Thomas Ian Griffith

Acting

Thomas Ian Griffith

Born 1962-03-18 · Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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.

Acting credits

xXx poster
6.0

Xander Cage is your standard adrenaline junkie with no fear and a lousy attitude. When the US Government "recruits" him to go on a mission, he's not exactly thrilled. His mission: to gather information on an organization that may just be planning the destruction of the world, led by the nihilistic Yorgi.

xXx

2002

The Karate Kid Part III poster
5.9

Despondent over the closing of his karate school, Cobra Kai teacher John Kreese joins a ruthless businessman and martial artist to get revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi.

The Karate Kid Part III

1989

Vampires poster
6.3

The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist in sunlight.

Vampires

1998

Kull the Conqueror poster
5.0

A barbarian named Kull becomes ruler after defeating the old king in battle. In an effort to regain the throne, the former king's heirs resurrect Akivasha, a witch queen. However, Akivasha has plans of her own for the throne, and only Kull stands in the way.

Kull the Conqueror

1997

Excessive Force poster
4.9

Chicago policeman Terry McCain is determined to put away mobster Sal DiMarco, who always gets acquitted on technicalities. While monitoring a drug sale, a shootout ensues, and one of Terry's fellow officers gets away with $3 million of Sal's money. Suspecting Terry took the cash, the mobster sends his men to kill Terry's brother, Dylan, and partner, Frankie Hawkins. Furious, Terry sets out to take his revenge by any means necessary.

Excessive Force

1993

Timecop: The Berlin Decision poster
5.7

20 years after a set of events, the Time Enforcement Commission (TEC), is still going strong. Now Brandon Miller a TEC operative, believes that they have a responsibility to change history hoping that the world will be better but Ryan Chan another Tec operative stops him but kills the woman he loves in the process.

Timecop: The Berlin Decision

2003

Black Point poster
6.1

In an Alaskan fishing town, a crime boss suspects a local fisherman knows where his stolen money is, but this fisherman is no regular Joe.

Black Point

2002

Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues poster
6.0

Laura, her husband Almanzo and their daughter Rose leave South Dakota and head for Missouri in search of a better, more financially stable life. It's a daunting journey, but they're sustained by their resolve. However, they're faced with an even greater challenge after their arrival: an ailing and bedridden Almanzo is unable to tend their new land. With winter fast on its way, Laura attempts to clear the land herself and plant the acres of apple trees that they hope will ensure their future.

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

2002

Crackerjack poster
4.1

A cop on vacation at a mountain resort comes to the rescue when the resort is taken over by violent criminals.

Crackerjack

1994

Sea Wolf: The Pirate's Curse poster
5.2

Sea of Danger, Sea of Desire

Sea Wolf: The Pirate's Curse

2005

Rock Hudson poster
5.2

Biography of actor Rock Hudson focuses on his struggle with his homosexuality. Based on the book by his ex-wife, Phyllis Gates, and on the court records from the civil suit brought by his former lover, Marc Christian.

Rock Hudson

1990

Hollow Point poster
5.3

Livingston is trying to merge the Russians, Chinese and Italian gangsters into one group with huge amounts of money and power. FBI agent Susan and DEA agent Max are trying to stop them.

Hollow Point

1996

Behind Enemy Lines poster
4.9

An ex-marine returns to Vietnam when he learns his former mercenary partner whom he thought was killed is being held by a sadistic general.

Behind Enemy Lines

1997

Secret of Giving poster
7.0

As Christmas approaches, a single mother struggles to raise her son and keep up the payments on her Oregon ranch, which is difficult since she's heavily in debt. But she's a tough cookie and proves that a steadfast attitude and an open heart go a long way in surviving the cold hearts and greed of the Scrooges around her.

Secret of Giving

1999

No artwork available
NR

Cobra Kai stars Ralph Macchio and Mary Mouser discuss their experiences of working on the show from season 1 to season 5.

Beyond the Bonsai

2022

Escape from Alaska poster
4.7

A helicopter pilot work with a husband and his wife in the frozen North tagging foxes for the Environmental Protection Agency. When an avalanche hits the group, the husband is killed and only by the pilot's perseverance is the wife saved. Two years later, the wife takes on a corporation which wants to extend an oil pipeline across the tundra above Juneau. She is convinced that this will cause an avalanche on the town. Of course, she is rejected by the corporation executives. She recruits the pilot to try to aid her, but with no success.

