Chandler Carlton Riggs (born June 27, 1999) is an American actor and DJ, best known for his regular role as

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on the

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horror-drama television series '' The Walking Dead'' (based on the

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of the same name) from 2010 to 2018. For his work on the series, Riggs won three

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s from five nominations and a

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from three nominations. Riggs has appeared in the films '' Get Low'' (2009), ''

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'' (2014), '' Keep Watching'' (2017), ''Only'' (2019), and '' Inherit the Viper'' (2019). In late 2017, Riggs started releasing

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under his stage name, Eclipse. In early 2019, he began recurring on the

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drama series ''

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''.

Early life

Riggs was born on June 27, 1999 in

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to Gina Ann (née Carlton) and William Riggs. Riggs studied

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for several years with ''

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'' finalist Zack Everhart.

Career

Beginnings

Riggs began acting at age four. His early work included stage productions of '' The Wizard of Oz'', where he played a

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in his theater debut, and ''

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'' with Theater of the Stars at Atlanta's Fox Theatre. At age five, he starred in the

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horror film ''Jesus H. Zombie''. 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. The latter film, which aired on Lifetime in 2010, saw Riggs acting opposite

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as her son.

''The Walking Dead''

In 2010 at age 10, Riggs was cast as

, his biggest role to date, on the

horror-drama television series '' The Walking Dead'', which is based on the eponymous comic book series. Riggs had previously worked with the series' executive producer

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on ''The Wronged Man''. The series follows

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( 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

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s and the few surviving humans, some of whom are even more dangerous than the zombies themselves. Proving to be a ratings success, the series became the #1 show in all of television among adults 18-49. Riggs and the other main cast members of ''The Walking Dead'' won the 2012

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for Best Cast in a Television Series. For his performance in the series as Carl, Riggs was nominated for the

for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series five consecutive times and won the award three times in 2014, 2016, and 2018. In 2014, Riggs also won a

for Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor after previously being nominated for the award in 2012 and 2013. Along with several of his co-stars, Riggs lent his voice to a special episode of ''

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'' titled "The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who’s Walking" in 2017, reprising his role as Carl. 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. Riggs' 77th and final episode of the series aired on February 10, 2018.

Further projects

Riggs appeared in the

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supernatural thriller film ''

'' in 2014 and the

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horror film '' Keep Watching'' in 2017. In 2017, Riggs started

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various events around the United States and released his first song "Hold Up" under his stage name "Eclipse" in December of that year. That same month, he was cast in the

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film '' Inherit the Viper''. He played the role of Cooper in the film, which premiered in 2019. He also starred in the

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thriller film ''Only'' in 2019. In January 2019, Riggs was cast as PJ for a multi-episode arc on the

freshman drama series ''

''. Riggs, whose character's full name was revealed to be Patrick Nelson, returned for the series' second season.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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