I played pretty darn competitive-level hockey. Then the good old knee injury. Obviously, it's a blessing in disguise, but growing up Canadian, that's our religion, that's our football.

He played junior ice hockey for the Langley Hornets in the British Columbia Hockey League before a knee injury ended his career. Acting career
In 2006 Kitsch was cast in his breakout role on the NBC sports teen drama television series Friday Night Lights based on the 2004 film both from Peter Berg. Early life and modeling career
Kitsch was born in Kelowna British Columbia Canada.

Taylor Kitsch (born April 8 1981) is a Canadian actor and model. He is known for his role as Tim Riggins in the NBC television series Friday Night Lights and for his role as Gambit in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009).