Zach Gilford - wikipedia Zach Gilford Not to be confused with Zac Guildford. Zach Gilford Zachary Michael Gilford ( 1982 - 01 - 14 ) January 14, 1982 ( age 36 ) Evanston, Illinois, United States Education Evanston Township High School Alma mater Northwestern University Occupation Actor Years active 2003 -- present Spouse ( s ) Kiele Sanchez ( m. 2012 ) Children Zachary Michael `` Zach '' Gilford ( born January 14, 1982 ) is an American actor best known for his role as Matt Saracen on the NBC sports drama Friday Night Lights. Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Acting career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Music videos 5 References 6 External links Early life and education Gilford was born in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Anne and Steve Gilford. He is of half Swedish and half Russian Jewish descent. He graduated from Northwestern University and Evanston Township High School. He served 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. Acting career In 2005, he appeared in an episode of Law & Order : Special Victims Unit. In 2006, Gilford landed a regular role in Friday Night Lights, in which he played the role of Matt Saracen in the main cast, from Season 1 to Season 3. In 2009, Gilford was switched to the recurring cast in Seasons 4 and 5. That year, he also made his feature film debut, co-starring in The Last Winter ( 2006 ). He had a cameo in the film Rise : Blood Hunter and guest starred in an episode of Grey 's Anatomy. In 2009, he co-starred as Adam Davies in the romantic comedy Post Grad opposite Alexis Bledel. He also starred as Johnny Drake in the romantic drama Dare opposite Emmy Rossum. In 2010, he starred as Gus in the indie drama film The River Why alongside Amber Heard. He had a cameo in the movie Super. In 2010, he joined the cast of ABC 's medical drama Off The Map which premiered in January 2011 but was cancelled after 13 episodes. In 2011, he appeared in Taylor Swift 's music video for `` Ours '', in which he played her love interest. He played the role of Evan in the drama film Answers to Nothing. In 2012, he starred as Seth in the indie drama film In Our Nature alongside Jena Malone. In 2012, he was cast in another medical drama, The Mob Doctor, on Fox, opposite Jordana Spiro ; however this was also cancelled after 13 episodes. In January 2013, he appeared with Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Last Stand. He played the role of Matthew Iris in the film Crazy Kind of Love. He co-starred alongside Allison Miller in the horror film Devil 's Due ( 2014 ), set in New Orleans and the Dominican Republic, and released on January 17, 2014. He also co-starred in the film sequel The Purge : Anarchy, released on July 18, 2014. He guest starred in shows such as Drunk History, Tim and Eric 's Bedtime Stories and Kingdom. In 2016, he starred as Danny Warren in the ABC drama series The Family. In 2017, Gilford starred as Conner Hooks in the YouTube Red futuristic web series Lifeline. Personal life In the spring of 2010, Gilford began dating actress Kiele Sanchez, whom he met on the set of the television pilot for The Matadors. The couple became engaged in November 2011, and married on December 29, 2012. The couple also co-starred in The Purge : Anarchy. In August 2015, Sanchez announced that she and Gilford were expecting a son in November. In October 2015, the couple announced that Sanchez had suffered a late - term miscarriage. On November 29, 2017, the couple welcomed a daughter, Zeppelin Adele. Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 2003 Handbook to Casual Stalking Jimmy Short 2006 The Last Winter Maxwell McKinder Nominated - Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast 2007 Rise : Blood Hunter Sailor 2009 Post Grad Adam Davies Dare Johnny Drake Super Jerry 2011 The River Why Gus Oviston Answers to Nothing Evan 2012 In Our Nature Seth 2013 Crazy Kind of Love Matthew The Last Stand Jerry Bailey 2014 Devil 's Due Zach McCall 2014 The Purge : Anarchy Shane Nominated -- MTV Movie Award for Best Scared - As - Shit Performance Television Year Show Role Notes 2005 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Kevin Wilcox 1 episode ( `` Contagious '' ) 2006 -- 2011 Friday Night Lights Matt Saracen Series regular, 62 episodes Main cast ( Seasons 1 - 3 ) Recurring cast ( Seasons 4 - 5 ) 2009 Grey 's Anatomy Charlie Lowell 1 episode ( `` Here 's to Future Days '' ) The Matadors Alex Galloway TV movie 2011 Off the Map Dr. Tommy Fuller Series regular, 13 episodes 2012 -- 2013 The Mob Doctor Dr. Brett Robinson Series regular, 13 episodes 2014 -- 2015 Drunk History Jim Abbott / Roger Sharpe 2 episodes 2016 The Family Daniel `` Danny '' Warren Series regular, 12 episodes 2017 Kingdom Tim Season 3 2017 Lifeline ( web series ) Conner Hooks Series regular, 8 episodes 2018 Good Girls ( TV series ) Gregg Music videos Year Artist Song Role 2011 Taylor Swift `` Ours '' Taylor Swift 's love interest References Jump up ^ A broken version of the American dream from The Daily Northwestern, May 9, 2002, retrieved 27 April 2015 Jump up ^ `` '' Friday Night Lights `` : Even Peyton is a fan ''. Sports.espn.go.com. 2008 - 09 - 23. