Chandler Riggs
Riggs at a 2018 Walker Stalker Con
Born
Chandler Carlton Riggs[1]

(1999-06-27) June 27, 1999 (age 24)
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Other namesEclipse
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Known forThe Walking Dead

Chandler Carlton Riggs (born June 27, 1999) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his regular role as Carl Grimes on the AMC horror-drama television series The Walking Dead (based on the comic book series of the same name) from 2010 to 2018. For his work on the series, Riggs won three Saturn Awards from five nominations and a Young Artist Award from three nominations.

Riggs has appeared in the films Get Low (2009), Mercy (2014), Keep Watching (2017), Only (2019), and Inherit the Viper (2019). In late 2017, Riggs started releasing electronic music under his stage name, Eclipse. In early 2019, he began recurring on the ABC drama series A Million Little Things.

Early life

Riggs was born on June 27, 1999, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Gina Ann (née Carlton) and William Riggs.[2][3][4] Riggs studied tap dancing for several years with So You Think You Can Dance finalist Zack Everhart.[5]

Career

Beginnings

Riggs began acting at age four. His early work included stage productions of The Wizard of Oz, where he played a Munchkin in his theater debut, and Oklahoma with Theater of the Stars at Atlanta's Fox Theatre.[2][3][5] At age five, he starred in the indie horror film Jesus H. Zombie.[4][6] At age nine in 2009, he was cast in his first two feature film roles in Get Low as Tom and in the television film The Wronged Man as seven-year-old Ryan Gregory.[3][5][7] The latter film, which aired on Lifetime in 2010, saw Riggs acting opposite Julia Ormond as her son.[8]

The Walking Dead

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

In 2010 at age 10, 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.[9] Riggs had previously worked with the series' executive producer Gale Anne Hurd on The Wronged Man.[4][8] The series follows Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), the father of Riggs' character Carl, as he and his group of family, friends, and strangers fight to survive in a violent apocalyptic world populated with zombies and the few surviving humans, some of whom are even more dangerous than the zombies themselves.[4][10] Proving to be a ratings success, the series became the #1 show in all of television among adults 18-49.[11]

Riggs and the other main cast members of The Walking Dead won the 2012 Satellite Award for Best Cast in a Television Series.[12] For his performance in the series as Carl, Riggs was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series five consecutive times and won the award three times in 2014, 2016, and 2018.[13] In 2014, Riggs also 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.[14] Along with several of his co-stars, Riggs lent his voice to a special episode of Robot Chicken titled "The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who’s Walking" in 2017, reprising his role as Carl.[15]

In late 2017, 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.[16][17] Riggs' 77th and final episode of the series aired on February 10, 2018.[17][18]

Further projects

Riggs appeared in the Blumhouse Productions supernatural thriller film Mercy in 2014 and the Voltage Pictures horror film Keep Watching in 2017.[5][19] In 2017, Riggs started DJing various events around the United States and released his first song "Hold Up" under his stage name "Eclipse" in December of that year.[14][20] That same month, he was cast in the crime thriller film Inherit the Viper.[21] He played the role of Cooper in the film, which premiered in 2019.[22][23] He also starred in the science fiction thriller film Only in 2019.[24] In January 2019, Riggs was cast as PJ for a multi-episode arc on the ABC freshman drama series A Million Little Things.[25] Riggs, whose character's full name was revealed to be Patrick Nelson, returned for the series' second season.[26]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Jesus H. Zombie Egon / Zombie [27]
2009 Get Low Tom [3]
2011 Terminus Daniel Short film [28]
2014 Mercy George Bruckner [29]
2017 Keep Watching DJ Mitchell [30]
2019 Only Casey [24]
2019 Inherit the Viper Cooper [22]
2023 Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One Superman / Kal-El / Clark Kent (voice) Direct-to-Video [31]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 The Wronged Man Ryan Gregory (age 7) Television film
2010–2018
2022 		The Walking Dead Carl Grimes
Farmer 		77 episodes; Main cast (seasons 1–8)
Cameo (season 11)[32]
2017 Robot Chicken Carl Grimes (voice) Episode: "The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who’s Walking"
2019–2023 A Million Little Things Patrick "PJ" Nelson Recurring role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2012 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor The Walking Dead Nominated [33]
Satellite Award Best Cast - Television Series Won [12]
2013 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series Won [13]
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor Nominated [14]
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 [13]
2016 Saturn Award Won
2017 Saturn Award Nominated
2018 Saturn Award Won

