Taylor Kitsch is a Canadian actor and model. He is best known for portraying Tim Riggins in the NBC television series Friday Night Lights. He has also worked in films such as X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Battleship, John Carter, Savages, and Lone Survivor. Kitsch also starred in the second season of the HBO series True Detective as Paul Woodrugh, appeared in the television film The Normal Heart as Bruce Niles, and portrayed David Koresh in the miniseries Waco.
Born: | April 08, 1981, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
Occupation: | Actor, model |
Years active: | 2006–present |
Instagram: | Taylor Kitsch's Instagram profile |
Facebook: | Taylor Kitsch's Facebook profile |
IMDb: | Taylor Kitsch's IMDb |
About Taylor Kitsch
Actor best known for his role as Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He also played the role of Tim Riggins on Friday Night Lights. He later played Paul Woodrugh in the second season of the HBO crime series True Detective.
Taylor Kitsch Before Fame
He played junior hockey and worked as a personal trainer and a fashion model. After a knee injury smashed his hockey dreams, he moved to New York to pursue a career in acting.
Achievement of Taylor Kitsch
He played the lead role in the science fantasy film John Carter.
Taylor Kitsch Family Life
He was homeless while searching for acting roles in New York. His father was a construction worker, and his mother worked for the BC liquor board. He has two half sisters on his mother's side and two older brothers.
Associations of Taylor Kitsch
He was in the football drama Friday Night Lights alongside Zach Gilford.
Information related to Taylor Kitsch
- University of Lethbridge alumni
- Canadian male models
- Male actors from British Columbia
- Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
- 21st-century Canadian male actors