Chandler Riggs

About

Chandler Carlton Riggs (born June 27, 1999) is an American actor and musician. He rose to prominence for his regular role as Carl Grimes on the AMC horror-drama television series The Walking Dead (based on the comic book series of the same name) from 2010 to 2018. For his work on the series, Riggs won three Saturn Awards from five nominations and a Young Artist Award from three nominations.
Riggs has appeared in the films Get Low (2009), Mercy (2014), Keep Watching (2017), Only (2019), Inherit the Viper (2019), and Breakup Season (2024). In late 2017, Riggs started releasing electronic music under his stage name, Eclipse. In early 2019, he began recurring on the ABC drama series A Million Little Things.

Riggs was born on June 27, 1999, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Gina Ann (née Carlton) and William Riggs. Riggs studied tap dancing for several years with So You Think You Can Dance finalist Zack Everhart.

Riggs began acting at age four. His early work included stage productions of The Wizard of Oz, where he played a Munchkin in his theater debut, and Oklahoma with Theater of the Stars at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. At age five, he starred in the indie…