Zack Ward | |
|---|---|
 Ward at the 12th Satellite Awards, December 2007 | |
| Born | Zacharias Ward August 31, 1970 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse | Jennifer McMahan (m. 2018) |
| Parent | Pam Hyatt (mother) |
Zacharias Ward (born August 31, 1970) is a Canadian actor. [1] [2] He is known for his role as Scut Farkus in the 1983 film A Christmas Story and its 2022 sequel A Christmas Story Christmas . [3]
Ward was born on August 31, 1970, in Toronto, Ontario, the son of actress Pam Hyatt and Todd Allen Ward. [4] [5]
He is best known for his character Dave Scovil (Titus's stoner half-brother) on the FOX show Titus [2] and as the bully Scut Farkus in the 1983 Christmas classic A Christmas Story . [1] He has had guest roles on popular television series such as NCIS , Lost , and Crossing Jordan, [2] and roles in films such as Almost Famous, [2] Transformers [2] and Anne of Green Gables . [2] He has appeared in the horror films Resident Evil: Apocalypse [1] and Freddy vs. Jason . Ward also has had leading roles in BloodRayne 2: Deliverance [1] and Postal, [2] and can be seen in Alone in the Dark II [2] and The Devil's Tomb . [2]
In 2014, Ward co-founded the film production company Grit Film Works with James Cullen Bressack. [6] The first two films which he co-produced with Grit Film Works were the thriller Bethany and the horror film Restoration. [7]
Ward is the CEO of Global Sports Financial Exchange, Inc since 2017. [8]
In 2022, Ward reprised his role as Scut Farkus in the A Christmas Story sequel, A Christmas Story Christmas for Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max (now Max). [9]
On August 18, 2018, Ward married actress and producer, Jennifer McMahan. [10]
In August 2011, Ward sued Warner Bros. and Enesco [ citation needed ] over merchandising for A Christmas Story after Warner Bros. authorized a figurine set including the Scut Farkus character from the film without Ward's permission. [11] It was revealed that Ward's contract was under ACTRA, unlike the other actors' contracts, and did not grant likeness rights for merchandising. [11] Warner Bros. argued that the figurine showed a "generic face" that has been used on them since 2006 and that statute of limitations had run out, among other claims. The lawsuit was dismissed in January 2012 by mutual agreement. [12]
In December 2012, Ward sued the National Entertainment Collectibles Association, and briefly Warner Bros. again, over his image after attending the annual Christmas Story charity fundraiser convention in Cleveland in November 2010 where a fan handed him a Christmas Story board game, playing cards, and calendar showing his face. [13] The lawsuit was settled three days later. [14]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | A Christmas Story | Scut Farkus | Film debut |
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Moody | |
| 1993 | Just for Fun | Tom | Short film |
| 1994 | The Club | Kyle | |
| 1996 | Star Hunter | Cooper | Video |
| 1996 | Ed | Dusty Richards | |
| 1997 | Lancelot: Guardian of Time | A.J. | |
| 1997 | Wild America | D.C. | |
| 1998 | How to Make the Cruelest Month | Manhattan's Neighbor | |
| 1999 | The Fair | Jimmy | |
| 2000 | Civility | Billy | |
| 2000 | Almost Famous | The Legendary Red Dog | |
| 2000 | The Size of Watermelons | Skinhead | |
| 2001 | Completely Totally Utterly | Chad | |
| 2003 | The Pink House | Murray | |
| 2003 | Freddy vs. Jason | Bobby Davis | |
| 2003 | April's Shower | August | |
| 2004 | A Night at Sophie's | Tony | |
| 2004 | L.A. Twister | Lenny | |
| 2004 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | Nicholai Ginovaeff | |
| 2005 | Aurora Borealis | Lindstrom | |
| 2006 | Hollywood Kills | Nate Folds | |
