Taylor Kitsch

Taylor Kitsch
Kitsch in April 2012.
Born	(1981-04-08) April 8, 1981 (age 36) Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actor, model
Years active	2002–2004 (model) 2006–present (actor)

Taylor Kitsch (born April 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor and model. He is best known for his work in films such as X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Battleship (2012), John Carter (2012), Savages (2012), and Lone Survivor (2013).

Kitsch is also known for his work in television, he portrayed Tim Riggins in the NBC series Friday Night Lights (2006–2011), starred in the second season of the HBO series True Detective as Paul Woodrugh, and appeared in the television film The Normal Heart (2014) as Bruce Niles.

Kitsch was born in Kelowna, British Columbia. His mother, Susan (Green), worked for the BC Liquor Board, while his father, Drew Kitsch, worked in construction. His parents separated when he was one, and he and his two older brothers, Brody and Daman, were raised by their mother in a mobile home park. He also has two younger maternal half-sisters. Kitsch lived in Port Moody and Anmore. He started playing ice hockey at age 3. He attended Gleneagle Secondary School in Coquitlam. He played junior ice hockey for the Langley Hornets in the British Columbia Hockey League, before a knee injury ended his career. Following his injury, Kitsch took nutrition and economics courses at the University of Lethbridge for a year and lived with his brother.