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Thomas Ian Griffith

Thomas Ian Griffith

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born March 18, 1962 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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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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For the Cause (2000) Trailer.mpg

Secret of Giving (1999)

Kull the Conqueror (1997) Trailer (VHS Capture)

Kull the Conqueror (1997) Trailer

Hollow Point (1996) trailer

Excessive Force (1993) | Thomas Ian Griffith | Theatrical Trailer

Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising Video Game2022Terry Silver

Cobra Kai Poster

Cobra Kai TV Series2018Terry Silver

The Kidnapping Poster

The Kidnapping TV Movie2007Cash

The Closer Poster

The Closer TV Series2005Deputy D.A. Thomas Yates

The Pirate's Curse Poster

The Pirate's Curse Feature Film2005Captain Jeffery Thorpe

Cold Case Poster

Cold Case TV Series2003Mitch

One Tree Hill Poster

One Tree Hill TV Series2003Larry Sawyer

The Making of 'Timecop: The Berlin Decision' Documentary2003Self

Timecop: The Berlin Decision Poster

Timecop: The Berlin Decision Video2003Brandon Miller

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

Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder TV Movie2002Cornelius Loudermilk

Black Point Poster

Black Point Feature Film2002Gus Travis

xXx Feature Film2002Agent Jim McGrath

High Adventure Poster

High Adventure Feature Film2001Chris Quartermain

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle Poster

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle TV Movie2000Doug Brister

For the Cause Poster

For the Cause Feature Film2000Evans

The 16th Annual Soap Opera Awards TV Special2000Catlin Ewing

Avalanche Poster

Avalanche Feature Film1999Neal Meekin

Secret of Giving Poster

Secret of Giving TV Movie1999Harry Withers

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax Poster

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax TV Movie1999Jack Farrell

Vampires Poster

Vampires Feature Film1998Jan Valek

Behind Enemy Lines Poster

Behind Enemy Lines Feature Film1997Mike Weston

Kull the Conqueror Poster

Kull the Conqueror Feature Film1997General Taligaro

The Guardian TV Movie1997The Guardian

Hollow Point Poster

Hollow Point Feature Film1996Max Parrish

Blood of the Innocent Poster

Blood of the Innocent Feature Film1994Frank Wusharsky

Crackerjack Poster

Crackerjack Feature Film1994Jack Wild

Excessive Force Poster

Excessive Force Feature Film1993Terry McCain

Ulterior Motives Poster

Ulterior Motives Feature Film1992Jack Blaylock

Rock Hudson Poster

Rock Hudson TV Movie1990Rock Hudson

The Karate Kid Part III Poster

The Karate Kid Part III Feature Film1989Terry Silver

A Place to Hide Feature Film1988

In the Heat of the Night Poster

In the Heat of the Night TV Series1988Luke Potter

Wiseguy TV Series1987Roger Totland

Another World Poster

Another World TV Series1964Catlin Ewing

Producer

5

Type

Year

Christmas on the Square Poster

Christmas on the Square Feature Film2020

Grimm TV Series2011

Excessive Force Poster

Excessive Force Feature Film1993

Ulterior Motives Poster

Ulterior Motives Feature Film1992

Night of the Warrior Poster

Night of the Warrior Feature Film1991

Writer

8

Type

Year

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings Poster

Dolly Parton's Heartstrings TV Series2019

Grimm TV Series2011

Mr. Troop Mom Poster

Mr. Troop Mom TV Movie2009

Black Point Poster

Black Point Feature Film2002

Excessive Force Poster

Excessive Force Feature Film1993

Ulterior Motives Poster

Ulterior Motives Feature Film1992

Night of the Warrior Poster

Night of the Warrior Feature Film1991

A Place to Hide Feature Film1988

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Grimm TV Series2011

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