Jack Griffo

Jack Davis Griffo (born December 11, 1996 ) is an American actor. He starred as Max Thunderman on the Nickelodeon series The Thundermans (2013–2018). Griffo reprised his role in its spinoff. Griffo also had starring roles in the network's original movies The Thundermans Return, Jinxed, and Splitting Adam, and the Netflix original series Alexa & Katie.

Early life Griffo was born Jack Davis Griffo on December 11, 1996, in Orlando, Florida to Kevin and Terry (née Palatini) Griffo.

Career

Acting Griffo first made appearances as an extra in 2011, on the television series Kickin' It and Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures. He followed this up with several guest appearances on television series such as See Dad Run In the same year, Griffo starred alongside Ciara Bravo in the Nickelodeon original film Jinxed.

Griffo starred alongside Isabela Moner, Tony Cavalero, and Jace Norman in the Nickelodeon original movie Splitting Adam, which aired in February 2015. He played the role of Billy, the boyfriend of Fin Shepard (Ian Ziering)'s daughter Claudia Shepard (Ryan Newman), in the Syfy original movie Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, which premiered on July 22, 2015. In 2016, Griffo guest-starred in the season 7 finale of NCIS: Los Angeles as a military cadet named McKenna.

In 2017, Griffo played the role of Sebastian in the inspirational family drama film Apple of My Eye (originally titled And Then There Was Light). That same year, he was cast as Noah in the indie drama film Those Left Behind. In August 2017 Griffo was added to the cast of the Netflix original series Alexa & Katie, playing the recurring role of Dylan. He guest starred in School of Rock, Knight Squad, and SEAL Team. In 2020, Griffo starred as Sean Davis in the action film The 2nd alongside Ryan Phillippe. In 2020, he had a minor role in the Lifetime original movie The Christmas High Note.

Music

Griffo has a YouTube channel where he posts music covers. As of November 2019, the channel has over 178,000 subscribers and over 8.60 million views. Griffo released a single, "Hold Me", with his friend Kelsey, on October 17, 2011. The music video for "Hold Me" was released on October 29, 2011, and received over 4 million views. He released his solo debut single, "Slingshot", on November 13, 2013, which features Douglas James. The music video for "Slingshot" was released on Griffo's YouTube channel on January 14, 2014, and has received over 1.8 million views.

Filmography

+ Television roles Year Title Role Notes 2011 Kickin' It Benny Episode: "All the Wrong Moves" 2011 Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures Surf Team Member Episode: "Epic Musical" 2013 Marvin Marvin Ellis Episode: "Scary Movie" 2013 Jessie Brett Summers Episode: "Somebunny's in Trouble" 2013 See Dad Run Xander McGinley 3 episodes 2013 Jinxed Brett Television film (Nickelodeon) 2013–2018 The Thundermans Max Thunderman Main role 2014 AwesomenessTV Himself Episode: "Teen Challenge" 2014 The Haunted Hathaways Max Thunderman Crossover episode: "The Haunted Thundermans" 2015 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Himself Episode: "Go Hollywood" 2015 Splitting Adam Vance Hansum Television film (Nickelodeon) 2015 Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! Billy Television film (Syfy) 2016 NCIS: Los Angeles McKenna Episode: "Talion" 2016 Henry Danger Max Thunderman Crossover episode: "Danger & Thunder" 2016–2017 Paradise Run Himself Contestant, 7 episodes 2017 The Dude Perfect Show Himself Episode: "Velcro Dodgeball, Trust" 2018–2019 Alexa & Katie Dylan Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2); guest (season 3) 2018 Lip Sync Battle Shorties Himself Episode: "Catwalk/Jungle/Girls Night Out" 2018, 2021 The Loud House Blake Bradley Voice role; episodes: "Fandom Pains", "Fright Bite" 2018 School of Rock Slade Episodes: "I Love Rock and Roll, Parts I & II" 2018 Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever. Jumping Jack Lightning 2 episodes 2018 Knight Squad Sir Swayze Episode: "Working on the Knight Moves" 2019 SpongeBob SquarePants Contestant Episode: "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" 2020 SEAL Team PV2 Elliot Mounds Episodes: "Drawdown", "Edge of Nowhere" 2020 The Christmas High Note Todd Television film 2022 The Really Loud House Ro-Bro Episode: "Ro-Bro" 2023 That Girl Lay Lay Beastie Pie Episode: "Beastie Pie" 2023 Erin & Aaron Scotty Episode: "Should I Stay or Should I Go" 2025 The Thundermans: Undercover Max Thunderman Main role; also executive producer 2026 Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Jeff Nelson Voice role; 2 episodes

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Refs 2014 Kids' Choice Award Favorite TV Actor The Thundermans 2015 Kids' Choice Award Favorite TV Actor The Thundermans 2016 Kids' Choice Award Favorite TV Actor – Kids Show The Thundermans 2017 Kids' Choice Award Favorite TV Actor The Thundermans 2018 Kids' Choice Award Favorite TV Actor The Thundermans 2025 Kids' Choice Award Favorite Male TV Star (Kids) The Thundermans: Undercover