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Emily Kinney

Age: 19

Number of Roles: 12

Biggest Role: Beth – The Walking Dead

Debut Film: It’s Complicated

Early Career: Only breaking into the world of acting in 2007 with short films and small television roles Emily highlight of the first few years would be the guest appearance in ‘Law & Order: Criminal Intent’.

Television Roles:

The Gamekillers (2007)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2008)
The Unusuals (2009)
The Good Wife (2010)
The Big C (2011) 3 Episodes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2012)
The Following (2014)
The Walking Dead (2011-2015) 5 Episodes

Break Out Role: Beth in The Walking Dead

2010 Onwards: Emily continued with television roles and only starring in one film ‘Concussion’ which was only a small role. In 2011 she got cast as one of Hershel’s daughter in The Walking Dead. It is unfair to look at just her acting and not to mentions the fact she is trying to start a career in singing which would explain the limited number of acting roles and the singing opportunities she gets in The Walking Dead.

My Favourite Role:

Season 4 and onwards Beth The Walking Dead – Once things start to look calm in the prison Beth steps up spending a lot of time caring for baby Judith but also gets a small romance which well lasted one episode. After the prison attack she gets lost outside the prison with Daryl. This leads to a unique pairing as they were complete opposites this leads her to learn more about survival and Daryl to be more open. Even though many people disliked the drinking episode it helps us like Beth more as she feel like the group now. She may have been kidnapped in the closing episodes of season 4 but her solo episode in season five has shown how far the character has come. She also has a habit of showing of her singing abilities which sometimes brings a lighter side to the goings on.

My Least Favourite Role:

Season 2 – Season 3 Beth – The Walking Dead. Beth starts off in season two without saying much and eventually trying to kill herself, she came off as baggage which the group didn’t need. When season 3 started many people thought she would be the first to die because of her lack of involvement in season 2 but too many people’s surprise she made it and become the babysitter while Rick and Carl grieve the loss of Lori. Even throughout season 3 she doesn’t have too much involvement and the only highlight is the moment of singing.

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Chandler Riggs

Age: 15

Number of Roles: 9

Biggest Role: The Walking Dead

Debut Role: Get Low (2009)

Early Career: Being such a young star Chandler hasn’t got many chances yet. With his first film role he got small part in ‘Get Low’ opposite with Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek and Bill Murray. This was his only role before getting the role in The Walking Dead. Other than that he has only one other complete work called ‘Mercy’.

Television Roles:

The Walking Dead (2010 – 2015) 67 Episodes

Break Out Role: The Walking Dead as Carl Grimes. Carl is our heroes Rick Grimes’ son, he starts off being very annoying getting in the way and causing to him to actually getting shot in the beginning of season 2. Once season 3 starts Carl character evolves into becoming one of the most interesting ones as he learns to grow up this includes having to put his own mother out her misery of becoming a Walker. He has done a couple of questionable but his bounding with Michonne has made both characters much more interesting.