Zach McGowan
Zach McGowan | |
|---|---|
 McGowan at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International | |
| Born | Zachary Brendan McGowan 1981 (age 42–43) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | Emily Johnson (m. 2008) |
Zachary Brendan "Zach" McGowan (born 1981)[1] is an American film and television actor and voice-over artist.[2] He is known for his roles as Jody in the television series Shameless and Charles Vane in the television series Black Sails.[3] Other highlights include parts in the films Terminator Salvation,[4] The Hunt for Eagle One,[5] and the sequel The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point. He guest-starred in the television series Numb3rs, CSI: Miami, and Cold Case,[6] with voice-over work[7] 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 Vincent and Brenda McGowan. His older brothers are Doug and Matt McGowan.[8] He is of Irish and Jewish descent.[9] Although they lived in New York City most of their lives, the McGowans traveled extensively due to Brenda's employment at United Airlines. Before attending Carleton College, 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.[10]
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).[11] 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".[12]
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 English accent during auditions. Casting directors found out later that McGowan was faking but were impressed with his performance and chose him for the role.
Personal life
McGowan married Emily Johnson on September 27, 2008 in the Santa Barbara mountains.[13]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Hunt for Eagle One | Jackson | |
| 2007 | Two Dudes Catering[14] | himself | TV reality show |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | Kurt Greenfield | Episode: "Wrecking Crew" |
| Numb3rs | Keith Jackson | Episode: "High Exposure" | |
| Good Luck Charlie | Happy Horse | Episode: "Butt Dialing Duncans" | |
| 2009 | Scream Awards | Live Announcer and narration | |
| Terminator Salvation | Soldier on Osprey | ||
| Boom Blox | Cowboy Beaver | Video Game | |
| Iron Man | Marc Scarlotti / Whiplash / Stark Engineer (voice) | Video Game | |
| Scream Awards | Live Announcer and narration | ||
| Cold Case | Corporal Clerk | Episode: "Libertyville" | |
| Losing Control | Terry | ||
| Conception | Joel | ||
| Scream Awards | Live Announcer and narration | ||
| 2011 | Man Eating Super Snake[15] | Voice | Discovery Channel, TV Movie |
| Body of Proof | Vincent Stone | Episode 3: "Helping Hand" | |
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | Ghost (voice) | Video Game | |
| Scream Awards | Live Announcer and narration | ||
| 2012 | Anarchy Reigns | Nikolai Dmitri Bulygin | Video Game |
| Cockroaches[16] | Johnny Slim | ||
| Snapshot[17] | Thomas Grady | ||
| Dating Rules from My Future Self[18] | Jagger | Episodes: "What Is Love?" and "Change YR World" | |
| Shameless | Jody | Season 2 & 3 | |
| Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | Voice | Video Game | |
| 2014 | Black Sails | Charles Vane | |
| Dracula Untold | Shkelgim | ||
| 2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Anton | Season 17, Episode 6 - 10.21 "Maternal Instincts" |
| 2016 | The 100[19] | Prince Roan | Season 3 (recurring) |
References
- ^ ZachMcGowan biography
- ^ Zach McGowan nytimes
- ^ http://tvline.com/2011/07/06/zach-mcgowan-shameless-showtime/ tvline.com
- ^ Cockroaches
- ^ http://www.locatetv.com/person/zach-mcgowan/212963/online
- ^ http://www.tvguide.com/News/Shameless-Zach-McGowan-1043429.aspx
- ^ http://www.wpix.com/news/morningnews/wpix-studio-run-zach-mcgowan-032912,0,6221565.story
- ^ https://www.twitter.com/matt_mcgowan
- ^ http://www.jewishtelegraph.com/arts_1.html
- ^ http://www.starpulse.com/news/Brittany_Frederick/2012/03/03/qa_get_to_know_shameless_star_zach_mcg Starpulse
- ^ Zach McGowan Hollywood reporter
- ^ huffingtonpost
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/24/zach-mcgowan-shameless_n_1449989.html
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1125932/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1956563/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1879042/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2198191/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2106857/
- ^ http://www.thewrap.com/cws-the-100-casts-black-sails-star-zach-mcgowan-in-recurring-role-exclusive/