# Dax Griffin

Dax S. Griffin (born March 22, 1972) is an American actor. He is known for portraying younger Hank Pym in Ant-Man and its sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp.

## Career

Griffin is known for his role as Tim Truman on the NBC serial Sunset Beach from January 1997 until November 1999. He had one more appearance in the series finale in a dream sequence. He also played assistant district attorney Justin McCoy on All My Children in 2003.
Griffin joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful in the role of Shane McGrath on September 12, 2006. He left the show on April 20, 2007, when his character was killed off.
Griffin also played Albert Grabner in the TV commercial for the Japanese video game Front Mission: Gun Hazard, and is listed in the game's credits for that role.
Griffin made one appearance as "Bester" on Firefly, in a flashback, as Serenity's original engine mechanic. He has also made guest appearances on Charmed, CSI, and Drop Dead Diva.

## Personal life

Griffin was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta and graduated from Joseph Wheeler High School in 1990. In 1995, he graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in business marketing.
He was in a relationship with actress Amelia Heinle (Victoria, The Young and the Restless) and was also involved with former The Bold and the Beautiful co-star Jennifer Gareis. As of 2008, he competed in local 10k runs.

## Filmography

Film roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Men Seeking Women | Jimmy and the Gigolos Member | |
| 1998 | Dizzyland | Erickson | Short film |
| 2001 | Free | Skeet | |
| 2011 | The Change-Up | Blow Dried Goon | |
| 2013 | 42 | Racist City Island Fan | |
| 2015 | Ant-Man | Young Hank Pym | |
| 2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Young Hank Pym | |
Television roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997–1999 | Sunset Beach | Tim Truman | Main cast |
| 1999 | Brimstone | Wolfie | Episode: "Carrier" |
| 1999 | Pacific Blue | Nicky Vann | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Wonderland | Derek Wolf | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Opposite Sex | Greg Tillman | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | The Chronicle | Sam | Episode: "Here There Be Dragons" |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Blond Man | Episode: "Organ Grinder" |
| 2002 | Firefly | Bester | Episode: "Out of Gas" |
| 2003–2004 | All My Children | Justin McCoy | 6 episodes |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | Doug Ramsey | Episode: "After the Fall" |
| 2005 | Charmed | Carl | Episode: "Death Becomes Them" |
| 2006 | Just Legal | Joe Chase | Episode: "The Heater" |
| 2006–2007 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Shane McGrath | Main cast |
| 2007 | CSI: NY | Steve Kaplan | Episode: "Commuted Sentences" |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Mac O'Brien | Episode: "Dead Model Walking" |
| 2010 | The Vampire Diaries | Bachelor #3 | Episode: "A Few Good Men" |
| 2010 | Army Wives | Derrick | Episode: "New Orders" |
| 2011 | Justice for Natalee Holloway | Wouter | TV movie |
| 2011 | Single Ladies | Alex | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Partners | Derek | TV movie |
| 2011 | Criminal Behavior | Brian Hess | TV movie |
| 2012 | One Tree Hill | Wade Scolnik | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Hornet's Nest | Denny Raines | TV movie |
| 2013 | Revolution | Steve | Episode: "Home" |