Zach Cherry
Zach Cherry | |
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| Cherry in 2023 | |
| Born | (1987年11月01日) November 1, 1987 (age 37)[1] Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Amherst College |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Spouse |
Anabella Cherry (m. 2022) |
Zach Cherry (born November 1, 1987)[2] is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Dylan George on the Apple TV+ series Severance and as Woody Thomas on the Amazon Prime series Fallout.
Early life
[edit ]Cherry was born on November 1, 1987, in Trenton, New Jersey.[1] [3] He attended Princeton Day School and Amherst College.
Career
[edit ]Cherry began taking improv lessons in 2011, and was placed on a house team at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York in 2017.[4]
In 2018, he played bookstore clerk Ethan Russell in season one of the Netflix series You.[5] He played Wolf on FOX's Duncanville, Pete's manager Kevin on Crashing (2017–2019), and Norman on I Feel Bad (2018), and had minor roles on Succession and Living with Yourself . Cherry also played Klev in two Marvel Studios movies: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Spider-Man: Homecoming .
In 2020, Cherry was cast in a lead role as Dylan George in the ongoing Apple TV+ series Severance.[6]
In August 2022, it was announced that Cherry and actress Ellie Kemper would host the sixth season of The Great American Baking Show , an American adaptation of the baking reality TV show The Great British Bake Off . The season aired on streaming television service The Roku Channel.[7] Cherry returned for the seventh season in 2024 with new co-host Casey Wilson.[8]
Personal life
[edit ]Cherry lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Anabella, and their rescue dog.[3] He is an avid gamer.[3] Cherry has been vegetarian since 2020.[3]
Selected filmography
[edit ]Film
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Big Sick | Party Goer 4 | ||
| Spider-Man: Homecoming | Klev | [9] | ||
| 2018 | An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn | Tyrone Paris | ||
| Irreplaceable You | Jim | |||
| Unsane | Denis | |||
| 2019 | Isn't It Romantic | Co-Worker | ||
| 2020 | Drunk Bus | Josh | Uncredited | |
| 2021 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Klev | [10] | |
| 2023 | You Hurt My Feelings | Jim |
Television
[edit ]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | High Maintenance | Diabetic Man | Episode: "Sufjan" | |
| Broad City | Bystander | Episode: "The Matrix" | ||
| 2016 | Horace and Pete | Young Hipster 1 | Episode #1.1 | |
| Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Administrator | Episode: "Kimmy Gives Up!" | ||
| The Jim Gaffigan Show | Male Comedian | Episode: "The List" | ||
| Search Party | Duncan | 3 episodes | ||
| 2017–2019 | Crashing | Kevin Woods | 8 episodes | [11] |
| 2018 | Divorce | Episode: "Ohio" | ||
| The Chris Gethard Show | Roger, the Leader of the Cave Maniacs | Episode: "Survive the Apocalypse" | ||
| The Special Without Brett Davis | Ethan | Episode: "BBQ" | ||
| You | Ethan Russell | 9 episodes | ||
| I Feel Bad | Norman | 13 episodes | ||
| 2018–2020 | Our Cartoon President | Various voices | 22 episodes | |
| 2019 | The Magicians | Frankie Gallo | Episode: "The Bad News Bear" | |
| Succession | Brian | Episode: "Safe Room" | [12] | |
| Living with Yourself | Hugh | 4 episodes | ||
| The Resident | Marcus Broome | Episode: "Peking Duck Day" | [6] | |
| 2020 | Most Dangerous Game | Looger | 10 episodes | |
| The Last O.G. | Miles | 4 episodes | ||
| 2020–2022 | Duncanville | Wolf (voice) | 35 episodes | |
| 2021 | Helpsters | Trophy Todd | Episode: "T-Ball Toni/Trophy Todd" | |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Employee 3 | Episode: "Union Busting" | ||
| 2022–present | Severance | Dylan George | Main role | |
| The Great American Baking Show | Himself (host) | 12 episodes | ||
| 2023 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Ensign Amadou | Episode: "Caves" | |
| 2024 | Fallout | Woody Thomas | 5 episodes | |
| 2025 | Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man | Klev (voice) | Episode: "Scorpion Rising" |
Accolades
[edit ]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Peabody Awards | Entertainment | Severance | Won | [13] |
| Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | [14] |
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes". youmadeitweird.libsyn.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ "Actor | Zach Cherry". Amazon.com. June 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Bahr, Sarah (April 6, 2024). "How Zach Cherry, Actor From 'Severance,' Spends His Sundays". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ BUILD series (June 19, 2017). Improv Performers Abra Tabak, Zach Cherry, Chelsea Clarke On How They Got Started At UCB (YouTube video). Yahoo!.
- ^ Messina, Victoria (January 17, 2019). "Every Actor That Stars in You, the Addicting Netflix Show Everyone's Binge-Watching". Popsugar. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (January 31, 2020). "'Severance': Jen Tullock & Zach Cherry To Star In Apple Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ Quinn, Dave. "The Great American Baking Show Names Ellie Kemper and Zach Cherry as Co-Hosts". Peoplemag. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (May 2, 2023). "Roku Leans Into Unscripted Amid Writers Strike: Renews 'Great American Baking Show,' Orders Charlie Puth Comedy". Variety. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (November 4, 2017). Marvel's Next Breakout Superhero: 'Street Vendor' (Starring Zach Cherry) (YouTube video). CBS.
- ^ Outlaw, Kofi (September 3, 2021). "Shang-Chi Cast & Character Guide: All New & Returning MCU Actors". ComicBook.com . Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ BUILD series (January 8, 2018). Pete Holmes, Aparna Nancherla & Zach Cherry Chat About HBO's "Crashing" (YouTube video). Yahoo!.
- ^ Murray, Noel (September 2, 2019). "'Succession' Season 2, Episode 4 Recap: The Normo Conquest". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ Voyles, Blake (September 19, 2023). "83rd Peabody Award Winners" . Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ Moreau, Jordan; Davis, Clayton (January 11, 2023). "SAG Awards 2023 Nominations: 'Banshees' and 'Everything Everywhere' Tie for Most Nods in History". Variety. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
External links
[edit ]- Zach Cherry at IMDb
