Gattlin Tadd Griffith (born November 13, 1998) is an American actor, best known for portraying Walter Collins in the historical crime drama Changeling (2008), Tim Tyson in the autobiographical civil rights film Blood Done Sign My Name (2010) and for starring in the romantic drama Labor Day (2013). He also had episodic roles on TV series such as Cold Case, Eli Stone, Supernatural, Criminal Minds and the films The New Daughter and Green Lantern.
Gattlin Griffith | |
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.jpg) Griffith at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | Gattlin Tadd Griffith November 13, 1998[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Life
editGriffith was born to film stuntman Tad Griffith and wife Wendy Morrison Griffith, and is the fourth generation of a champion trick riding and equestrian gymnastics family.[1][3][4][5][6][7] His paternal grandfather, Dick Griffith, is in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, and his paternal grandmother, Connie Rosenberger Griffith, is in the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame.[8][9] He has three younger brothers, Callder West, Arrden Hunt and Garrison Cahill.[1] He played football for the Santa Clarita Warriors and he attended Bishop Alemany High School class of 2017. He now attends the University of California at Los Angeles, majoring in English. He starred in the films Under the Bed and Labor Day.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Reckoning[10] | Baby | |
| 2008 | Changeling | Walter James Collins, Jr. | |
| 2009 | Uncorked | Lucas "Luke" Browning | |
| Couples Retreat | Robert | ||
| The New Daughter | Samuel "Sam" James | ||
| 2010 | Blood Done Sign My Name | Timothy "Tim" Tyson | |
| The River Why | Bill Bob | ||
| 2011 | Green Lantern[11] | Young Harold "Hal" Jordan | |
| A Golden Christmas 2: The Second Tail | Freddie Donovan | ||
| 2012 | Under the Bed[12] | Paulie Hausman | |
| 2013 | Labor Day[13] | Henry | |
| 2020 | Initiation | Beau Vaughn | |
| 2021 | Catch the Bullet | Jed Blake | |
| 2023 | What Rhymes with Reason | Jesse Brandt | |
| 2024 | Horizon: An American Saga | Lt. Loftus | Completed |
| Joker: Folie à Deux | Post-production | ||
| TBD | Incoming | Shaved Head | Post-production |
| Reverence | Jimmy Raddix | In Production |
Television
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Untold Stories of the ER | Brian Bogert | Episode: "Life and Limb" |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Clayton "Clay" Hathaway | Episode: "Offender" |
| How I Met Your Mother | Boy | Episode: "Something Blue" | |
| Monk | Matthew | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Wrong Man" | |
| 2008 | Unhitched | Helmet Boy | Episode: "Conjoined Twins Pitch No-Hitter" |
| Eli Stone | Young Eli Stone | Episode: "Happy Birthday, Nate" | |
| 2009 | Eleventh Hour | Nicholas "Nicky" Harris | Episode: "Miracle" |
| Without a Trace | Travis Feretti | Episode: "Undertow" | |
| Supernatural | Jesse Turner | Episode: "I Believe the Children Are Our Future" | |
| 2010 | Castle | Tyler Donegal | Episode: "Murder Most Fowl" |
| Criminal Minds | Robert Brooks | Episode: "Into the Woods" | |
| 2022 | Star Trek: Picard | Mugger | Episode: "Assimilation" |
| The Boys | Gunpowder | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
Commercials
edit- Home Depot as Jake/Son
- Yamaha as Son
- Mass Mutual as Brother
- Disney Parks as Boy
- Burger King (2009) as Boy (3 Commercials)
References
edit- ^ a b c Gattlin, Tad and Wendy Griffith (2010-11-05). "Official Facebook". Retrieved 2010-11-05.
- ^ Alex (2010-11-05). "Gattlin Griffith Online". Retrieved 2010-11-05.
- ^ "Gattlin Tadd Griffith (@gattlingriffith) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ "GRIFFITH BROS". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
- ^ Ambush Bug, Ain't It Cool News (2013-07-15). "AICN HORROR checks UNDER THE BED and talks with director Steven C. Miller!". Ain't It Cool News.
- ^ Tad Griffith. "A Tad Western Production Company". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
- ^ Brittany Bevis, the Equine Chronicle (2014-02-06). "Fourth Generation Trick Rider, Gattlin Griffith, Stars in New Movie "Labor Day" Alongside Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin". The Equine Chronicle. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
- ^ "Dick Griffith, ProRodeo Hall of Fame". 1989. Archived from the original on 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
- ^ "Connie Griffith, Cowgirl Hall of Fame". 2004. Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
- ^ see Reckoning on IMDb, not to be confused with The Reckoning from 2003
- ^ Peter Scieretta (2010-11-05). "Angela Bassett and Gattlin Griffith join Green Lantern". /Film. Archived from the original on 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
- ^ Borys Kit (14 May 2011). "The New Indie Horror Flick Stars Jonny Weston and Gattlin Griffith". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ Matthew Belloni (17 April 2012). "Jason Reitman Casts Child Star for Next Film 'Labor Day'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
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