| 2006 | Pennies | Stoner Todd | Short film |
| 2007 | Trade | Alex Green | |
| 2007 | Moving McAllister | Earl | |
| 2007 | Transformers | First Sgt. Donnelly | |
| 2007 | Postal | The Postal Dude | |
| 2007 | BloodRayne 2: Deliverance | Billy the Kid | Video |
| 2008 | Kissing Cousins | Charlie | |
| 2008 | Dead and Gone | The Weatherman | |
| 2008 | Alone in the Dark II | Xavier | Video |
| 2008 | Battle Planet | Jordan Strider | |
| 2009 | The Devil's Tomb | Nickels | Direct-to-Video |
| 2010 | Repo | Red | |
| 2010 | In the Void | Mark | |
| 2011 | End of the Road | Falco / Zack | |
| 2011 | Monster Mutt | Sirus Caldwell | |
| 2011 | In My Pocket | Rob | |
| 2014 | Dark House | Chris McCulluch | |
| 2014 | Don't Blink | Alex | Also producer |
| 2016 | Izzie's Way Home | Thurston (voice) | Animated film |
| 2016 | Bethany | Aaron | Also producer |
| 2016 | The Curse of Sleeping Beauty | Nathan | |
| 2016 | Restoration | Harold | Also director and producer |
| 2016 | A Christmas in Vermont | David Briggs | |
| 2019 | Beyond the Law | Desmond Packard | |
| 2021 | Survive the Game | Jean | |
| 2022 | A Christmas Story Christmas | Officer Scut Farkus | [15] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Moody Spurgeon | TV movie |
| 1987 | Taking Care of Terrific | Seth Sandruff | TV movie |
| 1987 | Anne of Avonlea | Moody Spurgeon | TV movie |
| 1988 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Greg Mazzey | Episode: "Vanity's Mirror" |
| 1990 | Neon Rider | Digger | Episode: "Vengeance" |
| 1990 | My Secret Identity | Daniel | Episode: "White Lies" |
| 1991 | Maniac Mansion | Tim | Episode: "Ugly Like Me" |
| 1992 | Forever Knight | Topper | Episode: "Dark Knight" |
| 1993 | Spenser: Ceremony | Hummer | TV movie |
| 1994 | Boogies Diner | Kirby | TV series |
| 1994 | Harvest for the Heart | Ross Hansen | TV movie |
| 1995 | Sliders | Security Guard (uncredited) | Episode: "The King Is Back" |
| 1995 | NYPD Blue | Jerry | Episode: "Dirty Laundry" |
| 1996 | Sliders | Gerald Thomas | Episode: "The Dream Masters" |
| 1997 | Party of Five | Ted | Episode: "Significant Others" |
| 1997 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Jerry 'Mad Dog' Sullivan | Episode: "Mr. Justice" |
| 1997 | The Sentinel | Orange Glasses Man | Episode: "Breaking Ground" |
| 1998 | Fast Track | Episode: "Guys with Guns" | |
| 1998 | Blade Squad | Billy Mustard | TV movie |
| 1998 | NYPD Blue | Dan Evers | Episode: "Top Gum" |
| 1998 | Nash Bridges | Paul Pangborn | Episode: "Overdrive" |
| 1998 | JAG | Curtis Dastuge | Episode: "The Martin Baker Fan Club" |
| 1999 | Viper | Crup | Episode: "My Fair Hoodlums" |
| 1999 | The Pretender | Little Joshua / Theodore Reed | Episode: "End Game" |
| 1999 | Profiler | Little Joshua / Theodore Reed | Episode: "Grand Master" |
| 1999 | Atomic Train | Stan Atkins | TV movie |
| 1999 | Y2K | Rick Rothman | TV movie |
| 1999 | Brotherhood of Murder | Charles Higgins | TV movie |
| 2000 | Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story | Moody Spurgeon | TV movie |
| 2000–2002 | Titus | Dave Scouvel | 54 episodes |
| 2001 | Chasing Destiny | Eric | TV movie |
| 2002 | The Outer Limits | Link | Episode: "The Human Factor" |
| 2002 | She Spies | The Thin Man in Black | Episode: "Poster Girl" |
| 2002 | MDs | Dr. Lewis | Episode: "A La Casa" |
| 2003 | Chasing Alice | TV movie | |
| 2003 | Ghost Dog: A Detective Tail | Howie Tibbadoe | TV movie |
| 2003 | Monte Walsh | Powder Kent | TV movie |
| 2004 | Charmed | Kevin Casey / Sirk | Episode: "Styx Feet Under" |
| 2004 | Significant Others | Zack | Episode: "2.6" |
| 2004 | Deadwood | Episode: "No Other Sons or Daughters" | |
| 2005 | Deadwood | Hotel Desk Clerk | Episode: "Childish Things" |
