Thomas Ian Griffith

Thomas Ian Griffith(born March 18, 1962)is an American actor and martial artist. He is best known for portrayingTerry Silverin the 1989 filmThe Karate Kid Part III, a role he reprised in the4th seasonof the Netflix seriesCobra Kai.Griffith became obsessed with Tae Kwon Do while in high school and earned a black belt when he was 18.His knowledge of Tae Kwon Do helped him land his first feature film: 1989'sThe Karate Kid Part III, in which he played Terry Silver.In 1996, Griffith starred in the filmHollow PointalongsideTia Carrere, as DEA agent Max Parish and FBI agent Diane Norwood respectively. Griffith has also collaborated with directorJohn Carpenter. He played head vampire Jan Valek in the 1998 filmVampiresand co-created thecomic bookseriesAsylum, together with Carpenter and producer Sandy King. Griffith appeared in the 2002 filmXXX, in which he portrayed Agent Jim McGrath.His first TV role was on the soap operaAnother World, as Catlin Ewing, whom he played from 1984 to 1987. In 1999, he starred in the TV movieSecret of Giving withReba McEntire; earlier in 1999, he had appeared in Reba's video for the song "What Do You Say". He also starred asRock Hudsonin a 1990 TV movieRock Hudson. He has made guest appearances on a number of television shows, includingIn the Heat of the Night,Wiseguy, andOne Tree Hill.From 2013 to 2017, Griffith periodically wrote and worked as a story editor for theNBCtelevision seriesGrimmand became a co-producer in 2015.In 2021, Griffith reprised the role of Terry Silver fromThe Karate Kid Part IIIin Season 4 ofCobra Kai.