Griffin Gluck

Griffin Alexander Gluck^[1] (born August 24, 2000) is an American actor. Gluck began his career as a child actor in comedy films such as Just Go with It (2011) and Why Him? (2016). He had his first leading role as a comatose teenager in the drama series Red Band Society (2014–2015) and gained acclaim for playing a young film prodigy in the Netflix mockumentary series American Vandal (2017–2018) and as Gabe/Dodge in the Netflix horror series Locke & Key (2020–2022). He also had further leading roles in comedy films Big Time Adolescence (2019); Tall Girl (2019) and its 2022 sequel; and North Hollywood (2021). He appeared in the second and final season of the Freeform thriller anthology Cruel Summer (2023).

Griffin Gluck
Gluck in 2016
Born	Griffin Alexander Gluck (2000-08-24) August 24, 2000 (age 24) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Bard College
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present
Known for	Why Him? Big Time Adolescence Locke & Key
Relatives	Jay Gluck (paternal grandfather)

Early life

Gluck was born in Los Angeles. His father, Cellin Gluck [ja], is a film director and producer, and his mother, Karin Beck, was a production assistant and line producer. Griffin's father was born in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, to American parents, and was raised partly in Kobe, Japan.^[2][3][4][5] Griffin's paternal grandparents were Sumi (Hiramoto), a Japanese American,^[6] and Jay Gluck, a Jewish American archaeologist, historian, and Japanophile.^[2][7] Gluck attended Bard College in New York state for one semester before dropping out, where he studied film and photography.^[8][9]

Career

Gluck started acting when he went with his older sister, Caroline, to a summer children's showcase of Guys and Dolls at the Palisades Playhouse.^[10] His first major role was as a three-year-old in a short film, Time Out, co-produced by his father and directed by Robbie Chafitz.

His big break came in 2011, when he played Michael in the film Just Go with It,^[11] for which he received a Young Artist Award nomination. He was later cast as Mason Warner on Private Practice, and was then upped to series regular on the show.^[12] After the series was cancelled, he joined a TV pilot called Back in the Game from 20th Century Fox TV.^[13] It was picked to series.^[14] The show was canceled in November 2013 ^[15]

In 2014, Gluck co-starred as Charlie on the Fox series Red Band Society, in which his character, who is in a coma, is the narrator of the show.^[16] In March 2015, he was cast in an NBC pilot, Cuckoo, which was not picked for series.^[17]

Gluck had his first film lead role playing Rafe Khatchadorian in the 2016 movie Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, based on the hit novel by James Patterson.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Sideways	Pharmacy boy
2011	Just Go with It	Michael Murphy / Bart Maccabee
2013	Trust Me	Phillip
2014	Just Before I Go	Randy Morgan
2015	Batman vs. Robin	Young Bruce Wayne	Voice role
	Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant	Donnie
	All Hallows' Eve 2	Max	Segment: "A Boy's Life"
2016	Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life	Rafe Khatchadorian
	Why Him?	Scotty Fleming
2018	The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island	Henry	Voice role
2019	Big Time Adolescence	Monroe "Mo" Harris
	Tall Girl[18][19]	Jack Dunkleman
2020	Dinner in America	Kevin
2021	North Hollywood	Drew
2022	Tall Girl 2	Jack Dunkleman
2024	The Real Bros of Simi Valley: High School Reunion	Aaron
	Time Cut	Quinn

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	The Office	Robert Lipton's son	Episode: "WUPHF.com"
2011	United States of Tara	Monty	3 episodes
2011–2013	Private Practice	Mason Warner	Main role (seasons 5–6)
2013–2014	Back in the Game	Danny Gannon	Main role
2014	Silicon Valley	Adderall boy	Episode: "Third Party Insourcing"
2014–2015	Red Band Society	Charlie	Main role
2015	About a Boy	Clay	3 episodes
	Cuckoo	Dylan	Television pilot
	Life in Pieces	Aiden	Episode: "Godparent Turkey Corn Farts"
2016	Impastor	Austin	2 episodes
2017	The Mick	Dylan	2 episodes
	Man with a Plan	Tyler	Episode: "Into the Weeds"
2017–2018	American Vandal	Sam Ecklund	Main role
2020–2022	Locke & Key[20][21]	Gabe	Main role (seasons 1–2); guest (season 3)
2020	Love Life	Young Luke Ducharme	Episode: "Luke Ducharme"
	The Real Bros of Simi Valley	Aaron	Recurring role
2023	Cruel Summer	Luke Chambers	Main role (season 2)

Awards and nominations

Gluck was nominated in the "Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor" category for his work in Just Go with It at the 33rd Young Artist Awards.^[22]