Garrett Clayton (born March 19, 1991), is an American actor, singer, and dancer. 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. Many have said he bears a resemblance to former Disney Channel actor, Zac Efron.[1]
Early Life[]
Career[]
Clayton 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."[2] The film is directed by Jeffrey Hornaday and was filmed in Puerto Rico with the release date of July 19, 2013 at 8:00 PM ET. It co-stars Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell, and Grace Phipps
On June 26, 2015, Disney will release the musical Teen Beach Movie 2[1] which is the sequel of Teen Beach Movie and Clayton will be playing the same role of Tanner.
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.[3]
He has also made appearances on Days of Our Lives and Shake It Up. He will have a recurring role on the latter half of the first season of The Fosters. [4]
Personal Life[]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | The Tower | Zombie | |
2009 | Magic Mentah | Sander | |
2010 | Days of our Lives | Eli | Episode #1.11324 |
2010 | Shake It Up! | Dylan | Episode: "Party It Up" |
2011 | Love, Gloria | Tad | |
2012 | The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure | Diner dancer | |
2012 | Holiday Spin | Blake | Lead |
2013 | Teen Beach Movie | Tanner | Disney Channel Original Movie |
2013 | Killing Games | Jeff | Pre-production |
2013 | Jessie | Earl | 1 Episode |
Trivia[]
- Maia Mitchell and Garret Clayton were both in Teen Beach Movie. They have also starred in Jessie, but in different episodes.
Gallery[]
- Click here to see Garrett's' gallery.