Zach McGowan

Zach McGowan
McGowan at the 2018 WonderCon
Born Zachary Brendan McGowan
(1980-05-05) May 5, 1980
New York City, New York
Residence Los Angeles, California
Occupation Actor
Years active 2004–present
Spouse(s) Emily Johnson (m. 2008)

Zachary Brendan McGowan (born May 5, 1980) is an American film and television actor and voice-over artist.[1] He is known for his roles in television series Shameless as Jody, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Anton Ivanov/The Superior, Black Sails as Charles Vane, and The 100 as Roan.[2] Other highlights include parts in the films Terminator Salvation,[3] The Hunt for Eagle One,[4] and the sequel The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point. He guest-starred in the television series Numbers, CSI: Miami, and Cold Case,[5] with voice-over work[6] 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.

Early life

McGowan was born in New York City to Brenda and Vincent McGowan. His older brothers are Doug and Matt McGowan.[7] Although they lived in New York City most of their lives, the McGowans traveled extensively due to Brenda's employment at United Airlines. McGowan 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.[8] He then attended Carleton College.

Career

In 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).[9] Season two premiered January 8, 2012. He said that modeling for art students helped him for the role but now "nudity is just part of the job".[10]

In July 2013, McGowan joined the cast of the Universal Pictures feature film Dracula Untold, playing Shkelgim, a mysterious Romani.[11]

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.[12]

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.[13]

In January 2017, McGowan joined the cast of the ABC TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., playing the villain The Superior.[14]

In March of 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.[15]

Personal life

McGowan married Emily Johnson on September 27, 2008 in the Santa Barbara mountains.[16]

Filmography

McGowan at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International.
Year Title Role Note
2006The Hunt for Eagle OneJackson
2007Two Dudes Catering[17]himselfTV reality show
2008CSI: MiamiKurt GreenfieldEpisode: "Wrecking Crew"
NumbersKeith JacksonEpisode: "High Exposure"
Good Luck CharlieHappy HorseEpisode: "Butt Dialing Duncans"
2009Scream AwardsLive Announcer and narration
Terminator SalvationSoldier on Osprey
Boom BloxCowboy BeaverVideo Game
Iron ManMark Scarlotti / Whiplash / Stark Engineer (voice)Video Game
Cold CaseCorporal ClerkEpisode: "Libertyville"
Losing ControlTerry
ConceptionJoel
2011Man Eating Super Snake[18]VoiceDiscovery Channel, TV Movie
Body of ProofVincent StoneEpisode 3: "Helping Hand"
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future SoldierGhost (voice)Video Game
Scream AwardsLive Announcer and narration
2012Anarchy ReignsNikolai Dmitri BulyginVideo Game
Cockroaches[19]Johnny Slim
Snapshot[20]Thomas Grady
Dating Rules from My Future Self[21]JaggerEpisodes: "What Is Love?" and "Change YR World"
ShamelessJody SilvermanSeason 2 & 3
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon CityVoiceVideo Game
2014–2016Black SailsCharles VaneMain Cast
2014Dracula UntoldShkelgim
2015Law & Order: Special Victims UnitAntonSeason 17, Episode 6 - 10.21 "Maternal Instincts"
2016–2017The 100[22]Roan16 episodes
Main cast (season 4)
Recurring role (season 3)
2016UnREALBrockEpisode: "Casualty"
2017Lethal WeaponCody LewisEpisode 7: Birdwatching
DamnationTennyson DuvallRecurring
2017–2018Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Anton Ivanov / The Superior8 episodes
Recurring (season 4)
Guest (season 5)
2018The BrawlerChuck WepnerPost-Production
Death Race: Beyond AnarchyConnor GibsonDirect to video
Scorpion King: Book of SoulsMathayusDirect to video
TBAL.A.'s FinestRay ShermanMain Cast
Filming
2018-presentThe Walking DeadJustin

References

  1. ↑ Zach McGowan nytimes
  2. ↑ Gelman, Vlada (2011-07-06). "Exclusive: Zach McGowan Joins Shameless as New Bad Boy -- and [Spoiler Alert]?". TVLine. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  3. ↑ "Trailer: Cockroaches - The Movie Blog". themovieblog.com.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "More Sausage, Please! Shameless Promotes Zach McGowan to Series Regular". 15 February 2012.
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ "Matt McGowan (@matt_mcgowan) - Twitter". www.twitter.com.
  8. ↑ http://www.starpulse.com/news/Brittany_Frederick/2012/03/03/qa_get_to_know_shameless_star_zach_mcg Starpulse
  9. ↑ 'Shameless' Promotes Zach McGowan to Series Regular, Hollywood Reporter, February 15, 2012
  10. ↑ Naughty But Nice Rob (April 24, 2012). "Zach McGowan, 'Shameless' Star, On Preparing For Full-Frontal Scenes". Huffington Post.
  11. ↑ Dracula Casts A 'Shameless' Gypsy, Bloody Disgusting, July 11, 2013
  12. ↑ Topel, Fred (February 21, 2014). "Exclusive Interview: Zach McGowan on 'Black Sails' and Dracula Untold". CraveOnline.
  13. ↑ 'The 100’ Promotes Zach McGowan to Series Regular for Season 4, The Wrap, July 22, 2016
  14. ↑ Listing 'MARVEL'S AGENTS OF SHIELD', The Futon Critic, January 31, 2017
  15. ↑ Zach McGowan Joins NBC's 'Bad Boys' Spinoff (Exclusive), March 26, 2018
  16. ↑ "Zach McGowan (Wiki, Age, Married, Wife, Net Worth)". unapix.com.
  17. ↑ "2 Dudes Catering" – via www.imdb.com.
  18. ↑ "Man Eating Super Snake". 5 June 2011 – via www.imdb.com.
  19. ↑ "Cockroaches". 5 January 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
  20. ↑ "Snapshot". 1 June 2014 – via www.imdb.com.
  21. ↑ "Dating Rules from My Future Self" – via www.imdb.com.
  22. ↑ "CW's 'The 100' Casts 'Black Sails' Star Zach McGowan in Recurring Role (Exclusive)". 24 July 2015.
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