Growing up in the suburbs of Atlanta Griffin began performing in local theater at the age of seven and by age 13 was working consistently in commercial projects Throughout middle and high school Griffin continued to perform on stage in musicals dramas and improv and developed a love for filmmaking filming and editing music videos for local bands and rappers and writing directing editing and starring in short films His dramaSitting on the Fence 2011 was an official selection at the Macon Film Festival in 2011 and in 2013 his short film Self Portrait was the first short film ever awarded Superior at the Georgia Thespian Conference and was invited to compete at the national level