Nathan West

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title: "Nathan West" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1978-births", "20th-century-american-male-actors", "21st-century-american-male-actors", "21st-century-american-singers", "21st-century-american-male-singers", "american-male-film-actors", "american-male-television-actors", "american-male-child-actors", "american-christians", "christians-from-alaska", "living-people", "male-actors-from-anchorage,-alaska", "musicians-from-anchorage,-alaska"] description: "American actor, musician and singer (born 1978)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_West" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American actor, musician and singer (born 1978) ::

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name	Nathan West
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birth_place	Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
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yearsactive	1994–present
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children	3
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background	solo_singer
alias	WestLeigh (with Chyler Leigh)
East of Eli
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Early life and education

West was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. He graduated from Service High School in Anchorage, where he played hockey.

Career

In 2000 West worked on the television series 7th Heaven with his now wife Chyler Leigh, playing Mary Camden's (Jessica Biel) troubled friends Johnny and Frankie.

West has had roles in major films as well as independent projects, including such films as Disney’s Miracle and the award winning independent feature Alleged. Not only an actor he has also worked as a producer, his projects including IFC’s Brake.

West is also a singer-songwriter, drawing his musical inspiration from the likes of Van Morrison, Bob Dylan and Otis Redding.

West also makes music with his wife Chyler Leigh, under the name "WestLeigh". They have performed covers as well as written an original song called "Love Lit The Sky".

Personal life

West played major junior ice hockey with the Detroit Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League.

While at an audition for a couple for the pilot of an unsuccessful WB series titled Saving Graces, West met Chyler Leigh. They have worked on many projects with each other since, usually portraying couples, including 7th Heaven and Safe Harbor. When on the set of Not Another Teen Movie, West proposed to Leigh. The couple married on July 20, 2002, in Alaska. Leigh and West have three children: Noah Wilde West (born December 2003), Taelyn Leigh West (born September 2006), and Anniston Kae West (born May 7, 2009).

Leigh has said that she and West have a pact in which the person who guesses the baby's sex correctly gets to choose the name. When pregnant with Noah, Leigh guessed she was having a boy so she chose the first name and West gave him his middle name. For Taelyn, West correctly guessed it was a girl, so he named her. Their third child, also a girl, was guessed correctly by West.

West is a Christian. West and his family live in Tennessee.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	D2: The Mighty Ducks	Iceland Goalie
2000	Bring It On	Jan
2001	Not Another Teen Movie	Actor
2002	**	Parker Neal	Video
Home Room	James
2004	Miracle	Rob McClanahan
2008	Forever Strong	Quentin
2010	Alleged	Charles B. Anderson
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	**	James Parrish	"Reasons to Believe", "Trench Work"
The Adventures of A.R.K.	Sam
1999	ER	Justin Casey	"Responsible Parties"
Smart Guy	Paul	"Never Too Young"
Chicago Hope	Robert Devaney	"The Heart to Heart"
Safe Harbor	Tommy Bullock	"Boys Will Be Boys"
Saving Graces	Brendan	TV film
2000	Get Real	Carter	"Absolution"
2000–2001	7th Heaven	Johnny	Recurring role
2002	That '80s Show	Wray Thorn	"Spring Break '84"
Glory Days	Conrad Jarrett	"There Goes the Neighborhood"
Boomtown	Zack Berman	"The David McNorris Show"
Septuplets	Jackson Wilde
2009	Bones	Ed Fralic	"Fire in the Ice"
Grey's Anatomy	Mike	"Holidaze"
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References

References

1. Ingrassia, Lisa. (November 10, 2008). "Grey's Anatomy Star: At Long Last, Love". People.
2. "History of Prep Hockey in Alaska". ASSA.org.
3. Mahoney, Cory. [http://www.hollywood.com/movies/bring-it-on-cast-where-are-they-now-60240113/#/ms-22365/16 "‘Bring It On': Where Are They Now?"]. [[Hollywood.com]]. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
4. "About {{!}} East Of Eli".
5. "Modern Machine - Photos from Modern Machine's post {{!}} Facebook".
6. "Nathan West".
7. Ingrassia, Lisa (July 12, 2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20070715122008/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20046114,00.html "Grey's Anatomy Cast 'Happy to Be Back' - Grey's Anatomy"]. ''[[People (magazine). People]]''.
8. Ingrassia, Lisa (May 7, 2009). [https://people.com/parents/greys-anatomys-chyler-leigh-welcomes-a-baby-girl/ "''Grey's Anatomy''{{'s Chyler Leigh Welcomes a Baby Girl"]. ''People''
9. [https://people.com/parents/greys-anatomys-chyler-leigh-expecting-baby-no-3/ "''Grey's Anatomy''{{'s Chyler Leigh Expecting Baby No. 3"]. ''People''. December 29, 2008
10. [http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/greys-anatomy-star-naming-baby-aniston-200972 "Grey's Anatomy Star Naming Baby 'Aniston'"], ''[[Us Weekly]]'', February 7, 2009
11. Marsi, Steve (September 24, 2007). [http://www.tvfanatic.com/2007/09/from-addiction-to-fulfillment-an-interview-with-chyler-leigh.html "Addiction to Fulfillment: An Interview With Chyler Leigh"]. TV Fanatic

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