Jack Griffo
Jack Griffo
Jack Griffo | |
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Born | Jack Davis Griffo (1996-12-11)December 11, 1996 |
Occupation | Actor, singer |
Years active | 2011–present |
Television | The Thundermans |
Jack Griffo | |
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Born | Jack Davis Griffo (1996-12-11)December 11, 1996 |
Occupation | Actor, singer |
Years active | 2011–present |
Television | The Thundermans |
Career
Acting
From 2013 to 2018, Griffo starred in the Nickelodeon series The Thundermans, where he played Max Thunderman, the twin brother who strived to become a supervillain (his twin sister Phoebe is played by Kira Kosarin).[5][6] The same year Griffo also starred along with Ciara Bravo in the Nickelodeon original film Jinxed.[7]
Griffo starred alongside Isabela Moner, Tony Cavalero, and Jace Norman in the Nickelodeon original movie Splitting Adam, which aired in February 2015.[8] He played the role of Billy, the boyfriend of Fin Shepard (Ian Ziering)'s daughter Claudia Shepard (Ryan Newman), in the Syfy original movie Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, which premiered on July 22, 2015.[9] In 2016, Griffo guest-starred in the season 7 finale of NCIS: Los Angeles as a military cadet named McKenna.[10]
In 2017 Griffo played the role of Sebastian in the inspirational family drama film Apple of My Eye (originally titled And Then There Was Light).[11] The same year, he was cast as Noah in the indie drama film Those Left Behind.[12] In August 2017 Griffo was added to the cast of the Netflix original series Alexa & Katie, playing the recurring role of Dylan.[13]
Music
Griffo has a YouTube channel where he posts music covers. As of January 2017, the channel has over 96,500 subscribers and over 8.60 million views.[14] Griffo released a single, "Hold Me", with his friend Kelsey, on October 17, 2011.[15] The music video for "Hold Me" was released on October 29, 2011, and received over 4 million views.[16] He released his solo debut single, "Slingshot", on November 13, 2013, which features Douglas James.[17] The music video for "Slingshot" was released on Griffo's YouTube channel on January 14, 2014, and has received over 1.8 million views.[18]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Sound of My Voice | Young Peter | |
2012 | American Hero | Big Brother | |
2017 | Apple of My Eye | Sebastian | originally titled And Then There Was Light[11] |
2017 | Those Left Behind | Noah |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Kickin' It | Benny | Episode: "All the Wrong Moves" |
2011 | Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures | Surf Team Member | Episode: "Epic Musical" |
2013 | Marvin Marvin | Ellis | Episode: "Scary Movie" |
2013 | Jessie | Brett | Episode: "Somebunny's in Trouble" |
2013 | See Dad Run | Xander McGinley | Recurring role |
2013 | Jinxed | Brett O'Leary | Television film (Nickelodeon) |
2013–2018 | The Thundermans | Max Thunderman | Main role |
2014 | AwesomenessTV | Himself | Episode: "Teen Challenge" |
2015 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Himself | Episode: "Go Hollywood" |
2015 | Splitting Adam | Vance Hansum | Television film (Nickelodeon) |
2015 | Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! | Billy | Television film (Syfy)[19] |
2016 | NCIS: Los Angeles | McKenna | Episode: "Talion" |
2016 | Henry Danger | Max Thunderman | Crossover episode: "Danger & Thunder" |
2016–2017 | Paradise Run | Himself | Contestant, 7 episodes |
2017 | The Dude Perfect Show | Himself | Episode: "Velcro Dodgeball, Trust" |
2018–present | Alexa & Katie | Dylan | Recurring role (season 1); Main role (season 2) |
2018 | Lip Sync Battle Shorties | Himself | Episode: "Catwalk/Jungle/Girls Night Out" |
2018 | The Loud House | Blake Bradley | Voice role; episode: "Fandom Pains" |
2018 | School of Rock | Slade | Episodes: "I Love Rock and Roll, Parts I & II" |
2018 | Knight Squad | Sir Swayze | Episode: "Working on the Knight Moves" |
2019 | SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout | Himself | Television special |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs |
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2014 | Kids' Choice Award | Favorite TV Actor | The Thundermans | Nominated | [20] |
2015 | Kids' Choice Award | Favorite TV Actor | The Thundermans | Nominated | [22] |
2016 | Kids' Choice Award | Favorite Male TV Star | The Thundermans | Nominated | [23] |
2017 | Kids' Choice Award | Favorite Male TV Star | The Thundermans | Nominated | [24] |
2018 | Kids' Choice Award | Favorite Male TV Star | The Thundermans | Nominated | [25] |