Dax Griffin
{{short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dax Griffin
| image =
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| birth_name = Dax S. Griffin
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|3|22}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1997–present
}}
Dax S. Griffin (born March 22, 1972){{cite news
| title = Dax Griffin
| publisher = CBS Broadcasting, Inc.
| author=
| url = http://www.cbs.com/daytime/bb/about/bios/dgriffin.shtml
| accessdate = 2008-02-18 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071213064543/http://www.cbs.com/daytime/bb/about/bios/dgriffin.shtml |archivedate = 2007-12-13}} 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){{cite magazine
|title = Sunset Beach Boy Makes Bold Career Move
|magazine = TV Guide
|author = Daniel R. Coleridge
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|accessdate = 2008-02-18
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|archivedate = 2008-04-14
|url-status = dead
}} and was also involved with former The Bold and the Beautiful co-star Jennifer Gareis.
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film roles |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1997
|Jimmy and the Gigolos Member | |
| 1998
|Dizzyland |Erickson |Short film |
| 2001
|Free |Skeet | |
| 2011
|Blow Dried Goon | |
| 2013
|42 | Racist City Island Fan | |
| 2015
|rowspan="2"|Young Hank Pym | |
| 2018
| |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television roles |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1997–1999
|Main cast |
| 1999
|Wolfie |Episode: "Carrier" |
| 1999
|Nicky Vann |2 episodes |
| 2000
|Derek Wolf |1 episode |
| 2000
|Greg Tillman |3 episodes |
| 2001
|Sam |Episode: "Here There Be Dragons" |
| 2001
|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |Blond Man |Episode: "Organ Grinder" |
| 2002
|Bester |Episode: "Out of Gas" |
| 2003–2004
|Justin McCoy |6 episodes |
| 2004
|Doug Ramsey |Episode: "After the Fall" |
| 2005
|Carl |Episode: "Death Becomes Them" |
| 2006
|Joe Chase |Episode: "The Heater" |
| 2006–2007
|Shane McGrath |Main cast |
| 2007
|Steve Kaplan |Episode: "Commuted Sentences" |
| 2009
|Mac O'Brien |Episode: "Dead Model Walking" |
| 2010
|Bachelor #3 |Episode: "A Few Good Men" |
| 2010
|Derrick |Episode: "New Orders" |
| 2011
|Justice for Natalee Holloway |Wouter |TV movie |
| 2011
|Alex |2 episodes |
| 2011
|Partners |Derek |TV movie |
| 2011
|Criminal Behavior |Brian Hess |TV movie |
| 2012
|Wade Scolnik |3 episodes |
| 2012
|Hornet's Nest |Denny Raines |TV movie |
| 2013
|Steve |Episode: "Home" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|341159}}
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Category:American male soap opera actors