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Zach Kuperstein
Zach Kuperstein, New York-based cinematographer (director of photography) known for Barbarian, The Eyes of My Mother, The Climb, The Vigil, and Woman of the Hour; NYU Tisch graduate with Spirit Award and Camerimage nominations.
Zach McGowan
Zach McGowan (Zachary Brendan McGowan), American actor born in New York City, known for Captain Charles Vane in Black Sails, Jody in Shameless, and King Roan in The 100, plus film leads and voice-over work.
Zach Roerig
Zach Roerig (Zachary George Roerig), American actor born 1985 in Montpelier, Ohio; played Matt Donovan on all eight seasons of The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017), after soap roles on As the World Turns and One Life to Live.
Zach Sobiech
Zach Sobiech, Minnesota teen singer-songwriter who wrote the farewell song "Clouds" while dying of osteosarcoma; viral 2012-2013 hit, No. 1 on iTunes, inspired the 2020 Disney+ film Clouds and a cancer research fund.
Zach Top
Zach Top (Zachary Dirk Top), born 1997 in Sunnyside, Washington, is an American neotraditional country singer-guitarist; albums Cold Beer & Country Music (2024) and Ain't In It For My Health (2025), the first Best Traditional Country Album Grammy winner.
Zach Tyler Eisen
Zach Tyler Eisen (Zachary Tyler Eisen, born 1993) is an American former voice actor from Stamford, Connecticut, known as Aang in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Pablo in The Backyardigans, and Lucas Nickle in The Ant Bully.
Zach Williams (musician)
Zach Williams, born Zachary Stephen Williams, is an American contemporary Christian singer and songwriter whose debut single "Chain Breaker" won him two Grammy Awards and platinum records.
Zach Woods
Zach Woods (born 1984) is an American actor and comedian known as Gabe Lewis on The Office and Jared Dunn on Silicon Valley, and as co-creator, director, and voice of Peacock's In the Know.
Zach Zucker
Zach Zucker is an American clown comedian, creator of Stamptown, performer of alter ego Jack Tucker, and half of Zach & Viggo; a Gaulier graduate whose chaotic late-night variety show became a Netflix special.
Zacharie Vincent
Zacharie Vincent (Telari-o-lin) was a Huron-Wendat painter and war chief at Wendake, Quebec, one of the first Indigenous artists in Canada to adopt European easel painting.
Zachary Abel
Zachary Abel, full name Zachary Burr Abel (born 1980, Middletown, Indiana), is an American actor, producer, and travel blogger. Known for Carter Anderson on ABC Family's Make It or Break It (2009-2011), guest roles on The Big Bang Theory and Criminal Minds, marriage to Elizabeth Henstridge, and the Monkey Miles travel blog.
Zachary Cole Smith
Zachary Cole Smith, also known as Cole, is the American founder, singer, and guitarist of shoegaze band DIIV (formerly Dive), ex-Soft Black and Beach Fossils member; known for Oshin, his 2013 heroin arrest, recovery, and Is the Is Are.
Zachary Gordon
Zachary Gordon (Zachary Adam Gordon), born 1998 in Oak Park, California, is an American actor, voice actor, and singer-songwriter best known as Greg Heffley in the first three Diary of a Wimpy Kid films.
Zachary Knighton
Zachary Knighton (born 1978, Alexandria, Virginia) is an American actor known as Dave Rose on Happy Endings, Dr. Bryce Varley on FlashForward, and Rick Wright on Magnum P.I. (2018-24, 96 episodes), with directing credits including Magnum P.I.'s "Consciousness of Guilt".
Zachary Levi
Zachary Levi (born 1980) is an American actor known for Chuck (2007–2012), Flynn Rider in Tangled, and DC's Shazam!; also Tony-nominated for She Loves Me and a polarizing public figure.
Zachary Quinto
Zachary Quinto (born 1977), American actor and producer known as Sylar in Heroes and Spock in the Star Trek films (2009-2016); came out in 2011; stars in NBC's Brilliant Minds.
Zachary Scott
Zachary Scott (Zachary Thomson Scott Jr., 1914–1965), Austin-born American film actor known for suave villains in The Mask of Dimitrios, Mildred Pierce, and The Southerner; distinct from the modern actor Zachary T. Scott and Austin's Zach Theatre namesake.
Zachery Ty Bryan
Zachery Ty Bryan (born 1981, Aurora, Colorado) is an American actor and producer, known as Brad Taylor on ABC's Home Improvement (1991-1999, 203 episodes), later a film producer (The Kindergarten Teacher), now notable for repeated domestic violence and DUI arrests and prison sentences.
Zachris Topelius
Zachris Topelius (1818–1898), known in Finnish usage as Sakari Topelius, was a Finnish-Swedish author, journalist, and historian who shaped Finnish national identity and rector of the University of Helsinki.
Zack Addy
Zack Addy (Zachary Uriah Addy) is a fictional forensic anthropologist on Fox's Bones, Brennan's original Jeffersonian assistant, played by Eric Millegan, later revealed as the Gormogon's apprentice and exonerated in the final season.
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Zack and Miri Make a Porno is a 2008 American romantic comedy directed by Kevin Smith, starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks as friends making an adult film.
Zack de la Rocha
Zack de la Rocha (born 1970, Long Beach, California) is the American vocalist and lyricist of Rage Against the Machine, who left in 2000, recorded an unreleased solo album with Trent Reznor and DJ Shadow, formed One Day as a Lion with Jon Theodore, and rejoined RATM for the 2007 and 2022 reunion tours.
Zack Hudson
Zack Hudson, fictional EastEnders character played by James Farrar since 16 March 2021; son of Gavin Sullivan, half-brother of Sharon Watts; known for the 2023 HIV storyline, Whitney Dean, and Barney Mitchell paternity plots.
Zack Knight
Zack Knight (born 1991, Grimsby, England), also known as Zeekay, is a British-Pakistani R&B/pop singer-songwriter and producer whose 2017 single Bom Diggy (Diggy) with Jasmin Walia featured in Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety and topped the Official Asian Music Chart, which he has led 17 times.
Zack Snyder
Zack Snyder (Zachary E. Snyder) is a film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer known for 300, Watchmen, Man of Steel, and the four-hour Zack Snyder's Justice League, with a hyper-stylized slow-motion visual style.
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Zack Snyder's Justice League, the "Snyder Cut", is Zack Snyder's 242-minute 2021 HBO Max director's cut of the 2017 film Justice League, released after the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut fan campaign, costing over $70 million with 1,000+ new VFX shots.
Zack Tabudlo
Zack Tabudlo is a Filipino singer-songwriter and producer from Manila whose hits "Binibini" and "Pano" made him Spotify's most-streamed local artist in the Philippines in 2022.
Zack Taylor
Zack Taylor (Zachary Taylor) is the original Black Ranger of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, played by Walter Emanuel Jones; first Black Ranger, Mastodon Power Coin, Hip Hop Kido, succeeded by Adam Park, later reprised in Once & Always.
Zack Ward
Zack Ward (Zacharias Ward), Canadian actor born 1970 in Toronto, played bully Scut Farkus in A Christmas Story (1983) and its 2022 sequel, Dave Scouvel on Titus, and the Postal Dude in Postal (2007); directed The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms (2024).
Zacky Vengeance
Zacky Vengeance (Zachary James Baker, born 1981) is the left-handed rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist, and co-founder of Avenged Sevenfold, known for the Unholy Confessions riff, Schecter signature guitars, and the solo country album Dark Horse.