Guide Note

Actor Taylor Kitsch plays fullback Tim Riggins on the NBC series Friday Night Lights. He also appears as Gambit in 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine, alongside Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds.

Fast Facts

1. Born: April 8, 1981
2. Birthplace: Kelowna, British Columbia
3. Height: 6'0"
4. Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
5. Former male model for Diesel and Abercrombie and Fitch
6. Played a camper in one episode of Kyle XY
7. Appears in Giancarlo Esposito's Gospel Hill

In 2002, Kitsch moved to New York City to model with talent agency IMG. In between modeling, Kitsch became a certified personal trainer. He was able to quit his "day jobs" after 2006, when he appeared in minor roles in John Tucker Must Die, Snakes on a Plane and was cast as one of the leads in The Covenant, co-starring Steven Strait.

He was cast as Tim Riggins in Friday Night Lights, and the show premiered on NBC on October 3, 2006. In 2007, Kitsch was featured on the cover of Men's Health magazine.