Keir David Peters Gilchrist (; born 28 September 1992) is a Canadian actor and musician. On television, he portrayed Marshall Gregson on the

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'' (2009–2011) and headlined the

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comedy-drama ''

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'' (2017–2021). His film roles include the comedy-drama ''

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'' (2010) and the supernatural horror ''

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'' (2014). Outside of his acting career, Gilchrist is the vocalist of

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band Whelm and

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band Phalanx.

Early life

Gilchrist was born in

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, to Canadian parents Catherine (née Peters) and Ian Gilchrist. His maternal grandfather was banker, economist, and politician

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, and his uncle is economist David Wilfrid Peters. Gilchrist spent his early years in London, before relocating to

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, during his childhood, then to

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, before finally settling in

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, Ontario.

Career

Gilchrist attended the Annex Children's Theatre. Gilchrist's first significant television role was that of Josh McKellar on

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's short-lived television sitcom '' The Winner'', which aired in 2007. From 2009 until its ending in 2011, Gilchrist co-starred as Marshall Gregson, the son of the lead character, on the

comedy-drama series ''

''. In 2009, Gilchrist won the lead role of Craig Gilner in the film ''

'', which premiered at the

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in January 2010. In 2014, Gilchrist co-starred in the film ''

''. In 2015, he played the lead role of Daniel Austin in the film ''

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'', starred as John Lovett in ''

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'' and William in '' Len and Company'', and had a role in the short drama film '' Share''. In 2016, he co-starred in the film '' The Good Neighbor''. In 2017, he starred in the film ''

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'' as Henry, directed by

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. In August 2017, he began starring as Sam Gardner, a teen on the autism spectrum, in the

comedy-drama ''

''. The fourth and final season of ''Atypical'' was released on 9 July 2021.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

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The United States of Keir Gilchrist
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