Zach Tinker

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Zach Tinker
Born
Zachary Atticus Tinker

(1994-05-08) May 8, 1994 (age 30)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater Loyola Marymount University
OccupationActor
Years active2015–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.

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Early life and education

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

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.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Dear Diary, I DiedChristian
2019Payment ReceivedEric
2021 Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas Sonny Kiriakis Peacock film
2023LacedAustin
Payment ReceivedEric
For When You Get LostMatt

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Murder in the First SpetherEpisode: "Twenty-Fifteen"
2016 My Crazy Ex TravisEpisode: "Seething, Thieving & Teething"
2017Small ShotsDrunkardEpisode: "Fast Break"
Law & Order True Crime Craig CignarelliRecurring role; 3 episodes: "The Menendez Murders: Episode 1",
"Episode 2" and "Episode 5"
2018 NCIS David WestEpisode: "Boom"
Turnt Hot JockEpisode: "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 CurtisEpisode: "Four Goddamn More Days"
Flat DadEnzoTelevision film
American Horror Story SamEpisodes: "Mr. Jingles" and "True Killers"
Two Turtle DovesAlex TaylorTelevision film
2020 Station 19 GregEpisode: "Born to Run"
13 Reasons Why GraysonEpisode: "College Tour"
L.A.'s Finest Joe KillingerEpisode: "Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins"
2020–2024 Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks Hat Kid / The Time Traveler /
Thornbagof		4 episodes
2021 NCIS: Los Angeles TylerEpisodes: "A Fait Accompli" and "The Frogman's Daughter"
Why Women Kill Patrolman FordEpisodes: "Murder, My Sweet" and "Scene of the Crime"
Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem Sonny Kiriakis Miniseries; 5 episodes
2022 Big Sky Mark Woodman5 episodes
2022–2023 Days of Our Lives Sonny KiriakisSeries regular
Puppy Dog Pals Grace's Dad4 episodes
2023 CSI: Vegas Warren BartEpisode: "Eyeballs"
Fire Country Collin O'Reilly5 episodes
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Henry1 episode
2024 9-1-1 Officer Matthew SparksEpisode: "Hotshots"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2019 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated [26]

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