Riley Griffiths (born May 14, 1997) is an American football player and former actor, best known for his role as Charles Kaznyk in the 2011 film, Super 8.[1]
In 2010, Griffiths got his first major role, when he was selected to play the role of Charles Kaznyk, in Super 8, directed by J. J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg.[6] While attending Montana State University, Griffiths was a defensive linemen for the Bobcats’ football team. He has expressed interest in working behind the scenes on film.[7]
riley, griffiths, born, 1997, american, football, player, former, actor, best, known, role, charles, kaznyk, 2011, film, super, born, 1997, 1997, cedar, city, utah, united, statesoccupation, actor, football, playeryears, active2010, 2011parentsanne, mother, br. Riley Griffiths born May 14 1997 is an American football player and former actor best known for his role as Charles Kaznyk in the 2011 film Super 8 1 Riley GriffithsBorn 1997 05 14 May 14 1997 age 26 Cedar City Utah United StatesOccupation s Actor Football playerYears active2010 2011ParentsAnne mother Brandon father RelativesJade Griffiths brother Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Filmography 3 1 Film 3 2 Television 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editGriffiths was born on May 14 1997 in Cedar City Utah 2 His first acting role came when he was 6 years old when he participated in a version of William Shakespeare s A Midsummer Night s Dream 3 Griffiths family later moved to the Issaquah Sammamish area While attending Skyline High School Griffiths played as a defensive lineman for the varsity football team 4 He also played defensive line while attending Montana State University 5 Career editIn 2010 Griffiths got his first major role when he was selected to play the role of Charles Kaznyk in Super 8 directed by J J Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg 6 While attending Montana State University Griffiths was a defensive linemen for the Bobcats football team He has expressed interest in working behind the scenes on film 7 Filmography editFilm edit Year Title Role2011 Super 8 Charles KaznykTelevision edit Year Title Role Note s 2011 R L Stine s The Haunting Hour Willie Episode Mascot Awards and nominations editYear Award Category Work Result2011 PFCS Award Best Ensemble Acting Super 8 WonTeen Choice Award Choice Movie Male Scene Stealer Super 8 NominatedChoice Movie Chemistry Super 8 Nominated2012 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film Young Ensemble Cast Super 8 NominatedReferences edit Hall Tim 5 June 2011 Q amp A with Super 8 s Riley Griffiths Seattle Pi Archived from the original on 22 January 2019 Retrieved 19 June 2011 P Means Sean 9 June 2011 Riley Griffiths From Cedar City to Super 8 The Salt Lake Tribune Retrieved 19 June 2011 Wesely Tommy 10 June 2011 Super 8 s Riley Griffiths on His Big Screen Debut Teen Vogue Conde Nast Retrieved 19 June 2011 Kelley Mason 10 October 2011 Skyline freshman Riley Griffiths is a film room superstar The Seattle Times Retrieved 2 February 2012 Nuanez Colter 16 December 2014 Skyline High DE Riley Griffiths commits to Montana State Bobcat Nation Archived from the original on 6 February 2015 Retrieved 17 February 2019 Macdonald Moira 10 June 2011 Hollywood calls student Riley Griffiths Herald Extra Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 19 June 2011 Thomasseau Allison L October 22 2014 Athlete Spotlight Skyline DE C Riley Griffiths USA Today Retrieved July 25 2019 External links editRiley Griffiths at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Riley Griffiths amp oldid 1155086737, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
