American actor (born 2000)
Griffin Gluck
Gluck in 2016
Born Griffin Alexander Gluck
(2000-08-24 ) August 24, 2000 (age 24) Alma mater Bard College Occupation Actor Years active 2009–present Known for Relatives Jay Gluck (paternal grandfather)
Griffin Alexander Gluck [ 1] (born August 24, 2000) is an American actor. Gluck began his career as a child actor in comedy films such as Just Go with It (2011) and Why Him? (2016). He had his first leading role as a comatosed teenager in the drama series Red Band Society (2014–2015) and gained acclaim for playing a young film prodigy in the Netflix mockumentary series American Vandal (2017–2018) and the main antagonist Gabe / Dodge in the Netflix horror series Locke & Key (2020–2022). He also had further leading roles in comedy films Big Time Adolescence (2019), Tall Girl (2019) and its 2022 sequel , and North Hollywood (2021), and appeared in the second and final season of the Freeform thriller anthology Cruel Summer (2023).
Early life
Gluck was born in Los Angeles . His father, Cellin Gluck [ja ] , is a film director and producer, and his mother, Karin Beck, was a production assistant and line producer . Griffin's father was born in Wakayama Prefecture , Japan, to American parents, and was raised partly in Kobe , Japan.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Griffin's paternal grandparents were Sumi (Hiramoto), a Japanese American ,[ 6] and Jay Gluck , a Jewish American archaeologist, historian, and Japanophile .[ 2] [ 7] Gluck attended Bard College in New York state for one semester before dropping out, where he studied film and photography.[ 8] [ 9]
Career
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Gluck started acting when he went with his older sister, Caroline, to a summer children's showcase of Guys and Dolls at the Palisades Playhouse.[ 10] His first major role was as a three-year-old in a short film, Time Out , co-produced by his father and directed by Robbie Chafitz.
His big break came in 2011, when he played Michael in the film Just Go with It ,[ 11] for which he received a Young Artist Award nomination. He was later cast as Mason Warner on Private Practice , and was then upped to series regular on the show.[ 12] After the series was cancelled, he joined a TV pilot called Back in the Game from 20th Century Fox TV .[ 13] It was picked to series.[ 14] The show was canceled in November 2013 [ 15]
In 2014, Gluck co-starred as Charlie on the Fox series Red Band Society , in which his character, who is in a coma, is the narrator of the show.[ 16] In March 2015, he was cast in an NBC pilot, Cuckoo , which was not picked for series.[ 17]
Gluck had his first film lead role playing Rafe Khatchadorian in the 2016 movie Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life , based on the hit novel by James Patterson .
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
Gluck was nominated in the "Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor" category for his work in Just Go with It at the 33rd Young Artist Awards .[ 22]
References
^ "Griffin Gluck biography and filmography" . Tribute.ca . Retrieved January 24, 2024 .
^ a b Sakamoto, Susumu (December 7, 2015). " 'Japan's Schindler' immortalized in film for helping thousands of Jews flee" . The Asahi Shimbun . Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015 .
^ Pope, Arthur Upham (2005). A Survey of Persian Art from Prehistoric Times to the Present: Prehistoric times to the end of the Sasanian Empire . Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781568591155 .
^ "Only 38% of network TV shows feature an Asian actor | Fusion" . Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2015 .
^ " "Persona non Grata": Gluck Brings Multicultural Perspective to Sugihara Chiune Biopic" . December 11, 2015.
^ "Cellin Gluck, Director of "Persona non Grata," Talks About War Hero Sugihara" . February 4, 2016.
^ Metzger, Linda; Straub, Deborah A.; Gareffa, Peter M. (June 1984). Contemporary Authors New Revision Series: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Non-Fiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, M . Gale Research Company. ISBN 9780810319417 .
^ "No work for workers: Tough times as sports shutdown due to Coronavirus" . Hindustan Times . March 14, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2023 .
^ "Instagram" .
^ "Griffin Gluck – Filmbug" . Retrieved February 24, 2015 .
^ Neish, Jamie (November 5, 2010). "Just Go With It Official Trailer" . HeyUGuys.co.uk. Retrieved February 24, 2015 .
^ Masters, Megan (July 27, 2012). "TVLine Items: Scandal Grabs Gilmore Alum, Pretty Little Stud to Play Once Prince and More!" . TVLine. Retrieved February 24, 2015 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 3, 2013). "NBC's Drama Series 'Dracula', ABC's Cullen Brothers Comedy Pilot Add To Casts" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 24, 2015 .
^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (August 31, 2013). "Fall TV First Impression: ABC's Back in the Game" . TVLine. Retrieved February 24, 2015 .
^ "Back in the Game: Sitcom Cancelled by ABC" . TVSeriesFinale.com. November 2, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2015 .
^ "Katja Herbers In Wgn Series 'Manhattan'; Griffin Gluck Joins Fox's 'Red Band Society' " . Deadline Hollywood . February 1, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2015 .
^ "Griffin Gluck Joins NBC's 'Cuckoo'; Mia Serafino In Suzanne Martin Pilot, 'Mama Dallas' Adds 2" . Deadline TV. March 5, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015 .
^ "Netflix Finds Its Tall Girl " . The Hollywood Reporter . January 24, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019 .
^ "Netflix Casts 6-Foot-1 Newcomer for Tall Girl Movie" . Variety . January 24, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019 .
^ " 'Locke & Key': Griffin Gluck Cast As Regular, Steven Williams To Recur In Netflix Series" . Deadline Hollywood . January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019 .
^ " 'Locke & Key' Reveals New Cast Members for Netflix Series" . ComicBook . January 29, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019 .
^ "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards" . Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2015 .
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