Cassady McClincy
American actress
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Cassady McClincy Zhang,[1] is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Lydia on the AMC horror-drama television series The Walking Dead since 2019.
Cassady McClincy | |
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McClincy at the 2022 German Comic Con Dortmund | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Known for | The Walking Dead (2019–2022) |
Life and career
McClincy Zhang is from Atlanta Georgia.[2][3] Her younger sister Callie McClincy is also an actress.[4]
She started taking dancing and theatre lessons at the age of 7. She started her career as a child actress at the age of 9.[3]
McClincy has guest starred in Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva, NBC's Constantine, TNT's Good Behavior and Amazon Prime Video's original anthology series Lore. In 2017, she made recurring guest star appearances on the Netflix original series Ozark, the Hulu original series Castle Rock and VH1's Daytime Divas.[5][6][7]
In 2018 she had a role in Love, Simon as Jackie. [8]
At the age of 17, McClincy began to portray Lydia in The Walking Dead during season 9 and became a series regular beginning with season 10.[9][10][11][5]
Following the conclusion of The Walking Dead, McClincy was cast in the independent drama Out Came the Wolves, based on the Rancid 1995 album of the same name.[1]
In 2025, she started a recurring role as Melanie "Mel" Day on Tracker alongside Fiona Rene.[12][13] She was also cast in the film And Out Comes The Wolf .[6][14]
McClincy Zhang is also a vocalist. In 2022, she had two shows at a Jazz Club in Alpharetta, