Zach Cherry
Zach Cherry is an American actor and improv comedian. He is known for his role as Dylan George on the Apple TV+ series Severance.
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| Born | 1987 (age 35–36)[1] |
| Alma mater | Amherst College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Early life
Zach Cherry was born in 1987.[1] He attended Princeton Day School and Amherst College. He began taking improv lessons in 2011, and was placed on a house team at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York in 2017.[2]
Career
In 2018, Cherry played a lead role in season one of Netflix's series You, as bookstore clerk Ethan Russell.[3]
In 2022, Cherry had a lead role in the 2022 Apple TV+ series Severance.[4] He played Wolf on FOX's Duncanville, Pete's manager Kevin on Crashing (2017–2019), and Norman on I Feel Bad (2018). He has also had minor roles on Succession and Living with Yourself. He also played a character in two Marvel Studios movies: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
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.[5]
Selected filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Big Sick | Party Goer 4 | ||
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | Klev | [6] | |
| 2018 | An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn | Tyrone Paris | ||
| 2018 | Irreplaceable You | Jim | ||
| 2018 | 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 | [7] | |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Klev (voice) | Archive recording | |
| 2023 | You Hurt My Feelings | Jim |
Television
| 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 | [8] |
| 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, the town gossip | 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" | [9] | |
| Living with Yourself | Hugh | 4 episodes | ||
| The Resident | Marcus Broome | Episode: "Peking Duck Day" | [4] | |
| 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) | 7 episodes | ||
| 2024 | Fallout | Upcoming series |
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Peabody Awards | Entertainment | Severance | Won | [10] |
| Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | [11] |
References
- "You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes". youmadeitweird.libsyn.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Zach Cherry at IMDb