Taylor kitsch

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Taylor Kitsch (2012)
Taylor Kitsch at the premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009).

Taylor Kitsch (born April 8, 1981 in Kelowna , British Columbia ) is a Canadian film and television actor .

life and career

In his youth, Taylor Kitsch first played ice hockey with the "Langley Hornets" in the BCHL . In 2002 he suffered a serious knee injury and had to end his sports career. He moved to New York and studied acting at IMG . During this time he also worked as a model a. a. for Abercrombie & Fitch and Diesel and also trained as a nutritionist and personal trainer.

From 2004 to 2006 he was under contract with Untitled Entertainment , an American film company . In 2007 he signed a contract with WME Agency.

He played the role of Tim Riggins on the Emmy- nominated NBC series Friday Night Lights from 2006 to 2011 , which was inspired by the 2004 film of the same name . For this role he was nominated for the Teen Choice Award in both 2007 and 2008 .

In February 2008, Kitsch signed for the role of the mutant Gambit in the comic book adaptation X-Men Origins: Wolverine . The offshoot of the X-Men trilogy (2000-2006) tells the prehistory of the X-Men Wolverine , played by Hugh Jackman . "

In 2009 he was hired by Steven Silver for his film The Bang Bang Club with Ryan Phillippe to play the role of Kevin Carter . The film premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.

In January 2010, we started shooting for the film adaptation of the sci-fi - novel series Barsoom with Lynn Collins , a supporting actress of X-Men Origins: Wolverine . Kitsch plays the main character John Carter. The film was released in 2012. Due to the delay in filming, he only appeared as a guest actor in the fifth season of Friday Night Lights . In late August 2011, filming began for the Universal Pictures Production Battleship . As in Friday Night Lights, it was directed by Peter Berg . The film John Carter - Between Two Worlds turned into a massive flop .

In the 2013 film Lone Survivor , which showed the events of Operation Red Wings , he played the ex-Navy SEAL Michael P. Murphy - again directed by Peter Berg .

Filmography

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Strombo - Taylor Kitsch . In: George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight . CBC Television. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  2. ↑ a b James Mottram: Taylor Kitsch's career hits a crest . thenational.ae. April 19, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ Taylor Kitsch biography and filmography . tribute.ca. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  4. ^ Taylor Kitsch Gives Dietary Help . Contactmusic.com. March 3, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  5. ↑ 12 Like0 Dislike0 Oct 13, 2008 by The MovieWeb Team: Taylor Kitsch on Being Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine . MovieWeb.com. October 13, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  6. ^ Jen Yamato: Taylor Kitsch on The Bang Bang Club, Honoring Fallen War Photographers, and Battleship . In: Movieline . April 22, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  7. ↑ Logan Hill: Taylor Kitsch on John Carter of Mars, Battleship, and Why Bang Bang Club Forced Him to Seek Psychiatric Help . In: New York . April 18, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  8. ^ THR staff: See the Cover of the New Hollywood Reporter . In: The Hollywood Reporter , November 9, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2011. 
  9. ↑ Battleship Video Interview Series Part 1

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personal data
SURNAME Kitsch, Taylor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 8, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Kelowna , Canada