Tim Riggins
| Tim Riggins | |
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| Friday Night Lights character | |
Taylor Kitsch as Tim Riggins
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| First appearance | "Pilot" |
| Last appearance | "Always" |
| Portrayed by | Taylor Kitsch |
| Information | |
| Occupation | High School Student and Starting Fullback/Running Back of the Dillon Panthers (Seasons 1-3) High School Student and House-Flipper (Season 3) College Student at San Antonio State University (Season 4) Mechanic (Season 4) Bartender at Buddy's Bar |
| Family | Walt Riggins (Father) unnamed mother Billy Riggins (Brother) |
| Significant other(s) |
Tyra Collette (Ex-Girlfriend) Lyla Garrity (Ex-Girlfriend) |
Timothy "Tim" Riggins is a character in sports drama Friday Night Lights, portrayed by actor Taylor Kitsch. Tim Riggins is the fullback/running back of the Dillon Panthers in the television series. His character is similar to Don Billingsley from the original book and 2004 film Friday Night Lights.
Actor Taylor Kitsch says he is able to relate to the character of Tim Riggins based on his own personal experiences. "My father is out of my life, more or less", he revealed in an interview, "so I discover stuff that maybe I wasn't even dealing with as a person." Also, his background as a young and promising athlete helped him connect with the role. Nevertheless, he admits to differ from his character at least in his relations with the opposite sex; "...I didn't have as many girls at my fingertips. I don't know many guys who do!"
Throughout the series, Tim lives with his older brother Billy after having been abandoned by both their parents. Billy was about to go to college on a golf scholarship when their father Walt left and Billy became the sole guardian of his younger brother. Despite their seemingly immature behavior and Tim's stoic and uncaring facade, the brothers are shown to be caring and loyal to each other in times of crisis. Tim is best friends with his quarterback, Jason Street, whom he has known since he was young. Their catchphrase is "Texas Forever".
Tim has been described as a character "who has puppy-dog, lady-killing eyes under his scraggly bangs." He is the fullback/running back of the Dillon Panthers with jersey #33. Tim is depicted as a womanizer and his ex-girlfriends include Tyra Collette and Lyla Garrity, with whom he has an off and on relationship. Described as the town drunk of the series, he copes with life through casual sex and heavy drinking. Despite his laissez-faire attitude, he is extremely loyal to his teammates when the occasion demands, as shown when he physically hits an opposition player who verbally provokes his black teammate, Smash Williams, and puts his Panthers career on the line to follow best friend, Jason Street, to Mexico to talk him out of a potentially life-threatening situation.
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