He was cast as Chet Clancy in the ninth season of the horror anthology series American Horror Story: 1984.
Kenworthy was born in Chelmsford, Essex to an English mother, Heather "Pip" Tyler, and an American father, Peter Kenworthy.
He has two older brothers, Hugh and Nick Kenworthy.
1991
Augustus Richard Kenworthy (born October 1, 1991) is a British-American former freestyle skier, actor, and YouTuber.
He has competed in slopestyle, halfpipe, and big air.
1993
In 1993 when Gus Kenworthy was two years old, the family emigrated and settled in Telluride.
2009
He could have graduated in 2009 but chose instead to take a year off to ski.
2010
Kenworthy graduated from Telluride High School in June 2010.
2011
Kenworthy won AFP World Championships overall titles in 2011, 2012, and 2013.
2012
He qualified for the final in 12th and finished 8th in the final.
2014
Kenworthy won the silver medal in men's slopestyle at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
In 2014, he placed second at the Olympics in Sochi, Russia and won his first medal, a bronze, at the X Games in Tignes, France in the slopestyle event.
The couple gained international media attention for their involvement with the issue of stray dogs in Sochi at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
2015
He won the World Cup Men's Halfpipe in Park City, Utah, in 2015 and again in 2016 in Mammoth, California, and finished second in 2017.
In October 2015, Kenworthy publicly came out as gay in an interview with ESPN.
Rolling Stone noted the "freestyle medalist is the first action-sports star to come out."
He was in a relationship with Robin Macdonald, who was also involved in the ski industry, working in film and photography.
From November 2015 to July 2019, Kenworthy was in a relationship with American theatre and film actor and reality television personality Matthew Wilkas.
2017
He finished third in the Men's Slopestyle during the 2017 World Cup in Silvaplana, Switzerland.
In 2017, Kenworthy was a cast member on the MTV series The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros, which featured former competitors as well as professional athletes.
In June 2017, Kenworthy received the HRC Visibility Award for his work in LGBT visibility in professional sports.
Kenworthy said he did not believe that boycotting the 2022 Olympics in China would solve any international human rights situations, and while in China, he spoke out against "human rights atrocities".
In 2022, it was revealed that Kenworthy had been dating Creative Artists Agency executive Adam Umhoefer for two years.
2018
At the 2018 Winter Olympics, in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wilkas kissed Kenworthy before his qualifying run in the men's slopestyle; the kiss was broadcast on live television and was lauded as being a significant moment for the visibility of LGBT athletes.
In 2018, he was chosen by Fierté Montréal as one of the six grand marshals for the Pride Parade.
2019
As of 2019 Kenworthy represents Great Britain.
In December 2019, he announced he would compete for his birth nation, Great Britain.
In 2019, Kenworthy guest starred on RuPaul's Drag Race, All Stars 4, Episode 3, "Snatch Game of Love", as one of the available bachelors.
Kenworthy joined the main cast in the ninth season of FX's anthology series American Horror Story as Chet Clancy.
He announced his participation in AIDS/LifeCycle in 2019, aiming to raise $1 million to fight HIV/AIDS.
He joined approximately 2,000 other cyclists on a 7-day, 545-mile cycling trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
He raised a total of $249,745.
2020
In February 2020, he won his first gold medal as a competitor for Great Britain.
In January 2022, he made his final X Games competition competing in the Superpipe final.
He finished his X Games career having made 32 appearances in the event.
At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Kenworthy competed for the last time.
