Chandler Riggs
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{{short description|American actor (born 1999)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Chandler Riggs
| other_names = Eclipse
| image = Chandler Riggs - 2018077122146 2018-03-18 Walker Stalker Con - Sven - 1D X MK II - 605 - AK8I9646 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Riggs at a 2018 Walker Stalker Con
| birth_name = Chandler Carlton Riggs{{cite web|url= https://twitter.com/chandlerriggs/status/959226921300168704|title= when someone finds out my middle name is carlton and asks if that's where they got they got carl from|first=Chandler|last=Riggs|website=Twitter|date=1 February 2018|access-date=11 May 2021}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|6|27}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|musician}}
| known_for = The Walking Dead
| years_active = 2006{{ndash}}present
| website =
}}
Chandler Carlton Riggs (born June 27, 1999) is an American actor and musician. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/chandler-riggs/bio/307628|title=Chandler Riggs: Biography|website=TV Guide|access-date=June 10, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Chandler Riggs|url=http://www.buddytv.com/info/chandler-riggs-info.aspx|website=Buddy TV|access-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705193355/http://www.buddytv.com/info/chandler-riggs-info.aspx|archive-date=July 5, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/12/11/walking-deads-chandler-riggs-net-worth-age-andrew-lincoln-7150761/|title=What is The Walking Dead's Chandler Riggs' net worth and age – and is he on more than Andrew Lincoln?|website=Metro|last=Duncan|first=Amy|date=December 11, 2017|access-date=March 3, 2019}} Riggs studied tap dancing for several years with So You Think You Can Dance finalist Zack Everhart.{{cite web|url=http://www.amc.com/shows/the-walking-dead/cast-crew/carl-grimes|title=Carl Grimes / Chandler Riggs|website=AMC|access-date=June 2, 2015|archive-date=May 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508155949/http://www.amc.com/shows/the-walking-dead/cast-crew/carl-grimes|url-status=dead}}
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. At age five, he starred in the indie horror film Jesus H. Zombie.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/walking-dead-actors-embarrassing-roles/|title=19 Humiliating Roles Walking Dead Actors Do NOT Want You To See|website=Comic Book Resources|last=Dean|first=Charles|date=November 4, 2017|access-date=March 3, 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.rarefilmfinder.com/movie.php?id=27048|title=The Wronged Man (TV)|website=Rare Film Finder|access-date=March 4, 2019}} The latter film, which aired on Lifetime in 2010, saw Riggs acting opposite Julia Ormond as her son.{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/blog/2013/07/26/walking-deads-andrew-lincoln-chad-coleman-gale-anne-hurd-and-david-alpert-on-season-4/|title=Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln, Chad Coleman, Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert on Season 4|website=ComicBook.com|last=Burlingame|first=Russ|date=July 26, 2013|access-date=March 3, 2019}}
=''The Walking Dead''=
File:5.21.11ChandlerRiggsByLuigiNovi2.jpg 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/s135/the-walking-dead/news/a228357/chandler-riggs-joins-walking-dead.html|title=Chandler Riggs joins 'Walking Dead'|website=Digital Spy|first=Mark|last=Langshaw|date=June 16, 2010|access-date=January 25, 2011}} Riggs had previously worked with the series' executive producer Gale Anne Hurd on The Wronged Man. 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.{{cite web|url=https://slate.com/technology/2013/10/the-walking-dead-virus-the-epidemiology-and-science-of-zombies.html|title=Disaster Breeds Disaster|website=Slate|last=Smith|first=Tara C.|date=October 23, 2013|access-date=March 3, 2019}} Proving to be a ratings success, the series became the #1 show in all of television among adults 18-49.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/30/the-walking-dead-season-5-finale-is-highest-rated-finale-in-series-history-garnering-15-8-million-viewers/381342/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401133000/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/03/30/the-walking-dead-season-5-finale-is-highest-rated-finale-in-series-history-garnering-15-8-million-viewers/381342/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 1, 2015|title='The Walking Dead' Season 5 Finale is Highest Rated Finale in Series History, Garnering 15.8 Million Viewers|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=March 30, 2015|access-date=March 30, 2015}}
Riggs and the other main cast members of The Walking Dead won the 2012 Satellite Award for Best Cast in a Television Series.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/satellite-awards-nominates-10-films-396865|title=Satellite Awards Nominates 10 Films for Best Motion Picture|website=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|date=December 3, 2012|access-date=December 28, 2016}} For his performance in the series as Carl, Riggs was nominated for the Saturn Award for [[Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series|
Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series]] five consecutive times and won the award three times in 2014, 2016, and 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.skybound.com/the-walking-dead/news-events/the-walking-dead-wins-best-horror-tv-show-at-the-2018-saturn-awards/|title=The Walking Dead Wins Best Horror TV Show at The 2018 Saturn Awards|website=Skybound Entertainment|last=O'Dell|first=Johnny|date=June 28, 2018|access-date=March 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043820/https://www.skybound.com/the-walking-dead/news-events/the-walking-dead-wins-best-horror-tv-show-at-the-2018-saturn-awards/|archive-date=March 6, 2019|url-status=dead}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2018/02/chandler-riggs-eclipse-singing-where-songs/|title=Chandler Riggs' Eclipse Band: Learn All About His Musical Career|website=Heavy.com|last=Dwilson|first=Stephanie Dube|date=February 25, 2018|access-date=March 3, 2019}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/thewalkingdead/2017/09/26/robot-chicken-walking-dead-special/|title='The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special' Details Revealed|website=ComicBook.com|last=Lovett|first=Jamie|date=September 26, 2017|access-date=March 3, 2019}}
