Zach Gilford
| Zach Gilford | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Zachary Michael Gilford[1] January 14, 1982 Evanston, Illinois, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kiele Sanchez (m. 2012) |
Zachary Michael "Zach" Gilford (born January 14, 1982) is an American actor best known for his role as Matt Saracen on the NBC sports drama Friday Night Lights.
Career
Gilford graduated from Northwestern University[2] and Evanston Township High School. He served as a Trip Leader for Adventures Cross-Country.[3] He has led wilderness and adventure trips for teenagers to California, Hawaii, Alaska, the South Pacific, and British Columbia. Gilford worked as a staff member for YMCA Camp Echo in Fremont, Michigan. In 2005, he appeared in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
In 2006, Gilford landed a regular role in Friday Night Lights in which he played the role of Matt Saracen in the main cast from the first season to the third season. In 2009, Gilford was switched to the recurring cast in the fourth season until the show ended with the fifth season in 2011.
Gilford made his feature film debut, co-starring in The Last Winter. In 2009, he co-starred in Post Grad opposite Alexis Bledel[4] and in Dare opposite Emmy Rossum.[5]
In 2010, he joined the cast of ABC's medical drama Off The Map[6] which premiered in January 2011 but was cancelled after thirteen episodes. In 2011, he appeared in Taylor Swift's music video for "Ours", in which he played her love interest.[7]
In 2012, he was cast in another medical drama, The Mob Doctor, on Fox, opposite Jordana Spiro, however this was also cancelled after thirteen episodes. In January 2013, he appeared with Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Last Stand.[8]
He co-starred in the horror film Devil's Due, which was set in New Orleans and the Dominican Republic, and released on January 17, 2014.[9]
He co-starred in the film sequel The Purge: Anarchy, which was released on July 18, 2014.[10]
Personal life
Gilford was born in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Anne and Steve Gilford.[11] He is of half Swedish and half Russian Jewish descent. In the spring of 2010, Gilford began dating actress Kiele Sanchez, whom he met on the set of the television pilot for The Matadors.[12] The couple became engaged in November 2011,[13] and married on December 29, 2012.[14][15] The couple also co-starred in The Purge: Anarchy.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Handbook to Casual Stalking | Jimmy | Short |
| 2006 | The Last Winter | Maxwell McKinder | Nominated - Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast |
| 2007 | Rise: Blood Hunter | Sailor | |
| 2009 | Post Grad | Adam Davies | |
| Dare | Johnny Drake | ||
| 2010 | Super | Jerry | |
| 2011 | The River Why | Gus Oviston | |
| Answers to Nothing | Evan | ||
| 2012 | In Our Nature | Seth | |
| 2013 | Crazy Kind of Love | Matthew | |
| The Last Stand | Jerry Bailey | ||
| 2014 | Devil's Due | Zach McCall | |
| 2014 | The Purge: Anarchy | Shane |
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Kevin Wilcox | 1 episode ("Contagious") |
| 2006–2011 | Friday Night Lights | Matt Saracen | Series regular, 62 episodes Main cast (Seasons 1-3) Recurring cast (Seasons 4-5) |
| 2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Charlie Lowell | 1 episode ("Here's to the Future") |
| 2010 | The Matadors | Alex Galloway | TV movie |
| 2011 | Off The Map | Dr. Tommy Fuller | Series regular, 13 episodes |
| 2012-2013 | The Mob Doctor | Dr. Brett Robinson | Series regular, 13 episodes |
| 2014 | Drunk History | Jim Abbott | 1 episode ("Sports Heroes") |
| 2015 | Flesh and Blood | Peter Warren | |
Music Videos
| Year | Artist | Song | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Taylor Swift | "Ours" | Taylor Swift's love interest |
References
- ↑ A broken version of the American dream from The Daily Northwestern, May 9, 2002, retrieved 27 April 2015
- ↑ "TV Tattler Interview: Zach Gilford of 'Friday Night Lights' on NBC - AOL Television". Television.aol.com. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ↑ ":: Our Leaders". Adventurescrosscountry.com. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
- ↑ Griffin, Christine (August 21, 2009). "Post Grad Movie - Interview with Alexis Bledel and Zach Gilford". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Emmy Rossum, Sandra Bernhard, Zach Gilford and more at the DARE Premiere". Sundance Channel. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ↑ Ausiello, Michael (August 8, 2011). "Scoop: 'FNL' MVP Zach Gilford scores role in Shonda Rhimes' 'Off the Map'". Entertainment Weekly. Ew.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ↑ Warner, Kara (December 2, 2011). "Taylor Swift Cozies Up To Zach Gilford In 'Ours' Video". MTV. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ↑ "IMDB filmography". imdb.com. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ↑ Luoma, Sarah (March 4, 2013). "'Friday Night Lights' actor Zach Gilford joins horror 'Devil's Due'". digitalspy.com. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ↑ "IMDB filmography". imdb.com. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?id=3603952
- ↑ MacKenzie, Carina Adly (November 30, 2011). "Friday Night Lights' Zach Gilford engaged to Kiele Sanchez". zap2it. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ↑ Messer, Lesley (December 1, 2011). "Friday Night Lights Star Zach Gilford Engaged". People. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Huffingtonpost : Zach Gilford Married: 'Friday Night Lights' Star Weds Kiele Sanchez". Huffingtonpost.com. December 30, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ↑ "Friday Night Lights' Zach Gilford and Kiele Sanchez Tie the Knot!". E Online. December 29, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
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