Early life

Gigandet was born in Tacoma, Washington, the son of Kim and Jay Gigandet, a co-owner of The Rock pizza franchise. His sister Kelsie is a hair stylist. After graduating from Auburn Senior High School in Auburn, Washington in 2001, he moved to California, where he attended Santa Monica College.

Career

In 2003, Gigandet made his acting debut with a guest appearance in the crime television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2004 and 2005 Gigandet continued his television career with recurring roles in television shows such as The Young and the Restless and Jack and Bobby.

In 2006, Gigandet was cast as Kevin Volchok on the Fox teen drama television series The O.C., appearing in 15 episodes. Gigandet portrayed the role of Kevin, a bad boy and rebellious competitive surfer who develops a casual relationship with the rich socialite Marissa Cooper, portrayed by Mischa Barton. In August 2007, Gigandet was cast in the Summit Entertainment action drama film Never Back Down. He portrayed the role of the villainous bad boy and fighting champion Ryan McCarthy who sets out to take down the film's protagonist. Gigandet and co-star Sean Faris shared an award for "Best Fight" at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards. In December 2007, Summit Entertainment cast Gigandet in the planned film adaptation of the best selling vampire book series Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. He signed on to portray the role of the film's "tracker" vampire James. Gigandet received his second "Best Fight" award win at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards with Robert Pattinson.

In 2008, Gigandet won the award for "One to Watch" at the 10th Annual Young Hollywood Awards. In August 2008, Gigandet signed on to the Screen Gems supernatural horror film The Unborn, portraying the role of the protagonist's love interest. Also in 2009, Gigandet starred as Corporal Gallo in the sci-fi thriller Pandorum. In 2009, Gigandet was cast alongside Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly in the thriller film The Roommate.

In 2010, Gigandet portrayed Micah, a Christian high school student, in Easy A. That same year, Gigandet starred as the villainous prison guard Chase in the psychological straight-to-DVD thriller The Experiment. In 2010, Gigandet was cast in the film Burlesque. The film was written and directed by first-time director Steve Antin and starred Cher, Christina Aguilera and Stanley Tucci.

In 2011, Gigandet portrayed Jonah in the psychological thriller Trespass. Gigandet had a supporting role in the 2011 vampire thriller Priest.

Personal life

Gigandet and his fiancée, Dominique Geisendorff, have a daughter named Everleigh Rae Gigandet, born on April 14, 2009, and a son named Rekker Radley Gigandet, born on January 23, 2013. In May 2015, the couple announced they are expecting their third child. On November 30, 2015 Gigandet welcomed his third child, a daughter, named Armie Heartly Gigandet. Gigandet has a black belt in Krav Maga.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Mistaken	Joe	Short film
2007	Who's Your Caddy?	Mick
2008	Never Back Down	Ryan McCarthy	MTV Movie Award for Best Fight
2008	American Crude	Kip Adams
2008	Twilight	James	MTV Movie Award for Best Fight Nominated - Best Villain Award - 2009 Scream Awards
2009	Unborn, TheThe Unborn	Mark Hardigan
2009	Pandorum	Gallo
2011	Five Star Day	Jake Gibson
2010	Easy A	Micah
2010	Burlesque	Jack Miller
2010	Experiment, TheThe Experiment	Chase
2011	Roommate, TheThe Roommate	Stephen Morterelli
2011	Priest	Hicks
2011	Trespass	Jonah Collins
2012	Tin Star, TheThe Tin Star	Jake Flynn
2012	Making Change	Bishop
2012	Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden	Stunner	TV film
2013	Plush	Carter
2013	Free Ride	Ray
2014	Red Sky	Butch Masters
2014	In the Blood	Derek Grant
2014	4 Minute Mile	Wes Jacobs
2014	Bad Johnson	Rich Johnson
2015	Broken Vows	Michael
2015	Nanny Cam	Mark Kessler
2016	The Magnificent Seven	TBA

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Mark Young	Episode: "Feeling the Heat"
2004	Young and the Restless, TheThe Young and the Restless	Daniel Romalotti Jr	7 episodes
2005	Jack & Bobby	Randy Bongard	5 episodes
2005-06	O.C., TheThe O.C.	Kevin Volchok	15 episodes
2012	Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden	Stunner	TV Movie
2014	Reckless	Roy Rayder	TV series

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Work
2008	Young Hollywood Awards	One to watch	Won
2008	MTV Movie Awards	Best Fight	Won	Never Back Down
2009	MTV Movie Awards	Best Fight	Won	Twilight
2009	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Villain	Won	Twilight
2009	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Rumble	Won	Twilight
2011	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actor: Drama	Nominated	The Roommate

[ Source: Wikipedia ]