Tim Griffin (actor)

Tim Griffin
Griffin at WonderCon 2015
Born	Timothy Collins Griffin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Alicia Carr
Children	2

Tim Griffin is an American film and television actor best known for his roles in Grey's Anatomy , Prime Suspect , Covert Affairs and Wayward Pines .

Early life

Griffin was raised in Chicago, Illinois. ^{[1] [2]} He studied English and political philosophy at the University of Vermont. ^[3]

Career

Often dubbed "the actor who is in everything", ^[1] Griffin has had an extensive career in television and film. Some of his film credits include Cloverfield , ^[1] Leatherheads , ^[1] The Men Who Stare at Goats , ^[1] A Better Life , ^[1] American Sniper , ^[1] Super 8 , ^[4] Abduction ^[5] and Central Intelligence . ^{[1] [6]}

A few of his more notable television roles are Adam Hassler on Wayward Pines , ^{[1] [6]} Ron Kellaher on Aquarius , ^{[1] [6]} Ronny O'Malley on Grey's Anatomy , ^[3] Seth Newman on Covert Affairs ^[7] and Detective Augie Blando on Prime Suspect . ^[2]

Personal life

Griffin is married to Alicia Carr, ^[8] with whom he has two children. ^[1]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	For the Very First Time		Television film
1995	Higher Learning	Orientation Advisor
1995	Evolver	Dwight
1997	Lover Girl	Wright Herman
2000	Wind River	Nick Wilson (older)
2000	Boys and Girls	Timmy
2002	Cherish	Officer Griffin
2004	The Bourne Supremacy	John Nevins
2005	Kids in America	Tony
2006	Danika	Police Captain
2007	Backyards & Bullets	Det. Rick Coombs	Television film
2008	Cloverfield	Command Center Officer
2008	Leatherheads	Ralph
2008	Iron Man	CAOC Analyst
2009	Star Trek	Kelvin Engineer
2009	The Men Who Stare at Goats	Tim Kootz
2010	Fair Game	Paul
2011	Conception	Tommy
2011	Super 8	Commando
2011	A Better Life	Juvie Officer
2011	Abduction	Red Flannel
2011	Carjacked	Officer
2012	The Collection	Dre
2014	Not Safe for Work	Hitman
2014	American Sniper	Colonel Gronski
2015	Americons	Todd Elliott
2015	The Gift	Kevin 'KK' Keelor
2016	Central Intelligence	Agent Stan Mitchell
2017	Extortion	Chief of Mission Sweeney
2022	Next Exit	John
2022	Arctic Void	Alan Meursault
2023	Missing	James Allen
TBA	Voltron		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	ABC Afterschool Special	Matthew Robinson	Episode: "Taking a Stand"
1989	In the Heat of the Night	Jon Conlan	Episode: "Murder Most Ancient"
1990	Hunter	Gil Reynolds	Episode: "Brotherly Love"
1990	Who's the Boss?	Gene	Episode: "Her Father's Daughter"
1990	China Beach	Tommy	Episode: "F.N.G."
1992	Parker Lewis Can't Lose	Dirk	Episode: "Jerry's Journey"
1992	Empty Nest	Ruffian #2	Episode: "It's Not Easy Being Green"
1993	Against the Grain	Mark	4 episodes
1994	Saved by the Bell: The College Years	Jason	Episode: "The Rave"
1994	Dead at 21	Devin	Episode: "Live for Today"
1995	Weird Science	Rod	Episode: "Bikini Camp Slasher"
1996	Cybill	Frat Guy #1	Episode: "Lowenstein's Lament"
1996	Sliders	Jacob	Episode: "Electric Twist Acid Test"
1997	Pacific Blue	Nicky Mink	Episode: "Rumplestiltskin"
1997	Walker, Texas Ranger	Bart Valen	2 episodes
1998	Honolulu CRU		TV pilot
1998	Party of Five	Richie Grayson	2 episodes
1999	Seven Days	Tom Boxdollar	Episode: "HAARP Attack"
2000	Charmed	The Rabbit	Episode: "Animal Pragmatism"
2001	Family Law	Bill Deverell	Episode: "Angel's Flight"
2002	JAG	Reconnaissance Operative	Episode: "The Mission"
2003	7th Heaven	Cop	Episode: "Baggage"
2004	The Guardian	John Rose	Episode: "Remember"
2005	Medical Investigation	Detective Chris Leinberger	Episode: "Mousetrap"
2005	24	Agent Baron	Episode: "Day 4: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m."
2005	The Closer	Roy Barnes	Episode: "Fatal Retraction"
2005–2007	Grey's Anatomy	Ronny O'Malley	5 episodes
2006	NCIS	Marine Sgt. Malcolm Porter	Episode: "Light Sleeper"
2006	ER	Captain John Evans	2 episodes
2006	The Unit	Morgan Eliot	Episode: "Manhunt"
2007	Women's Murder Club	Dennis Iverson	Episode: "Grannies, Guns and Love Mints"
2008	CSI: Miami	Commander Briggs	Episode: "Down to the Wire"
2008	Bones	Pete Steckel	Episode: "The Man in the Outhouse"
2008	Cold Case	Asst. Coach Walters '73	Episode: "Glory Days"
2009	Lie to Me	Principal Castle	Episode: "Pilot"
2010	Big Love	Ralph	Episode: "Free at Last"
2010	The Defenders	Agent Reese	Episode: "Nevada v. Dennis"
2010	Outlaw	Officer Daniel Hale	Episode: "In Re: Officer Daniel Hale"
2011–2012	Prime Suspect	Detective Augie Blando	Main cast (season 1)
2012	Vegas	Lt. Norman Kemp	Episode: "Exposure"
2012–2013	Covert Affairs	Seth Newman	7 episodes
2013	Burn Notice	Frank Westen	Episode: "Psychological Warfare"
2013	Grimm	Mr. Keary	Episode: "Stories We Tell Our Young"
2014	How to Get Away with Murder	AUSA Caleb Abernathy	Episode: "Let's Get to Scooping"
2014	NCIS: Los Angeles	Unit Leader	Episode: "Black Budget"
2014–2015	The Mentalist	Ken Spackman	2 episodes
2015	Castle	Spalding Elliot	Episode: "Castle, P.I."
2015–2016	Wayward Pines	Adam Hassler	Main cast
2015–2016	Aquarius	Ron Kellaher	6 episodes
2017	APB	Isaac Hunter	Episode: "Signal Loss"
2017	Chance	Frank Lambert	7 episodes
2017-2018	Valor	Davis Goundry	5 episodes
2018-2019	NCIS: New Orleans	Avery Walker	4 episodes
2019	Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television	Clancy	Episode: "The Ry Guy Goes to Jail"
2019	True Detective	Special Agent Burt Diller	4 episodes
2019	Young Sheldon	Clint Watson	Episode: "A Proposal and a Popsicle Stick Cross"
2021	The Resident	Nate	Episode: "Hero Moments"
2022	Night Sky	Max

