Garrett Clayton

Garrett Clayton
Born (1991-03-19) March 19, 1991
Dearborn, Michigan, United States
Occupation Actor, singer, dancer
Years active 2008-present

Garrett Clayton (born March 19, 1991) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He began his career at Crestwood High School in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, performing in many of the drama club's productions. He is best known for portraying Tanner in Teen Beach Movie, a Disney Channel Original Movie, directed by Jeffrey Hornaday, and the role of Blake in the Lifetime movie Holiday Spin, co-starring Ralph Macchio.

Life and career

Clayton was born in Dearborn, Michigan. He was cast in 2013 in the role of Tanner in Disney's musical Teen Beach Movie in which he plays a cool surfer who is "a mix between Frankie Avalon and Link from Hairspray."[1] The film is directed by Jeffrey Hornaday and was filmed in Puerto Rico and was first broadcast July 19, 2013. It co-stars Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell, and Grace Phipps.

In December 2012, Clayton appeared in the Lifetime movie Holiday Spin, co-starring Ralph Macchio. He performed the role of Blake, a rebellious teen forced to live with his father after his mother is killed in a car accident.[2]

He has also made appearances on Days of Our Lives and Shake It Up. He has a recurring role on the latter half of the first season of The Fosters.[3]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Tower Zombie
2009 Magic Mentah Sander
2010 Virginia Mormon Boy #2
2011 Love, Gloria Tad
2012 The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure Diner dancer
2016 Don't Hang Up Brady Mannion Post-production
2016 King Cobra Brent Corrigan Pre-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Days of Our Lives Eli
2010 Shake It Up Dylan "Party It Up" (Season 1, Episode 7)
2012 Holiday Spin Blake Television film
2013 Teen Beach Movie Tanner Television film
2013 The Client List Billy "What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am" (Season 2, Episode 14)
2013 Jessie Earl "The Blind Date, the Cheapskate, and the Primate " (Season 3, Episode 4)
2014 Win, Lose or Draw Himself / Panelist "Garrett Clayton & Chrissie Fit" (Season 1, Episode 7)
2014 - 2016The Fosters Chase "House and Home" (Season 1, Episode 12)
"Things Unsaid" (Season 1, Episode 13)
"Us Against the World" (Season 1, Episode 16)
"Kids in the Hall" (Season 1, Episode 17)
"The Show" (Season 3, Episode 19)
2015 Teen Beach 2 Tanner Television film
2015 100 Things to Do Before High School Stephen Powers Survive the Virus Attack Trapped in the Last Home Base Station on Earth Thing
2016 The Real O'Neals Ricky "The Real Lent" (Season 1, Episode 3)

References

  1. Celebrity Teen Scoop Takeda-Morrison, Marsha. "Garrett Clayton Takes Us On A ‘Holiday Spin’". Celebrity Teen Scoop. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ralph-macchio-lifetime-movie-332369
  3. Philiana Ng (14 October 2013). "'The Fosters': Garrett Clayton Joins Season 1 - The Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

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