Zach McGowan is an American film, television and voice actor.[3] He is known for his roles in television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Anton Ivanov / The Superior, Shameless, Black Sails, and The 100.[4] Other highlights include parts in the films Terminator Salvation,[5] The Hunt for Eagle One,[6] and the sequel The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point. He guest-starred in the television series Numbers, CSI: Miami, and Cold Case,[7] with voice-over work[8] for the Scream Awards, Animal Planet and the video games Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, and Iron Man.
Zach McGowan | |
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 McGowan at the 2018 WonderCon | |
| Citizenship |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse |
Emily Johnson (m. 2008) |
| Children | 4[2] |
Early life
editMcGowan was raised in New York. He attended Ethical Culture Fieldston School from kindergarten through senior year in high school, where he was the captain of the football and ice hockey teams and a member of the drama and theater societies.[9] He graduated in 2002 from Carleton College. His mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent while his father is Irish American.[10][non-primary source needed]
Career
editIn mid-2011, McGowan joined the cast of the Showtime dramedy Shameless, as Jody, first as a guest star (season 2) and then as a series regular (season 3).[11] Season two premiered January 8, 2012. He said that modeling for art students helped him for the role and now "nudity is just part of the job".[12]
In July 2013, McGowan joined the cast of the Universal Pictures feature film Dracula Untold, playing Shkelgim, a mysterious Romani.[13]
In January 2014, McGowan joined the cast of the Starz dramatic adventure TV series Black Sails, playing a fictionalized version of the real-life 18th-century English pirate Charles Vane. The role called for an English actor, so McGowan, an American, affected an accent. Casting directors found out later that McGowan was faking but were impressed with his performance and chose him for the role.[14]
In July 2016, McGowan joined the cast of The CW science fiction TV series The 100, playing King Roan of the Ice Nation, after having previously played the role as a guest star.[15]
In January 2017, McGowan joined the cast of the ABC TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., playing villain Anton Ivanov / The Superior.[16]
In March 2018, McGowan joined the cast of L.A.'s Finest, a TV series based on the Bad Boys franchise, alongside Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union.[17]
Personal life
editHe married Emily Johnson on September 27, 2008, in the Santa Barbara mountains.[18]
Filmography
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Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Hunt for Eagle One | Hank Jackson | Direct-to-DVD |
| The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point | |||
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation | Soldier on Osprey | |
| Losing Control | Terry | ||
| Conception | Joel | ||
| 2012 | Cockroaches | Johnny Slim | [19] |
| Snapshot | Thomas Grady | [20] | |
| 2014 | Dracula Untold | Shkelgim | |
| 2018 | The Brawler | Chuck Wepner | |
| Death Race: Beyond Anarchy | Connor Gibson | Direct-to-DVD | |
| The Scorpion King: Book of Souls | Mathayus | ||
| 2019 | Robert the Bruce | Brandubh | |
| 2021 | Last Call | Laurence "Dougal" McDougal Jr. | |
| 2022 | Murder at Yellowstone City | Robert Dunnigan | |
| Sanctioning Evil | Congressman Dakota Ambrose | [21] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Two Dudes Catering | Himself | TV reality show | [22] |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | Kurt Greenfield | Episode: "Wrecking Crew" | |
| Numbers | Keith Jackson | Episode: "High Exposure" | ||
| 2009 | Scream Awards | Announcer/Narrator | ||
| Cold Case | Corporal Clerk | Episode: "Libertyville" | ||
| 2010 | Good Luck Charlie | Happy Horse | Episode: "Butt Dialing Duncans" | |
| 2011 | Man Eating Super Snake | Voice | TV movie | [23] |
| Body of Proof | Vincent Stone | Episode: "Helping Hand" | ||
| Scream Awards | Announcer/Narrator | |||
| 2012 | Dating Rules from My Future Self | Jagger | 2 episodes | [24] |
| 2012–2013 | Shameless | Jody Silverman | 24 episodes Recurring role (season 2) Main role (season 3) |
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| 2014–2016 | Black Sails | Charles Vane | 28 episodes Main Cast (seasons 1–3) |
