Chandler Riggs is a young and very talented actor. Fame and popularity brought him work in the television series The Walking Dead. For his role in this project, the actor was awarded the Saturn Prize in 2014, 2016 and in 2018.
A young, but very promising and already famous actor Chandler Riggs was born in late June - the 27th - in 1999. His birthplace is the large city of Atlanta, located in the US state of Georgia. Perhaps we can say that the acting path was destined for the boy with fate. His parents, whose names are William and Gina, are actors by profession, in addition, his father is seriously involved in music. Because Chandler from childhood was immersed in the atmosphere of art and creativity.
The early years of the young actor
The boy spent his childhood in his hometown with his younger brother. Chandler got acting talent and enthusiasm for art, but the second child in this family named Grayson began to play sports from a young age and at the moment he dreams of a professional career as a football player.
Unlike his younger brother, Chandler began to show interest in cinema and theater very early. His mother is in the troupe of one of the theaters of Atlanta, because the boy often went to performances and saw backstage life. Despite the fact that the profession of an actor is hard, and the path in art is often complicated and winding, all these nuances did not scare away little Chandler.
Even in preschool, Chandler Riggs began taking dance lessons. By school, he was already professionally beating tap dance. Starting his education in high school, Riggs became interested in music. As a result, the parents took the talented boy to the studio, where he began to learn to play percussion instruments and, I must say, succeeded in this direction. Teachers considered little Chandler very talented.
Having become a little older, Chandler began to conquer the theater. He managed, not without the help of his mother, to get into the troupe of the Atlanta Theater. At the same time, trying to succeed in school, Riggs began attending a theater studio, developing his natural talent and learning the basics of acting.
The first, albeit rather secondary role in the cinema went to Chandler at the age of seven. The boy was able to get selected and appeared on the set of the horror film "Jesus H. Zombie". This movie was released in 2006, but the ratings of the film were quite low. In addition, for the youngest actor, this project did not become significant, except that he was a debut in the movie for Chandler. However, the boy managed to get the necessary experience.
After a modest start in the film industry, Chandler temporarily switched to theater, music, and simple school. That was until 2009, when the young talent had the chance to join the cast of the new movie.
Chandler Riggs Acting Projects
In 2009, Chandler starred in the dramatic movie Bury Me Alive. For the boy, the role was again quite secondary, however, in comparison with the debut project, Riggs got more screen time.
Then the young artist was invited to shoot in the television project Innocent. The picture was released in 2010. After the role in this film, where Chandler played very well, the producers turned their attention to the young actor. And soon Riggs received an offer to join the cast of the television series The Walking Dead.
The series The Walking Dead has become a landmark for Chandler. It is thanks to the role in this project that the boy really became famous. Filming began in 2010. As soon as the series was released, he immediately received a lot of approving reviews. Riggs remained among the constantly involved actors. As a result, Chandler worked in this project for eight consecutive seasons.
Despite the fact that until the end of 2018, Riggs was busy working on the television series, his filmography managed to replenish with some more roles. So, for example, in 2014, a novice actor starred in the movie “Mercy, ” and in 2017 appeared in the movie “Hacking.”
