# Chandler Riggs Plays Resident Evil Hero

> Chandler Riggs releases fan film as Resident Evil's Ethan Winters.
- Title: Chandler Riggs Plays Resident Evil Hero · CBR | Shortify
- Summary: Chandler Riggs releases fan film as Resident Evil's Ethan Winters. Chandler Riggs released a fan film starring himself as Ethan Winters from Resident Evil…
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- Source: CBR — https://cbr.com/resident-evil-biohazard-chandler-riggs
- Author: Jeremy Dick
- Published: 2026-10-15T03:32:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: chandler riggs, resident evil, ethan winters, biohazard, fan film, youtube, walking dead, entertainment, culture
## Chandler Riggs
Former child star Chandler Riggs is best known for playing Carl Grimes in eight seasons of The Walking Dead.
## New Resident Evil Fan Film
Riggs released a short film featuring himself as Resident Evil hero Ethan Winters in a major passion project.
## Fan Film Success
The short film surpassed 1 million YouTube views by the nine-hour mark from publication.
## Fan Film Details
Riggs wrote and directed the zero AI short film, which recreates the Baker family dinner scene with bound Ethan.
## Fan Film Reception
The film received 88K likes and praise for its faithful adaptation of Resident Evil Biohazard.
## Walking Dead Connection
Riggs' character Carl Grimes was shot by Austin Abrams in The Walking Dead, leaving him blind in one eye.
## Key takeaway

Chandler Riggs released a fan film starring himself as Ethan Winters from Resident Evil Biohazard, gaining over 1M YouTube views in nine hours.