Zach Gilford

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Zach Gilford
Born (1982-01-14) January 14, 1982 (age 31)
Evanston, Illinois, United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 2005–present
Spouse(s) Kiele Sanchez (m. 2012)

Zach Gilford (born January 14, 1982) is an American actor best known for his role as Matt Saracen on the NBC television series Friday Night Lights.

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Career [edit]

Gilford graduated from Northwestern University[1] and Evanston Township High School.[citation needed] He serves as a Trip Leader for Adventures Cross-Country.[2] 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.[citation needed]. In 2005, he appeared in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

In 2006, he landed a regular role in Friday Night Lights in which he played the role of Matt Saracen for nearly five seasons until the show ended in 2011. He made his feature film debut starring in The Last Winter. In 2009, he starred in Post Grad alongside Alexis Bledel and Michael Keaton[3] and in Dare alongside Emmy Rossum.[4]

In 2010, he joined the cast of ABC's new medical drama Off The Map[5] 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.[6]

In 2012, he was cast in another medical drama, "The Mob Doctor," on Fox, opposite Jordana Spiro, however this was also cancelled after just thirteen episodes. In January 2013, he appeared with Arnold Schwartzenegger in "The Last Stand."[7]

He will star in The Devil's Due, a horror film currently in production (filming in New Orleans and the Dominican Republic), set for release in 2014.[8]

Personal life [edit]

Gilford was born in Evanston, Illinois. In the spring of 2010, Gilford began dating actress Kiele Sanchez, whom he met on the set of the television pilot for The Matadors.[9] The couple became engaged in November 2011,[10] and married on December 29, 2012.[11][12]

Filmography [edit]

Film [edit]

Year Film Role Notes
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 filming
The Last Stand Jerry Bailey

Television [edit]

Year Show Role Notes
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Kevin Wilcox 1 episode ("Contagious")
2009 Grey's Anatomy Charlie Lowell 1 episode ("Here's to the Future")
2006–2011 Friday Night Lights Matt Saracen Series regular
Main cast (Seasons 1-3)
Recurring cast (Seasons 4-5)
2011 Off The Map Tommy Fuller Series regular
2012 The Mob Doctor Doctor Brett Robinson Series regular

References [edit]

  1. ^ TV Tattler Interview: Zach Gilford of 'Friday Night Lights' on NBC - AOL Television
  2. ^ :: Our Leaders
  3. ^ Griffin, Christine (August 21, 2009). "Post Grad Movie - Interview with Alexis Bledel and Zach Gilford". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved December 18, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Emmy Rossum, Sandra Bernhard, Zach Gilford and more at the DARE Premiere". Sundance Channel. Retrieved December 18, 2011. 
  5. ^ 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. 
  6. ^ Warner, Kara (December 2, 2011). "Taylor Swift Cozies Up To Zach Gilford In 'Ours' Video". MTV. Retrieved December 18, 2011. 
  7. ^ "IMDB filmography". imdb.com. Retrieved April 4, 2013. 
  8. ^ Luoma, Sarah (March 4, 2013). "'Friday Night Lights' actor Zach Gilford joins horror 'Devil's Due'". digitalspy.com. Retrieved April 4, 2013. 
  9. ^ MacKenzie, Carina Adly (November 30, 2011). "Friday Night Lights' Zach Gilford engaged to Kiele Sanchez". zap2it. Retrieved December 18, 2011. 
  10. ^ Messer, Lesley (December 1, 2011). "Friday Night Lights Star Zach Gilford Engaged". People. Retrieved December 30, 2012. 
  11. ^ "Huffingtonpost : Zach Gilford Married: 'Friday Night Lights' Star Weds Kiele Sanchez". Huffingtonpost.com. December 30, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012. 
  12. ^ "Friday Night Lights' Zach Gilford and Kiele Sanchez Tie the Knot!". E Online. December 29, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2012. 

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