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Garrett Clayton
American actor, singer & dancer

Garrett Clayton

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American actor, singer & dancer
A.K.A.
Gery
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Dearborn
Age
33 years
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Biography

Gary Michael "Garrett" Clayton (born March 19, 1991) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He began acting at Crestwood High School in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, performing in many of the drama club's productions. He later attended Oakland University where he studied musical theater. 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. He portrayed porn star Brent Corrigan in the film King Cobra, opposite James Franco and Christian Slater. In 2016, Clayton played Link Larkin in the NBC special Hairspray Live! alongside Jennifer Hudson, Kristin Chenoweth and Ariana Grande.

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." 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.

He has also made appearances on Days of Our Lives and Shake It Up. He had a recurring role on the latter half of the first season of The Fosters. Clayton played the role of Link Larkin in the NBC television broadcast of Hairspray Live!, which aired on December 7, 2016.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008The TowerZombie
2009Magic MentahSander
2010VirginiaMormon Boy #2
2011Love, GloriaTad
2012The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon AdventureDiner Dancer
2016King CobraBrent Corrigan
2016Welcome To WillitsZackPost-production
2016Don't Hang UpBrady Mannion

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Days of Our LivesEli
2010Shake It UpDylan"Party It Up" (Season 1, Episode 7)
2012Holiday SpinBlakeTelevision film
2013Teen Beach MovieTannerTelevision film
2013The Client ListBilly"What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am" (Season 2, Episode 14)
2013JessieEarl"The Blind Date, the Cheapskate, and the Primate " (Season 3, Episode 4)
2014Win, Lose or DrawHimself / Panelist"Garrett Clayton & Chrissie Fit" (Season 1, Episode 7)
2014–2016The FostersChase"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)
2015Teen Beach 2TannerTelevision film
2015100 Things to Do Before High SchoolStephen PowersSurvive the Virus Attack Trapped in the Last Home Base Station on Earth Thing
2016The Real O'NealsRicky"The Real Lent" (Season 1, Episode 3)
2016Hairspray Live!Link LarkinNBC special

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