Who Is Zach Gilford's Wife? His Married Life, Children, Net Worth

Who Is Zach Gilford's Wife? His Married Life, Children, Net Worth
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Zach Gilford is an American actor whom you probably know as Matt Saracen of the sports drama series Friday Night Lights. Apart from this, The Family’s actor Zach has performed in many movies and TV shows until now.

Luckily, the actor somehow crossed the path with his lady love and long-time partner on the set of a movie. Keeping his relationship low-key Zach and his wife have managed to be together for nearly 2 decades.

Let's find out more about his love life in the content below!

When Did Zach Gilford Get Married?

Zach Gilford has been married to actress Kiele Sanchez. He tied the knot with his beautiful wife Kiele on 29th December 2012. Zach and his life partner Kiele first met on the set of the ABC pilot, The Matadors, in 2010. But when they first met, both of them were involved with other people. 

The pair fell in love and after dating for nearly a year, they got engaged in December 2011. Again a year later, they tied the knot at a private wedding ceremony held in Napa, California.

It was the first marriage of Zach but the second marriage of his wife Kiele. Prior to falling in love with Zach, Kiele was married to her first husband, writer-director Zach Helm.

Kiele and Zach Helm were married in 2001 but they divorced in 2008. After their divorce, Kiele and her former husband, Zah Helm even put their house in the Los Feliz area up for sale at $1.849 million.

Who Is Zach Gilford's Wife Kiele?

Like Zach his wife Kiele is also an artist, she is an American actress. Kiele is best known for her role as Nikki Fernandez on the ABC series Lost. Her full name/birth name is Kiele Michelle Sanchez.

Zach Gilford wedding

Born and raised in Chicago, Kiele began her acting career when she was in high school. Zach and the love of his life Kiele have shared screens in The Matadors and The Purge: Anarchy.

How Many Kids Does Zach Gilford Have? 

The lovey-dovey pair Zach and Kiele are parents to a daughter named Zeppelin Adele. Their daughter Zeppelin was born via surrogacy. They welcomed their first child, a baby girl on 29th November 2017 in Los Angeles.

The name of their baby girl seems to be music-inspired but in reality, her second name Adele is after Zach’s grandmother and is a tribute to her.

While the family of 3 is now happily living together, the initial journey of parenthood was very painful for the duo. Zach’s wife Kiele was first pregnant in 2015 and revealed the news of the pregnancy in October 2015.

They were ready to experience the joy of parenthood until an unfortunate incident took place. Kiele had a miscarriage and lost their baby near the end of the third trimester.

After the heart-wrenching incident, the couple had several attempts to start a family and finally, they opted for surrogacy.

Is Zach Gilford Still Married?

Although Zach is available on social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter, he barely shed any light on his personal life and relationship. The last news available about the duo on the internet was the news of their daughter’s arrival in 2017.

Because of the privacy in their personal life, fans are curious whether Zach and his wife are still married or not.

Well, Zach and his wife Kiele, who seemed super in love, are still together and blissfully married for nearly a decade now.

The duo was last spotted together attending the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards which was held in Los Angeles, CA on 13th March 2022.

Early Life And Parents 

Zach Gilford was born as Zachary Michael Gilford to parents Anne Gilford and Steve Gilford. He was born and raised in Evanston, Illinois. Talking about his siblings, he has a sister named Eliza.

Zach Gilford family

Zach Gilford went to Evanston Township High School in Illinois and later attended Northwestern University. Zach was very athletic during his college days and played college football as a quarterback.

Zach Gilford's Net Worth

Active in the entertainment industry for nearly 2 decades, Zach has amassed a net worth of about $6 million. 

His recent projects include “There’s Something Wrong With The Children,” The Midnight Club,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” and the Criminal Minds revival titled “Criminal Minds: Evolution.”

Short Wiki

  • Zach was born on 14th January 1982 and his age as of 2022 is 40 years old.

  • Zach celebrates his birthday on the 14th of January so, his zodiac sign is Capricorn.

  • Zach holds American nationality and he comprises of mixed ethnicity as his dad is Jewish and mom is Lutheran.

  • As for the height of Zach, he is 5 feet and 8 inches tall (1.73m or 173cm).