Chandler Riggs

Chandler Riggs
Riggs at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	June 27, 1999[1] Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.[2]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present
Website	www.chandlerriggs.com

Chandler Riggs (born June 27, 1999) is an American actor, best known for his role as Carl Grimes on The Walking Dead, an AMC television horror drama series (2010-present).

Early life

Riggs was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Gina Ann (née Carlton) and William Riggs.^[3] He has a younger brother, Grayson.^[4]

Career

Riggs played a Munchkin in his musical theater debut, Atlanta's Fox Theater production of The Wizard of Oz, and in 2009 at age nine got his first two major acting breaks simultaneously, as Tom in the film Get Low^[5][6] and a bit part in the television movie The Wronged Man.^[7]

The Walking Dead

At age 10, Riggs was cast in his biggest role to date: Carl Grimes in The Walking Dead, an AMC horror drama television series.^[8] Grimes, his family and friends fight to survive in a violent apocalyptic world populated with zombies and the few surviving humans, some of whom are even more diabolical and dangerous than the zombies themselves. The series is the highest rated in cable television history and has smashed all previous ratings records.^[9] Riggs had previously worked with the show's executive producer Gale Anne Hurd on The Wronged Man.

In 2012 and 2013, Riggs was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor for his role on the show, and in 2014 won that award and a Saturn award.^[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Jesus H. Zombie	Egon/Zombie
2009	Get Low	Tom
2010	The Wronged Man	Ryan Gregory (age 7)
2011	Terminus	Daniel	Short film
2014	Mercy	George Bruckner
2015	Keep Watching	John Mitchell

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010–present	The Walking Dead	Carl Grimes	Seasons 1-present (main role; 62 episodes)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2012	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor	The Walking Dead	Nominated[11]
	Satellite Award	Best Cast - Television Series		Won
2013	Saturn Award	Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series		Won[12]
	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor		Nominated[13]
2014	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor		Won[14]
2015	Saturn Award	Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series		Nominated[15]
2016	Saturn Award	Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series		Pending[16]

References

1. "Chandler Riggs". tvguide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
2. Fall, Cristine (November 18, 2010). "Q&A - Chandler Riggs (Carl Grimes)". AMC. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
3. "Chandler Riggs: Biography", TV Guide. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
4. "Chandler Riggs". tvguide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
5. "CHANDLER RIGGS". buddytv.com. Buddy TV. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
6. "Chandler Riggs". tvguide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
7. "Carl Grimes/Chandler Riggs". amc.com. AMC. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
8. Langshaw, Mark (June 16, 2010). "Carl joins 'Walking Dead'". Digital Spy. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
9. Bibel, Sara (March 30, 2015). "'The Walking Dead' Season 5 Finale is Highest Rated Finale in Series History, Garnering 15.8 Million Viewers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
10. "Carl Grimes/Chandler Riggs". amc.com. AMC. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
11. "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
12. The 40th Saturn Award Winners
13. "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
14. "35th Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Association. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
15. http://www.saturnawards.org/
16. http://www.saturnawards.org/

External links

• Chandler Riggs at the Internet Movie Database
• Chandler Riggs on Twitter
• Chandler Riggs on Facebook