Ted Griffin

For other people with the same name, see Edward Griffin.

Ted Griffin (born December 21, 1970) is an American screenwriter whose credits include Ravenous, Rumor Has It, and Ocean's Eleven.

Ted Griffin
Born	(1970-12-21) December 21, 1970 (age 54) Pasadena, California, U.S.
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Sutton Foster ​ ​ (m. 2014; sep. 2024)​
Children	1
Relatives	William A. Seiter (grandfather) Marian Nixon (grandmother)

Born in Pasadena, California, Griffin graduated from Colgate University in 1993. He was scheduled to make his directorial debut with Rumor Has It..., for which he had written the original screenplay, but was replaced by Rob Reiner 12 days after principal filming began.^[1] He did a rewrite on the Ashton Kutcher film Killers.^[2] He moved into television by creating Terriers for FX.^[1] Griffin played Agent Hughes in The Wolf of Wall Street.

His brother is screenwriter Nicholas Griffin. His maternal grandparents were director William A. Seiter and Finnish American^[3] actress Marian Nixon.^[4][5]

Griffin was married to actress Sutton Foster from October 25, 2014, until she filed for divorce in October 2024. ^{[6] [7]}

Filmography

• Puddle Cruiser (1996) as Rick Johnson
• Ravenous (1999, Writer)
• Best Laid Plans (1999, Writer)
• Ocean's Eleven (2001, Writer)
• Matchstick Men (2003, Writer) (with Nicholas Griffin)
• Must Love Dogs (2005) as Bill Jr.
• Rumor Has It... (2005, Writer)
• The Shield (2006, TV Series, Writer)
• Killers (2010) (with Bob DeRosa)
• Terriers (2011, TV Series, Writer) (Creator with Shawn Ryan)
• Tower Heist (2011) (with Jeff Nathanson)
• Prom (2011, Producer)
• Shoot the Messenger (2012, also Director)
• The Wolf of Wall Street (2013, Co-producer)^[8] as Agent Hughes
• Solace (2015, Writer)
• Pretend It's a City (2021, executive producer)