Who’s Griffin on The Masked Singer? All Signs Point to This Cult Classic TV Actor

Griffin has a voice and story that soars throughout the stage. The actor just made his debut during the Group B premiere of The Masked Singer and he gushed about his “happy place.”

Griffin performed “Rewrite The Stars” by Zac Efron & Zendaya from the movie The Greatest Showman, and he seemed to have the time of his life. Rita Ora went in and immediately guessed Matthew Lillard or Freddie Prinze Jr. Ken Jeong guessed Scream‘s David Arquette. Jenny also starred in that movie and doubled down on the guess because it sounds like him. But were they all right?

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Who’s Griffin on The Masked Singer?

All signs point towards actor James Van Der Beek. Don’t believe us? Take a look at the breakdown of the clue package.

• “Part eagle, part lion, one heck of a mythical creature. I can relate to that. When you become a star, you’re treated like a god. Everyone wants to get a piece.”

We’ll get to it soon since someone took a piece off his car.

• He was not prepared for the “fandom” after he “skyrocketed to overnight success” — “little did I know that first hit would immortalize me”

Dawson’s Creek is a CW classic and definitely had a devoted fandom.

• Recalled that lady took dirt off his car and said she’d take it home to her kids

Van Der Beek actually told this story on a Reddit AMA in 2014.

• “The future I saw in the stars was all being rewritten. Now I know, man, this life is so precious, and I take every opportunity that comes my way — like this”

Van Der Beek recently went public with his colorectal cancer diagnosis, which he said has taught him a lot about his life.

• A Masked Singer sheriff’s badge, a “school’s out” bell, dirt falling on the ground and a VHS tape with a jack-o’-lantern on it

Van Der Beek starred in the 2001 film Texas Rangers. The jack-o’-lantern could be a nod to the actor’s uncredited appearance in 2000’s Scary Movie.

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• “Was a total theater geek”

Van Der Beek made his off-Broadway at 16 years old in 1993’s Finding the Sun. After Dawson’s Creek came to an end, he returned to the stage in 2003’s play Rain Dance.

• Mckenna Grace raved about Griffin: “Not only is he an incredible performer, but he’s an even better person. He’s like a dad on the set. I’d know this because I costarred with him.”

Grace and Van Der Beek appeared on Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020) together.