Despite his character being goofy, in real life the actor was considered brilliant, with an IQ of 150. He recalled his plans to complete film school, when he was accepted into the course before Modern Family was picked up for a final two seasons. But by the time the show came to an end in 2020, Gould had to reapply for the course.

Nolan Gould was so young when he started playing Luke Dunphy on Modern Family that he thought his on-screen sister Sarah Hyland was “old.” Appearing on Jesse Tyler