The Walking Dead: Dead City actor to star in action comedy Freaky Tales

The second season of The Walking Dead: Dead City will premiere on AMC and AMC+ beginning May 4. A new season means new cast members, and this season, TWDU welcomes Keir Gilchrist to Dead City. Before the premiere of his latest role, Gilchrist will appear in a new action comedy from Lionsgate, Freaky Tales.

Freaky Friday is written and directed by Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden, the filmmaking duo best known for Captain Marvel. Executive producers include Jillian Share, Jen Gorton, Charles D. King, James Lopez, Justin Bursch, Victor Moyers, Todd Anthony Shaw, David Weintraub, and hip-hop pioneer Too $hort.

The story is set in 1987 Oakland, California, and features four stories that are interconnected and actually took place during real historical events. The official synopsis reads: Freaky Tales is a multi-track mixtape of colorful characters — an NBA star, a corrupt cop, a female rap duo, teen punks, neo-Nazis, and a debt collector — on a collision course in a fever dream of showdowns and battles.

Gilchrist joins the all-star cast of Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Jay Ellis, Normani, Dominique Thorne, Jack Champion, Ji-young Yoo, Angus Cloud, and Tom Hanks in the action comedy Freaky Tales. The movie premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and will premiere in theaters on April 4, 2025. You can view the official trailer here.

Keir Gilchrist - Walking Dead: Dead City and more

In October 2024, Gilchrist was announced along with Dascha Polanco, Jake Weary, and Pooya Mohseni for the second season of The Walking Dead: Dead City. Gilchrist has been cast as a character named Benjamin Pierce, of whom no details have been released. The series premieres on AMC and AMC+ on May 4.

The actor is well known for many roles, including the Netflix original comedy Atypical. Gilchrist leads the series as Sam Gardner, an 18-year-old autistic teen. The series, which also stars Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Haven, Amy Okuda, Michael Rapaport, and Nik Dodani, aired for four seasons and is streaming on Netflix. He is known for his role as Marshall Gregson in the Showtime series United States of Tara.

He also starred in the critically acclaimed HBO series Love & Death which is based on a a true story of housewife Candy Montgomery from Wylie, Texas. Set in the 1970s, Candy must go before a jury after an affair with a friend from her church leads to a killing. Elizabeth Olsen portrays Candy and is joined by Jesse Plemons, Lily Rabe, Patrick Fugit, Krysten Ritter, Tom Pelphrey, and Elizabeth Marvel,

Gilchrist is also known for his role in several movies including The Featherweight, It Follows, Running on Empty, An Intrusion, and more.