Nathan West: Movies, Music & Net Worth

Nathan West is an actor who has made an appearance in several Hollywood movies. He is also a singer and a musician who writes songs and releases them on his YouTube channel.

Primarily, the actor is renowned for his role of Mike in Grey’s Anatomy, which was released in 2009.

Grey’s Anatomy is a romantic medical drama television series that premiered on ABC on March 25, 2005.

In fact, the fictional series focussed on the life of surgical interns, residents, and attendings while they graduated from being professional doctors.

Certain people make their living with just a single skill, whereas some are proficient at multiple.

Similarly, this American actor is a true artist who excels in every skill of the entertainment industry.

Quick Facts:

Here are some quick facts about the American actor Nathan West.

Full Name	Nathan Luke West
Also known as	Nathan West, West Leigh
Date of birth	September 29, 1978
Place of birth	Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Current residence	Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	White
Religion	Christian
Age	45 Years Old
Height	6 feet (183 cms)
Weight	174 lbs (79 kgs)
Body type	Slim-fit
Gender	Male
Sexuality	Straight
Eye color	Black
Hair color	Black
Skin color	Fair
Horoscope	Libra
Birthstone	Opal
Lucky color	Jade green
Lucky number	Six
Father’s name	Not revealed
Mother’s name	Not revealed
Siblings	Not revealed
Marital status	Married
Spouse/Partner	Chyler Leigh
Children	Noah Wilde West, Anniston Kae West, and Taelyn Leigh West
Education	Service High School
Profession	Actor, Musician, Singer
Debut	D2: Mighty Ducks (1994)
Years active	1994-present
Associated acts	Chyler Leigh, East of Eli
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar
Television debut	The Practice (1998)
Hobbies	Traveling, Ice-hockey
Musical Inspiration	Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, and Ottis Redding
Award and nominations	MTV Movie Award (2001)
Net Worth	$2 million
Social media	Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, Soundcloud
Website	www.eastofeli.com
Last Update	April, 2024

Nathan West: Early life

Nathan Luke West was born on 29th September of 1978 in Anchorage, Alaska, United States.

He was a very cheerful and active person from his childhood.

The actor spent most of his childhood in Anchorage and did his primary schooling in the city.

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Nathan West: Height, Weight, and ethnicity

The multitalented actor has a very charismatic appearance with a slim-fit body. He stands 6 feet tall and weighs 174 lb.

Also, Nathan has a pair of dark and black eyes and beautiful black hair.

He holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. Likewise, the actor is a Christian by religion.

Nathan West: Educational Background

The musician did his primary and high schooling in Anchorage, Alaska.

He graduated from Service High School. It is a public high school located in Anchorage.

In fact, Nathan was a hockey player during his high school career. If not acting, then the young lad would have certainly sought a career in sports.

The young lad actually played major junior ice hockey with the Detriot Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League.

Furthermore, there is no other information about any graduate degrees or the University which Nathan attended.

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Nathan West: Family Life

Unfortunately, there is no information about the family in which the actor was born into. Maybe the actor likes to keep his origins an untouched secret. 

We can certainly predict he was grown up in a modest family from the personality that he carries.

However, the family that the actor created with his wife is well known to the world.

Nathan is married to Chyler Leigh since 2002. He also has three beautiful children with her.

The name of his son is Noah Wilde West. He is a 20 Years Old boy and the couple’s eldest child.

Likewise, the name of their daughters is Anniston Kae West and Taelyn Kae West. They are 14 Years Old and 17 Years Old, respectively.

Who is Chyler Leigh?

Chyler Leigh West is an American actress, singer, and model.

And she is well renowned for portraying the character of Janey Briggs in the comedy film Not Another Teen Movie.

Likewise, in the ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy as Lexie Grey and as Alex Danvers in the DC Comics superhero series Supergirl are other famous roles played by the actress.

She has also been awarded the Young Hollywood Awards. 

Actually, the actress started her modeling career when she was only in the eighth grade.

Later, she gradually shifted to an acting career initiating with commercial advertisements.

The Relationship with Chyler

Chyler Leigh was just 16 years old when she met her now-husband Nathan West. Both of them attended auditions for the pilot of the Warner Bros series.

The series was entitled Saving Graces. Although the series turned to be unsuccessful, this audition became an opportunity for them to get introduced.

From then on, they began dating. Chyler left her home and moved in with her boyfriend, Nathan.

The lady described both as “broken” as they had troubled family lives and a difficult upbringing.

They also got involved with drugs such as cocaine. This drug abuse habit quickly escalated to addiction to a level that made the actress look terribly thin.

