Skeet Ulrich or originally Bryan Ray Trout grew up in Virginia facing health problems and traumatic events like being kidnapped by his own father.
From nearly being a marine biologist to being a well-known celebrity, Skeet has come a long way. Let's take a look at his life.
Childhood & Early Life
Skeet Ulrich was born with the name Bryan Ray Trout to Carolyn Elaine Wax and a restaurateur father on January 20, 1970. Skeet got his last name ‘Ulrich’ after his mother married his stepfather DK Ulrich, a NASCAR driver, and team owner.
He considers DK Ulrich as his real father because when he was six years old, he and his brother Geoff were kidnapped by his restaurateur father.
He only met his mother after three years in North Carolina, after this event the brothers never saw their biological father again.
Being as fast as a mosquito and small in height, Skeet was called “Skeeter” by his Little League coach which he used as his stage name ‘Skeet’ later.
Skeet also had lots of health problems growing up including undergoing heart surgery to repair his defective heart ventricle.
He finished high school at Northwest Cabarrus High School in North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington to be a marine biologist. When he moved to New York University he gained recognition from the famous filmmaker David Mamet.
His acting career took off after being involved in the Atlantic Theatre Company and getting noticed by a director named Stacy Cochran.
Career
According to the wiki sites, Ulrich’s active year started in the early 90s and he entered the entertainment industry as a dashing young man debuting with Boys (1996) where he played the boyfriend of Winona Ryder.
He gained a lot of popularity in the 90s delivering outstanding performances for movies like Scream (1996) and As Good As it Gets (1997). He has even directed a short movie named The Girl on the Roof (2014) starring his ex-wife Amelia Jackson-Gray and daughter Naiia.
Talking about his television series roles, he played an amazing character in Into the West (2005) and gained extreme popularity after he was cast as FP Jones in the youth drama series Riverdale which he left in 2021 saying he got ‘creatively bored’.
Good Award Collection
In 2014, the Williamsburg Independent Film Festival honored Ulrich as Best Breakthrough Director for The Girl on the Roof, and in 1997, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, and Fangoria Chainsaw Awards both nominated him for Best Supporting Actor for Scream.
Skeet is now working on his upcoming projects; Blood (2023) and Scream VI (2023).
Married Twice, Divorced Twice
The extremely loved Skeet Ulrich has been married and divorced twice. He has two children with his first wife Georgina Cates (Married 1997, Divorced 2005)- a son named Jakob and a daughter named Naiia.
He married his second wife Amelia Jackson-Gray in 2012 and the divorce was in 2015, Skeet was engaged to Rose Costa from 2016 to 2017.
Is Skeet Dating Now?
Mid of 2021, the actor was seen flirting with an American actress Lucy Hale on Instagram and eventually ended up dating her after a while.
The romance came to life after Skeet broke up with his partner Megan Blake Irwin in 2020. His dating with Lucy was confirmed when the couple was photographed kissing.
Skeet has dated really young girls than his age and the frequent breakups could be an effect of the vast age gap he shared with the women he dated.
However, he hasn't been linked with anyone after breaking up with Lucy after three months of dating in April 2021.
Ulrich also has an Instagram with a fantastic fanbase of 5 million followers where he hasn't posted anything related to his love life. Nevertheless, he has some pictures with his kids shared on Instagram.
Skeet Ulrich's Net Worth
Equalling his number of Instagram followers, the actor has a giant net worth of $5 million mainly coming from the entertainment industry that he is involved.
His net worth is also expected to rise with his upcoming projects Blood (2023) and Scream VI (2023).
Ulrich’s Physique
The dashing personality has a height of 6 feet and weighs around 80kgs. He likes styling his hair and has dark brown eyes. He is not totally jacked and is slim with a fit body. It is really hard to believe that his age is actually 53 years.
