Chandler Riggs
Biography
Chandler Riggs is an American actor and musician who was born in Atlanta and started performing at four, taking stage roles in The Wizard of Oz and Oklahoma. At nine he landed his first feature part as Tom in Get Low (2009) and appeared in the television film The Wronged Man. His breakthrough came as Carl Grimes on AMC's The Walking Dead from 2010 to 2018. For that role he received five Saturn Award nominations, won three, and collected a Young Artist Award. He appeared in Mercy (2014) and Keep Watching (2017), and in 2019 he took roles in the science fiction thriller Only and the crime thriller Inherit the Viper. He voiced Superman in the 2023 animated film Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, then starred in Breakup Season (2024). Other work includes a recurring part on A Million Little Things, a 2017 Robot Chicken voice role as Carl, and electronic music under the name Eclipse.
27years old
Turns 28 on June 27in 229 days
- Born Atlanta
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Chandler Carlton Riggs (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 15 years2009 to 2024
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Big break
Riggs was cast as Carl Grimes on The Walking Dead at age 10 in 2010, having previously worked with executive producer Gale Anne Hurd on The Wronged Man.
First role
Riggs began acting at age four, making his theater debut as a Munchkin in a stage production of The Wizard of Oz.
Early training
For several years, Riggs took tap dancing lessons. His teacher was Zack Everhart, who had been a finalist on So You Think You Can Dance.
About the name
In 2017, Riggs began DJing at events across the United States, and that December he put out his first song, "Hold on," using the stage name "Eclipse."
Behind the award
Chandler Riggs took his first romantic lead role in the 2024 independent film Breakup Season. His performance earned him two acting awards, one from the Waco Independent Film Festival and one from the Mentone Film Festival.
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- Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One2023as Superman / Clark Kentvoice
IMDb rating 5.32.3K votes
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Aaron SchneiderDirector, 1 film, 2009
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Peter CornwellDirector, 1 film, 2014
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Sean CarterDirector, 1 film, 2017
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