Biography
Rudy Pankow is an American actor. He is best known for his role as JJ Maybank in the Netflix series Outer Banks (2020–2024).
He began his career with guest roles in series including The Politician (2019) and Solve (2019), and appeared in the music video for Muse's "Thought Contagion" (2018). His film credits include Young Sam in Uncharted (2022), Jimmy in 5lbs of Pressure (2024) and Scotty Landry in Reminders of Him (2026). In 2024 he played Romeo in a production of Romeo and Juliet at the American Repertory Theatre. Since 2020 he has been in a relationship with Elaine Siemek, who has worked on Outer Banks.
