Zach McGowan | |
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | May 5, 1980
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2004–present |
Spouse | Emily Johnson (m. 2008) |
Children | 4 [2] |
Zachary Brendan McGowan (born May 5, 1980) is an American film, television and voice actor. [3] He is known for his roles in television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Anton Ivanov / The Superior, Shameless , Black Sails , and The 100 . [4] Other highlights include parts in the films Terminator Salvation , [5] The Hunt for Eagle One , [6] and the sequel The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point . He guest-starred in the television series Numbers , CSI: Miami , and Cold Case , [7] with voice-over work [8] for the Scream Awards , Animal Planet and the video games Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier , Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City , and Iron Man .
McGowan was raised in New York. He attended Ethical Culture Fieldston School from kindergarten through senior year in high school, where he was the captain of the football and ice hockey teams and a member of the drama and theater societies. [9] He graduated in 2002 from Carleton College. His mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent while his father is Irish American. [10] [ non-primary source needed ]
In mid-2011, McGowan joined the cast of the Showtime dramedy Shameless , as Jody, first as a guest star (season 2) and then as a series regular (season 3). [11] Season two premiered January 8, 2012. He said that modeling for art students helped him for the role and now "nudity is just part of the job". [12]
In July 2013, McGowan joined the cast of the Universal Pictures feature film Dracula Untold , playing Shkelgim, a mysterious Romani. [13]
In January 2014, McGowan joined the cast of the Starz dramatic adventure TV series Black Sails , playing a fictionalized version of the real-life 18th-century English pirate Charles Vane. The role called for an English actor, so McGowan, an American, affected an accent. Casting directors found out later that McGowan was faking but were impressed with his performance and chose him for the role. [14]
In July 2016, McGowan joined the cast of The CW science fiction TV series The 100 , playing King Roan of the Ice Nation, after having previously played the role as a guest star. [15]
In January 2017, McGowan joined the cast of the ABC TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , playing villain Anton Ivanov / The Superior. [16]
In March 2018, McGowan joined the cast of L.A.'s Finest , a TV series based on the Bad Boys franchise, alongside Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union. [17]
He married Emily Johnson on September 27, 2008, in the Santa Barbara mountains. [18]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | The Hunt for Eagle One | Jackson | Direct-to-DVD |
2009 | Terminator Salvation | Soldier on Osprey | |
Losing Control | Terry | ||
Conception | Joel | ||
2012 | Cockroaches | Johnny Slim | [19] |
Snapshot | Thomas Grady | [20] | |
2014 | Dracula Untold | Shkelgim | |
2018 | The Brawler | Chuck Wepner | |
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy | Connor Gibson | Direct-to-DVD | |
The Scorpion King: Book of Souls | Mathayus | ||
2019 | Robert the Bruce | Brandubh | |
2021 | Last Call | Laurence "Dougal" McDougal Jr. | |
2022 | Murder at Yellowstone City | Robert Dunnigan | |
Sanctioning Evil | Congressman Dakota Ambrose | [21] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2007 | Two Dudes Catering | Himself | TV reality show | [22] |
2008 | CSI: Miami | Kurt Greenfield | Episode: "Wrecking Crew" | |
Numbers | Keith Jackson | Episode: "High Exposure" | ||
2009 | Scream Awards | Announcer/Narrator | ||
Cold Case | Corporal Clerk | Episode: "Libertyville" | ||
2010 | Good Luck Charlie | Happy Horse | Episode: "Butt Dialing Duncans" | |
2011 | Man Eating Super Snake | Voice | TV movie | [23] |
Body of Proof | Vincent Stone | Episode: "Helping Hand" | ||
Scream Awards | Announcer/Narrator | |||
2012 | Dating Rules from My Future Self | Jagger | 2 episodes | [24] |
2012–2013 | Shameless | Jody Silverman | 24 episodes Recurring role (season 2) Main role (season 3) | |
2014–2016 | Black Sails | Charles Vane | 28 episodes Main Cast (seasons 1–3) | |
2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Anton | Episode: "Maternal Instincts" | |
2016 | UnREAL | Brock | Episode: "Casualty" | |
2016–2017, 2020 | The 100 | Roan | 17 episodes Recurring role (season 3) Main cast (season 4) Guest star (season 7) | [25] |
2017 | Lethal Weapon | Cody Lewis | Episode: "Birdwatching" | |
2017–2018 | Damnation | Tennyson Duvall | 2 episodes | |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Anton Ivanov / The Superior | 8 episodes Recurring role (season 4) Guest star (season 5) | ||
2018 | The Walking Dead | Justin | 3 episodes Recurring role (season 9) | |
2019 | L.A.'s Finest | Ray Sherman | 2 episodes | |
2020 | Project Blue Book | Duncan Booker | Episode: "Roswell Incident Part I & Part II" | |
MacGyver | Roman | 3 episodes | ||
2022 | Blood & Treasure | Andrei Levchenko | 2 episodes | |
2023 | The Rookie: Feds | Jason Simmons | 1 episode | |
2024 | The Boys | Dogknott | Episode "Department of Dirty Tricks" |
Year | Title | Voice role | Ref. |
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2008 | Boom Blox | Cowboy Beaver | |
Iron Man | Mark Scarlotti / Whiplash / Stark Engineer | ||
2012 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | Ghost | |
Anarchy Reigns | Nikolai Dmitri Bulygin, additional voices | [26] | |
Resident Evil 6 | Tall Oaks civilians |
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