| 2005 | Crossing Jordan | FBI Agent Blair | Episode: "A Stranger Among Us" |
| 2005 | Lost | Marc Silverman | Episode: "Do No Harm" |
| 2005 | NCIS | Police Officer Billy Krieg | Episode: "Hometown Hero" |
| 2005 | All of Us | Jeff Sizemore | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Girlfriends | Mike | Episode: "Hustle & Dough" |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Steve Card | Episode: "Lying Down with Dogs" |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Wells | Episode: "Automatic for the People" |
| 2009 | Cold Case | Ed Dubinski | Episode: "Lotto Fever" |
| 2009-2010 | Dollhouse | Zone | Episodes: "Epitaph One", "Epitaph Two: Return" |
| 2010 | I'm in the Band | Xander | Episode: "Got No Class" |
| 2010 | Warehouse 13 | Leo | Episode: "13.1" |
| 2011 | Accidentally in Love | Scott Dunbar | TV movie |
| 2011 | Breakout Kings | Christian Beaumont | Episode: "Like Father, Like Son" |
| 2011 | Drop Dead Diva | Keith Geary | Episode: "The Wedding" |
| 2011 | The Mentalist | Whit Naylor | Episode: "Blood and Sand" |
| 2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Billy Murphy | Episode: "Ike Maka" |
| 2012 | CSI: Miami | Clyde Novak | Episode: "Law & Disorder" |
| 2012 | CSI: NY | Keith Milner | Episode: "Misconceptions" |
| 2013 | The Exes | Bradley | Episode: "Pretty Women" |
| 2013 | Liv and Maddie | Officer Mike Clarkson | Episode: "Sleep-A-Rooney" |
| 2013 | Mike & Molly | Donny | Episode: "The First and Last Ride-Along" |
| 2014 | Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys | Will | TV film |
| 2014 | Fallen Cards | The Drifter | |
| 2016 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Davy | "A Cricket's Tale" |
| 2017 | American Horror Story: Cult | Roger | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Z Nation | Lt. Dante | 6 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel | Alpha |
| 2014 | Murdered: Soul Suspect | Additional voices |
| 2015 | Rise of the Tomb Raider | Konstantin |
| 2015 | Postal 2: Paradise Lost | Himself |
| 2022 | Postal 4: No Regerts | The Postal Dude |
A Christmas Story is a 1983 Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on Jean Shepherd's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash, with some elements from his 1971 book Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories and Other Disasters. It stars Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, and Peter Billingsley, and follows a young boy and his family's misadventures during Christmastime in the 1940s. It is the third installment in the Parker Family Saga.
The Tolkien Estate is the legal body which manages the property of the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien, including the copyright for most of his works. The individual copyrights have for the most part been assigned by the estate to subsidiary entities such as the J. R. R. Tolkien Discretionary Settlement and the Tolkien charitable trust. The various holdings of the Tolkien family, including the estate, have been organized under The Tolkien Company, the directors of which were Christopher Tolkien until August 2017 and his wife Baillie Tolkien, and J. R. R. Tolkien's grandson Michael George Tolkien. The executors of the estate proper were Christopher Tolkien, who was sole literary executor, and, Cathleen Blackburn of Maier Blackburn, who has been the estate's solicitor for many years.
My Summer Story is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Bob Clark that serves as a sequel to his 1983 film A Christmas Story. Like the previous film, it is based on semi-autobiographical stories by Jean Shepherd, primarily from his book In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash.
