Ex-‘Walking Dead’ star recalls almost yearlong unemployment after sudden exit

Chandler Riggs appeared in 77 episodes of “The Walking Dead.”

Teen actor Chandler Riggs’ abrupt exit from the hit horror show, “The Walking Dead,” was a surprise to many viewers. But being let go from the show had a considerable impact on Riggs himself.

Changing direction, the actor pursued creating electronic music last year, took the DJ moniker “Eclipse” and released a couple of singles.

But he’s not done with acting yet.

On Twitter, Riggs recently wrote, “Four days ago, I was almost unemployed for a full year. Right now, I’m sitting on the set of Season One of an incredible TV show for my first day of work. Life changes drastically really quickly.”

The 19-year-old actor, who started acting in “The Walking Dead” when he was 10, later posted, “Super excited to announce that I’ll be joining [’A Million Little Things’] for a couple of episodes (and maybe more?). The cast and crew are incredible, and I absolutely love the series. I encourage everyone to check it out.”

“A Million Little Things” is an ABC family drama that stars Ron Livingston (“Sex and the City”), Grace Park (“Hawaii Five-O”) and David Giuntoli (“Grimm”). —OLIVER PULUMBARIT

He released music as Eclipse (right) last year.