Jack Griffo
Jack Davis Griffo is an American actor. He starred as Max Thunderman on the Nickelodeon series The Thundermans. Griffo reprised his role in its spinoff. Griffo also had starring roles in the network's original movies The Thundermans Return, Jinxed, and Splitting Adam, and the Netflix original series Alexa & Katie.
Early life
Griffo was born Jack Davis Griffo on December 11, 1996, in Orlando, Florida to Kevin and Terry Griffo.Career
Acting
Griffo first made appearances as an extra in 2011, on the television series Kickin' It and Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures. He followed this up with several guest appearances on television series such as See Dad Run and Jessie.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. In the same year, Griffo starred alongside Ciara Bravo in the Nickelodeon original film Jinxed.
Griffo starred alongside Isabela Moner, Tony Cavalero, and Jace Norman in the Nickelodeon original movie Splitting Adam, which aired in February 2015. He played the role of Billy, the boyfriend of Fin Shepard 's daughter Claudia Shepard, in the Syfy original movie Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, which premiered on July 22, 2015. In 2016, Griffo guest-starred in the season 7 finale of NCIS: Los Angeles as a military cadet named McKenna.
In 2017, Griffo played the role of Sebastian in the inspirational family drama film Apple of My Eye. That same year, he was cast as Noah in the indie drama film Those Left Behind. In August 2017 Griffo was added to the cast of the Netflix original series Alexa & Katie, playing the recurring role of Dylan. He guest starred in School of Rock, Knight Squad, and SEAL Team. In 2020, Griffo starred as Sean Davis in the action film The 2nd alongside Ryan Phillippe. In 2020, he had a minor role in the Lifetime original movie The Christmas High Note.
Music
Griffo has a YouTube channel where he posts music covers. As of November 2019, the channel has over 178,000 subscribers and over 8.60 million views. Griffo released a single, "Hold Me", with his friend Kelsey, on October 17, 2011. The music video for "Hold Me" was released on October 29, 2011, and received over 4 million views. He released his solo debut single, "Slingshot", on November 13, 2013, which features Douglas James. The music video for "Slingshot" was released on Griffo's YouTube channel on January 14, 2014, and has received over 1.8 million views.Filmography
| 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 Summers | Episode: "Somebunny's in Trouble" |
| 2013 | See Dad Run | Xander McGinley | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Jinxed | Brett | Television film |
| 2013–2018 | The Thundermans | Max Thunderman | Main role |
| 2014 | AwesomenessTV | Himself | Episode: "Teen Challenge" |
| 2014 | The Haunted Hathaways | Max Thunderman | Crossover episode: "The Haunted Thundermans" |
| 2015 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Himself | Episode: "Go Hollywood" |
| 2015 | Splitting Adam | Vance Hansum | Television film |
| 2015 | Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! | Billy | Television film |
| 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" |
| 2018–2019 | Alexa & Katie | Dylan | Recurring role ; main role ; guest |
| 2018 | Lip Sync Battle Shorties | Himself | Episode: "Catwalk/Jungle/Girls Night Out" |
| 2018, 2021 | The Loud House | Blake Bradley | Voice role; episodes: "Fandom Pains", "Fright Bite" |
| 2018 | School of Rock | Slade | Episodes: "I Love Rock and Roll, Parts I & II" |
| 2018 | Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever. | Jumping Jack Lightning | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Knight Squad | Sir Swayze | Episode: "Working on the Knight Moves" |
| 2019 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Contestant | Episode: "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" |
| 2020 | SEAL Team | PV2 Elliot Mounds | Episodes: "Drawdown", "Edge of Nowhere" |
| 2020 | The Christmas High Note | Todd | Television film |
| 2022 | The Really Loud House | Ro-Bro | Episode: "Ro-Bro" |
| 2023 | That Girl Lay Lay | Beastie Pie | Episode: "Beastie Pie" |
| 2023 | Erin & Aaron | Scotty | Episode: "Should I Stay or Should I Go" |
| 2025 | The Thundermans: Undercover | Max Thunderman | Main role; also executive producer |