Chris Zylka
American actor and model (born 1985)
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- Early life Zylka was born on May 9, 1985, in Howland Township, Ohio.
- He graduated from Howland High School in 2003.
- His grandfather is from Ukraine.
- 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.
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WikipediaChris Zylka (born Christopher Michael Settlemire; May 9, 1985) is an American actor and model, known for his roles as Blake in the film Shark Night (2011), Jake Armstrong in The CW's supernatural series The Secret Circle (2011–2012), Flash Thompson in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and Tom Garvey in the HBO series The Leftovers (2014–2017).
Zylka was born on May 9, 1985, in Howland Township, Ohio. He took his mother's maiden name, Zylka, as a stage name. 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, California 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 began working at restaurants, where he was discovered by manager and acting coach Jon Simmons.
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