Zach Cherry

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Zach Cherry
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Cherry in 2023
Born (1987-11-01) November 1, 1987 (age 37) [1]
Alma mater Amherst College
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active2015–present
Spouse
Anabella Cherry
(m. 2022)

Zach Cherry (born November 1, 1987) [2] is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Dylan George on the Apple TV+ series Severance and as Woody Thomas on the Amazon Prime series Fallout.

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Early life

Cherry was born on November 1, 1987, in Trenton, New Jersey. [1] [3] He attended Princeton Day School and Amherst College.

Career

Cherry began taking improv lessons in 2011, and was placed on a house team at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York in 2017. [4]

In 2018, he played bookstore clerk Ethan Russell in season one of the Netflix series You. [5] He played Wolf on FOX's Duncanville, Pete's manager Kevin on Crashing (2017–2019), and Norman on I Feel Bad (2018), and had minor roles on Succession and Living with Yourself . Cherry also played Klev in two Marvel Studios movies: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Spider-Man: Homecoming .

In 2020, Cherry was cast in a lead role as Dylan George in the ongoing Apple TV+ series Severance. [6]

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. [7] Cherry returned for the seventh season in 2024 with new co-host Casey Wilson. [8]

Personal life

Cherry lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Anabella and their rescue dog. [3] He is an avid gamer. [3] Cherry has been vegetarian since 2020. [3]

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017 The Big Sick Party Goer 4
Spider-Man: Homecoming Klev [9]
2018 An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn Tyrone Paris
Irreplaceable You Jim
Unsane Denis
2019 Isn't It Romantic Co-Worker
2020 Drunk Bus JoshUncredited
2021 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Klev [10]
Spider-Man: No Way Home Klev (voice)Archive recording
2023 You Hurt My Feelings Jim

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015 High Maintenance Diabetic ManEpisode: "Sufjan"
Broad City BystanderEpisode: "The Matrix"
2016 Horace and Pete Young Hipster 1Episode #1.1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt AdministratorEpisode: "Kimmy Gives Up!"
The Jim Gaffigan Show Male ComedianEpisode: "The List"
Search Party Duncan3 episodes
2017–2019 Crashing Kevin Woods8 episodes [11]
2018 Divorce Episode: "Ohio"
The Chris Gethard Show Roger, the Leader of the Cave ManiacsEpisode: "Survive the Apocalypse"
The Special Without Brett Davis EthanEpisode: "BBQ"
You Ethan Russell 9 episodes
I Feel Bad Norman13 episodes
2018–2020 Our Cartoon President Various voices22 episodes
2019 The Magicians Frankie GalloEpisode: "The Bad News Bear"
Succession BrianEpisode: "Safe Room" [12]
Living with Yourself Hugh4 episodes
The Resident Marcus BroomeEpisode: "Peking Duck Day" [6]
2020 Most Dangerous Game Looger10 episodes
The Last O.G. Miles4 episodes
2020–2022 Duncanville Wolf (voice)35 episodes
2021 Helpsters Trophy ToddEpisode: "T-Ball Toni/Trophy Todd"
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Employee 3Episode: "Union Busting"
2022–present Severance Dylan GeorgeMain role
The Great American Baking Show Himself (host)12 episodes
2023 Star Trek: Lower Decks Ensign AmadouEpisode: "Caves"
2024 Fallout Woody Thomas5 episodes
2025 Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Klev (voice)Episode: "Scorpion Rising"

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2022 Peabody Awards Entertainment Severance Won [13]
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes". youmadeitweird.libsyn.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  2. "Actor | Zach Cherry". Amazon.com. June 27, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Bahr, Sarah (April 6, 2024). "How Zach Cherry, Actor From 'Severance,' Spends His Sundays". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  4. BUILD series (June 19, 2017). Improv Performers Abra Tabak, Zach Cherry, Chelsea Clarke On How They Got Started At UCB (YouTube video). Yahoo!.
  5. 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.
  6. 1 2 Petski, Denise (January 31, 2020). "'Severance': Jen Tullock & Zach Cherry To Star In Apple Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  7. Quinn, Dave. "The Great American Baking Show Names Ellie Kemper and Zach Cherry as Co-Hosts". Peoplemag. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  8. Spangler, Todd (May 2, 2023). "Roku Leans Into Unscripted Amid Writers Strike: Renews 'Great American Baking Show,' Orders Charlie Puth Comedy". Variety. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  9. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (November 4, 2017). Marvel's Next Breakout Superhero: 'Street Vendor' (Starring Zach Cherry) (YouTube video). CBS.
  10. Outlaw, Kofi (September 3, 2021). "Shang-Chi Cast & Character Guide: All New & Returning MCU Actors". ComicBook.com . Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  11. BUILD series (January 8, 2018). Pete Holmes, Aparna Nancherla & Zach Cherry Chat About HBO's "Crashing" (YouTube video). Yahoo!.
  12. 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.
  13. Voyles, Blake (September 19, 2023). "83rd Peabody Award Winners" . Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  14. 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.