Zach Cherry
Cherry in 2023
Born1987 (age 36–37)[1]
Alma materAmherst College
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Zach Cherry is an American actor and improv comedian. He is known for his role as Dylan George on the Apple TV+ series Severance.

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 bookstore clerk Ethan Russell in season one of Netflix's series You.[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 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
2023 Star Trek: Lower Decks Ensign Amadou Episode: "Caves"
2024 Fallout Woody Thomas 5 episodes

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

  1. ^ a b "You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes". youmadeitweird.libsyn.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  2. ^ BUILD series (June 19, 2017). Improv Performers Abra Tabak, Zach Cherry, Chelsea Clarke On How They Got Started At UCB (YouTube video). Yahoo!.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Petski, Denise (January 31, 2020). "'Severance': Jen Tullock & Zach Cherry To Star In Apple Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  5. ^ Quinn, Dave. "The Great American Baking Show Names Ellie Kemper and Zach Cherry as Co-Hosts". Peoplemag. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  6. ^ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (November 4, 2017). Marvel's Next Breakout Superhero: 'Street Vendor' (Starring Zach Cherry) (YouTube video). CBS.
  7. ^ Outlaw, Kofi (September 3, 2021). "Shang-Chi Cast & Character Guide: All New & Returning MCU Actors". ComicBook.com. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  8. ^ BUILD series (January 8, 2018). Pete Holmes, Aparna Nancherla & Zach Cherry Chat About HBO's "Crashing" (YouTube video). Yahoo!.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Voyles, Blake (September 19, 2023). "83rd Peabody Award Winners". Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  11. ^ 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.

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