Zach Gilford Biography
Zach Gilford is an American actor. He is also a producer, known for The Purge: Anarchy (2014), The Last Winter (2006) and Dare (2009). His birth name is Zachary Michael “Zach” Gilford. He’s famous for his role as Matt Saracen on the NBC sports drama Friday Night Lights.
Zach Gilford Age | Family
Gilford was born in Evanston, Illinois on January 14, 1982. He is the son of Anne and Steve Gilford. Zach is of half Swedish and half Russian Jewish descent. Subsequently, he is 37 years old. Gilford’s Zodiac Sign is Capricorn.
Zach Gilford Education
Moreover, Zach attended Evanston Township High School. He also graduated from Northwestern University. Gilford served as a Trip Leader for Adventures Cross-Country and has led wilderness. Adventure trips for teenagers to Alaska, British Columbia, California, Hawaii, and the South Pacific. Gilford also worked as a staff member for YMCA Camp Echo in Fremont, Michigan.
Zach Gilford Wife | Zach Gilford Children
Gilford started dating actress Kele Sanchez. They met on the set of the television pilot for The Matadors. The couple got engaged in November 2011 and married on December 29, 2012. The couple also co-starred in The Purge: Anarchy. In August 2015, Sanchez announced that she and Gilford were expecting a son in November. In October 2015, the pair announced that Sanchez had suffered a late-term miscarriage. The couple is blessed with a daughter born in 2017.
Zach Gilford Net Worth
Gilford has an estimated net worth of $6 million dollars.
Zach Gilford Height
Mr.Zach stands tall at a height of 5′ 8″ (1.73 m).
Zach Gilford Acting
In 2005 he appeared in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2006 Gilford landed a regular role in Friday Night Lights. He played the role of Matt Saracen in the main cast, from Season 1 to Season 3. In 2009, Gilford was switched to the recurring cast in Seasons 4 and 5.
That year, he also made his feature film debut, co-starring in The Last Winter (2006).[8] He had a cameo in the film Rise: Blood Hunter and guest-starred in an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Zack co-starred in the horror film Devil’s Due (2014). He also co-starred in the film sequel The Purge: Anarchy, released on July 18, 2014.
He guest-starred in shows such as Drunk History, Tim and Eric’s Bedtime Stories, and Kingdom. In 2016, he starred as Danny Warren in the ABC drama series The Family. In 2017, Gilford starred as Conner Hooks in the YouTube Redfuturistic web series Lifeline. Since 2018, Gilford has had a recurring role as Gregg in the NBC series Good Girls.
Zach Gilford Movies and Tv Shows
Zach Gilford Good Girls
Good Girls is an American crime comedy-drama television series created by Jenna Bans that premiered on NBC on February 26, 2018. The series is executive produced by Bans, Dean Parisot (who directed the pilot), and Jeannine Renshaw for Universal Television. On May 7, 2018, NBC renewed the series for a second season. It premiered on March 3, 2019. On April 12, 2019, NBC renewed the series for a third season, which will consist of 16 episodes. Since 2018, Gilford has had a recurring role as Gregg in the NBC series Good Girls.
Zach Gilford And Taylor Swift
Gilford starred as Matt Saracen in the hit TV series Friday Night Lights. He also has been on the big screen in movies like The Purge: Anarchy.
The onscreen chemistry between Taylor Swift and actor Zach Gilford’s characters in her new ‘Ours’ video feels natural, and director Declan Whitebloom confirms that in the behind-the-scenes clip below: “He and Taylor got on like a house on fire, which always helps when they’re meant to be a couple. There wasn’t much acting involved.”
In the webisode — No. 5 out of 13 in the making of ‘Ours’ series, with a new one rolling out daily — it’s revealed that Gilford (best known for his role in ‘Friday Night Lights’) was actually Swift’s first choice when it came to choosing a love interest for the video
“The guy who we cast to play my love interest is a guy named Zach Gilford. He was someone that I had in mind because he’s really endearing in all the roles that he plays,” she explains. In a previous webisode, she remarked that she really wanted ‘Ours’ to feel like “real life,” so it seems that the male she chose for this video romance had to be someone that she truly respected as an actor.
Shooting
Between behind-the-scenes shots of the pair frolicking in the fall leaves, shooting cute home videos and getting pretty cozy (to go along with the love story that the song tells), Gilford returns the sentiment. “Taylor’s super sweet and nice, and I have a lot of respect for her as an artist, so it was cool that she wanted me to be involved in something. It wasn’t too hard of a sell. It was a pretty easy acceptance,” he says with a grin.
In closing, Swift shares, “I’ve seen him in movies and in shows that he’s been in, and I was always really impressed when he’s onscreen. He always brings a heart to it, and that’s what I wanted in this character.”
See the charming Zach Gilford-centric footage here, and check back in with Taste of Country for the next installment of the ‘Ours’ series tomorrow.