Person in history
Keir Gilchrist
Keir Gilchrist, Canadian actor and musician
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1992 · September 28
- Age this year
- 34No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 34th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
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.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1992.
- September 14Bosnia and Herzegovina
- September 12Abimael Guzmán
- September 16Manuel Noriega
- September 16Pound sterling
- September 16Black Wednesday
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1992Zico (rapper)September 14
- 1992Jacob ArtistOctober 17
- 1992Chase StokesSeptember 16
- 1992Sviatlana PirazhenkaSeptember 12
- 1992Shannon BoydSeptember 9
- 1992Damian McGintySeptember 9
- 1992Darren WallerSeptember 13
- 1992Zach HymanJune 9
Sources
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Questions about Keir Gilchrist
When was Keir Gilchrist born?
September 28 1992.
How old would Keir Gilchrist be today?
34 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on September 28?
Panna Udvardy, Jason Williams (footballer, born 1995), Eddie Rosario and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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