Zach Gilford

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Biography

Actor Zach Gilford, a native of Evanston, IL and graduate of Northwestern University, where he starred in theater productions of "Equus" and "The Laramie Project," had his first starring role on the critically acclaimed, but under-watched "Friday Night Lights" (NBC, 2006-07), Peter Berg's television adaptation of his 2004 film about life in a small Texas town fixated on its winning high school football team. In the television version, Gilford …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

January 14, 1982

Career Milestones

2013

Co-starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger in action feature "The Last Stand"

2012

Played the title character's (Jordana Spiro) boyfriend on Fox series "Mob Doctor"

2011

Returned to series TV, playing a doctor on short-lived "Off the Map" (ABC)

2007

Acted opposite Robert Forster and Lucy Liu in the action drama "Rise"

2006

Landed first television starring role, as high school football player Matt Saracen on NBC drama "Friday Night Lights"

2003

Made onscreen acting debut in short film "Handbook to Casual Stalking"