Cecil Grimes is an internationally known cosplayer and Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead impersonator. He is also the pioneer of what has become known as setplay, turning his house into a full-on replica of The Walking Dead set in the process. As a result, he has been invited to appear at fan and cosplay conventions all over the world, from the United States to Saudi Arabia to Europe. He has also taken up acting and has been offered roles in television series ,independent films, parody videos, and more. He has over 50,000 followers across his various social media channels.
Grimes’ professional cosplay career really got started when he grew a beard to enter a nationwide Rick Grimes lookalike contest—Rick Grimes being one of the central characters from the hit AMC series The Walking Dead which, as Cecil Grimes’ career proves, has developed a huge, highly dedicated fanbase. He won the contest and has never looked back, taking things one stage further by creating a recreation of the show’s famous “prison tower” scene in his house, eventually taking over the living room and kitchen. He took the set to a fan convention, and his reputation grew even higher.
Since then, Grimes has rarely been out of demand among the Walking Dead faithful and has also expanded his repertoire to include acting as other people (who aren’t Rick Grimes).
