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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...
Known for
GrimmSeries • 2011
One Tree HillSeries • 2003
The CloserSeries • 2005
Cold CaseSeries • 2003
Cobra KaiSeries • 2018
Virgin RiverSeries • 2019
WiseguySeries • 1987
xXxMovie • 2002
Another WorldSeries • 1964
The Karate Kid Part IIIMovie • 1989
Dolly Parton's HeartstringsSeries • 2019
VampiresMovie • 1998
Timecop: The Berlin DecisionMovie • 2003
Kull the ConquerorMovie • 1997
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the SquareMovie • 2020
Behind Enemy LinesMovie • 1997
CrackerjackMovie • 1994
Hollow PointMovie • 1996
Excessive ForceMovie • 1993
Mr. Troop MomMovie • 2009