Conqueror, Excessive Force Similar People Mary Page Keller, Martin Kove, Sean Kanan, Robyn Lively, Ralph Macchio | ||
Education College of the Holy Cross | ||
Thomas ian griffith kenpo karate
Thomas Ian Griffith (born March 18, 1960) is an American actor, producer, writer and martial artist who has starred in films and on television.
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- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
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Early life
Griffith was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of Mary Ann (née O'Neil), who worked at a dance studio, and Thomas Joseph Griffith.
Career
Griffith's first feature film was 1989's The Karate Kid Part III, in which he played Terry Silver, a rival martial arts expert who influences Daniel LaRusso against his friend and mentor, Mr. Miyagi.
In 1996, Griffith starred in the film Hollow Point alongside Tia Carrere, as DEA agent Max Parish and FBI agent Diane Norwood respectively. In the film, they try to find a money launderer who hired a hitman (Donald Sutherland) to kill Diane's FBI partner in revenge for a wedding gone wrong, which resulted in the death of a Russian mobster's son. He also appeared in the 1998 John Carpenter film Vampires as head vampire Jan Valek, and in the 2002 film XXX, in which he portrayed Agent Jim McGrath.
His first TV role was on the soap opera Another World, as Catlin Ewing, whom he played from 1984 to 1987. In 1999, he starred in the TV movie Secret of Giving with Reba McEntire; earlier in 1999, he had appeared in Reba's video for the song "What Do You Say". He also starred as Rock Hudson in a 1990 TV movie about Hudson's life for which he received critical acclaim. He has made guest appearances on a number of television shows, including In the Heat of the Night, Wiseguy, and One Tree Hill.
Since 2013, Griffith periodically wrote and worked as a story editor for the NBC television series Grimm and became a co-producer in 2015.
Personal life
Griffith is married to his former Another World costar Mary Page Keller since 1991, and has two children, Conner and Eamon. He holds black belts in kenpo karate and tae kwon do.
Filmography
Actor
2022
Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising (Video Game) as
Terry Silver (voice)
2021
Cobra Kai (TV Series) as
Terry Silver
- Molé (2022) - Terry Silver
- Head of the Snake (2022) - Terry Silver
- Survivors (2022) - Terry Silver
- Taikai (2022) - Terry Silver
- Bad Eggs (2022) - Terry Silver
- Ouroboros (2022) - Terry Silver
- Extreme Measures (2022) - Terry Silver
- Downward Spiral (2022) - Terry Silver
- Playing with Fire (2022) - Terry Silver
- Long, Long Way from Home (2022) - Terry Silver
- The Rise (2021) - Terry Silver
- The Fall (2021) - Terry Silver
- Party Time (2021) - Terry Silver
- Minefields (2021) - Terry Silver
- Kicks Get Chicks (2021) - Terry Silver
- Match Point (2021) - Terry Silver
- Bicephaly (2021) - Terry Silver
- Then Learn Fly (2021) - Terry Silver
- First Learn Stand (2021) - Terry Silver (credit only)
- Let's Begin (2021) - Terry Silver
2007
The Kidnapping (TV Movie) as
Cash
2006
Cold Case (TV Series) as
Mitch
- The Red and the Blue (2006) - Mitch
2005
The Closer (TV Series) as
Deputy D.A. Thomas Yates
- The Butler Did It (2005) - Deputy D.A. Thomas Yates
2005
The Pirate's Curse as
Captain Jeffery Thorpe
2004
One Tree Hill (TV Series) as
Larry Sawyer
- The Leaving Song (2004) - Larry Sawyer
- To Wish Impossible Things (2004) - Larry Sawyer
- Spirit in the Night (2004) - Larry Sawyer
- Crash Course in Polite Conversations (2004) - Larry Sawyer
- The Living Years (2004) - Larry Sawyer
2003
Timecop: The Berlin Decision (Video) as
Brandon Miller
2002
xXx as
Agent Jim McGrath
2002
Black Point as
Gus Travis
2002
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (TV Movie) as
Cornelius Loudermilk
2001
High Adventure as
Chris Quartermain
2000
For the Cause as
Evans
2000
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle (TV Movie) as
Doug Brister
1999
Secret of Giving (TV Movie) as
Harry Withers
1999
Avalanche as
Neal Meekin
1999
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (TV Movie) as
Jack Farrell
1998
Vampires as
Jan Valek
1997
The Guardian (TV Movie) as
The Guardian
1997
Kull the Conqueror as
General Taligaro
1997
Behind Enemy Lines as
Mike Weston
1996
Hollow Point as
Max Parrish
1994
Blood of the Innocent as
Frank Wusharsky
1994
Crackerjack as
Jack Wild
1993
Excessive Force as
Terry McCain
1992
Kill Fee as
Jack Blaylock
1990
Rock Hudson (TV Movie) as
Rock Hudson
1989
Wiseguy (TV Series) as
Roger Totland
- Le Lacrime D'Amore: Part 2 aka There's Plenty of Time (1989) - Roger Totland
- Le Lacrime D'Amore: Part 1 aka The Four-Letter Word (1989) - Roger Totland
1989
The Karate Kid Part III as
Terry Silver
1988
A Place to Hide
1988
In the Heat of the Night (TV Series) as
Luke Potter
- Don't Look Back: Part 2 (1988) - Luke Potter
- Don't Look Back: Part 1 (1988) - Luke Potter
1984
Another World (TV Series) as
Catlin Ewing