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 18. Jump up ^ `` TV Tattler Interview : Zach Gilford of ' Friday Night Lights ' on NBC - AOL Television ''. Television.aol.com. Retrieved 2013 - 05 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Zach Gilford : the boy next door ''. SPLASH. Retrieved 2015 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` : : Our Leaders ''. Adventurescrosscountry.com. Retrieved 2013 - 05 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Law & Order : Special Victims Unit ''. TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 19. Jump up ^ Staff, Variety ( 2007 - 10 - 26 ). `` Zach Gilford ''. Variety. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 19. Jump up ^ `` The Last Winter ''. PopMatters. 2007 - 10 - 05. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 19. Jump up ^ `` The Biggest Stars You Forgot Were on ' Grey 's Anatomy ' ''. EW.com. 2016 - 05 - 06. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 19. Jump up ^ Griffin, Christine ( August 21, 2009 ). `` Post Grad Movie - Interview with Alexis Bledel and Zach Gilford ''. Cosmopolitan. Retrieved December 18, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Emmy Rossum, Sandra Bernhard, Zach Gilford and more at the DARE Premiere ''. Sundance Channel. Retrieved December 18, 2011. Jump up ^ `` New fields in play for star of ' Friday Night ' ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 19. Jump up ^ Ausiello, Michael ( August 8, 2011 ). `` Scoop : ' FNL ' MVP Zach Gilford scores role in Shonda Rhimes ' ' Off the Map ' ''. Entertainment Weekly. Ew.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011. Jump up ^ Warner, Kara ( December 2, 2011 ). `` Taylor Swift Cozies Up To Zach Gilford In ' Ours ' Video ''. MTV. Retrieved December 18, 2011. Jump up ^ `` First Trailer for ANSWERS TO NOTHING Starring Dane Cook and Elizabeth Mitchell ''. Collider. 2011 - 10 - 05. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Zach Gilford and John Slattery on Mocking Hipsters and Dating Younger Women ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 19. Jump up ^ `` ' Friday Night Lights ' Alum Zach Gilford to Co-Star in Fox 's Josh Berman / Robert Wright Medical Drama Pilot ( Exclusive ) ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 19. Jump up ^ `` IMDB filmography ''. imdb.com. Retrieved April 4, 2013. Jump up ^ Jagernauth, Kevin ( 2013 - 05 - 30 ). `` Exclusive : Clip From Rom - Com ' Crazy Kind Of Love ' Starring Virginia Madsen, Zach Gilford & ' True Blood ' Star Sam Trammell ''. IndieWire. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 19. Jump up ^ Luoma, Sarah ( March 4, 2013 ). `` ' Friday Night Lights ' actor Zach Gilford joins horror ' Devil 's Due ' ''. digitalspy.com. Retrieved April 4, 2013. Jump up ^ `` IMDB filmography ''. imdb.com. Retrieved March 11, 2014. Jump up ^ `` ' Friday Night Lights ' Star Zach Gilford Joins Final Season of Kingdom ''. EW.com. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 19. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( 2015 - 02 - 14 ). `` Zach Gilford Cast In Jenna Bans ABC Pilot, Ed Oxenbould In ' Chev & Bev ' ''. Deadline. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 19. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( 2017 - 03 - 02 ). `` ' Lifeline ' : Zach Gilford & Sydney Park To Topline Dwayne Johnson 's YouTube Series ''. Deadline. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 19. Jump up ^ MacKenzie, Carina Adly ( November 30, 2011 ). `` Friday Night Lights ' Zach Gilford engaged to Kiele Sanchez ''. zap2it. Retrieved December 18, 2011. Jump up ^ Messer, Lesley ( December 1, 2011 ). `` Friday Night Lights Star Zach Gilford Engaged ''. People. Retrieved December 30, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Huffingtonpost : Zach Gilford Married : ' Friday Night Lights ' Star Weds Kiele Sanchez ''. Huffingtonpost.com. December 30, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Friday Night Lights ' Zach Gilford and Kiele Sanchez Tie the Knot ! ''. E Online. December 29, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2012. Jump up ^ usmagazine.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015 Jump up ^ Green, Mary ( October 9, 2015 ). `` Zach Gilford and Kiele Sanchez Suffer Late - Term Miscarriage ''. People. Retrieved 9 October 2015. Jump up ^ Green, Mary ( 22 December 2017 ). `` Zach Gilford and Kiele Sanchez Welcome Daughter Zeppelin Adele ''. People. Retrieved 22 December 2017. External links Zach Gilford on IMDb VIAF : 12117372 ISNI : 0000 0000 4544 1863 BNF : cb16923778j ( data ) BNE : XX5426975 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zach_Gilford&oldid=833393250 '' Categories : 1982 births 21st - century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American people of Russian - Jewish descent American people of Swedish descent Evanston Township High School alumni Jewish American male actors Living people Male actors from Evanston, Illinois Northwestern University School of Communication alumni Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from January 2011 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Occitan Русский Svenska 中文 6 more Edit links This page was last edited on 31 March 2018, at 08 : 11. 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Question: who plays matt saracen on friday night lights
Answer: Zachary Michael "Zach" Gilford