Ted Griffin

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Ted Griffin
Born (1970-12-21) December 21, 1970 (age 53)
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1996present
Spouse
(m. 2014;sep. 2024)
Children1
Relatives William A. Seiter (grandfather)
Marian Nixon (grandmother)

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

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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

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