Early life

Fernandez was born in Ukiah, California. His father is of half Portuguese and half Russian Jewish descent and his mother has British ancestry. He has a younger sister and a brother. His stepfather is a contractor. Before becoming an actor, Fernandez began working as a dishwasher, and an American Apparel catalog model hand-picked by the company's CEO, Dov Charney, for his then-fledgling company. Later arriving to Los Angeles, he asked Charney for a job and was hired as a stock boy; Fernandez has described working in the stock room as "awful" and the "worst job ever". His first acting gig was a commercial for First 5 California that was directed by Vadim Perelman.

Career

2006-10: early work

After completing a short film, Fernandez made his debut television appearance in a 2006 episode of Cold Case, followed by minor roles in Drake & Josh and Lincoln Heights. His screen debut came two years later, in 2007, when he landed the role of Edgar in Interstate before returning to TV. He landed his first recurring role in Jericho as Sean Henthorn between 2006 and 2007. The series was cancelled after just one season before a campaign by fans saw it return for a second before being cancelled once again.

In 2008, Fernandez became one of the front-runners to play Edward Cullen after he auditioned for Catherine Hardwicke in her Venice Beach garage, during the casting of Twilight. Fernandez was allegedly Hardwicke's first choice, but it was up to Kristen Stewart who had the last say. Shiloh later recalled on his narrowly missed opportunity, "At the time, it was just another audition. I didn't realize I was missing out on stardom and giant paychecks. Now, looking back on it, I certainly wouldn't have been mentally stable enough to deal with all that. Lucky for me, not getting that part led to other work that was a much better fit for me." Fernandez, who had no formal training, admitted being bashful around other actors during rehearsals. Having done an array of television shows (CSI:NY, The United States of Tara) including starring in the Gossip Girl episode "Valley Girls" as Owen Campos, alongside Brittany Snow and Krysten Ritter. He eventually landed his first big break playing a troubled small-town Texas rink manager in the 2010 Sundance hit Skateland with Twilight alum Ashley Greene.

2011-present: breakthrough

Though he lost the Twilight role to Robert Pattinson, Hardwicke liked Fernandez enough to cast him in what would be his first romantic lead, in Red Riding Hood, opposite Amanda Seyfried. The role became his Hollywood movie breakthrough, making him a hot commodity. MTV Networks' NextMovie.com named him one of the 'Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011'. As he shot into the spotlight, he was the cover model of Nylon Guys' March 2011 issue, introducing him as "Hollywood's New Rebel", and was the cover man for the April/May 2011 issue of Da Man magazine.

In 2013, Fernandez starred in the remake of Evil Dead and in the independent film Syrup, based on the novel of the same name by Max Barry. In March 2015 Fernandez, earned one of the leading roles in the Canadian thriller film Backcountry, who will star along Rossif Sutherland, Joel Kinnaman, Tom Holland, Percy Hynes-White and Rachelle Lefevre.

Personal life

Fernandez has spoken about smoking pot during his high school days to help him relax, and has stated that he does not "need to be stoned anymore. Weed was never fun for me—I was just uncomfortable with myself so I wanted to be stoned. But just being comfortable in my own skin now means I don't have to do it". His favorite movie of all time is The Thing Called Love and River Phoenix is his idol. Fernandez has stated that if he were not acting, he would have majored in Spanish, moved to South America, and run a banana farm or worked in construction, because he is good with his hands; or, if he was better at it, a writer. Fernandez has an affinity for country music, and his dream role is to play a country music star. He is a friend of actor Thomas Dekker.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Wasted	Kyle	Short film
2007	Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness	Justin Gutierrez	Television film
2007	Interstate	Edgar
2008	Red	Pete Doust
2008	Gardens of the Night	Cooper
2008	From Within	Sean	Uncredited
2008	Deadgirl	Rickie
2008	Warehouse Job, TheThe Warehouse Job	Richard	Short film
2008	Cadillac Records	Phil Chess
2009	16 to Life	Rene
2010	Skateland	Ritchie Wheeler
2010	Swerve	Daniel	Short film
2010	Happiness Runs	Jake
2011	Red Riding Hood	Peter
2013	East, TheThe East	Luca
2013	Evil Dead	David Allen
2013	Deep Powder	Danny
2013	Syrup	Scat
2013	Searching	Henry	Short film
2014	White Bird in a Blizzard	Phil
2015	Queen of Carthage	Amos
2015	Return to Sender	William Finn
2015	We Are Your Friends	Ollie
2016	Chronically Metropolitan	Fenton	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Cold Case	Valentino	Episode: "One Night"
2006-07	Jericho	Sean Henthorn	7 episodes
2007	Drake & Josh	Julio	Episode: "The Storm"
2007	Lincoln Heights	T.J.	Episode: "Baby Doe"
2008	CSI: NY	Jake Fairwick	Episode: "All in the Family"
2008	Cleaner, TheThe Cleaner	Ray Crin Jr.	Episode: "Here Comes the Boom"
2009	United States of Tara	Benjamin Lambert	3 episodes (1 uncredited)
2009	Gossip Girl	Owen Campos	Episode: "Valley Girls"
2009	Three Rivers	Scott Becker	3 episodes (1 uncredited)
2015	Law & Order: SVU	Scott Russo	Episode "Agent Provocateur"

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist
2008	"Just Impolite"	Plushgun
2008	"Ride"	Cary Brothers
2011	"We Still Burn" (directed by Shiloh Fernandez)	Top Shelf
2012	"Let's Forget All the Things That We Say"	Julia Stone
2012	"Testosterone"	Haziq The Giggles
2014	"The Heart Wants What It Wants"	Selena Gomez

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