Thomas Ian Griffith
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA — Mar 18 1962
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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…
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Grimm
Writing
One Tree Hill
Larry Sawyer
The Closer
Deputy D.A. Thomas Yates
Cold Case
Mitch
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Agent Jim McGrath
Cobra Kai
Terry Silver
Virgin River
Writing
Wiseguy
Another World
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Writing
The Karate Kid Part III
Terry Silver
Vampires
Jan Valek
Mr. Troop Mom
Writing
Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder Continues
Cornelius Loudermilk
Kull the Conqueror
General Taligaro
Hollow Point
Max Parrish
For the Cause
Evans
Crackerjack
Jack Wild
Night of the Warrior
Writing
Excessive Force
Terry McCain
Black Friday
Cash
The Guardian
The Guardian
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision
Brandon Miller
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
Production
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
Doug Brister
Black Point
Gus Travis
High Adventure
Chris Quartermain
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
Jack Farrell
Escape from Alaska
Neal Meekin
Secret of Giving
Harry Withers
Sea Wolf: The Pirate's Curse
Captain Jeffery Thorpe
Ulterior Motives
Jack Blaylock
Behind Enemy Lines
Mike Weston
Blood of the Innocent
Frank Wusharsky