- Born
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Zachary Michael Gilford is an American actor, known for his role as Matt Saracen on the NBC sports drama series Friday Night Lights. In 2021, he starred in the Netflix horror limited series Midnight Mass. He is also set to appear in the horror series The Midnight Club in 2022. Gilford was born in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Anne and Steve Gilford. His mother is Lutheran, and his father is Jewish. He graduated from Evanston Township High School and Northwestern University. He worked as a trip leader for Adventures Cross-Country and has led wilderness and adventure trips for teenagers to Alaska, British Columbia, California, Hawaii, and the South Pacific. Gilford also worked as a staff member for YMCA Camp Echo in Fremont, Michigan.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- SpouseKiele Sanchez(December 29, 2012 - present) (filed for divorce, 2 children)
- ChildrenZeppelin Adele Gilford
- ParentsAnne GolfordSteve Gilford
- Attended Northwestern University where he majored in theatre.
- He is of half-Swedish (mother) and half-Russian Jewish (father) descent.
- Zach Gilford was featured in Taylor Swift's music video of the song, Ours.
- Engaged to Kiele Sanchez.
- Graduated from Evanston Township High School.
- I think my strength is always been in being very natural. I think Shakespeare and things like that would be more a stretch for me.
- I'm compulsively on time. It drives me insane when people are late.
- I never had any film training. I went to Northwestern. I studied education and theater. So it was all theater training.
- I used to like the word of the day and when I read, highlight words that I didn't know and look them up.
- There is a little bit of me in every part I do... I'm not really good enough to completely construct an all-new character.
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