Rudy Pankow

American actor

Rudy Pankow

Born| August 12, 1998

Ketchikan, Alaska, U.S.

Occupation| Actor
Years active| 2017–present
Height| 6’0”

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[edit]

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.[citation needed]

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[edit]

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 [it],[10] Vestail,[11] and Behind the Blinds.[12]

## Personal life[edit]

Since 2020, Pankow has been in a relationship with showrunner assistant and photographer Elaine Siemek, who has also been working on Outer Banks since the start of its production.[13]

## Filmography[edit]

Key  †  | Denotes works that have not yet been released

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### Film[edit]

Year | Title[14] | Role | Notes

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2017 | Sunny Family Cult | Aaron | Short
2017 | Nobody Knows | Abe Wooldridge | Short
2017 | 11:47 | Jesse | Short
2017 | Do Good Things[15] | Mike | Short
2018 | Not Me | Ashton | Short
2018 | Last Summer | Dylan | Short
2018 | Deviant | Marcel | Short
2018 | Muse: Thought Contagion | Lead Guy | Music Video
2021 | Lift Off | Danny | Short
2022 | Uncharted | Young Sam |
2022 | Space Waves[16] | Joey Kite |
2023 | Chocolate Lizards | Erwin Vandeveer |
2023 | The Crusades | Leo Grecco | Main Role

### Television[edit]

Year | Title[14] | Role | Notes

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2017 | Sunny Family Cult | Aaron | Episode: "Origins"
2019 | The Politician[17] | Other Kid | Episode: "The Voter"
2019 | Solved | Freddy / Robert | 2 episodes
2020 | Acting for a Cause | Brocklehurst | Episode: "Jane Eyre"
2020–present | Outer Banks[18] | JJ Maybank | Main Role, 30 episodes

## References[edit]

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. ^ Kaloi, Stephanie (February 27, 2023). "Who Is Rudy Pankow's Girlfriend? All About Elaine Siemek". People Magazine. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
14. ^ a b "Rudy Pankow". IMDb. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
15. ^ Do Good Things
16. ^ Space Waves, retrieved May 23, 2020
17. ^ "Rudy Pankow was an extra in The Politician on Netflix". PopBuzz. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
18. ^ Walsh, Savannah (May 2, 2020). "How Old Is the Cast cf Netflix's 'Outer Banks' Now?". ELLE. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Rudy Pankow at IMDb

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1990s|

* Anna Chlumsky & Macaulay Culkin in My Girl (1992)
* Christian Slater & Marisa Tomei in Untamed Heart (1993)
* Demi Moore & Woody Harrelson in Indecent Proposal (1994)
* Jim Carrey & Lauren Holly in Dumb and Dumber (1995)
* Natasha Henstridge & Anthony Guidera in Species (1996)
* Will Smith & Vivica A. Fox in Independence Day (1997)
* Adam Sandler & Drew Barrymore in The Wedding Singer (1998)
* Gwyneth Paltrow & Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love (1999)

2000s|

* Sarah Michelle Gellar & Selma Blair in Cruel Intentions (2000)
* Julia Stiles & Sean Patrick Thomas in Save the Last Dance (2001)
* Jason Biggs & Seann William Scott in American Pie 2 (2002)
* Tobey Maguire & Kirsten Dunst in Spider-Man (2003)
* Owen Wilson, Carmen Electra & Amy Smart in Starsky & Hutch (2004)
* Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams in The Notebook (2005)
* Heath Ledger & Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain (2006)
* Will Ferrell & Sacha Baron Cohen in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2007)
* Briana Evigan & Robert Hoffman in Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)
* Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart in Twilight (2009)

2010s|

* Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2010)
* Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2011)
* Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2012)
* Jennifer Lawrence & Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook (2013)
* Emma Roberts, Jennifer Aniston & Will Poulter in We're the Millers (2014)
* Ansel Elgort & Shailene Woodley in The Fault in Our Stars (2015)
* Rebel Wilson & Adam DeVine in Pitch Perfect 2 (2016)
* Ashton Sanders & Jharrel Jerome in Moonlight (2017)
* Nick Robinson & Keiynan Lonsdale in Love, Simon (2018)
* Noah Centineo & Lana Condor in To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2019)

2020s|

* No award (2020)
* Chase Stokes & Madelyn Cline in Outer Banks (2021)
* Poopies & the Snake in Jackass Forever (2022)
* Madison Bailey & Rudy Pankow in Outer Banks (2023)

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