Cassady McClincy | |
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 McClincy at the 2022 German Comic Con Dortmund | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Known for | The Walking Dead (2019–2022) |
Cassady McClincy Zhang, [1] is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Lydia on the AMC horror-drama television series The Walking Dead since 2019.
McClincy Zhang is from Atlanta Georgia. [2] [3] Her young sister Callie McClincy is also an actress. [4]
She started taking dancing and theatre lessons at the age of 7. She started her career as a child actress at the age of 9. [3]
McClincy has guest starred in Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva , NBC's Constantine , TNT's Good Behavior and Amazon Prime Video's original anthology series Lore . In 2017, she made recurring guest star appearances on the Netflix original series Ozark , the Hulu original series Castle Rock and VH1's Daytime Divas . [5] [6] [7]
In 2018 she had a rol in Love, Simon as Jackie [8]
At the age of 17, McClincy began to portray Lydia in The Walking Dead during season 9 and became a series regular beginning with season 10. [9] [10] [11] [5]
Following the conclusion of The Walking Dead, McClincy was cast in independent drama Out Came the Wolves, based on the Rancid 1995 album of the same name. [1]
At 2025 she started a reacuring role as Melanie "Mel" Day at Tracker alongside Fiona Rene. [12] [13] She was also cast in the film And Out Comes The Wolf . [6] [14]
McClincy Zhang is also a vocalist. In 2022, she had two shows at a Jazz Club in Alpharetta, Georgia. [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Crimes and Mister Meanors | Kat | |
| 2018 | Love, Simon | Jackie | |
| Poor Jane | Erica | ||
| 2025 | And Out Comes The Wolf | Rude Girl Carol | |
| 2025 | The Snare | Dani |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Wizard of Agni | Munchkin Bobbi | Television film |
| Five Smooth Stones | Schoolgirl / Soccer Player | Television short | |
| 2013 | Sid Roth's It's Supernatural | Troubled Teen | Episode: "Karen Wheaton" |
| 2014 | Drop Dead Diva | Laura Dwyer | Episode: "Sister Act" |
| Let the Lion Roar | Mary | Documentary | |
| 2015 | Constantine | Amberly | Episode: "Waiting for the Man" |
| Backtrack | Milly Pnewski | Television short | |
| 2016 | Good Behavior | Ashleigh | Episode: "We Pretend We're Stuck" |
| 2017 | Ozark | Anna Sloan | Episode: "Book of Ruth" |
| Daytime Divas | Tandy Ainsley | Recurring (Season 1) | |
| Lore | Greta Hetfelderz | Episode: "The Beast Within" | |
| The Visitor | Young Angie | Television short | |
| 2018 | Castle Rock | Young Molly Strand | Recurring (Season 1) |
| 2019–2022 | The Walking Dead | Lydia | Recurring (Season 9), also starring (Seasons 10–11), main (Season 11); 33 episodes |
| 2024–2025 | Chicago Med | Ariel Sparkman | 2 episodes |
| 2025 | Tracker | Melanie "Mel" Day | Recurring (Season 3) |