Zach Tinker | |
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| Born | Zachary Atticus Tinker May 8, 1994 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Loyola Marymount University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Father | John Tinker |
| Relatives | Grant Tinker (grandfather) Mark Tinker (uncle) |
Zachary Atticus Tinker [1] (born May 8, 1994) [2] is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Fenmore Baldwin in the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless . In 2019, Tinker was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his portrayal as the character. Tinker has also appeared in Law & Order True Crime , American Horror Story , NCIS: Los Angeles and Why Women Kill . In 2021, Tinker was cast as Sonny Kiriakis in the television miniseries Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem , a spinoff of the long-running NBC soap Days of Our Lives . In 2022, Tinker stepped into the role on the main series.
Though Tinker was born in New York, he relocated to Los Angeles when he was three years old. [3] [4] He is the son of television producer and writer John Tinker and Lori Mozilo. [5] Lori is an executive at Disney and is of Italian ancestry. [2] [6] Tinker's parents are divorced. [7] Through his father, Tinker is the grandson of television executive Grant Tinker and the nephew of producer and director Mark Tinker. Tinker began acting as a child in elementary school. [4]
He also had aspirations of going to the NBA until he stopped growing when he was a teenager. [8] He started his college career at Gonzaga University. [9] Like his father, and brother, Tinker planned to become a writer. However, after he participated in a theater production of Stephen Belber's Tape , Tinker realized he wanted to a career as an actor. Up until that point, acting was just a hobby. [10] He then transferred to Loyola Marymount University in his Junior year as a theater major. [4] In 2019, Tinker jokingly described himself as the "black sheep" of his family for becoming an actor. However, despite his father's initial reservations, Tinker said his family has been supportive. [10]
Tinker booked his first major television role in 2015 when he appeared in an episode of TNT's Murder in the First . [9] In 2016, he appeared in an episode of My Crazy Ex and the film Dear Diary, I Died. [11] In 2017, Tinker appeared in Law & Order True Crime, a dramatic retelling of the murder trial of Lyle and Erik Menendez. [7] In 2018, Tinker would go on to appear in episodes of CBS's NCIS and the Facebook Watch series, Turnt . [11] In November 2018, it was announced that he had joined the cast of The Young and the Restless as a recast of Fenmore as the previous actor, Max Ehrich, was unable to reprise the role. [12] The character was written out in early 2019. [13] That year, Tinker would also in an episode of You're the Worst . [14] In the summer of 2019, Tinker was cast as Sam in American Horror Story: 1984 , the ninth season of the horror anthology series. [15] In November 2019, it was announced that he would reprise the role Fen in December 2019. [16]
Tinker's Fenmore was written out again in early 2020. [17] Throughout 2020, Tinker would appear in episodes of ABC's Station 19 , Netflix's 13 Reasons Why , and L.A.'s Finest . [2] In August 2021, Tinker joined the cast of the Days of Our Lives spinoff miniseries Beyond Salem as a recast of Sonny Kiriakis, a role originated by Freddie Smith. The series would stream on Peacock exclusively. [1] Tinker would reprise the role in the holiday movie Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas . [18] On February 11, 2022, Days of Our Lives announced that Tinker was slated to step into the role of Sonny on the main show. [19] Tinker made his debut on Days of Our Lives on March 10, 2022 as a series regular. [20] Tinker last appeared as a series regular on December 27, 2022. In January 2023, Tinker briefly reprised the role of Fenmore Baldwin on The Young and the Restless. [21] On January 27, 2023, it was announced that Tinker had joined the cast of Fire Country . [22]
In 2019, Tinker was romantically linked with his The Young and the Restless co-star Cait Fairbanks. [23] The duo officially confirmed that they were dating in early 2020. [24] They broke up in 2021.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dear Diary, I Died | Christian | |
| 2019 | Payment Received | Eric | |
| 2021 | Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas | Sonny Kiriakis | Peacock film |
| 2023 | Laced | Austin | |
| Payment Received | Eric | ||
| For When You Get Lost | Matt |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Murder in the First | Spether | Episode: "Twenty-Fifteen" |
| 2016 | My Crazy Ex | Travis | Episode: "Seething, Thieving & Teething" |
| 2017 | Small Shots | Drunkard | Episode: "Fast Break" |
| Law & Order True Crime | Craig Cignarelli | Recurring role; 3 episodes: "The Menendez Murders: Episode 1", "Episode 2" and "Episode 5" | |
| 2018 | NCIS | David West | Episode: "Boom" |
| Turnt | Hot Jock | Episode: "Lonely Together" | |
| 2018–2020, 2023 | The Young and the Restless | Fenmore Baldwin | Recurring role: 20 episodes December 3, 2018 [12] to February 11, 2019 [25] December 27, 2019 [16] to January 24, 2020 [17] |
| 2019 | You're the Worst | Curtis | Episode: "Four Goddamn More Days" |
| Flat Dad | Enzo | Television film | |
| American Horror Story | Sam | Episodes: "Mr. Jingles" and "True Killers" | |
| Two Turtle Doves | Alex Taylor | Television film | |
| 2020 | Station 19 | Greg | Episode: "Born to Run" |
| 13 Reasons Why | Grayson | Episode: "College Tour" | |
| L.A.'s Finest | Joe Killinger | Episode: "Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins" | |
| 2020–2024 | Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks | Hat Kid / The Time Traveler / Thornbagof | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Tyler | Episodes: "A Fait Accompli" and "The Frogman's Daughter" |
| Why Women Kill | Patrolman Ford | Episodes: "Murder, My Sweet" and "Scene of the Crime" | |
| Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem | Sonny Kiriakis | Miniseries; 5 episodes | |
| 2022 | Big Sky | Mark Woodman | 5 episodes |
| 2022–2023 | Days of Our Lives | Sonny Kiriakis | Series regular |
| Puppy Dog Pals | Grace's Dad | 4 episodes | |
| 2023 | CSI: Vegas | Warren Bart | Episode: "Eyeballs" |
| Fire Country | Collin O'Reilly | 5 episodes | |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Henry | 1 episode | |
| 2024 | 9-1-1 | Officer Matthew Sparks | Episode: "Hotshots" |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | [26] |