Niles Fitch (born July 12, 2001) is an American actor who began his career as a child actor. He gained prominence through his role in the

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''. He received praise for his role as Quinton in the drama film ''The Fallout'' (2021).

Personal life

Fitch was born in

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to Frederick and Nakata Fitch, who encouraged his modelling career after noticing he received numerous compliments from strangers regarding his smile. Seeing that he enjoyed the arts, they invested in him by downsizing and moving to

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where his career manifested in television and on broadway. Niles currently lives in

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where he studies at the University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts. He has expressed a desire to be known as a separate entity from creative labels and hence, is dabbling in behind-the-camera work in addition to acting and related artistic endeavours. His father, Frederick, died from

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when Niles was 12 years old. He has since collaborated wit
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as an ambassador in spreading awareness- contributing to the lives of people who live with lupus. Fitch was the cousin of

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, a 27-year-old African American man fatally shot by Atlanta Police Department (APD) on June 12, 2020.

Career

Fitch started print modeling when he was four years old. His first job was in a back-to-school ad for Parisian. He then made his stage debut in the 2012 North American tour of ''

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'' as Young Simba's replacement. He also played Emmanuel in the 2014 Off-Broadway show, ''

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''. He made his television debut with a guest appearance in ''

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'', followed by a recurring role in Season 7 of ''

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''. His early film credits include ''

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'' Fitch was cast to play a young version of Randall Pearson in the

series ''

'', a role that has won him an ensemble

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. He, along with the rest of the teenage cast, was promoted to series regular from Season 2 onwards. Fitch had roles in 2019 films ''If Not Now, When?'' and ''Miss Virginia''. In May 2019, it was announced that Fitch would star as Prince Tuma in the 2020

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''. In August 2020 it was announced that Fitch had begun filming '' The Fallout''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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