Hollywood accounting is the opaque or creative set of accounting methods used by the film, video, television and music industry to budget and record profits for creative projects. Expenditures can be inflated to reduce or eliminate the reported profit of the project, thereby reducing the amount which the corporation must pay in taxes and royalties or other profit-sharing agreements, as these are based on net profit.
Zachary Edward Snyder is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He made his feature film debut in 2004 with Dawn of the Dead, a remake of the 1978 horror film of the same name. Since then, he has directed or produced a number of comic book and superhero films, including 300 (2007) and Watchmen (2009), as well as the Superman film that started the DC Extended Universe, Man of Steel (2013), and its follow-ups, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017), as well as the director's cut of Justice League that was later released in 2021. He also directed the computer-animated film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010), the psychological action film Sucker Punch (2011), the zombie heist film Army of the Dead (2021), and the space opera film Rebel Moon (2023).
The Batman franchise, based on the fictional superhero Batman who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, has seen the release of various films. Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, the character first starred in two serial films in the 1940s: Batman and Batman and Robin. The character also appeared in the 1966 film Batman, which was a feature film adaptation of the 1960s Batman TV series starring Adam West and Burt Ward, who also starred in the film. Toward the end of the 1980s, the Warner Bros. studio began producing a series of feature films starring Batman, beginning with the 1989 film Batman, directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton. Burton and Keaton returned for the 1992 sequel Batman Returns, and in 1995, Joel Schumacher directed Batman Forever with Val Kilmer as Batman. Schumacher also directed the 1997 sequel Batman & Robin, which starred George Clooney. Batman & Robin was poorly received by both critics and fans, leading to the cancellation of Batman Unchained.
DC Comics's Superman franchise, based on the character of the same name created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in June 1938, has seen the release of various films since its inception. He debuted in cinemas in a series of animated shorts beginning in 1941, subsequently starring in two movie serials in 1948 and 1950. An independent studio, Lippert Pictures, released the first Superman feature film, Superman and the Mole Men, starring George Reeves, in 1951. In 1973, the film rights to the Superman character were purchased by Ilya Salkind, Alexander Salkind, and Pierre Spengler. After numerous scripts and years in development, Richard Donner was hired as their director, filming Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980) simultaneously. Donner had already shot eighty percent of Superman II with Christopher Reeve before it was decided to finish shooting the first film. The Salkinds fired Donner after Superman's release and commissioned Richard Lester as the director to finish Superman II. Lester also returned for Superman III (1983), and the Salkinds further produced the related 1984 spin-off Supergirl before selling the rights to Cannon Films, resulting in the poorly reviewed Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987). Ilya Salkind commissioned a fifth Superman script before Warner Bros. acquired the rights entirely in 1993.
The De Havilland Law, formally De Havilland v. Warner Bros. Pictures, is a published judicial opinion interpreting California Labor Code Section 2855, a California law which prevents a court from enforcing specific performance of an exclusive personal services contract beyond the term of seven calendar years from the commencement of service.
The Conjuring is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan and written by Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes. It is the inaugural film in The Conjuring Universe franchise. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga star as Ed and Lorraine Warren, paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of haunting. Their purportedly real-life reports inspired The Amityville Horror story and film franchise. The Warrens come to the assistance of the Perron family, who experienced increasingly disturbing events in their newly occupied farmhouse in Rhode Island in 1971.
R. D. Robb is an American actor who appeared as Schwartz in the 1983 film A Christmas Story and its 2022 sequel A Christmas Story Christmas. He was nominated for an Edda Award in 2005. In 2001 he co-wrote and directed the film Don's Plum.
The Flash is a 2023 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, Double Dream, and the Disco Factory, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the 13th installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film was directed by Andy Muschietti from a screenplay by Christina Hodson, based on a story by Joby Harold and the writing team of John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. It stars Ezra Miller as Barry Allen / The Flash alongside Sasha Calle in her film debut, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, Antje Traue and Michael Keaton. In the film, Barry travels back in time to prevent his mother's death, which unintentionally results in his being stranded in an alternate past.