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.{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/12/11/walking-dead-chandler-riggs-carl-how-its-gotta-be/|title=The Walking Dead: Chandler Riggs on what's next for Carl|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Ross|first=Dalton|date=December 11, 2017|access-date=March 3, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a25722432/walking-dead-chandler-riggs-carl-grimes-leaving-sucked/|title=The Walking Dead's Chandler Riggs says it "sucked" leaving his role of Carl Grimes|website=Digital Spy|last=Lee|first=Jess|date=February 1, 2019|access-date=March 3, 2019}} Riggs' 77th and final episode of the series aired on February 10, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.looper.com/126997/the-walking-dead-chandler-riggs-shocked-at-andrew-lincolns-decision-to-exit-series/|title=The Walking Dead: Chandler Riggs shocked at Andrew Lincoln's decision to exit series|website=Looper|last=Caulfield|first=AJ|date=June 25, 2018|access-date=May 12, 2019}}
=Further projects=
Riggs appeared in the Blumhouse Productions supernatural thriller film Mercy in 2014 and the Voltage Pictures horror film Keep Watching in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2465631/walking-dead-vet-chandler-riggs-joined-the-cast-of-a-big-network-tv-show|title=Walking Dead Vet Chandler Riggs Joined The Cast Of A Big Network TV Show|website=CinemaBlend|last=Venable|first=Nick|date=January 23, 2019 |access-date=March 3, 2019}} In 2017, 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.{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/thewalkingdead/2017/12/05/chandler-riggs-song-eclipse-hold-on-listen-walking-dead-carl-/|title='The Walking Dead's Chandler Riggs Releases First Song Under Eclipse Name|website=ComicBook.com|last=Davis|first=Brandon|date=December 5, 2017|access-date=March 2, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/thewalkingdead/news/the-walking-dead-chandler-riggs-new-song-lunar/|title='The Walking Dead's Chandler Riggs Releases A New Song|website=ComicBook|first=Brandon|last=Davis|date=January 3, 2018|access-date=September 11, 2024|archive-date=September 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911173455/https://comicbook.com/thewalkingdead/news/the-walking-dead-chandler-riggs-new-song-lunar/|url-status=live}} That same month, he was cast in the crime thriller film Inherit the Viper.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/12/bruce-dern-owen-teague-valorie-curry-inherit-the-viper-movie-1202222832/|title=Bruce Dern, Owen Teague, Valorie Curry & More Join Crime Thriller 'Inherit The Viper'|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|date=December 8, 2017|access-date=April 20, 2018}} He played the role of Cooper in the film, which premiered in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://silverscreenanalysis.com/inherit-the-viper-2019-trailer-poster-images/|title=First Look at "INHERIT THE VIPER" Starring Josh Hartnett|website=The SilverScreen Analysis|last=Digioia|first=Anthony|date=December 15, 2019|access-date=January 8, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://zff.com/en/archive/24169/|title=Inherit the Viper - Zurich Film Festival|website=Zurich Film Festival|access-date=September 15, 2019}} He also starred in the science fiction thriller film Only in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.filminquiry.com/only-2019-review/|title=Tribeca Film Festival 2019 Review: ONLY|website=Film Inquiry|last=Jutton|first=Lee|date=May 7, 2019|access-date=January 8, 2020}} In January 2019, Riggs was cast as PJ for a multi-episode arc on the ABC freshman drama series A Million Little Things.{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2019/01/23/chandler-riggs-million-little-things-cast-season-1/|title=Walking Dead's Chandler Riggs Joins Million Little Things for Arc|website=TVLine|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|date=January 23, 2019|access-date=March 3, 2019}} Riggs, whose character's full name was revealed to be Patrick Nelson, returned for the series' second season.{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2019/11/01/chandler-riggs-im-no-longer-the-kid-on-set-of-a-million-little-things/|title=Chandler Riggs: I'm no longer the kid on set|website=New York Post|last=Starr|first=Michael|date=November 1, 2019|access-date=February 23, 2020}}
In 2023, Riggs voiced Superman in the animated film Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, and in 2024, portrayed Peter Parker in the fan film The Spider.{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/videos/3809935/the-spider-short-film-starring-chandler-riggs-imagines-spider-man-as-a-body-horror-nightmare/|title=‘The Spider’ – Short Film Starring Chandler Riggs Imagines Spider-Man as a Body Horror Nightmare|website=Bloody Disgusting|first=John|last=Squires|date=April 26, 2024|access-date=April 26, 2024|archive-date=April 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426220914/https://bloody-disgusting.com/videos/3809935/the-spider-short-film-starring-chandler-riggs-imagines-spider-man-as-a-body-horror-nightmare/|url-status=live}}
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
=Video games=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| 2023
| Male Woodbury Goon #2 | Voice | |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Work !! Result !! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2012
| Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor | rowspan="9"| The Walking Dead | {{nom}} | align="center"| {{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html|title=33rd Annual Young Artist Awards|website=Young Artist Awards|access-date=March 31, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404162133/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html|archive-date=April 4, 2012|df=mdy}} |
| Satellite Award
| Best Cast - Television Series | {{won}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2013
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | {{won}} |
| Young Artist Award
| Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor | {{nom}} |
| 2014
| Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor | {{won}} |
| 2015
| rowspan="4"| Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | {{nom}} |
| 2016
| {{won}} |
| 2017
| {{nom}} |
| 2018
| {{won}} |
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|3385128|Chandler Riggs}}
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