Nolan Gould family includes his parents Edwin Gould and Angela Gould and three siblings. The Modern Family actor is the younger brother of Aidan Gould.
Nolan is best recognized as Luke Dunphy in the ABC long-running sitcom Modern Family. The show follows three families from modern-day California as they try to manage their jobs and personal lives.
He costarred with actors like Ariel Winter, Sarah Hyland, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell and more.
Gould made his acting debut at the age of three, appearing in a series of commercials. He got his first notable role in the 2006 short satire movie The McPassion.
During his career of over a decade and a half, Nolan has gained 28 acting credits. Some of his notable works include Grey’s Anatomy, Miranda’s Victim, Yes, Field of Lost Shoes, The To Do List, Ghoul, Friends with Benefits, and Eleventh Hour.
Nolan Gould Parents Had Links To The Military
Nolan Gould family moved around a lot as his father was in the military. The 24-year-old was born as the son of Edwin Gould and Angela Gould.
Nolan’s parents raised the actor alongside his three siblings: Aidan, Cassie, and Garrett Gould.
The Friends with Benefits cast was born in New York, but his family moved to Phenix City, Alabama, when his dad got stationed in Fort Benning. Gould spent the first five years in Alabama before moving to California.
Angela Gould
Angela Gould, also known as Angela Mari, is the mother of the Modern Family actor.
Born in 1966, the California resident is currently 57 years old. Angela and her husband separated in 2012 after Edwin filed for a divorce.
Angela is possibly the most secretive person in Nolan’s family as not even a single photo of her is available on the internet. She is also not available on any social media platform.
Edwin Gould
Edwin Gould, also known as Edwin Euguene Gould III, is the father of Nolan.
Ed was born in Mobile, Alabama, as the son of US Air Force Officer Edwin Eugene Gould Jr. He followed in his father’s footsteps and pursued a career in US Army.
Gould III joined the US Army in 1984 and reached the rank of Major in 2006. He has now retired from active service.
Post his retirement, the Independent Methodist School graduate has been following his passion for music. He now identifies as a mediocre singer/songwriter and also plays the guitar.
Moreover, he has started a company called Ed Gould Music. He often performs live in local pubs and gracefully accepts all the criticisms he receives. Edwin released his EP titled Hard Miles in May 2021.
Likewise, Gould has released several songs on SoundCloud, including 16 Miles To Barstow, The Way I Looked At You, Wish I Was Handsome, Prince Charming, and more.
As of 2023, Edwin is in a committed relationship with his longtime partner Marsha Thomas. The couple got engaged on New Year’s Eve of 2023.
Marsha Thomas
Marsha is the soon-to-be stepmother of the Modern Family star.
Thomas, who is also known as Marsha Kobrin, is an Ob/Gyn nurse at the Marin Community Clinics in Marin County, California. She has been employed at the clinic for over 12 years since 2010.
In her Facebook bio, Marsha has shared details about her personal and professional lives. Originally from Alameda, California, she currently lives in Petaluma, California, with her fiance Ed.
Thomas attended St. Joseph’s Notre Dame for her high school education. She initially joined San Francisco State University to study nursing. She later became a registered nurse (NR) after receiving a degree from the College of Marin in Kentfield, California.
Throughout her career in the medical field, Marsha has worked for Marin County’s Department of Public Health, H&HS Clinics, and The Feds.
Nolan Has Three Siblings In His Family
Nolan Gould brother Aidan Gould is an American actor turned musician. Besides Aidan, the Luke Dunphy actor has two more siblings named Cassie Gould and Garrett Gould.
Aidan was born on February 26, 1997, a year before Nolan’s birth. He made his acting debut at the age of eight, appearing as a telethon boy in an episode of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
The following year, he was featured in a short movie called The McPassion. During his later years of acting, Gould performed in famous shows, including Gilmore Girls, Passions, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Workaholics, iCarly, and Modern Family. His last acting job was playing the role of a drummer in an episode of his brother’s show Modern Family.
