In context
- When
- Monday, September 28 199234 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
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- Person
- Keir Gilchrist
Who they were
Keir David Peters Gilchrist is a Canadian actor. On television, he portrayed Marshall Gregson on the Showtime comedy-drama United States of Tara (2009–2011) and the headlining role of Sam Gardner on the Netflix comedy-drama Atypical (2017–2021). His film roles include the comedy-drama It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010) and the supernatural horror It Follows (2014). Outside of his acting career, Gilchrist is the vocalist of grindcore band Whelm and death metal band Phalanx.
Early life
Early life Gilchrist was born in Camden Town , London , [ 1 ] to Canadian parents Catherine (née Peters) and Ian Gilchrist. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] His maternal grandfather was banker, economist, and politician Douglas Peters , and his uncle is economist David Wilfrid Peters. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Gilchrist spent his early years in London, before relocating to Boston , Massachusetts , during his childhood, [ 6 ] then to New York City , before finally settling in Toronto , Ontario.
Path and career
Career Gilchrist attended the Annex Children's Theatre. Gilchrist's first significant television role was that of Josh McKellar on Fox '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 Showtime comedy-drama series United States of Tara . [ 1 ] In 2009, Gilchrist won the lead role of Craig Gilner in the film It's Kind of a Funny Story ,
Why this date
Keir Gilchrist appears on our September 28 calendar for 1992 as a birth entry.
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September 28 1992 — 34 years ago, on a Monday.
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