Rudy Pankow () is an American actor. He stars as JJ Maybank on the
Netflix
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teen drama
In film and television
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Outer Banks
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Early life
Pankow was born and raised in
Ketchikan, Alaska
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He began his interest in acting and production 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
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'', ''
Mary Poppins'' and ''
Oliver Twist
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Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1998 births
Living people
American actors
Male actors from Alaska
Actors from Alaska
People from Alaska