Chandler Riggs - Wikipedia Chandler Riggs Chandler Riggs Riggs at the 2017 San Diego Comic - Con ( 1999 - 06 - 27 ) June 27, 1999 ( age 18 ) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 2005 -- present Chandler Riggs ( born June 27, 1999 ) is an American actor, known for his role as Carl Grimes on The Walking Dead, an AMC television horror drama series. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 The Walking Dead 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links Early life Riggs was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Gina Ann ( née Carlton ) and William Riggs. He has a younger brother, Grayson. Career Riggs played a Munchkin in his musical theater debut, Atlanta 's Fox Theater production of The Wizard of Oz, and in 2009 at age nine got his first two major acting breaks simultaneously, as Tom in the film Get Low and a bit part in the television movie The Wronged Man. The Walking Dead At age 10, Riggs was cast in his biggest role to date : Carl Grimes in The Walking Dead, an AMC horror drama television series. Grimes, his family and friends fight to survive in a violent apocalyptic world populated with zombies and the few surviving humans, some of whom are even more diabolical and dangerous than the zombies themselves. The series is the highest rated in cable television history and has smashed all previous ratings records. Riggs had previously worked with the show 's executive producer Gale Anne Hurd on The Wronged Man. In 2012 and 2013, Riggs was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor for his role on the show, and in 2014 won that award and a Saturn award. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Jesus H. Zombie Egon / Zombie 2009 Get Low Tom The Wronged Man Ryan Gregory ( age 7 ) 2011 Terminus Daniel Short film 2014 Mercy George Bruckner 2017 Keep Watching John Mitchell 2018 Only Casey In post-production 2018 Inherit the Viper In post-production Television Year Title Role Notes 2010 -- 2018 The Walking Dead Carl Grimes 77 episodes 2015 -- 2018 Talking Dead Himself 4 episodes 2017 Robot Chicken Carl Grimes ( voice ) Episode : `` The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special : Look Who 's Walking '' Awards and nominations Year Award Work Result Ref. 2012 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor The Walking Dead Nominated Satellite Award Best Cast - Television Series Won 2013 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series Won Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor Nominated 2014 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor Won 2015 Saturn Award Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series Nominated 2016 Saturn Award Won 2017 Saturn Award Nominated 2018 Saturn Award Pending References Jump up ^ `` Chandler Riggs ''. tvguide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved April 3, 2015. Jump up ^ Fall, Cristine ( November 18, 2010 ). `` Q&A - Chandler Riggs ( Carl Grimes ) ''. AMC. Retrieved January 25, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Chandler Riggs : Biography '', TV Guide. Retrieved June 10, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Chandler Riggs ''. tvguide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved April 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` CHANDLER RIGGS ''. buddytv.com. Buddy TV. Retrieved April 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Chandler Riggs ''. tvguide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved April 2, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Carl Grimes / Chandler Riggs ''. amc.com. AMC. Retrieved June 2, 2015. Jump up ^ Langshaw, Mark ( June 16, 2010 ). `` Carl joins ' Walking Dead ' ''. Digital Spy. Retrieved January 25, 2011. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( March 30, 2015 ). `` ' The Walking Dead ' Season 5 Finale is Highest Rated Finale in Series History, Garnering 15.8 Million Viewers ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 30, 2015. Jump up ^ `` 33rd Annual Young Artist Awards ''. YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Satellite Awards Nominates 10 Films for Best Motion Picture ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 December 2016. Jump up ^ The 40th Saturn Award Winners Archived 2012 - 02 - 29 at WebCite Jump up ^ `` 34th Annual Young Artist Awards ''. YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved March 31, 2013. Jump up ^ `` 35th Young Artist Awards ''. Young Artist Association. Retrieved August 1, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror Films ''. www.saturnawards.org. Retrieved December 11, 2017. Jump up ^ McNary, Dave ( March 2, 2017 ). `` Saturn Awards Nominations 2017 : ' Rogue One, ' ' Walking Dead ' Lead ''. Variety. Retrieved March 2, 2017. Jump up ^ McNary, Dave ( March 15, 2018 ). `` ' Black Panther, ' ' Walking Dead ' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations ''. Variety. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018. 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Question: who is the actor that plays carl on the walking dead
Answer: Chandler Riggs