Producer
2023
Virgin River (TV Series) (supervising producer - 12 episodes)
- Father Christmas (2023) - (supervising producer)
- The More the Merrier (2023) - (supervising producer)
- Labor Day (2023) - (supervising producer)
- Angel's Peak (2023) - (supervising producer)
- Full Moon (2023) - (supervising producer)
- From the Ashes (2023) - (supervising producer)
- Heroes Rise (2023) - (supervising producer)
- Trial by Fire (2023) - (supervising producer)
- Songbird (2023) - (supervising producer)
- Never Gonna Be the Same (2023) - (supervising producer)
- Calculated Risk (2023) - (supervising producer)
- A Second Chance (2023) - (supervising producer)
2020
Christmas on the Square (consulting producer)
-
Grimm (TV Series) (co-producer - 22 episodes, 2015 - 2016) (supervising producer - 12 episodes, 2017)
- The End (2017) - (supervising producer)
- Where the Wild Things Were (2017) - (supervising producer)
- Blood Magic (2017) - (supervising producer)
- Tree People (2017) - (supervising producer)
- The Son Also Rises (2017) - (supervising producer)
- Blind Love (2017) - (supervising producer)
- Breakfast in Bed (2017) - (supervising producer)
- The Seven Year Itch (2017) - (supervising producer)
- El Cuegle (2017) - (supervising producer)
- Oh Captain, My Captain (2017) - (supervising producer)
- Trust Me Knot (2017) - (supervising producer)
- Fugitive (2017) - (supervising producer)
- Beginning of the End: Part 2 (2016) - (co-producer)
- Beginning of the End: Part 1 (2016) - (co-producer)
- Bad Night (2016) - (co-producer)
- The Taming of the Wu (2016) - (co-producer)
- Good to the Bone (2016) - (co-producer)
- Inugami (2016) - (co-producer)
- The Believer (2016) - (co-producer)
- Skin Deep (2016) - (co-producer)
- Lycanthropia (2016) - (co-producer)
- Silence of the Slams (2016) - (co-producer)
- Into the Schwarzwald (2016) - (co-producer)
- Key Move (2016) - (co-producer)
- Map of the Seven Knights (2016) - (co-producer)
- Star-Crossed (2016) - (co-producer)
- A Reptile Dysfunction (2016) - (co-producer)
- Eve of Destruction (2016) - (co-producer)
- Wesen Nacht (2015) - (co-producer)
- Rat King (2015) - (co-producer)
- Maiden Quest (2015) - (co-producer)
- Lost Boys (2015) - (co-producer)
- Clear and Wesen Danger (2015) - (co-producer)
- The Grimm Identity (2015) - (co-producer)
1993
Excessive Force (producer)
1992
Kill Fee (producer)
1991
Night of the Warrior (producer)
Writer
2023
Virgin River (TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Heroes Rise (2023) - (written by)
2019
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (TV Series) (written for television by - 1 episode)
- Sugar Hill (2019) - (written for television by)
-
Grimm (TV Series) (written by - 13 episodes, 2013 - 2017) (story editor - 1 episode, 2014) (story - 1 episode, 2014)
- Blood Magic (2017) - (written by)
- Oh Captain, My Captain (2017) - (written by)
- Beginning of the End: Part 2 (2016) - (written by)
- Key Move (2016) - (written by)
- Eve of Destruction (2016) - (written by)
- Clear and Wesen Danger (2015) - (written by)
- Cry Havoc (2015) - (written by)
- Bad Luck (2015) - (written by)
- Wesenrein (2015) - (written by)
- The Last Fight (2014) - (written by)
- Thanks for the Memories (2014) - (story editor)
- My Fair Wesen (2014) - (story)
- Eyes of the Beholder (2014) - (written by)
- Cold Blooded (2013) - (written by)
- Natural Born Wesen (2013) - (written by)
2009
Mr. Troop Mom (TV Movie) (written by)
2002
Black Point (written by)
1993
Excessive Force (written by)
1992
Kill Fee (story)
1991
Night of the Warrior (written by)
1988
A Place to Hide (screenplay)
Miscellaneous
2014
Grimm (TV Series) (story editor - 21 episodes)
- Cry Havoc (2015) - (story editor)
- Headache (2015) - (story editor)
- You Don't Know Jack (2015) - (story editor)
- Iron Hans (2015) - (story editor)
- Mishipeshu (2015) - (story editor)
- Hibernaculum (2015) - (story editor)
- Heartbreaker (2015) - (story editor)
- Double Date (2015) - (story editor)
- Bad Luck (2015) - (story editor)
- Trial by Fire (2015) - (story editor)
- Maréchaussée (2015) - (story editor)
- Death Do Us Part (2015) - (story editor)
- Tribunal (2015) - (story editor)
- Wesenrein (2015) - (story editor)
- Chupacabra (2014) - (story editor)
- The Grimm Who Stole Christmas (2014) - (story editor)
- Highway of Tears (2014) - (story editor)
- Cry Luison (2014) - (story editor)
- Dyin' on a Prayer (2014) - (story editor)
- The Last Fight (2014) - (story editor)
- Octopus Head (2014) - (story editor)
Soundtrack
1993
Excessive Force (performer: "Miss Mary's Jig") / (writer: "Miss Mary's Jig")
Self
2021
Cobra Kai Kompanion (Podcast Series) as
Self
- 2022 (2022) - Self
- 2021 (2021) - Self
2003
The Making of 'Timecop: The Berlin Decision' (Video documentary short) as
Self
Archive Footage
2022
FRO Thizzle Reviews (TV Series) as
Self
- Vampires (1998) (2022) - Self
2000
The 16th Annual Soap Opera Awards (TV Special) as
Catlin Ewing
References
Thomas Ian Griffith Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA