Garrett Clayton
Biography
Garrett Clayton is an American actor and singer who began performing in drama club productions at Crestwood High School in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, and later studied musical theater at Oakland University. After casting directors told him his given name sounded too old, he took the stage name Garrett Clayton. In 2010 he had roles on Days of Our Lives and Shake It Up, and in 2012 he played a rebellious teenager in the Lifetime film Holiday Spin. He became known as the surfer Tanner in the Disney musicals Teen Beach Movie (2013) and Teen Beach 2 (2015). His other work includes a recurring part on The Fosters, Brent Corrigan in King Cobra (2016), Link Larkin in the NBC broadcast Hairspray Live! (2016), Brady Mannion in the horror thriller Don't Hang Up (2016), and a stage appearance in God Looked Away at the Pasadena Playhouse.
35years old
Turns 36 on March 19in 129 days
- Born Dearborn
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Gary Michael Clayton (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 7 years2012 to 2019
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About the name
Casting directors told him that his name sounded too old, so he decided to adopt the stage name of Garrett Clayton.
Beyond film
In 2017 Clayton appeared at the Pasadena Playhouse as Luke in God Looked Away, a six-week run alongside Al Pacino and Judith Light.
Garrett Clayton movies on Netflix
Peelas Chad
Between Worldsas Mike
Don't Hang Upas Brady Mannion
Hairspray Live!as Link Larkin
King Cobraas Sean Paul Lockhart / Brent Corrigan
Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-Cellent Adventureas Willie (voice)
Teen Beach 2as Tanner
Teen Beach Movieas Tanner
Holiday Spinas Blake
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventureas Diner Dancer
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jeffrey Hornaday directed two of these films. Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Maia Mitchell2 films together, 2013 to 2015
Maia Mitchell's page Teen Beach 22015IMDb rating 5.9Clayton as TannerMitchell as McKenzie 'Mack' Fox
Teen Beach Movie2013IMDb rating 6.0Clayton as TannerMitchell as McKenzie / Mack
Jordan Fisher2 films together, 2013 to 2015
Jordan Fisher's page Teen Beach 22015IMDb rating 5.9Clayton as TannerFisher as Seacat
Teen Beach Movie2013IMDb rating 6.0Clayton as TannerFisher as Seacat
Chrissie Fit2 films together, 2013 to 2015
Chrissie Fit's page Teen Beach 22015IMDb rating 5.9Clayton as TannerFit as Cheechee
Teen Beach Movie2013IMDb rating 6.0Clayton as TannerFit as Cheechee
Grace Phipps2 films together, 2013 to 2015
Grace Phipps's page Teen Beach 22015IMDb rating 5.9Clayton as TannerPhipps as Lela
Teen Beach Movie2013IMDb rating 6.0Clayton as TannerPhipps as Lela
John DeLuca2 films together, 2013 to 2015
John DeLuca's page Teen Beach 22015IMDb rating 5.9Clayton as TannerDeLuca as Butchy
Teen Beach Movie2013IMDb rating 6.0Clayton as TannerDeLuca as Butchy
Jessica Lee Keller2 films together, 2013 to 2015
Jessica Lee Keller's page Teen Beach 22015IMDb rating 5.9Clayton as TannerKeller as Struts
Teen Beach Movie2013IMDb rating 6.0Clayton as TannerKeller as Struts
Jeffrey HornadayDirector, 2 films, 2013 to 2015
All films by Jeffrey Hornaday Teen Beach 22015IMDb rating 5.9Clayton as Tanner
Teen Beach Movie2013IMDb rating 6.0Clayton as Tanner
Also two films together4 more actors
- Ross LynchTeen Beach 2 (2015) and Teen Beach Movie (2013)
- Mollee GrayTeen Beach 2 (2015) and Teen Beach Movie (2013)
- Kent BoydTeen Beach 2 (2015) and Teen Beach Movie (2013)
- William T. LoftisTeen Beach 2 (2015) and Teen Beach Movie (2013)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.