However, the association with the film “Not Another Teen Movie‘ happened to be a reason for the couple to get out of the addiction.

They also attended a Christian church service at the invitation of a film. And this helped them to recover.

In fact, Nathan proposed to Chyler on the set of the film. 

Eventually, the couple got married on July 20, 2002, in Alaska. They also worked together on certain projects like the television series 7th Heaven in 2000 and Safe harbor.

Chyler has also said that she and her husband have a pact where the person who correctly guesses the baby’s gender chooses the name.

While the couple was pregnant with their baby boy Noah, Chyler guessed that she has a boy. Hence, she chose the first name, and Nathan gave him his middle name.

Similarly, Nathan guessed the gender correct for both of his daughters.

Subsequently, he got to choose the name for them. Their father thus named Taelyn and Anniston.

Nathan West: Career

The entertainer initiated his acting career in the film industry. His debut film was D2: The Mighty Ducks, which was released in 1994. 

And, he played the role of Iceland Goalie in this film.

Likewise, the actor made his television debut in 1998. His first show was The Practice, in which he played the role of James Parrish.

In the same year, he also acted on a television series entitled The Adventures of A.R.K. In this series, he played the role of Sam.

Likewise, in 2000, Nathan worked on the television series 7th Heaven along with his wife. 

The couple played the role of Johnny and Frankie, who were the friends of the lead Mary Camden.

Also, the role of Mary Camden was played by the American actress Jessica Biel.

The actor had played roles in major films such as Bring It On, Home Room, Forever Strong.

He also worked in independent projects, including films like Disney’s Miracle and the award-winning individual feature film Alleged.

Additionally, Nathan also worked as a producer in the film industry. His projects as producer include IFC films movie Brake. This thriller/action film was released in 2012.

Also, his wife, Chyler, was cast in the lead role of Molly Reins.

The actor is also a singer and a songwriter. He actually draws his musical inspiration from the likes of Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, and Otis Redding.

The artist has made music with his wife under the name “Westleigh.” The couple has also performed covers of different country and pop songs.

Also, they have written and performed an original song called “Love Lit The Sky.”

Nathan West: Social Media

There are no social media accounts under the name of the actor himself.

However, the actor is active on several social media platforms through his music band East of Eli.

The actor is popularly active on social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, and Soundcloud through the official account of his band.

His Instagram handle is @eastofeli. It has over 36.7K followers, and the Instagram bio says he is a Musician, and it has a link to the official website of his brand East of Eli.

Similarly, the Twitter handle is @eastofeli and is named as I AM E.O.E. The singer opened this Twitter account in march 2014. And it has over 16.6K followers.

Likewise, the YouTube channel of the brand is named East of Ali. Nathan West initiated channeled on February 111, 2017. 

The channel has over 4.31K subscribers and over 276,817 views so far.

Nathan West debuted his sophomore album called Lost Transmission through this Youtube channel.

The album beautifully fuses cinematic folk, pop melodies, and modern electronic sound.

This channel also features links to other Youtube channels like Create Change, Lily27, first We Feats, StevenCrowder and YouTube Viewers.

Additionally, the singer also has an official Facebook page dedicated to his music band East of Eli. It has over 3.9K followers and 7 upcoming events listed for Tour.

Despite being on social sites, the actor doesn’t have any personal social media account. But, on the other hand, maybe he likes to keep them open up for his work.

However, his wife Chyrel is very active on social media.

Nathan West: Net Worth

The net worth of the actor cum singer, Nathan West, is estimated to be $2 million.

Not just the acting career, his music career also equally contribute to his net worth.

Nathan and his wife have several properties across the states of United States.

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Interesting facts about Nathan West

• His wife, Chyler Leigh, has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She also contracted Covid-19 in 2020 the mid of 2020 and got severely ill.
• Nathan’s wife supports a non-profit organization called The Thirst Project, which aims to bring safe drinking water to communities worldwide.
• The actor and his family previously lived in Los Angeles. However, they split their time between Vancouver and Nashville currently.
• Nathan is a family guy despite being career-oriented in the meantime.

FAQs

Who did Nathgan West play in Grey’s anatomy?

Nathan West played the role of Mike in season six of Grey’s Anatomy in the episode Holizade.

Is Grey’s Anatomy ending?

Grey’s Anatomy closed out the 17th season on Thursday night of June 3, 2021.

Moreover, the season finale was released after eight months (from July 2020 to April 2021) due to the pandemic.

Why did Chyler leave supergirl?

Chyler Leigh left the show supergirl to spend more time with her family.

In addition, she did the show for five years and regularly for four-season and in the eighth season.