Zackary Arthur
Arthur at the 2022 New York Comic Con
Born (2006-09-12) September 12, 2006 (age 17)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present
Notable workTransparent
The 5th Wave
Chucky

Zackary Arthur Herrera (born September 12, 2006) is an American actor, known for portraying the lead role of Jake Wheeler in Chucky, a television continuation of the Child's Play film franchise, for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Network or Cable Television Series.[1] He also played Sammy Sullivan in The 5th Wave, and had a recurring role as a young Jeff Piccirillo on the Showtime series Kidding.

Career

Arthur made his acting debut in 2014 playing Zack Novak in the Amazon Studios' comedy-drama series Transparent along with Jeffrey Tambor.[2][3]

Arthur played one of the lead roles, Sammy Sullivan, in the film The 5th Wave (2016), along with Chloë Grace Moretz and Nick Robinson, and directed by J Blakeson.[2][3][4] He was one of hundreds of young actors who auditioned for the role.[3] The film was released on January 22, 2016, by Columbia Pictures.[5]

He also played a role in the CBS comedy pilot The Half of It in 2015,[6] and appeared in the Grey's Anatomy episode, "Trigger Happy".

In 2017, he starred as Josh Ryan in the horror comedy film Mom and Dad.[7] In 2021, he was cast in the television series Chucky as the show's main protagonist, Jake Wheeler.[8] The show was renewed for a second season and aired in October 5, 2022.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Trust Me Little Nate Short film
2014 Surviving A Funeral Young Ben Short film
2016 The 5th Wave Sammy Sullivan
2017 Don't Come Back from the Moon Kolya Smalley
2017 Mom and Dad Josh Ryan
2018 These Things Take Time Zander Cooley Short film
2020 Secret Agent Dingledorf and His Trusty Dog Splat Bernie Dingledorf
2021 Hero Dog: The Journey Home Max Davis

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014–2019 Transparent Zack Novak 19 episodes
2015 Best Friends Whenever 9 Year Old Naldo Episode: "The Butterscotch Effect"
2015 Teachers David 3 episodes
2015 The Half of It Will TV movie
2016 Grey's Anatomy Peter Green Episode: "Trigger Happy"
2017 Ray Donovan Freddy Jr. Episode: "Mister Lucky"
2018 S.W.A.T. Boy Episode: "Source"
2018–2020 Kidding Young Jeff Piccirillo / Young Jeff Pickles 3 episodes
2019 Better Things Shak's Bully Friend Episode: "Holding"
2021–present Chucky Jake Wheeler Main role

References

  1. ^ "Saturn Awards Nominations: 'The Batman', 'Nightmare Alley', 'Spider-Man', 'Better Call Saul' Top List". 12 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Brett, Jennifer (January 15, 2015). "Golden Globe winners head to Atlanta for new movie". myajc.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Ford, Rebecca (September 15, 2014). "'The 5th Wave' Finds Its Sammy (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  4. ^ "'The Fifth Wave' casting call seeking stand in for Zackary Arthur". acting-auditions.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "#5thWaveMovie is coming… even sooner. See it in theaters January 15, 2016". Twitter. April 30, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  6. ^ "Zackary Arthur on Twitter about The Half of It". twitter.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  7. ^ Brady, Tara (March 9, 2018). "Mom and Dad: Nicolas Cage takes to the crazed plot like a duck to water". The Irish Times. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  8. ^ Andreevsa, Nellie (March 5, 2021). "'Chucky': Jennifer Tilly, Devon Sawa, Zackary Arthur, Teo Briones, Alyvia Alyn Lind & Björgvin Arnarson Set For USA/Syfy Series Reboot". Deadline. Retrieved March 5, 2021.

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