Chris Zylka
Chris Zylka was born in Warren, Ohio, United States on May 9th, 1985 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 39, Chris Zylka biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Christopher Michael Settlemire (born May 9, 1985), known professionally as Chris Zylka, is an American actor and model.
He is best known for his television roles as Jake Armstrong in The CW's The Secret Circle (2011-2012) and Tom Garvey in HBO's The Leftovers.
He has appeared in films Shark Night (2011), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and Freaks of Nature (2015).
Early life
Zylka was born and raised in Howland Township, Ohio, U.S. He took his mother's maiden name, Zylka, as a stage name. Zylka was raised by his mother and he has never met his biological father.
He graduated from Howland High School in 2003. Zylka studied art at the University of Toledo for two years, but dropped out to care for his maternal grandfather when he suddenly became ill. His grandfather is from Ukraine.
At the age of 19, he relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. He was homeless for six months upon arriving to Los Angeles and lived in his car in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven in Burbank. Zylka described this time in his life by saying: "For about six months I lived in a ‘94 Ford Probe behind a 7-11 parking lot. I wound up leaving it in the lot because it wouldn't start anymore, and it just kind of became my home. I think that's where my naivety helped or I was just being stupid! I had this adolescent mind telling me everything was going to be okay, and it was. I’ve been very fortunate." Zylka began working at restaurants, where he was discovered by manager and acting coach Jon Simmons.
Personal life
Zylka dated actress Lucy Hale for nine months, and the couple split in September 2012. He was engaged to model Hanna Beth Merjos in April 2014. The couple called off the engagement and broke up in early 2015. Zylka became engaged to heiress and media personality Paris Hilton in January 2018. He proposed to her with a ring worth US$2 million during a vacation in Aspen, after one year of dating. The couple called off the engagement in November 2018.
He has several tattoos, including a tattoo that says "Mom" in a heart, "an angel gone bad" and a gorilla.
Career
Zylka began his acting career as Jason on the teen drama television series 90210 in 2008. He appeared in Everybody Hates Chris for a recurring role and appeared in television shows Hannah Montana, Cougar Town, Zeke and Luther. In 2009, Zylka's Joey Donner appeared in the sitcom 10 Things I Hate About You. About this time, Zylka began to film, appearing in the comedy film The People I've Slept With (2009) and the horror film My Super Psycho Sweet 16 (2009). In the sequel, My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 2 (2010), Zylka would reprise this role. In the mystery comedy film Kaboom (2010), which premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, Thor played Thor.
In two animal-attack-themed films, Shark Night (2011) and Piranha 3DD (2012), Zylka appeared. Flash Thompson was portrayed by Zylka in the superhero film The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). Jake Armstrong appeared in The CW's supernatural drama television series The Secret Circle. In the crime drama film Dixieland (2015), he was a leading role as Kermit. The film revolves around a good-hearted Kermit who just came out of jail and returns home to Mississippi.
In HBO's supernatural television series The Leftovers, Tom Garvey appeared from 2014 to 2017. In Lifetime's television film I Killed My BFF (2015), Alex Lachan played him. The film is based on a true tale, Anne Marie Camp's murder by Jamie Dennis and her partner, Michael Gianakos, in Minnesota in 1997. In the drama film Novitiate (2017), Chuck Harris appeared as Chuck Harris. Critics and followers alike praised the film. He produced Paris Hilton's music video for the song "I Need You" in 2018. In the drama film The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2018), he played Will Jefford Jr. Zylka appeared in USA Network's teen drama television series Dare Me in April 2019. In a small Midwestern town, the story follows competitive high school cheerleaders. After one season, USA Network cancelled the series in April 2020. Talent agency ICM Partners reported that they had signed Zylka on May 29, 2019. Adult Ray was portrayed by Zylka in the short film Sorry or What Could Have Been (2020), which was a salute to Paris Hilton.
Zylka appeared in an advertisement for Abercrombie & Fitch, a photographer Bruce Weber's first shooter in his career. He has been on the front pages of several magazines, including Wonderland, Glamoholic, and Bello.
He loves painting and is also an artist. When he was nine years old, Zylka began art making. He referred to his art often as coming from "a darker place." In August 2018, he opened "Why Use A Name" at Pikes Hotel in Ibiza, Spain.