Chandler Riggs facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chandler Riggs
Riggs at a 2018 Walker Stalker Con
Born	Chandler Carlton Riggs (1999-06-27) June 27, 1999 (age 25) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Other names	Eclipse
Occupation	Actor musician
Years active	2006–present
Known for	The Walking Dead

Chandler Carlton Riggs (born June 27, 1999) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for playing Carl Grimes on the TV show The Walking Dead. This popular show is about a world after a disaster, filled with zombies.

Chandler played Carl from 2010 to 2018. For his acting, he won several awards, including three Saturn Awards. Besides acting, Chandler also makes electronic music under the name Eclipse. He has also appeared in other movies and TV shows.

Early Life and First Roles

Chandler Riggs was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 1999. His parents are Gina Ann and William Riggs. When he was younger, Chandler learned tap dancing for several years.

He started acting when he was only four years old. His first roles were in plays like The Wizard of Oz and Oklahoma. When he was five, he acted in a small horror movie called Jesus H. Zombie. In 2009, at age nine, he got his first roles in bigger movies. He played Tom in Get Low and a young boy named Ryan Gregory in the TV movie The Wronged Man.

Starring in The Walking Dead

Riggs at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan, May 21, 2011

In 2010, when he was 10, Chandler Riggs got his most famous role. He was cast as Carl Grimes in the AMC TV series The Walking Dead. This show is based on a popular comic book series.

The story follows Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), who is Carl's father. Rick and his group try to survive in a dangerous world after a disaster. They face many challenges, including zombies and other dangerous people. The Walking Dead became a very successful show. It was one of the most-watched shows for adults.

Awards for The Walking Dead

Chandler and the other main actors on The Walking Dead won an award in 2012 for being the Best Cast in a TV Series. Chandler was nominated five times for the Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a TV Series. He won this award three times: in 2014, 2016, and 2018.

In 2014, he also won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance by a Leading Young Actor in a TV Series. He had been nominated for this award before in 2012 and 2013. In 2017, Chandler also voiced Carl in a special episode of Robot Chicken.

Chandler's character, Carl, left The Walking Dead during the show's eighth season. His last episode aired on February 10, 2018.

Other Acting and Music Projects

After The Walking Dead, Chandler continued to act. He appeared in the supernatural thriller movie Mercy in 2014. He was also in the horror movie Keep Watching in 2017.

In 2017, Chandler started making music. He began performing as a DJ and released his first song, "Hold on," under the name "Eclipse" in December 2017. That same month, he was cast in the crime movie Inherit the Viper, which came out in 2019. He also starred in the science fiction movie Only in 2019.

In 2019, Chandler joined the TV show A Million Little Things. He played a character named PJ for several episodes. In 2023, he voiced Superman in the animated movie Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen. In 2024, he played Peter Parker in a fan-made short film called The Spider.

What Movies and TV Shows Has He Been In?

Film Roles

Television Roles

Video Game Roles

Awards and Achievements

See also

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