Griffin Gluck (born August 24, 2000) is an American actor. In television, he is known for his roles as Charlie in ''
Red Band Society
''Red Band Society'' is an American teen medical comedy-drama television series, developed by Margaret Nagle, that aired on Fox for the 2014–15 American television season. The series premiered on September 17, 2014.
Based on the Catalan dra ...
'', Mason Warner in ''
Private Practice Private practice may refer to:
* Private sector practice
** Practice of law
* ''Private Practice'' (TV series), an American medical drama
* ''Private Practice'' (album), released in 1978 by Dr. Feelgood
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'', and Danny Gannon in ''
Back in the Game''. He also starred as a main character in the Hulu movie ''
Big Time Adolescence''. He acted as Sam Ecklund in both seasons of the
Netflix
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mockumentary
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These productions are often used to analyze or comment on ...
series ''
American Vandal'' and played Gabe in the Netflix series ''
Locke & Key''. In film, he portrayed Rafe Khatchadorian in the film ''
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life'' and Jack Dunkleman in the Netflix original movie ''
Tall Girl''.
Early life
Gluck was born in Los Angeles. His father, Cellin Gluck, 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
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 944,320 () and has a geographic area of . Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefect ...
, Japan, to American parents, and was raised partly in
Kobe
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, Japan.
Griffin's paternal grandparents were Sumi (Hiramoto), a
Japanese American
are Americans of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Americans were among the three largest Asian American ethnic communities during the 20th century; but, according to the 2000 census, they have declined in number to constitute the sixth largest As ...
, and
Jay Gluck, a
Jewish American
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archaeologist, historian, and
Japanophile.
Career
Gluck started acting when he went with his older sister, Caroline, to a summer children's showcase of ''Guys and Dolls
''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on " The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and als ...
'' at the Palisades Playhouse. 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'', for which he received a Young Artist Award
The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...
nomination. He was later cast as Mason Warner on ''Private Practice Private practice may refer to:
* Private sector practice
** Practice of law
* ''Private Practice'' (TV series), an American medical drama
* ''Private Practice'' (album), released in 1978 by Dr. Feelgood
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'', and was then upped to series regular on the show. After the series was cancelled, he joined a TV pilot called '' Back in the Game'' from 20th Century Fox TV
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. It was picked to series. The show was canceled in November 2013
In 2014, Gluck co-starred as Charlie on the Fox series ''Red Band Society
''Red Band Society'' is an American teen medical comedy-drama television series, developed by Margaret Nagle, that aired on Fox for the 2014–15 American television season. The series premiered on September 17, 2014.
Based on the Catalan dra ...
'', in which his character, who is in a coma, is the narrator of the show. In March 2015, he was cast in an NBC pilot, ''Cuckoo'', which was not picked for series.
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
James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the '' Alex Cross'', '' Michael Bennett'', '' Women's Murder Club'', '' Maximum Ride'', ''Daniel X'', ''NYPD Red'', ''Witch & Wizard'', and '' Private'' se ...
.
Filmography
Film
Television
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.
References
External links
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2000 births
Living people
American male film actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Los Angeles
21st-century American male actors
American male child actors