Escape from Alaska

1999

The Kidnapping poster
5.3

Two crooked cops kidnap the daughter of a bank-securities expert as a last resort to help with a robbery of a safe deposit box. A robbery that failed in the first attempt.

The Kidnapping

2008

For the Cause poster
5.3

Earth is in a state of constant war and two colonies of humans have been sent to a far away world. The colonists create a new civilization but have inherited the worst traits of their forebears and war breaks out leaving the new cities in ruins. It falls to a bunch of teens to bring peace to the colony - but will they?

For the Cause

2000

Ulterior Motives poster
4.2

A private eye becomes the bodyguard of a beautiful reporter being pursued by a Japanese mob.

Ulterior Motives

1993

High Adventure poster
8.0

Chris, slick adventurous grandson of legendary adventurer Allan Quatermain, searches for the mythical treasure of Alexander the Great with the help of a pretty German girl, while eluding a dangerous greedy gangster.

High Adventure

2001

Blood of the Innocent poster
5.3

A Chicago cop goes to Poland to get the hoods who killed his brother. When he finds out they belong to the local outfit of the Russian mob, he takes on the outfit's boss, as well as Dr. Lem, who handles illegal organ trade for the mob.

Blood of the Innocent

1994

No artwork available
10.0

Known as "The Guardian," renowned cat burglar and sixth-degree Kenpo Karate black belt Ray Angelotti, emerges from prison a changed man, determined to right wrongs and make up for his past misdeeds. In order to save Tess - the sister who was murdered in his stead - from the demons which torment her in the world beyond, Ray must save troubled souls on earth from falling into the clutches of the evil which tempts them.

The Guardian

1997

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax poster
6.6

When her doctor recommends that a widow pursue her unfulfilled life ambitions, he doesn't realize that she has always wanted to be a spy. Sending a letter to her congressman gets her an interview with the CIA and accidentally gets her an assignment to Morocco for a supposed easy task of picking up an encrypted code book. When the agency realizes their mistake, they send a super-agent to watch over her. Both are taken prisoner and the real agent is injured, leaving Mrs. Pollifax to use her considerable wits to help them escape and to save the day.

The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax

1999

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle poster
10.0

When Donielle is just eight years old and attending her best friend's funeral she has a vision that her friend was murdered by his father. No one believes her and she is disowned by her mother. Years later and now a mother herself she drifts from town to town and they finally settle in a town that is in the grips of a serial killer.Only Donielle can "see" who the killer is and after he threatens her daughter she knows she must face him down. Based on actual events.

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle

2000

Behind the camera

Excessive Force poster
4.9

Chicago policeman Terry McCain is determined to put away mobster Sal DiMarco, who always gets acquitted on technicalities. While monitoring a drug sale, a shootout ensues, and one of Terry's fellow officers gets away with $3 million of Sal's money. Suspecting Terry took the cash, the mobster sends his men to kill Terry's brother, Dylan, and partner, Frankie Hawkins. Furious, Terry sets out to take his revenge by any means necessary.

Excessive Force

1993

Excessive Force poster
4.9

Chicago policeman Terry McCain is determined to put away mobster Sal DiMarco, who always gets acquitted on technicalities. While monitoring a drug sale, a shootout ensues, and one of Terry's fellow officers gets away with $3 million of Sal's money. Suspecting Terry took the cash, the mobster sends his men to kill Terry's brother, Dylan, and partner, Frankie Hawkins. Furious, Terry sets out to take his revenge by any means necessary.

Excessive Force

1993

Black Point poster
6.1

In an Alaskan fishing town, a crime boss suspects a local fisherman knows where his stolen money is, but this fisherman is no regular Joe.

Black Point

2002

Mr. Troop Mom poster
5.2

Public Defender Eddie is a widower with a 13 year-old daughter, Naomi. A classic workaholic, Eddie has been M.I.A. for most of Naomi's big moments. But when an unfortunately timed accident gives Eddie the opportunity to become the "Team Mom" for the Killer Bees, Naomi's team in the Spring Action Classic at camp Hulka's Rock, he grabs it.

Mr. Troop Mom

2009

Night of the Warrior poster
4.8

A kickboxer has an accounting problem with the mobster (Anthony Geary) who lent him money for a nightclub.

Night of the Warrior

1991

Night of the Warrior poster
4.8

A kickboxer has an accounting problem with the mobster (Anthony Geary) who lent him money for a nightclub.

Night of the Warrior

1991