1. Chandler Carlton Riggs was born on June 27,1999 and is an American actor and musician.
16 Facts About Chandler Riggs
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Chandler Riggs rose to prominence for his regular role as Carl Grimes on the AMC horror-drama television series The Walking Dead from 2010 to 2018.
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Chandler Riggs has appeared in the films Get Low, Mercy, Keep Watching, Only, and Inherit the Viper.
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In late 2017, Chandler Riggs started releasing electronic music under his stage name, Eclipse.
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Chandler Riggs was born on June 27,1999, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Gina Ann and William Chandler Riggs.
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Chandler Riggs studied tap dancing for several years with So You Think You Can Dance finalist Zack Everhart.
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The latter film, which aired on Lifetime in 2010, saw Chandler Riggs acting opposite Julia Ormond as her son.
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In 2010 at age 10, Chandler Riggs was cast as Carl Grimes, his biggest role to date, on the AMC horror-drama television series The Walking Dead, which is based on the eponymous comic book series.
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Chandler Riggs had previously worked with the series' executive producer Gale Anne Hurd on The Wronged Man.
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In 2014, Chandler Riggs won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor after previously being nominated for the award in 2012 and 2013.
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In late 2017, Chandler Riggs was let go from The Walking Dead when, in a drastic departure from the comic book source material, his character was controversially killed off midway through the series' eighth season.
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Chandler Riggs appeared in the Blumhouse Productions supernatural thriller film Mercy in 2014 and the Voltage Pictures horror film Keep Watching in 2017.
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In 2017, Chandler Riggs started DJing various events around the United States and released his first song "Hold on" under his stage name "Eclipse" in December of that year.
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Chandler Riggs played the role of Cooper in the film, which premiered in 2019.
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Chandler Riggs starred in the science fiction thriller film Only in 2019.
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In January 2019, Chandler Riggs was cast as PJ for a multi-episode arc on the ABC freshman drama series A Million Little Things.