References

1. Maddison, Jacqueline (June 25, 2016). "Hollywood Actor: Tim Griffin". Beverly Hills Magazine. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
2. Wagner, Curt (January 16, 2019) [October 5, 2011]. "Chicago's Tim Griffin finds fitting match in 'Prime Suspect' role" . Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
3. Minow, Nell (March 15, 2011). "Interview: Tim Griffin of 'Star Trek,' 'Bourne,' and 'Grey's Anatomy'". Beliefnet . Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
4. Nemiroff, Perri (April 15, 2011). "Actor Tim Griffin Talks About Working On Super 8". CinemaBlend . Retrieved December 31, 2016.
5. Gallagher, Brian (September 21, 2011). "Tim Griffin Talks Abduction". MovieWeb . Retrieved December 31, 2016.
6. Machado, Sam (June 23, 2016). "'Central Intelligence' Movie News: Tim Griffin Dishes On Action-Comedy, 'Wayward Pines' & 'Aquarius'". enstarz.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
7. Andreeva, Nellie (July 30, 2012). "TV CASTINGS: Jay Karnes, Christine Woods And Tim Griffin Book Arcs". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved December 31, 2016.
8. Ruymen, Jim (June 10, 2016). "Tim Griffin and Alicia Carr attend the "Central Intelligence" premiere in Los Angeles". United Press International.

External links

• Tim Griffin at IMDb