Life and career

Clayton was born in Dearborn, Michigan. He was cast in 2013 in the role of Tanner in Disney's musical Teen Beach Movie in which he plays a cool surfer who is "a mix between Frankie Avalon and Link from Hairspray." The film is directed by Jeffrey Hornaday and was filmed in Puerto Rico and was first broadcast July 19, 2013. It co-stars Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell, and Grace Phipps.

In December 2012, Clayton appeared in the Lifetime movie Holiday Spin, co-starring Ralph Macchio. He performed the role of Blake, a rebellious teen forced to live with his father after his mother is killed in a car accident.

He has also made appearances on Days of Our Lives and Shake It Up. He has a recurring role on the latter half of the first season of The Fosters.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	The Tower	Zombie
2009	Magic Mentah	Sander
2010	Virginia	Mormon Boy #2
2011	Love, Gloria	Tad
2012	The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure	Diner dancer
2016	Don't Hang Up	Brady Mannion	Post-production
2016	King Cobra	Brent Corrigan	Pre-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Days of Our Lives	Eli
2010	Shake It Up	Dylan	"Party It Up" (Season 1, Episode 7)
2012	Holiday Spin	Blake	Television film
2013	Teen Beach Movie	Tanner	Television film
2013	The Client List	Billy	"What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am" (Season 2, Episode 14)
2013	Jessie	Earl	"The Blind Date, the Cheapskate, and the Primate " (Season 3, Episode 4)
2014	Win, Lose or Draw	Himself / Panelist	"Garrett Clayton & Chrissie Fit" (Season 1, Episode 7)
2014 - 2016	The Fosters	Chase	"House and Home" (Season 1, Episode 12) "Things Unsaid" (Season 1, Episode 13) "Us Against the World" (Season 1, Episode 16) "Kids in the Hall" (Season 1, Episode 17) "The Show" (Season 3, Episode 19)
2015	Teen Beach 2	Tanner	Television film
2015	100 Things to Do Before High School	Stephen Powers	Survive the Virus Attack Trapped in the Last Home Base Station on Earth Thing
2016	The Real O'Neals	Ricky	"The Real Lent" (Season 1, Episode 3)

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