Zach Villa

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Zach Villa
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Villa in 2020
Born (1987-03-17) March 17, 1987 (age 38)
Education Juilliard School (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • dancer
  • musician
Years active2011–present
PartnerAshley Atwell (2024-present)

Zach Villa (born March 17, 1987) is an American actor and musician. Villa was born in Clinton, Iowa. He is best known for his role as real-life serial killer Richard Ramirez in the ninth season of the FX anthology horror series American Horror Story , titled American Horror Story: 1984 , [1] and his artistic experience through the band Cylvia. Villa plays piano, drums, bass, guitar, and violin.

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Personal life

He was born to Mexican parents in Clinton, Iowa. In January 2015, Villa and his bandmate Evan Rachel Wood announced they were engaged. Their band was called Rebel and a Basketcase. [2] [3] The couple ended their engagement in September 2017. [4]

Since June 2017, Villa is lead vocalist and guitarist in the band Sorry Kyle. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Jesus YearPhilShort film
2015 Honeyglue Jordan
2016 Cardboard Boxer Tyler
2017A Break in White5Short film
2018 Destroyer Arturo Guerrero
2019As You Like ItOrlando
2022HypochondriacWill
2022 Good Mourning Angel
2022 Vengeance Sancholo
2024 Guns & Moses Detective Nestor

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Archer Bishop (voice)Episode: "The Double Deuce"
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Javier RamosEpisode: "Resurrection"
2016 Bordertown Carlos Sanchez (voice)8 episodes
2017Dan Is DeadDashiell Lowman8 episodes
2018 The Expanse Manéo "Néo" Jung-EspinozaEpisode: "Delta-V"
2019 Shameless Dax3 episodes
2019 American Horror Story: 1984 Richard Ramirez 9 episodes
2021 Station 19 Charlie2 episodes
2022 Archive 81 Chris Lee1 episode

Video games

YearTitleVoice role
2016 Batman: The Telltale Series Cop / Drug Dealer / Reporter / Thug / Thug Boss / Bar Patron
2019Final Fantasy XV: Episode ArdynSomnus Lucis Caelum

References

  1. Schulman, Alissa. "American Horror Story's Zach Villa Is Ready For His Breakout Moment". MTV News. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. "Evan Rachel Wood Is Engaged to Rebel and a Basketcase Bandmate Zach Villa". 30 January 2017.
  3. "Rebel and a Basketcase on Instagram".
  4. "Evan Rachel Wood and Zach Villa Call Off Engagement". 7 September 2017.
  5. "Sorry Kyle on Instagram".