Rudy Pankow
BornAugust 12, 1998
Ketchikan, Alaska, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present

Rudy Pankow (/ˈpɑːnkoʊ/)[1] is an American film and television actor. He is most known for his role as JJ Maybank on the Netflix[2] teen drama series Outer Banks.[3]

Early life

Pankow was born and raised in Ketchikan, Alaska.[4] Parents are Andrew and Penny Pankow. Is the middle child, has an older brother Alec Pankow and younger brother Henning Pankow. He began his interest in acting and production some time in middle school via YouTube. He attended Ketchikan High School where he played soccer and participated in cross-country events. Pankow originally considered going to culinary school, but chose to become an actor and joined a 2016–2017 batch in an acting institute.

After that, Pankow enrolled at Michael Woolson Studios to improve his acting skills. After completion of the acting course, he started performing in theatre to gain more experience.[5] During his time in theatre, he played roles in The Nutcracker, Mary Poppins and Oliver Twist.

Career

In 2020, Pankow began playing JJ Maybank on Netflix's mystery teen drama television series Outer Banks.[6] The series is set in a community in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and follows the conflict between two groups of teenagers in search of a lost treasure.[7] The show has been an international success for Netflix. In March 2023, Forbes magazine reported that all three seasons made Netflix's global top 10 weekly list, with season three attracting 99 million hours viewed, while the second and first seasons garnered 27.7 million hours and 34 million hours viewed, according to Netflix data.[8]

He has appeared on the covers of numerous fashion magazines such as Tings,[9] Icon,[10] Vestail,[11] and Behind the Blinds.[12]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitle[13]RoleNotes
2017Sunny Family CultAaronShort
2017Nobody KnowsAbe WooldridgeShort
201711:47JesseShort
2017Do Good Things[14]MikeShort
2018Not MeAshtonShort
2018Last SummerDylanShort
2018DeviantMarcelShort
2018Muse: Thought ContagionLead GuyMusic Video
2021Lift OffDannyShort
2022UnchartedYoung Sam
2022Space Waves[15]Joey Kite
2023Chocolate LizardsErwin Vandeveer
2023The CrusadesLeo GreccoMain Role

Television

YearTitle[13]RoleNotes
2017Sunny Family CultAaronEpisode: "Origins"
2019The Politician[16]Other KidEpisode: "The Voter"
2019SolvedFreddy / Robert2 episodes
2020Acting for a CauseBrocklehurstEpisode: "Jane Eyre"
2020–presentOuter Banks[17]JJ MaybankMain Role, 30 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "'Outer Banks' Star Rudy Pankow's Bookshelf Tour | Shelf Portrait". Marie Claire. June 22, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Get Ready to See a Lot More of Rudy Pankow – L'Officiel". www.lofficielusa.com.
  3. ↑ Fuentes, Tamara (April 29, 2020). ""Outer Banks" Star Rudy Pankow is Ready for JJ to Struggle in Season 2". Seventeen. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Meet the star of Netflix's TV series Outer Banks, Rudy Pankow". Wonderland. April 29, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  5. ↑ "How old is Rudy Pankow?". PopBuzz. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Rudy Pankow of Outer Banks | LOCAL Life". LOCAL Life | Hilton Head Island & Bluffton. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  7. ↑ ""Outer Banks" Creators Explain Why They "Needed" a Big Time Jump". Teen Vogue. 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  8. ↑ Tellez, Anthony. "'Outer Banks' Continues Reign Atop Netflix Most-Watched List As Chris Rock Enters Top 10". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  9. ↑ "Instagram post by Rudy Pankow". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  10. ↑ "Instagram post by Rudy Pankow". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  11. ↑ "Instagram post by Rudy Pankow". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  12. ↑ "Instagram post by Rudy Pankow". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  13. 1 2 "Rudy Pankow". IMDb. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  14. ↑ Do Good Things
  15. ↑ Space Waves, retrieved May 23, 2020
  16. ↑ "Rudy Pankow was an extra in The Politician on Netflix". PopBuzz. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  17. ↑ Walsh, Savannah (May 2, 2020). "How Old Is the Cast cf Netflix's 'Outer Banks' Now?". ELLE. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
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