Who is Beau Mirchoff?
Mirchoff is a Canadian-American award-winning actor, probably known best to the world as Matty McKibben in the TV series “Awkward.” (2011-2016) ,and as Jamie Hunter in the TV series “Good Trouble” (2019-2022), in addition to several other notable roles that he’s secured so far in his career.
Beau Mirchoff Wiki: Age, Childhood, and Education
William Beau Mirchoff was born on 13 January 1989, in Seattle, Washington State, USA, the son of Bill, a podiatrist, and Kelley Mirchoff, a homemaker.
Beau is one of three children and has an older brother Luke, who is now a semi-pro lacrosse player, and a younger sister Raeanna Mirchoff.
The family relocated to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, where they own a house. He went to Mount Douglas Secondary School, located in Saanich, British Columbia.
He became interested in acting at an early age, and began acting training when he was just 13 years old. The family resided on Vancouver Island, and to get to his training classes every day, Beau had to travel two hours by ferry to the mainland and then an hour bus drive to the destination.
This lasted until 2009, when he moved to Los Angeles and joined Michael Woolson Studio.
Career Beginnings
Before making his acting debut, Beau worked in theater, and it was after his appearance in the play “Bubbly Stiltskin” that he was noticed by casting directors. He made his first on-screen appearance in 2003, as Chase in the award-winning TV comedy series “Romeo!”, which starred Zachary Isaiah Williams, Master P and Erica O’Keith.
Beau made his second on-screen appearance three years later, when he was cast as Robbie in the comedy film “Scary Movie 4”, with Anna Faris, Regina Hall and Craig Bierko as the main stars.
The following year, Beau was chosen as the recurring character Ben Stillman, in the TV family-drama series “Heartland” (2007-2008), appearing in six episodes of the award-winning Canadian daytime drama.
He had a rather successful 2009 year – first, he had a supporting role in the horror thriller-mystery film “The Grudge 3”, starring Matthew Knight, Shawnee Smith and Mike Straub, and was then selected for the part of Gordon Lambert in the television mystery thriller movie “Stranger with My Face”, which starred Alexz Johnson, Catherine Hicks and Emily Hirst.
Moreover, he landed the role of Danny Bolen in the Primetime Emmy Award-winning TV comedy mystery-drama series “Desperate Housewives”, thus joining such stars as Eva Longoria, Felicity Huffman and Teri Hatcher, among others.
Rise to Prominence
In 2011, Beau landed the role of Drew in the sci-fi action-adventure film “I AM Number Four”, sharing the screen with Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant and Dianna Agron, among other stars of the award-winning film.
The same year, he was selected for his first major role, as Matty McKibben in the TV romantic comedy-drama series “Awkward.”, co-starring Ashley Rickards and Jillian Rose Reed, featuring in all 89 episodes of the appraised series until 2016, which earned him a Teen Choice Award in the category of Choice TV Breakout Performance – Male.
Concurrently, he worked on other projects between 2011 and 2016, including the role of Dominic in the action-adventure movie “The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex”, which starred Selena Gomez, then portraying Clark in the comedy film “The Secret Lives of Dorks”, co-starring Gaelan Connell and Vanessa Marano, and had the lead role in the thriller-mystery film “The Murder Pact”, next to Alexa PenaVega and John Heard.
Once the “Awkward” ended, Beau emerged as a rising star, and used the momentum to continue his career in a stunning fashion; he starred in the television comedy movie “Good Fortune” (2016) with Diane Guerrero and Blake Lee, and the following year appeared in the award-winning horror mystery-drama film “Flatliners”, which starred Elliot Page, Diego Luna and Nina Dobrev.
He continued with a couple of recurring roles, first in the award-winning romantic drama series “The Fosters”, and then in the comedy-drama “I’m Dying Up Here”, with Melissa Leo, Ari Graynor and Michael Angarano in the lead roles, both in 2018, while in 2019, a spin-off from the “Fosters” revived his role of Jamie Hunter. Entitled “Good Trouble”, telling the story of two Foster sisters, Callie and Mariana, and their new life in Los Angeles as young adults. The series stars Cierra Ramirez, Maia Mitchell and Zuri Adele.
The same year, Beau starred in the short-lived comedy series “Now Apocalypse”, and in 2021 portrayed Steve Sheridan in the TV crime-drama series “Narcos: Mexico”.
His credits for 2022 include the lead role in the television romantic-comedy movie “Hidden Gems”, alongside Hunter King and Eliza Hayes Maher, and he’s working on the action thriller film “Detective Knight: Rogue”, which will star Bruce Willis, Lochlyn Munro and Corey Large, scheduled for premiere in October 2022.
To speak further of his accomplishments, Beau is currently working on the TV drama series “Ride”, in which he’ll star with Nancy Travis and Tiera Skovbye. The series is currently filming, and is set for a premiere in 2023.
Net Worth
As of mid- 2022, Beau Mirchoff’s net worth has been estimated at $2 million, earned through his successful career as an actor, during which he’s appeared in more than 35 film and TV titles.
Personal Life, Dating, Married, Girlfriend, Gay?
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When it comes to his personal life, Beau was in a relationship with his “Awkward.” co-star Ashley Rickards in 2011, however, their romance was short, and he then started dating actress and dancer Jeanine Mason – the two were together for more than three years before breaking up.
In March 2020, Beau started dating psychologist Jenny Meinen, and the two became engaged in August 2021 while on a trip to Paris. Beau posted a picture of the two in front of the Eiffel Tower, with the caption ‘The love of my life said oui!’.
Appearance and Vital Statistics
The popular actor has brown hair and green eyes. He stands at a height of 6ft 1ins (1.85m), while he weighs approximately 172lbs (78kgs).
Hobbies, Interests, and Trivia
Beau is an avid dog lover, and has a black labradoodle named Uno. He has also bought a horse as he likes horseback riding and exploring nature.
An avid traveler, he likes visiting exotic places across the world, and takes pictures while on his travels which he later sells – all profits are given to various charitable organizations.
He is a huge American Football fan, and his favorite team is the Seattle Seahawks.
