Gattlin Tadd Griffith (born November 13, 1998) is an American actor, best known for portraying Walter Collins in the historical crime drama Changeling (2008), Tim Tyson in the autobiographical civil rights film Blood Done Sign My Name (2010) and for starring in the romantic drama Labor Day (2013). He also had episodic roles on TV series such as Cold Case, Eli Stone, Supernatural, Criminal Minds and the films The New Daughter and Green Lantern.

Gattlin Griffith
Born
Gattlin Tadd Griffith

(1998-11-13) November 13, 1998 (age 26)[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present

Life

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Griffith was born to film stuntman Tad Griffith and wife Wendy Morrison Griffith, and is the fourth generation of a champion trick riding and equestrian gymnastics family.[1][3][4][5][6][7] His paternal grandfather, Dick Griffith, is in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, and his paternal grandmother, Connie Rosenberger Griffith, is in the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame.[8][9] He has three younger brothers, Callder West, Arrden Hunt and Garrison Cahill.[1] He played football for the Santa Clarita Warriors and he attended Bishop Alemany High School class of 2017. He now attends the University of California at Los Angeles, majoring in English. He starred in the films Under the Bed and Labor Day.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
2002 Reckoning[10] Baby
2008 Changeling Walter James Collins, Jr.
2009 Uncorked Lucas "Luke" Browning
Couples Retreat Robert
The New Daughter Samuel "Sam" James
2010 Blood Done Sign My Name Timothy "Tim" Tyson
The River Why Bill Bob
2011 Green Lantern[11] Young Harold "Hal" Jordan
A Golden Christmas 2: The Second Tail Freddie Donovan
2012 Under the Bed[12] Paulie Hausman
2013 Labor Day[13] Henry
2020 Initiation Beau Vaughn
2021 Catch the Bullet Jed Blake
2023 What Rhymes with Reason Jesse Brandt
2024 Horizon: An American Saga Lt. Loftus
Joker: Folie à Deux Masked Joker Driver
TBD Incoming Shaved Head Post-production
Reverence Jimmy Raddix In Production

Television

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Year Film Role Notes
2006 Untold Stories of the ER Brian Bogert Episode: "Life and Limb"
2007 Cold Case Clayton "Clay" Hathaway Episode: "Offender"
How I Met Your Mother Boy Episode: "Something Blue"
Monk Matthew Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Wrong Man"
2008 Unhitched Helmet Boy Episode: "Conjoined Twins Pitch No-Hitter"
Eli Stone Young Eli Stone Episode: "Happy Birthday, Nate"
2009 Eleventh Hour Nicholas "Nicky" Harris Episode: "Miracle"
Without a Trace Travis Feretti Episode: "Undertow"
Supernatural Jesse Turner Episode: "I Believe the Children Are Our Future"
2010 Castle Tyler Donegal Episode: "Murder Most Fowl"
Criminal Minds Robert Brooks Episode: "Into the Woods"
2022 Star Trek: Picard Mugger Episode: "Assimilation"
The Boys Gunpowder Recurring role; 3 episodes

Commercials

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Gattlin, Tad and Wendy Griffith (2010-11-05). "Official Facebook". Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  2. ^ Alex (2010-11-05). "Gattlin Griffith Online". Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  3. ^ "Gattlin Tadd Griffith (@gattlingriffith) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  4. ^ "GRIFFITH BROS". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  5. ^ Ambush Bug, Ain't It Cool News (2013-07-15). "AICN HORROR checks UNDER THE BED and talks with director Steven C. Miller!". Ain't It Cool News.
  6. ^ Tad Griffith. "A Tad Western Production Company". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
  7. ^ Brittany Bevis, the Equine Chronicle (2014-02-06). "Fourth Generation Trick Rider, Gattlin Griffith, Stars in New Movie "Labor Day" Alongside Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin". The Equine Chronicle. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
  8. ^ "Dick Griffith, ProRodeo Hall of Fame". 1989. Archived from the original on 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
  9. ^ "Connie Griffith, Cowgirl Hall of Fame". 2004. Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
  10. ^ see Reckoning on IMDb, not to be confused with The Reckoning from 2003
  11. ^ Peter Scieretta (2010-11-05). "Angela Bassett and Gattlin Griffith join Green Lantern". /Film. Archived from the original on 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  12. ^ Borys Kit (14 May 2011). "The New Indie Horror Flick Stars Jonny Weston and Gattlin Griffith". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  13. ^ Matthew Belloni (17 April 2012). "Jason Reitman Casts Child Star for Next Film 'Labor Day'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
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