# Griffin Gluck

Griffin Alexander Gluck (born August 24, 2000) is an American actor. Gluck began his career as a child actor in comedy films such as Just Go with It (2011) and Why Him? (2016). He had his first leading role as a comatose teenager in the drama series Red Band Society (2014–2015) and gained acclaim for playing a young film prodigy in the Netflix mockumentary series American Vandal (2017–2018) and as Gabe/Dodge in the Netflix horror series Locke & Key (2020–2022). He also had further leading roles in comedy films Big Time Adolescence (2019); Tall Girl (2019) and its 2022 sequel; and North Hollywood (2021). He appeared in the second and final season of the Freeform thriller anthology Cruel Summer (2023).

## Early life

Gluck was born in Los Angeles. His father, Cellin Gluck [ja], 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, Japan, to American parents, and was raised partly in Kobe, Japan. Griffin's paternal grandparents were Sumi (Hiramoto), a Japanese American, and Jay Gluck, a Jewish American archaeologist, historian, and Japanophile. Gluck attended Bard College in New York state for one semester before dropping out, where he studied film and photography.

## Career

Gluck started acting when he went with his older sister, Caroline, to a summer children's showcase of Guys and Dolls 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 nomination. He was later cast as Mason Warner on Private Practice, 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. 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, 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.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Sideways | Pharmacy boy | |
| 2011 | Just Go with It | Michael Murphy / Bart Maccabee | |
| 2013 | Trust Me | Phillip | |
| 2014 | Just Before I Go | Randy Morgan | |
| 2015 | Batman vs. Robin | Young Bruce Wayne | Voice role |
| 2015 | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Donnie | |
| 2015 | All Hallows' Eve 2 | Max | Segment: "A Boy's Life" |
| 2016 | Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life | Rafe Khatchadorian | |
| 2016 | Why Him? | Scotty Fleming | |
| 2018 | The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island | Henry | Voice role |
| 2019 | Big Time Adolescence | Monroe "Mo" Harris | |
| 2019 | Tall Girl | Jack Dunkleman | |
| 2020 | Dinner in America | Kevin | |
| 2021 | North Hollywood | Drew | |
| 2022 | Tall Girl 2 | Jack Dunkleman | |
| 2024 | The Real Bros of Simi Valley: High School Reunion | Aaron | |
| 2024 | Time Cut | Quinn | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | The Office | Robert Lipton's son | Episode: "WUPHF.com" |
| 2011 | United States of Tara | Monty | 3 episodes |
| 2011–2013 | Private Practice | Mason Warner | Main role (seasons 5–6) |
| 2013–2014 | Back in the Game | Danny Gannon | Main role |
| 2014 | Silicon Valley | Adderall boy | Episode: "Third Party Insourcing" |
| 2014–2015 | Red Band Society | Charlie | Main role |
| 2015 | About a Boy | Clay | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Cuckoo | Dylan | Television pilot |
| 2015 | Life in Pieces | Aiden | Episode: "Godparent Turkey Corn Farts" |
| 2016 | Impastor | Austin | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | The Mick | Dylan | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Man with a Plan | Tyler | Episode: "Into the Weeds" |
| 2017–2018 | American Vandal | Sam Ecklund | Main role |
| 2020–2022 | Locke & Key | Gabe | Main role (seasons 1–2); guest (season 3) |
| 2020 | Love Life | Young Luke Ducharme | Episode: "Luke Ducharme" |
| 2020 | The Real Bros of Simi Valley | Aaron | Recurring role |
| 2023 | Cruel Summer | Luke Chambers | Main role (season 2) |

## 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.