Rudy Pankow (born August 12, 1998) is an American film and television actor, best known for his role as JJ Maybank in the drama series Outer Banks. He also stars as Young Sam in Uncharted (2022) and Scotty Landry in Reminders of Him (2026).
Total Drama is an homage to and parody of common conventions from reality television. All of the contestants have distinct personalities that serve as main plot points with the characters consisting of the eponymous fictional reality series and the contestants therein. The style of this series is similar to that of Survivor.
