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Thomas Ian Griffith (born March 18, 1962)[1][2] 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 fourth and fifth seasons of the television series Cobra Kai.[3]

Thomas Ian Griffith
Born	(1962-03-18) March 18, 1962 (age 60) Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation	Actor martial artist
Years active	1984–2007 2021–present
Spouse	Mary Page Keller ​ (m. 1991)​
Children	2

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.[1] Griffith attended South Catholic High School in Hartford.[4] He then studied at the College of the Holy Cross where he was a dean's list student before leaving after his junior year to "make it" as an actor in New York.[5]

Career

Griffith became obsessed with Tae Kwon Do while in high school and earned a black belt when he was 18.[4] 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, 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. 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.[6]

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 and 2022, Griffith reprised the role of Terry Silver from The Karate Kid Part III in the fourth and fifth seasons of Cobra Kai.[7][8]

Personal life

Griffith has been married to his former Another World costar Mary Page Keller since 1991, and has two sons.[1] He holds a black belt in tae kwon do and kenpo karate.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1989	The Karate Kid Part III	Terry Silver
1990	Rock Hudson	Rock Hudson	TV movie
1992	Ulterior Motives	Jack Blaylock
1992	Kill Fee	Unknown
1993	Excessive Force	Detective Terry McCain
1994	Crackerjack	Jack Wild
1994	Blood of the Innocent	Detective Frank Wusharsky
1996	Hollow Point	Max Parrish
1997	Behind Enemy Lines	CIA Agent Mike Weston
1997	Kull the Conqueror	General Taligaro
1997	The Guardian	The Guardian	TV movie
1998	John Carpenter's Vampires	Jan Valek
1999	The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax	Jack Farrell	TV movie
1999	Avalanche	Neal Meekin
1999	The Secret of Giving	Harry Withers	TV movie
2000	A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle	Doug Brister	TV movie
2000	For the Cause	Evans
2001	High Adventure	Chris Quatermain
2002	Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder	Cornelius Loudermilk	TV movie
2002	Black Point	Gus Travis
2002	XXX	NSA Agent Jim McGrath
2003	Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision	Brandon Miller
2005	The Pirate's Curse	Captain Jeffery Thorpe
2020	Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square	None	Consulting Producer

Television

Year	Show	Character	Notes
1984	Another World	Catlin Ewing	1984–1987
1985	Miami Vice	Extra (guy in pool, next to guy on raft in clothes)	1 episode
1988	In the Heat of the Night	Luke Potter	2 episodes
1989	Wiseguy	Roger Tot
2004	One Tree Hill	Larry Sawyer	5 episodes
2005	The Closer	Thomas Yates	1 episode
2006	Cold Case	Mitch	1 episode
2013–2017	Grimm	None	Writer (8 episodes), story editor, co-producer
2021–present	Cobra Kai	Terry Silver	Main Role; Season 4, Season 5

References

External links

• Thomas Ian Griffith at IMDb
• Thomas Ian Griffith at AllMovie

На других языках

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- [en] Thomas Ian Griffith

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[es] Thomas Ian Griffith

Thomas Ian Griffith (n. Hartford, Connecticut; 18 de marzo de 1962) es un actor, productor y escritor estadounidense. Su primera aparición en el cine fue en la película The Karate Kid Part III, donde interpretó a Terry Silver. En 1996 protagonizó la película Hollow Point junto a Tia Carrere. En 1998 interpretó al vampiro Jan Valek en la película Vampiros de John Carpenter. En 2002 interpretó al agente Jim McGrath en la película XXX. También ha realizado algunas apariciones en series de televisión.[1][2]

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[ru] Гриффит, Томас

Томас Йен Гриффит (англ. Thomas Ian Griffith; род. 18 марта 1962, Хартфорд, Коннектикут, США) — американский актёр кино и телевидения, сценарист, мастер боевых искусств.

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