Aidan joined the California Institute of the Arts to study music in 2013. The actor grew up extremely talented like his younger sibling. He completed high school at the age of 13 and was 18 at the time of his college graduation.
He has now become a full-time musician who mostly shares his compositions through platforms like Bandcamp and YouTube.
On his Bandcamp account, the 26-year-old has shared some of his compositions, including Open World, Garden Snake, Birden, Delicatcy, Impressionable Man, and 4 Lung Boy.
Cassie Gould
Cassie Gould is the only sister of Nolan. Born in Fort Hood, Texas, she now resides in Killeen, Texas, with her boyfriend and daughter.
Cassie attended Lampasas High School and later got her college degree from the Everest Institution in Houston, Texas.
In 2007, Cassie, along with her family, got in a serious car accident that caused her a TBI, stroke, punctured lungs, and fractures in both of her legs. The accident did some serious damage to her body as Gould was forced to learn regular activities like walking and talking again.
Talking about her personal life, Gould got married to Michael Callahan on December 5, 2020. From the marriage, the couple has a daughter named Kendra Josephine.
Kendra was born via c-section in June 2018. She is currently 4 years old.
However, their adorable daughter was not enough to save the relationship as Cassie and Michael eventually divorced.
As of 2023, Gould is dating a new boyfriend named Brian Beasley. The duo celebrated their first dating anniversary on January 7, 2022.
Garrett Gould
Garrett is the eldest son of Edwin and Angela. He was born in Lampasas, Texas, on January 21, 1991.
Based in Austin, Texas, the 32-year-old currently works as a Manager for the software company Auctane. According to his Rocketreach profile, Gould earlier joined the company as a Senior Account Executive.
Before working at Auctane, Garrett held a series of managerial and accounting jobs, including ShipStation, Yodle, First Community Services, and Pacific Sunwear.
Similarly, Gould attended Central Texas College in 2009 for a Secondary Education and Teaching Course. He also has a degree in American History for Blinn College.
Nolan’s brother later attended Texas Tech University for his college education.
Additionally, Garrett is also a happily married man with a loving wife named Ashleigh.
Nolan Played Luke In Modern Family
Nolan Gould Modern Family character Luke Dunphy is the son of Phil and Claire Dunphy. The 24-year-old has been regularly featured in the series since season one.
Nolan’s character is described as a rambunctious and immature individual. He normally shows a low IQ behavior, potentially derived from his dad.
Moreover, Luke possibly suffers from ADHD as he often gets distracted in the middle of something important. He also gets annoyed and offended when someone shows intelligence.
Nolan and his onscreen self were born in the same year but on different dates. While the actor’s date of birth is October 28, 1998, his character Luke was born on November 28, 1998. Dunphy is around 10/11 years old at the beginning of the show in 2009.
Also, Gould is miles opposite from his onscreen avatar Luke. While the character is displayed to be of low intelligence, the actor playing the role is literally a genius with an IQ of 150.
In Modern Family, Luke is the youngest child of the Dunphy family. He has two sisters named Alex Dunphy and Haley Dunphy, played by Ariel Winter and Sarah Hyland, respectively.
Despite being portrayed as dim-witted, he goes on to date several girlfriends during the series run. His girlfriends in the show include Carly [played by Courtney Grosbeck], Sienna [Madison McLaughlin], Rhonda [Arden Belle], Tammy LaFontaine [Brooke Sorenson], Sarah Ho [Michele Panu], Sherry Shaker [Hillary Anne Matthews], Annabelle [Eden Rose Ginsberg], and more.
Nolan as Luke appeared in 234 episodes of Modern Family out of the show’s 250 episodes. His first appearance was in the pilot of the series, whereas his episode was the finale.
Besides Gould, Modern Family also featured a talented cast playing different roles. The actors playing major roles include:
- Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy
- Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy
- Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy / Haley Marshall
- Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy
- Ed O’Neill as Jay Pritchett
- Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett
- Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado
- Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
- Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett, and more.