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| Zach Gilford |
| Born |
January 14, 1982 (1982-01-14) (age 30)
Evanston, Illinois, United States |
| Years active |
2005–present |
Zach Gilford (born January 14, 1982) is an American actor best known for his role as Matt Saracen on the NBC television drama series Friday Night Lights. Gilford starred alongside Terrell Owens in the 2008 NBA Celebrity All-Star game.
[edit] Career
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 his first major role in Friday Night Lights in which he played the role of Matt Saracen until 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 plays her love interest.[6]
[edit] Personal life
In Spring 2010, he began dating actress Kiele Sanchez, whom he met on the set of TV pilot Matadors. The couple was reported to be engaged in November 2011.[7]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
[edit] References
- ^ TV Tattler Interview: Zach Gilford of 'Friday Night Lights' on NBC - AOL Television
- ^ ARCC :: Our Leaders
- ^ Griffin, Christine (August 21, 2009). "Post Grad Movie - Interview with Alexis Bledel and Zach Gilford". Cosmopolitan. http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrity/news/post-grad. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ^ "Emmy Rossum, Sandra Bernhard, Zach Gilford and more at the DARE Premiere". Sundance Channel. http://www.sundancechannel.com/festival/photos/210607165/. 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. http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/08/08/zach-gilford-off-the-map/. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ^ Warner, Kara (December 2, 2011). "Taylor Swift Cozies Up To Zach Gilford In 'Ours' Video". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1675344/taylor-swift-ours-zach-gilford.jhtml. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ^ MacKenzie, Carina Adly (November 30, 2011). "Friday Night Lights' Zach Gilford engaged to Kiele Sanchez". zap2it. http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2011/11/friday-night-lights-zach-gilford-engaged-to-kiele-sanchez.html. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
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Gilford, Zach |
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| Short description |
American actor |
| Date of birth |
January 14, 1983 |
| Place of birth |
Evanston, Illinois, United States |
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