Ted Griffin

{{short description|American screenwriter (born 1970)}}

{{other people||Edward Griffin (disambiguation){{!}}Edward Griffin}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2017}}

{{Infobox person

|name = Ted Griffin

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|12|21}}

|birth_place = Pasadena, California, U.S.

|spouse = {{marriage|Sutton Foster|2014|2024|reason=separated}}

|relatives = William A. Seiter (grandfather)
Marian Nixon (grandmother)

|occupation = Screenwriter

|children = 1

|years_active = 1996–present

}}

Ted Griffin (born December 21, 1970) is an American screenwriter whose credits include Ravenous, Rumor Has It, and Ocean's Eleven.

Born in Pasadena, California, Griffin graduated from Colgate University in 1993. While attending university he helped to create the comedy troupe, Broken Lizard. He was scheduled to make his directorial debut with Rumor Has It..., for which he had written the original screenplay, but was replaced by Rob Reiner 12 days after principal filming began.Thompson, Anne (August 25, 2004) [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/25/movies/25grad.html?ex=1251172800&en=c779e9b37710d1a1&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland A Film Studio Fires a Director, Raising Eyebrows in Hollywood]. New York Times He did a rewrite on the 2010 Ashton Kutcher film Killers.[https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117994431.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 "Variety", October 21, 2008]. Variety.com (October 21, 2008). Retrieved on 2017-04-16. He moved into television by creating Terriers for FX. Griffin played Agent Hughes in The Wolf of Wall Street.

His brother is screenwriter Nicholas Griffin. His maternal grandparents were director William A. Seiter and Finnish AmericanGlödstaf, Kari (2018). 1000 mykkäelokuvaa: Sirpaleita elokuvan kulta-ajalta. actress Marian Nixon.[http://www25.brinkster.com/finhollywood/Marian%20Nixon/index.html Marian Nixon, Finnish Hollywood] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422144534/http://www25.brinkster.com/finhollywood/Marian%20Nixon/index.html |date=April 22, 2012 }}, 25.brinkster.com[http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/film_screenings/22293 Miles of Smiles. 1923. Directed by Alfred J. Goulding The Family Secret. 1924. Directed by William A. Seiter]. MoMA. Retrieved on April 16, 2017.

Griffin was married to actress Sutton Foster from October 25, 2014, until she filed for divorce in October 2024.{{cite magazine |first=Jen |last=Juneau |title=Sutton Foster Files For Divorce From Husband Ted Griffin After 10 Years of Marriage |work=People |date=2024-10-23 |url=https://people.com/sutton-foster-files-for-divorce-from-ted-griffin-after-10-years-of-marriage-8347780 |access-date=2025-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406093750/https://people.com/sutton-foster-files-for-divorce-from-ted-griffin-after-10-years-of-marriage-8347780 |archive-date=2025-04-06 |url-status=live}} [http://www.broadway.com/buzz/178064/on-her-way-down-the-aisle-tony-winner-sutton-foster-marries-fiance-ted-griffin-today/ On Her Way Down the Aisle: Tony Winner Sutton Foster Marries Fiance Ted Griffin Today! {{!}} Broadway Buzz]. Broadway.com (October 25, 2014). Retrieved on 2017-04-16.