Keir Gilchrist, a rising British native Canadian actor certainly got a reputation of Netflix star from his role in Atypical. He was born on 28th September, 1992 in Camden, London and spent some time of his childhood there. After few years, his family first moved to Boston and then to New York City before finally settling in Toronto. Gilchrist discovered his passion for acting at an early age and his theater teacher encouraged him to act professionally. Later he even took part in various plays at Annex Children’s Theater.
Career
He made his first television appearance in 2003 in an episode of the series Queer as Folk. His breakthrough role was Marshall Gregson in the Dramedy “United States of Tara”, which was first broadcast in 2009. He had his first leading role in the film in 2010 in It’s Kind of a Funny Story which was released in January 2010 at Sundance Film Festival. Later he went on to play some recurring as well important roles in movies such as It Follows and Dark Summer and The Stanford Prison Experiment. Since 2017, he is portraying the lead character of Sam Gardner in Netflix’s comedy drama “Atypical” for 3 successive seasons.
Keir Gilchrist Biography |
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Real Name | Keir David Peters Gilchrist |
Birth Date | 28 September 1992 |
Age | 27 Years |
Birth Place | Camden, London, England, U.K. |
Nationality | British |
Profession | Actor Keir Gilchrist |
Religion | Christianity |
Sun sign | Libra |
Physical Statistics |
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Height | in feet inches – 5’ 7” – in centimeters – 170 cm |
Weight | in Kilograms – 65 kg – in Pounds – 143 lbs |
Chest Size | 36 inches |
Waist Size | 30 inches |
Biceps Size | 15 inches |
Shoe Size | 8 (US) |
Hair Color | Dark Brown |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Body Type | Slim |
Sexual Orientation | Straight |
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School | Annex Children’s Theatre |
College | Vaughan Road Academy |
Family |
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Father | Ian Gilchrist |
Mother | Catherine |
Sister | None |
Brother | Evan Gilchrist |
Relationship Status |
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What is Keir Gilchrist marital status? | in Relation |
Is he having any relationship affair? | Yes |
Is he a Gay? | No |
Who is Keir Gilchrist girlfriend? | Michelle Farrah Huang |
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Favorite Things |
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Hobbies | Singing, Watching TV, Movies |
Movie | Okja (2017) |
Role | Paul in It Follows, Sam on Atypical |
Keir Gilchrist Net Worth
After spending quite a time in American entertainment industry, now his career is changed a lot especially from his role of Sam Gardner. His net worth is estimated around $500 thousands thanks to his acting skills and passion about it.
Trivia:
- He was born and raised in Camden, London while spent childhood days in USA prior before setting in Canada.
- Gilchrist is currently residing in Echo Park nearby Los Angeles.
- Keir belongs to well known political roots as his maternal grandfather, Dougas Peters was a famous Canadian economist, banker and politician.
- He likes to play challenging roles and thinks easy role kind of boring.
- Apart from acting, he was a lead vocalist however he thinks that he doesn’t sing but screaming all the time.
- He almost spent two years in learning how to farm.
- Keir would like to have a life and charm of Johnny Depp and would like to emulate his career because Captain Jack Sparrow is his idol.