Thomas Ian Griffith

Thomas Ian Griffith

  • Birthday: 1962-03-18
  • Place of birth: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Biography

Thomas Ian Griffith (born March 18, 1962) is an American actor and martial artist. He is best known for portraying Terry Silver in the 1989 film The Karate Kid Part III, a role he reprised in the 4th season of the Netflix series Cobra Kai. Griffith became obsessed with Tae Kwon Do while in high school and earned a black belt when he was 18. His knowledge of Tae Kwon Do helped him land his first feature film: 1989's The Karate Kid Part III, in which he played Terry Silver. In 1996, Griffith starred in the film Hollow Point alongside Tia Carrere, as DEA agent Max Parish and FBI agent Diane Norwood respectively. Griffith has also collaborated with director John Carpenter. He played head vampire Jan Valek in the 1998 film Vampires and co-created the comic book series Asylum, together with Carpenter and producer Sandy King. Griffith appeared 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 Rock Hudson. He has made guest appearances on a number of television shows, including In the Heat of the Night, Wiseguy, and One Tree Hill. From 2013 to 2017, Griffith periodically wrote and worked as a story editor for the NBC television series Grimm and became a co-producer in 2015. In 2021, Griffith reprised the role of Terry Silver from The Karate Kid Part III in Season 4 of Cobra Kai.

Filmography

Excessive Force

1993

As Terry McCain

High Adventure

2001

As Chris Quartermain

Escape from Alaska

1999

As Neal Meekin

Crackerjack

1994

As Jack Wild

Blood of the Innocent

1994

As Frank Wusharsky

Rock Hudson

1990

As Rock Hudson

Ulterior Motives

1993

As Jack Blaylock

Behind Enemy Lines

1997

As Mike Weston

The Guardian

1997

As The Guardian

Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision

2003

As Brandon Miller

Sea Wolf: The Pirate's Curse

2005

As Captain Jeffery Thorpe

For the Cause

2000

As Evans

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

1999

As Jack Farrell

Secret of Giving

1999

As Harry Withers

Black Friday

2007

As Cash

Black Point

2002

As Gus Travis

The Karate Kid Part III

1989

As Terry Silver

Vampires

1998

As Jan Valek

Kull the Conqueror

1997

As General Taligaro

Hollow Point

1996

As Max Parrish

xXx

2002

As Agent Jim McGrath

Production

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

2020

As Consulting Producer

Excessive Force

1993

As Producer

Night of the Warrior

1991

As Producer

Excessive Force

1993

As Writer

Black Point

2002

As Writer

Night of the Warrior

1991

As Writer

Mr. Troop Mom

2009

As Writer

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