Zachary Michael Gilford was born on January 14, 1982 in Evanston, Illinois. He is best known for his role as Matt Saracen in the NBC sports drama series Friday Night Lights.
He attended Evanston Township High School as well as Northwestern University. He has led wilderness and adventure trips for teens in Alaska, British Columbia, California, Hawaii, and the South Pacific as a trip leader for Adventures Cross-Country.
Gilford played the role of Matt Saracen in the Friday Night Lights main cast from Season 1 to Season 3 after being hired for a regular part there in 2006. 2009 saw the addition of Gilford to the recurring cast for Seasons 4 and 5. As a costar in The Last Winter (2006), he also made his big-screen debut. He made an appearance on Grey’s Anatomy as a guest star and in the film Rise: Blood Hunter.
He appeared in the Netflix horror limited series Midnight Mass in 2021. He appears in the horror mystery thriller series The Midnight Club in 2022, and the horror drama miniseries The Fall of the House of Usher in 2023.
Who is Zach Gilford wife Kiele Sanchez?
Kiele Michelle Sanchez, an American actress born on October 13, 1977 in Chicago, is best known for her performance in the A&E Network drama The Glades.
She is the youngest of four children born in Puerto Rico. Sanchez made her acting debut in a school performance of The Grapes of Wrath at Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream, Illinois. She was nervous on stage at the moment, but her performance helped her overcome it.
She previously played Anne Sorelli in the WB comedy-drama Related, as well as Nikki Fernandez in the third season of the ABC drama series Lost, where she was a key cast member. She also appeared in Audience Network’s DirecTV drama Kingdom.
