Thomas Ian Griffith
Thomas Ian Griffith
Born 18/03/1962 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Thomas Ian Griffith (born March 18, 1962) 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 4th season of the Netflix series Cobra Kai.

Thomas Ian Griffith (born March 18, 1962) 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 4th season of the Netflix series Cobra Kai.

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

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. 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, Griffith reprised the role of Terry Silver from The Karate Kid Part III in Season 4 of Cobra Kai.

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Filmography (Movies)

Black Friday

Black Friday

Character:Cash

Release Date:30/10/2007

Sea Wolf: The Pirate's Curse

Sea Wolf: The Pirate's Curse

Character:Captain Jeffery Thorpe

Release Date:31/01/2005

Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision

Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision

Character:Brandon Miller

Release Date:30/09/2003

Black Point

Black Point

Character:Gus Travis

Release Date:24/09/2002

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Character:Agent Jim McGrath

Release Date:09/08/2002

Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues

Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues

Character:Cornelius Loudermilk

Release Date:17/03/2002

High Adventure

High Adventure

Character:Chris Quartermain

Release Date:21/08/2001

For the Cause

For the Cause

Character:Evans

Release Date:15/11/2000

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle

Character:Doug Brister

Release Date:09/02/2000

Secret of Giving

Secret of Giving

Character:Harry Withers

Release Date:25/11/1999

Escape from Alaska

Escape from Alaska

Character:Neal Meekin

Release Date:28/07/1999

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

Character:Jack Farrell

Release Date:20/05/1999

Vampires

Vampires

Character:Jan Valek

Release Date:30/10/1998

Kull the Conqueror

Kull the Conqueror

Character:General Taligaro

Release Date:29/08/1997

Behind Enemy Lines

Behind Enemy Lines

Character:Mike Weston

Release Date:23/05/1997

The Guardian

The Guardian

Character:The Guardian

Release Date:01/01/1997

Hollow Point

Hollow Point

Character:Max Parrish

Release Date:21/10/1996

Crackerjack

Crackerjack

Character:Jack Wild

Release Date:18/08/1994

Blood of the Innocent

Blood of the Innocent

Character:Frank Wusharsky

Release Date:01/01/1994

Excessive Force

Excessive Force

Character:Terry McCain

Release Date:14/05/1993

Ulterior Motives

Ulterior Motives

Character:Jack Blaylock

Release Date:06/01/1993

Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

Character:Rock Hudson

Release Date:08/01/1990

The Karate Kid Part III

The Karate Kid Part III

Character:Terry Silver

Release Date:16/06/1989

Television Appearances

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