Which actor plays JJ Maybank in Outer Banks, whose death shapes Season 5?

Rudy Pankow plays JJ Maybank in Outer Banks, and JJ’s death at the end of Season 4 shapes the story of Season 5. JJ is one of the original Pogues and a central member of the show’s main ensemble.

In the Season 4 finale, JJ discovers that Chandler Groff is his biological father. Groff later takes Kiara hostage and murders JJ after JJ gives him the Blue Crown in an attempt to save her. The surviving Pogues then vow revenge.

Rudy Pankow was part of the original starring cast announced for the series. Season 5’s official synopsis focuses on the remaining friends mourning JJ and pursuing Groff. The character’s absence is therefore an important emotional part of the final season rather than a minor plot detail.