Rudy Pankow () is an American film and television actor. He is most known for his role as JJ Maybank on the Netflix teen drama series Outer Banks.
Early life
Pankow was born and raised in Ketchikan, Alaska. 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. 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. 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. 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.
He has appeared on the covers of numerous fashion magazines such as Tings, , Vestail, and Behind the Blinds.
Personal life
Pankow has been in a relationship with Elaine Simek since November 2020.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
Living people
American male television actors
Male actors from Alaska
21st-century American male actors
People from Ketchikan, Alaska
American male film actors
American male stage actors
Year of birth missing (living people)