Jack Griffo

Jack Griffo
Born (1996-12-11) December 11, 1996
Occupation Actor, singer, musician
Years active 2011–present
Television The Thundermans

Jack Griffo (born December 11, 1996[1]) is an American actor and singer. He currently stars as Maximus Octavius "Max" Thunderman on the Nickelodeon series, The Thundermans. Griffo also had starring roles in the Nickelodeon original movies Jinxed and Splitting Adam. In 2013, he released his debut single, "Drew Tube".

Career

Acting

Griffo first made appearances as an extra in 2011, on the television series Kickin' It[2] and Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures.[3] He followed this up with several guest appearances on television series such as See Dad Run[4] and Jessie.[4]

Since 2013 Griffo has starred in the Nickelodeon series The Thundermans, where he plays Max Thunderman, the twin brother who strives to become a supervillain (his twin sister Phoebe is played by Kira Kosarin).[4][5] The same year Griffo also starred along with Ciara Bravo in the Nickelodeon original film Jinxed.[6]

Griffo starred alongside Isabela Moner, Tony Cavalero, and Jace Norman in the Nickelodeon original movie Splitting Adam, which aired in February 2015.[7] 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.[8] In 2016, Griffo guest starred in the season 7 finale of NCIS: Los Angeles as a military cadet named McKenna.[9]

Music

Griffo has a YouTube channel where he posts music covers. As of August 2016, the channel has over 87,000 subscribers and over 7.8 million views.[10] Griffo released a single with his friend, Kelsey, "Hold Me", on October 17, 2011.[11] The music video for "Hold Me" was released on October 29, 2011, and received over 4 million views.[12] He released his debut solo single, "Slingshot" on November 13, 2013, which features Douglas James.[13] The music video for "Slingshot" was released on Griffo's YouTube channel on January 14, 2014, and has received over 1.8 million views.[14]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Sound of My Voice Young Peter
2012 What I Did Last Summer: First Kiss Johnny Short film
2012 American Hero Big Brother
2012 East of Kensington Peter Pan Short film
2014 Back-Up Beep Beep System Paul Short film
2017 Those Left Behind Noah Post-production[15]
2017 And Then There Was Light Sebastian Post-production
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
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–present The Thundermans Max Thunderman Lead 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)[16]
2016 NCIS: Los Angeles McKenna Episode: "Talion"
2016 Henry Danger Max Thunderman Crossover episode: "Danger & Thunder"
2016 Paradise Run Himself 3 episodes

Discography

Year Song Notes
2011 "Hold Me" (with Kelsey) Single (as Kelsey & Jack)
2013 "Slingshot" Single from Jinxed

Awards and Nominations

Griffo has been nominated for three Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite TV Actor, the first in 2014,[17] the second in 2015,[18] and was nominated for a third Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite TV Actor in 2016.

Year Award Category Work Result Refs
2014 Kids' Choice Award Favorite TV Actor The Thundermans Nominated [17]
2015 Kids' Choice Award Favorite TV Actor The Thundermans Nominated [18]
2016 Kids' Choice Award Favorite TV Actor The Thundermans Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Jack Griffo". Hollywood.com. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ Hiramine, Brie. "10 Celebrities You Didn't Know Guest-Starred on 'Kickin' It'". J-14. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ Edwards, Jay. "Actor Jack Griffo Stops By The MIX105.1 Studios". Mix 105.1. CBS Local Media. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jack Griffo Talks Nickelodeon's "The Thundermans" – Exclusive Interview". BSCkids. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ "About Jack". Jack Griffo. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ciara Bravo is happy to be 'Jinxed' with her TV show and a long commute". New York Daily News. NYDailyNews.com. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  7. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda. "Nickelodeon Stars Unite in 'Splitting Adam' Premiering Monday February 16th". TV By The Numbers. Tribune Digital Ventures. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Nickelodeon Star Jack Griffo Joins Ian Ziering, Tara Reid in 'Sharknado 3'". TheWrap. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ Bryant, Jacob (March 17, 2016). "TV News Roundup: Rainn Wilson to Guest Star on 'Roadies,' Jack Griffo on 'NCIS: L.A.'". Variety. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Jack Griffo". Youtube. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Hold Me - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Hold Me Jaime Grace Cover Kelsey & Jack". Youtube. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Slingshot (feat. Douglas James) - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  14. ↑ ""Slingshot" song from Nickelodeons's movie "Jinxed" by Jack Griffo featuring Douglas James". Youtube. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  15. ↑ Sneider, Jeff. "Nickelodeon Star Jack Griffo Joins Indie Movie 'Those Left Behind' (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  16. ↑ Sneider, Jeff. "Nickelodeon Star Jack Griffo Joins Ian Ziering, Tara Reid in 'Sharknado 3′". The Wrap. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  17. 1 2 "YOU'RE A KCA NOMINEE!". Nickelodeon. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  18. 1 2 Webber, Stephanie. "Kids' Choice Awards 2015: Complete List of Winners!". US Weekly. Retrieved April 1, 2015.

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