Childs gained wide recognition as prisoner Cutbush, in the 2001 movie The Last Castle alongside Robert Redford and James Gandolfini. He featured prominently in the 2012 mystery drama film Deadline.
Childs wrote and has performed in the comedy play Vampire Monologues, which played to a full house in Nashville on Halloween 2002 and 2004. Childs has also had considerable roles in various local and regional stage productions.
