Taylor Kitsch
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| Born | April 9, 1981  Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
Taylor Kitsch (born April 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor and model.
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[edit] Early life and modeling career
Kitsch was born in Kelowna, British Columbia. He has two older brothers and two younger half sisters. He moved to New York in 2002 after receiving an opportunity to pursue modeling with IMG and studied acting there as well. After two years, he signed with production company, Untitled Entertainment. While staying in New York, Kitsch also became certified as a nutritionist and personal trainer.
Kitsch has modeled for Diesel and Abercrombie & Fitch. He was in The Covenant alongside Steven Strait, Chace Crawford, Sebastian Stan, Toby Hemingway, Jessica Lucas and Laura Ramsey. He played Pogue Parry.
[edit] Acting career
Kitsch is currently appearing in the new NBC series Friday Night Lights as football player Tim Riggins. He recently made headlines in the comic book community when he signed to play Gambit in the X-Men franchise spinoff X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
[edit] Filmography
- Godivas (2006) - Colm
- Kyle XY (2006) - Male Camper
- John Tucker Must Die (2006) - Justin
- Snakes on a Plane (2006) - Kyle "Chocodile" Cho
- The Covenant (2006) - Pogue Parry
- Friday Night Lights (2006 - Present) - Tim Riggins
- Breaking The Silence: Exposing The Covenant (2007) - Himself
- Gospel Hill (2008) - Joel Herrod
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) - Gambit (AKA Remy LeBeau)
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- TaylorKitsch.net
- Breakout Star: Taylor Kitsch
- Taylor Kitsch at the Internet Movie Database
- http://www.fridaynightlightsonline.com/
- http://www.myspace.com/taylorkitsch (Fan Page)
