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Thomas Ian Griffith

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Thomas Ian Griffith (born March 18, 1962) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, musician, and martial artist.His best-known roles include Terry Silver in John G. Avildsen's 1989 martial arts film The Karate Kid Part III, which he later reprised in the fourth through sixth and final season of the Netflix television series Cobra Kai (2021–2025), as well as voicing his character in the video game Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising (2022); head vampire Jan Valek in John Carpenter's 1998 neo-Western action horror film Vampires; warrior Taligaro in Raffaella De Laurentiis' 1997 sword and sorcery picture Kull the Conqueror; recurring character Larry Sawyer in the first season of The WB's teen drama series One Tree Hill (2004); and Catlin Ewing in NBC's soap opera Another World from 1984–1987. He also portrayed screen legend Rock Hudson in ABC's 1990 television biopic Rock Hudson, and serial killer Doug Clark in CBS's 2000 television biopic A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle. Griffith wrote, story edited, co-produced, or supervised produced over sixty episodes of NBC's fantasy police procedural drama horror program Grimm from its second through sixth and final season (2012–2017), and has written, supervised producer, or co-executive produced over thirty episodes of Netflix's romantic drama series Virgin River during its fifth through seventh seasons (2023–2025). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Thomas Ian Griffith is the 4,602nd most popular actor (up from 6,389th in 2024), the 7,302nd most popular biography from United States (up from 9,385th in 2019) and the 2,115th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Thomas Ian Griffith ranks 4,602 out of 13,578. Before him are Victor Buono, Richard Portnow, George Nader, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Jeremy Wade, and Robert Stephens. After him are Dana Reeve, Jennifer Taylor, Han Ji-min, Campbell Scott, Rossella Falk, and Lucía Méndez.

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Among people born in 1962, Thomas Ian Griffith ranks 254. Before him are Ally Sheedy, Vlado Bučkovski, Teri Weigel, Rosamund Kwan, Jack Irons, and Volodymyr Pravyk. After him are Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Jean-Pierre Bemba, Terence Trent D'Arby, Andrey Lavrov, Jon Stewart, and Domènec Torrent.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Ian Griffith ranks 7,304 out of 20,380. Before him are Victor Buono (1938), Bill Joy (1954), Richard Portnow (1947), Shirley Horn (1934), George Nader (1921), and Caleb Deschanel (1944). After him are Anthony Downs (1930), Beatrice Mintz (1921), Dana Reeve (1961), Taylor Hawkins (1972), Stephen Hopkins (1707), and Jennifer Taylor (1972).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Thomas Ian Griffith ranks 2,116. Before him are Lewis Arquette (1935), Noah Emmerich (1965), Henry Thomas (1971), Victor Buono (1938), Richard Portnow (1947), and George Nader (1921). After him are Dana Reeve (1961), Jennifer Taylor (1972), Campbell Scott (1961), Mildred Davis (1901), Patti D'Arbanville (1951), and Dale Fuller (1885).

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