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Taylor Kitsch (born April 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor and model.
Kitsch was born in Kelowna, British Columbia. His mother worked for the government and his father in construction. He has two older brothers and two younger half sisters, and was raised by his single mother. Originally set to become a professional hockey player, he played for the Langley Hornets in the Canadian BCHL before a bad knee injury ended his career. He moved to New York in 2002 after receiving an opportunity to pursue modeling with IMG and studied acting there as well. After two years, he signed with the production... MORE
Taylor Kitsch (born April 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor and model.
Kitsch was born in Kelowna, British Columbia. His mother worked for the government and his father in construction. He has two older brothers and two younger half sisters, and was raised by his single mother. Originally set to become a professional hockey player, he played for the Langley Hornets in the Canadian BCHL before a bad knee injury ended his career. He moved to New York in 2002 after receiving an opportunity to pursue modeling with IMG and studied acting there as well. After two years, he signed with the production company Untitled Entertainment. While staying in New York, Kitsch also became certified as a nutritionist and personal trainer.
Kitsch has modeled for Diesel and Abercrombie & Fitch. He also appears in the limited edition coffee table book by celebrity photographer John Russo.
Kitsch starred in the NBC series Friday Night Lights as football player Tim Riggins.
He played Pogue Parry in The Covenant alongside Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Laura Ramsey, Toby Hemingway, Jessica Lucas and Chace Crawford.
In February 2008, he signed on to play Gambit in the X-Men franchise spinoff X-Men Origins: LESS
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