Zach Appelman

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Zach Appelman
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Appelman in 2016
Born (1985-08-05) August 5, 1985 (age 38) [1]
Palo Alto, California U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Website zachappelman.com

Zach Appelman (born August 5, 1985) [2] is an American film, television and theatre actor. He is known for portraying Luke Detweiler in the 2013 film Kill Your Darlings , Joe Corbin in the television series Sleepy Hollow , and Alton Finn in the television series Beauty & the Beast .

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Early life

Appelman was born and raised in Palo Alto, California, and attended high school there. [3] Appelman played many sports in high school, including track and field, wrestling, and competitive martial arts. [3] Appelman earned a black belt in karate in high school. [3] He went on to attend the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned a BFA in acting. [4] Appelman then attended the Yale School of Drama for his MFA in acting. [4]

Career

Appelman's first job out of graduate school was playing Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet . [3] [ better source needed ] He would then go on to act in regional theatre in such productions as Hamlet, Timon of Athens , King Lear and A Midsummer Night's Dream . [4] [ better source needed ] [5] Appelman then went on to the New York City theatre district to perform in Theatre for a New Audience's A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius and Broadway's War Horse as Sgt. Fine. [4] [ better source needed ]

Appelman went on to perform in film and on television. He appeared in 2013's Kill Your Darlings as Luke Detweiler. [4] [ better source needed ] His first lead role was in 2014's A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius. [4] [ better source needed ] In season 15 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Appelman guest starred as Officer Jimmy Hamilton in two episodes. He guest starred as Joe Corbin during the second season of the Sleepy Hollow television series. He had a recurring role during season three of Beauty & the Beast as Alton Finn. [4] [ better source needed ] On August 21, 2015, it was announced that Appelman had been made a series regular on Sleepy Hollow. [6] [7] Appelman was featured in Sheri Wilner's play The Miracle of Chanukah and Patrick Gabridge's play Christmas Breaks for public radio show and podcast. [8] [9] [ better source needed ] In 2016, Appelman appeared in the film Complete Unknown . [10] In 2017, he portrayed Assistant US Attornery Matt Miller on Chicago P.D. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesref
2013 Kill Your Darlings Luke Detweiler Biographical drama film written by Austin Bunn and directed by John Krokidas [12]
2014A Midsummer Night's DreamDemetrius Comedy film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. [13]
2016 Complete Unknown MalcolmDrama film directed by Joshua Marston. [14]
2018 Like Father Steve

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesref
2012 Homeland James CarringtonEpisode: "Broken Hearts" (S 2:Ep 10) [15]
2013–2014 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Officer Jimmy HamiltonEpisode: "Surrender Benson" (S 15:Ep 1)
Episode: "Psycho/Therapist" (S 15:Ep 10)
2014 Black Box Danny WalkerEpisode: "Free Will" (S 1:Ep 8) [16]
2014–2016 Sleepy Hollow Joe Corbin
[6] [7]
2015 Beauty & the Beast Alton FinnEpisodes:
2017–2018 Chicago PD Matt MillerRecurring Season 5
2019 The Passage Agent Phil DoyleEpisode: Pilot (S1: Ep 1) [17]
2019–2020 God Friended Me Lt. FremontRecurring Season 2

Theatre

TitleRoleName of Theatreref
Hamlet HamletHartford Stage [4] [5]
Arms and the Man Captain BluntschliThe Old Globe [4]
Henry V Henry V of England Folger Theatre [4]
Romeo and Juliet Tybalt Chicago Shakespeare Theater [4]
Death of a Salesman BiffChautauqua Theater Company [4]
Arcadia SeptimusChautauqua Theater Company [4]
A Midsummer Night's Dream Francis FluteChautauqua Theater Company [4]
The Winter's Tale TimeChautauqua Theater Company [4]
TartuffeTartuffe Yale Repertory Theatre [4]
As You Like It William Shakespeare Santa Cruz [4]
King Lear Part of ensemble Shakespeare Santa Cruz [4]
Timon of Athens AlcibiadesTheatre Artists Group [4]
The Comedy of Errors Dromio of Ephesus Shakespeare Santa Cruz [4]
A Midsummer Night's DreamDemetriusTheatre for a New Audience [4]
War Horse Sgt. Fine Broadway [4]

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  2. ↑ Marks, Peter (March 8, 2013). "A young classical actor, burning bright in Washington". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C.: Nash Holdings LLC . Retrieved September 11, 2015.
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  6. 1 2 Ausiello, Michael (August 21, 2015). "Sleepy Hollow Promotes Corbin's Kid, Abbie's New Boss to Series Regular". TVLine . United States: Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved September 11, 2015.
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  8. ↑ PlayingOnAir (December 21, 2015). "New Podcast! CHRISTMAS BREAKS by Patrick Gabridge". Playing on Air. United States: Blogger. WordPress.com . Retrieved August 4, 2016.
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