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| 2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Anton | Episode: "Maternal Instincts" | |
| 2016 | UnREAL | Brock | Episode: "Casualty" | |
| 2016–2017, 2020 |
The 100 | Roan | 17 episodes Recurring role (season 3) Main cast (season 4) Guest star (season 7) |
[25] |
| 2017 | Lethal Weapon | Cody Lewis | Episode: "Birdwatching" | |
| 2017–2018 | Damnation | Tennyson Duvall | 2 episodes | |
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Anton Ivanov / The Superior | 8 episodes Recurring role (season 4) Guest star (season 5) |
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| 2018 | The Walking Dead | Justin | 3 episodes Recurring role (season 9) |
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| 2019 | L.A.'s Finest | Ray Sherman | 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | Project Blue Book | Duncan Booker | Episode: "Roswell Incident Part I & Part II" | |
| MacGyver | Roman | 3 episodes | ||
| 2022 | Blood & Treasure | Andrei Levchenko | 2 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Rookie: Feds | Jason Simmons | 1 episode | |
| 2024 | The Boys | Dogknott | Episode "Department of Dirty Tricks" |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Boom Blox | Cowboy Beaver | |
| Iron Man | Mark Scarlotti / Whiplash / Stark Engineer | ||
| 2012 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | Ghost | |
| Anarchy Reigns | Nikolai Dmitri Bulygin, additional voices | [26] | |
| Resident Evil 6 | BSAA | [26] |
References
edit- ^ https://twitter.com/Zach_McGowan/status/858119356819034116 [bare URL]
- ^ "Zach McGowan on Instagram: "Finally got one where we are all looking at the camera and not crying. ✌️♥️🍻"".
- ^ "Zach McGowan". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2013. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013.
- ^ Gelman, Vlada (July 6, 2011). "Exclusive: Zach McGowan Joins Shameless as New Bad Boy -- and [Spoiler Alert]?". TVLine. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
- ^ "Trailer: Cockroaches". The Movie Blog. April 14, 2012.
- ^ "Zach McGowan Online". LocateTV.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013.
- ^ "More Sausage, Please! Shameless Promotes Zach McGowan to Series Regular". TV Guide.com. February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Actor Zach McGowan talks about time-traveling between TV roles". WPIX. January 20, 2016.
- ^ Frederick, Brittany (March 3, 2012). "Q&A: Get To Know 'Shameless' Star Zach McGowan". Starpulse. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015.
- ^ @matt_mcgowan (May 14, 2017). "@keikoinboston @joseph_lachman Why? Because @Zach_McGowan @doug_mcgowan and I are 2nd generation Irish American Jew…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "'Shameless' Promotes Zach McGowan to Series Regular". The Hollywood Reporter. February 15, 2012.
- ^ Naughty But Nice Rob (April 24, 2012). "Zach McGowan, 'Shameless' Star, On Preparing For Full-Frontal Scenes". Huffington Post.
- ^ Dickson, Evan (July 11, 2013). "Dracula Casts A 'Shameless' Gypsy". Bloody Disgusting.
- ^ Topel, Fred (February 21, 2014). "Exclusive Interview: Zach McGowan on 'Black Sails' and Dracula Untold". CraveOnline.
- ^ Ge, Linda (July 22, 2016). "'The 100' Promotes Zach McGowan to Series Regular for Season 4". The Wrap.
- ^ "Listing: 'Marvel's Agents of Shield'". The Futon Critic. January 31, 2017.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (March 26, 2018). "Zach McGowan Joins NBC's 'Bad Boys' Spinoff". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Zach McGowan (Wiki, Age, Married, Wife, Net Worth)". unapix.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ "Cockroaches". IMDb.com. January 5, 2018.
- ^ "Snapshot". IMDb.com. June 1, 2014.
- ^ Massoto, Erick (September 13, 2022). "'Sanctioning Evil' Trailer Reveals Gritty FBI Covert Ops _targeting Child Predators [Exclusive]". Collider. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "2 Dudes Catering". IMDb.com.
- ^ "Man Eating Super Snake". IMDb.com. June 5, 2011.
- ^ "Dating Rules from My Future Self". IMDb.com.
- ^ Ge, Linda (July 24, 2015). "CW's 'The 100' Casts 'Black Sails' Star Zach McGowan in Recurring Role". The Wrap.
- ^ a b "Zach McGowan (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 6, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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