Biography
Griffin is a Canadian actor and producer with over ten years of experience in film, theatre, and voice acting. Raised in Calgary, Alberta, his artistic talents were nurtured through involvement with Theatre Works, Quest Theatre, Calgary Young People's Theatre, Theatre Alberta's ARTSTREK, and the Central Memorial Performing and Visual Arts Program.
He began his professional journey at the age of twelve, starring in the lead role of A Paintbrush for Piccolo with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra at the 1700-seat Jack Singer Concert Hall. Griffin's first film role was alongside Matthew Perry (Friends, The Whole Nine Yards) in The Ron Clark Story. Since then, he has worked with Stephen Amell (Arrow, DC's Legends of Tomorrow) and Maggie Grace (Lost, Taken) in the TV movie When Calls The Heart, as well as Colm Feore (Thor, Chicago) in the feature film Everfall.
Griffin has collaborated with numerous theatre companies, including Theatre Calgary, Theatre Junction, The Shakespeare Company, Lunchbox Theatre, Birnton Theatricals, Thou Art Here Theatre, Calgary Opera, Shakespeare By The Bow, W&M Physical Theatre, and the In Arms Theatre Collective. He previously hosted the talk show Studio 315 on Shaw TV and has appeared on Heartland (CBC), Abracadavers (The Fantasy Network/Amazon Prime), Pet Heroes (CMTV), and Hug-O-Gram (REVERY, Telus Optik). His voice roles include Kouji Ibuki on Cardfight! Vanguard, Brutal of the Martial Arts on Futurecard BuddyFight X, and Kibaltes on Futurecard BuddyFight Hundred.
Griffin served as the D. Michael Dobbin Apprentice at Alberta Theatre Projects for one year and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Alberta in 2019. He was recognized as one of the 10 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta's Emerging Artists in 2020 and listed among the Alberta Foundation for the Arts' Top 25 Young Artists in 2017. He received the BroadwayWorld Award for Best Actor in a Play (Professional) for Becky Modes' one-person show Fully Committed and was honored with the Duval Lang Theatre for Young Audience Emerging Leader Award at the 2015 Betty Mitchell Awards. Additionally, he was named an Arts Champion of Calgary in 2012. Griffin is represented by The Characters Talent Agency.
12 wins and 13 nominations