Justice League is a 2017 American superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name. Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Films, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Atlas Entertainment, and Cruel and Unusual Films and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the fifth installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Directed by Zack Snyder and written by Chris Terrio and Joss Whedon, the film features an ensemble cast including Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, and J. K. Simmons. In the film, following the events of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Batman and Wonder Woman recruit The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg after the death of Superman to save the world from the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and his army of Parademons.
The DC Extended Universe (DCEU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films and a television series produced by DC Studios and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on characters that appear in American comic books published by DC Comics. The DCEU also includes comic books, short films, novels, and video games. Like the original DC Universe in comic books, the DCEU is established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters.
The Conjuring Universe is an American horror franchise and shared universe centered on a series of supernatural horror films. The franchise is produced by New Line Cinema, the Safran Company, and Atomic Monster, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The films present a dramatization of the supposed real-life adventures of Ed and Lorraine Warren, paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent yet controversial cases of haunting. The main series follows their attempts to assist people who find themselves harassed by spirits, while the spin-off films focus on the origins of some of the entities the Warrens have encountered.
Bonnie Aarons is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as the Nun, a personification of the demon Valak, in The ConjuringUniverse (2016–present), starring in The Conjuring 2 (2016), The Nun (2018) and The Nun II (2023). Other roles include the bum in Mulholland Drive (2001), Baroness Joy von Troken in The Princess Diaries (2001) and its sequel, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004).
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is a 2023 American superhero film based on the DC character Aquaman. Produced by DC Studios, Atomic Monster, and the Safran Company, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the sequel to Aquaman (2018), and the 15th film and final installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film was directed by James Wan from a screenplay by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, and stars Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry / Aquaman, alongside Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Randall Park, Dolph Lundgren, Temuera Morrison, Martin Short, and Nicole Kidman. In the film, Arthur must work with his half-brother Orm (Wilson) to prevent Black Manta from killing his family and using the cursed Black Trident to overheat the world while searching for the lost seventh kingdom of the seas.
Joker: Folie à Deux is an upcoming American musical thriller film slated to be a sequel to the 2019 film Joker. Joaquin Phoenix reprises his role as the DC Comics character the Joker, and Lady Gaga plays Harley Quinn. Zazie Beetz also reprises her role from the first film. The film is directed by Todd Phillips, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Silver. It is produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Studios in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, Bron Creative and Joint Effort. Principal photography took place in Los Angeles, New York, and Cedar Grove, New Jersey, from December 2022 to April 2023.
The Parker Family Saga, is a collection of American family-comedies based upon the stories of author Jean Shepherd. The stories originated on Shepherd's radio programs and in his books before being adapted into a stage play, two theatrical films, four made-for-TV films, one straight-to-home video film, one unaired pilot episode for a planned television series, one musical adaptation, one live television adaptation of that musical and one made-for-streaming film.
A Christmas Story Christmas is a 2022 American Christmas comedy film directed by Clay Kaytis with a script he co-wrote with Nick Schenk, from an original story co-written by Schenk and Peter Billingsley. It is a legacy sequel to A Christmas Story (1983) and is the eighth installment in the Parker Family Saga franchise, while ignoring the events of My Summer Story (1994) and A Christmas Story 2 (2012). The film was produced by Billingsley and Vince Vaughn along with Cale Boyter, Jay Ashenfelter, Marc Toberoff and Irwin Zwilling. Billingsley reprises his role as Ralphie Parker alongside Ian Petrella, Scott Schwartz, R. D. Robb, Zack Ward, and Yano Anaya returning as Randy, Flick, Schwartz, Scut Farkus, and Grover Dill respectively. Erinn Hayes, River Drosche, and Julianna Layne play Ralphie's wife and kids, with Julie Hagerty as Mrs. Parker. In the film, after the Old Man dies, Ralphie takes his family to his childhood home, reuniting with his mother and old friends, while being tasked to deliver a memorable Christmas.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| People | |
| Other | |
