Gregg Salkin is a young but already very sought-after actor from the UK. His career began in his teens, when Gregg got on the set of the television series Doctor Zhivago. And the role in the superhero teenage TV series "Runaways" brought him special popularity.
London is Gregg Salkin's hometown. The future actor was born in 1992, on May 29. He was born into a Jewish family; Gregg has an older brother named Grant.
Facts from Gregg Salkin's Biography
In childhood, Gregg did not think about becoming an actor. His main hobby was sports. The boy dreamed of becoming a professional football player. Until the age of thirteen, he was actively engaged, the coach noted the successes of a novice athlete. However, at one point, Gregg received a very serious knee injury, which did not allow him to continue to play sports. Unfortunately, the boy had to forget about the career of a football player.
An interesting fact from Gregg's creative biography: despite the fact that the boy was very cool about the stage and did not seek to engage in acting, at the age of nine he took part in a school play. At the same time, he got the female role, but Gregg was only amused.
Salkin received his secondary education at Highgate School, which is located in northern London. Unfortunately, there are no further details about whether Gregg studied anywhere after school. The actor, in principle, tries not to tell in detail about his childhood, and also hides information about his parents.
For the first time, Gregg was cast at the age of ten. Although the boy did not gravitate to creativity and art, his relatives believed that Gregg had a natural talent. That's why the boy went to the selection. As a result, in 2002, he managed to get his first role. The career of the future famous actor began with work in the television series Doctor Zhivago. However, after a similar debut on television, Gregg remained in the shadow for several years, although he received regular invitations to shoot.
The young man returned to the set in 2006, having starred in two full-length films at once. And in 2007, the television series “How the Bell Rings” rings on the air, in which Gregg Salkin played the role of a character named JJ and starred in 26 episodes immediately.
Careers in film and television
To date, the filmography of the actor has more than twenty different projects. Salkin successfully starred in feature films, as well as in television films, series.
In 2009, the actor appeared in two episodes of the television show "The Adventures of Sarah Jane", and a year later a telefilm on the sea otter "Disney" - "Avalon School" was released, in which Gregg played the role of one of the main characters - Will Wagner.
For two years, Salkin was in the cast of The Wizards of Waverly Place. The last series with the participation of Gregg was released in 2012, in total, the artist starred in 23 episodes of the television show.
In subsequent years, Salkin starred in a number of films and new series, gradually becoming a famous and sought-after actor. On his account roles in such projects as “The White Frog” (2012), “Melissa and Joey” (2012), “Pretty Little Liars” (2012), “The Other Me” (2013), “Falsification” (2014).
Significant success came to Gregg Salkin when he was approved for the role of Chase Stein in the science fiction television series "The Runaways." This series was shot on the basis of Marvel comics and was released in 2017. In the same year, the comedy "Status: Updated" premiered, in which Gregg played the role of a character named Derek.
In 2019, the next comedy film, in which Gregg Salkin starred, should be released. The original name of the film is "Deported".