References

  1. ^ Riggs, Chandler (February 1, 2018). "when someone finds out my middle name is carlton and asks if that's where they got they got carl from". Twitter. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Chandler Riggs: Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "Chandler Riggs". Buddy TV. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d Duncan, Amy (December 11, 2017). "What is The Walking Dead's Chandler Riggs' net worth and age – and is he on more than Andrew Lincoln?". Metro. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Carl Grimes / Chandler Riggs". AMC. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  6. ^ Dean, Charles (November 4, 2017). "19 Humiliating Roles Walking Dead Actors Do NOT Want You To See". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  7. ^ "The Wronged Man (TV)". Rare Film Finder. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Burlingame, Russ (July 26, 2013). "Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln, Chad Coleman, Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert on Season 4". ComicBook.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  9. ^ Langshaw, Mark (June 16, 2010). "Chandler Riggs joins 'Walking Dead'". Digital Spy. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  10. ^ Smith, Tara C. (October 23, 2013). "Disaster Breeds Disaster". Slate. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  11. ^ 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. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  12. ^ a b Kilday, Gregg (December 3, 2012). "Satellite Awards Nominates 10 Films for Best Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  13. ^ a b c O'Dell, Johnny (June 28, 2018). "The Walking Dead Wins Best Horror TV Show at The 2018 Saturn Awards". Skybound Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  14. ^ a b c d Dwilson, Stephanie Dube (February 25, 2018). "Chandler Riggs' Eclipse Band: Learn All About His Musical Career". Heavy.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  15. ^ Lovett, Jamie (September 26, 2017). "'The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special' Details Revealed". ComicBook.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  16. ^ Ross, Dalton (December 11, 2017). "The Walking Dead: Chandler Riggs on what's next for Carl". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  17. ^ a b Lee, Jess (February 1, 2019). "The Walking Dead's Chandler Riggs says it "sucked" leaving his role of Carl Grimes". Digital Spy. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  18. ^ Caulfield, AJ (June 25, 2018). "The Walking Dead: Chandler Riggs shocked at Andrew Lincoln's decision to exit series". Looper. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  19. ^ Venable, Nick (January 23, 2019). "Walking Dead Vet Chandler Riggs Joined The Cast Of A Big Network TV Show". CinemaBlend. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  20. ^ Davis, Brandon (December 5, 2017). "'The Walking Dead's Chandler Riggs Releases First Song Under Eclipse Name". ComicBook.com. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  21. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (December 8, 2017). "Bruce Dern, Owen Teague, Valorie Curry & More Join Crime Thriller 'Inherit The Viper'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  22. ^ a b Digioia, Anthony (December 15, 2019). "First Look at "INHERIT THE VIPER" Starring Josh Hartnett". The SilverScreen Analysis. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  23. ^ "Inherit the Viper - Zurich Film Festival". Zurich Film Festival. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  24. ^ a b Jutton, Lee (May 7, 2019). "Tribeca Film Festival 2019 Review: ONLY". Film Inquiry. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  25. ^ Ausiello, Michael (January 23, 2019). "Walking Dead's Chandler Riggs Joins Million Little Things for Arc". TVLine. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  26. ^ Starr, Michael (November 1, 2019). "Chandler Riggs: I'm no longer the kid on set". New York Post. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  27. ^ "Jesus H. Zombie". Rare Film Finder. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  28. ^ "Terminus". Rare Film Finder. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  29. ^ Navarro, Meagan (January 17, 2019). "The Definitive Guide to Stephen King's Film and TV Adaptations". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  30. ^ "Keep Watching Movie review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  31. ^ Couch, Aaron (December 15, 2022). "'Justice League x RWBY' Movie Unveils Voice Cast (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  32. ^ "El cameo de Chandler Riggs en el final de 'The Walking Dead'". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  33. ^ "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2013.


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