Background
Gould was born in New York City, to Angela and Edwin Gould. Shortly after his birth, due to his father"s military career, he and his parents moved to Phenix City, Alabama, and when Gould was five years old, the family moved to California.
Career
He is best known for his role as youngest sibling Luke Dunphy on the American Broadcasting Company sitcom Modern Family. He stated on The Ellen Degeneres Show that he has an intelligence quotient of 150. During the 2012 summer, at age 13, he graduated from high school by taking a General Educational Development (General Educational Development) test and said he hopes to take online college courses.
Gould began his career at age 3 doing commercials.
Recent films include leads in the features Ghoul (based on the novel by Brian Keene) and Space Buddies. As of the 2014-2015 television Season, Gould will make over $70,000 per episode for his role on Modern Family.
Other television credits for him include Eleventh Hour and the movie of the week, Sweet Nothing in My Ear. Gould plays the double bass and banjo.
He received his first banjo after appearing on The Ellen Degeneres Show, and as a result, started playing instruments such as the didgeridoo and mandolin.
When he went on the show a second time, he said he was thinking of either buying a theremin or a sitar. Degeneres then gave him a sitar.
Membership
Nolan Gould is a member of Mensa, and as of 2012, had accelerated ten grades in school.