- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 18, 1962
- Place of Birth
- Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Thomas Ian Griffith
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…
Filmography
tvCobra Kai: Inside the Dojo
2024 · Self
Beyond the Bonsai
2022
movieDolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
2020 · Consulting Producer
tvReunited Apart
2020 · Self
tvVirgin River
2019 · Writer
tvDolly Parton's Heartstrings
2019 · Writer
tvCobra Kai
2018 · Terry Silver
tvGrimm
2011 · Writer, Story
movieMr. Troop Mom
2009 · Writer
movieThe Kidnapping
2008 · Cash
tvThe Closer
2005 · Deputy D.A. Thomas Yates
movieSea Wolf: The Pirate's Curse
2005 · Captain Jeffery Thorpe
movieTimecop: The Berlin Decision
2003 · Brandon Miller
tvCold Case
2003 · Mitch
tvOne Tree Hill
2003 · Larry Sawyer
movieBlack Point
2002 · Gus Travis, Writer
moviexXx
2002 · Agent Jim McGrath
movieBeyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
2002 · Cornelius Loudermilk
movieHigh Adventure
2001 · Chris Quartermain
movieFor the Cause
2000 · Evans
movieA Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
2000 · Doug Brister
movieSecret of Giving
1999 · Harry Withers
movieEscape from Alaska
1999 · Neal Meekin
movieThe Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
1999 · Jack Farrell
movieVampires
1998 · Jan Valek
movieKull the Conqueror
1997 · General Taligaro
movieBehind Enemy Lines
1997 · Mike Weston
The Guardian
1997 · The Guardian
movieHollow Point
1996 · Max Parrish
movieCrackerjack
1994 · Jack Wild
movieBlood of the Innocent
1994 · Frank Wusharsky
movieExcessive Force
1993 · Terry McCain, Writer, Producer
movieUlterior Motives
1993 · Jack Blaylock
movieNight of the Warrior
1991 · Writer, Producer
movieRock Hudson
1990 · Rock Hudson
movieThe Karate Kid Part III
1989 · Terry Silver
tvWiseguy
1987
tvAnother World
1964