Joseph S. Griffo

Biography

Joseph S. Griffo (born Joseph Steven Griffo, May 15, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actor and stunt performer, 1.30 m tall. He has been active since 1977, appearing in over 50 productions across film and television. He is best known for his role as Nestor the Android in Argo (2012), his uncredited appearance as a Jawa in The Mandalorian (2019), and serving as the stunt double for Peter Dinklage in I Care a Lot (2020) and The Boss (2016). His notable film credits include Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998, dir. Terry Gilliam, with Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro), Little Nicky (2000, with Adam Sandler and Patricia Arquette), Monkeybone (2001, with Brendan Fraser), Van Helsing (2004, with Hugh Jackman), Argo (2012, dir. Ben Affleck, with Affleck and Bryan Cranston), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017, dir. Martin McDonagh, with Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson), and I Care a Lot (2020, dir. Bo Burnham, with Rosamund Pike and Dinklage). His notable television roles include Two and a Half Men (2003, with Charlie Sheen), Ghost Whisperer (2005, with Jennifer Love Hewitt), and The Mandalorian (2019, with Pedro Pascal).