Nolan Gould

Nolan Gould (born October 28, 1998)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the youngest sibling of the Dunphy family, Luke Dunphy, on the ABC sitcom Modern Family.

Nolan Gould
Gould at the 2015 PaleyFest for the show Modern Family
Born	October 28, 1998 New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present
Television	Modern Family
Relatives	Aidan Gould (brother)

Early life and education

Gould was born in New York City, the son of Angela and Edwin Gould.[2][3] Shortly after his birth, due to his father's military career, he and his parents moved to Phenix City, Alabama. When Gould was five years old, the family moved to California.[4] His older brother, Aidan Gould, is also an actor.

Gould is a member of Mensa,[5][6] and, as of 2012, had accelerated four grades in school.[6] He stated on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that he has an IQ of 150. During summer 2012, at age 13, Gould took a General Educational Development (GED) test and said he hoped to take online college courses.[7]

Career

Gould began his career at age three doing commercials.[5] His recent films include the lead in the feature Ghoul, based on the novel by Brian Keene.

As of the 2014–15 TV season, Gould made over US$70,000 per episode[8] for his role on Modern Family. His other television credits include Eleventh Hour and the movie of the week, Sweet Nothing in My Ear.[5]

Gould (third from right) with the cast of Modern Family at the 69th Golden Globe Awards

In 2017, Gould was featured in the music video for Logic's hit song, 1-800-273-8255, the number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	The McPassion	Son at Restaurant
	Waiting Room	Wild Child
	Sunny & Share Love You	Jason
2008	Montana	Johnny
2009	Space Buddies	Sam
2009	Hysteria	Child
2011	Friends with Benefits	Sammy
2012	Ghoul	Timmy Graco
2013	The To Do List	Max
2014	Field of Lost Shoes	Robert / Sir Rat
2019	Yes	Jeremiah Rosenhaft	Directed by Rob Margolies

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009–2020	Modern Family	Luke Dunphy	Main role; 250 episodes
2010	Good Luck Charlie	Zander	Episode: "Sleepless in Denver"
2011	R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour	Jack Pierce	Episode: "Best Friend Forever"
2014	Whose Line is it Anyway?	Himself	Season 10 Episode: 7
2015	Sofia the First	Elliot	Episode: "Substitute Cedric"
2016	Hell's Kitchen	Himself (Guest diner)	Episode: "When the Wall Comes Tumbling Down"
2018	Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition	Himself (Contestant)	Eliminated

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist
2017	"1-800-273-8255"	Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid
2019	"Help Me Now"	Kevin McHale

References

1. Modern Family Nation. Post at Twitter October 28, 2013.
2. Harvey, Alec. "'Modern Family' star Nolan Gould has ties to Alabama". Al.com. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
3. "Nolan Gould profile". TV Guide.
4. Gould profile, deardoctor.com; accessed September 17, 2014.
5. "Nolan Gould Biography". Pop Tower. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
6. "It's Evening in America", Vanity Fair. May 2012. Page 158.
7. Johnson, John (October 11, 2012). "Modern Family Star Nolan Gould Graduated High School Early at Age 13!". Us Weekly.
8. "The Kids Of 'Modern Family' Are Getting Huge Raises". Huffington Post. August 29, 2012.

External links

• Nolan Gould at IMDb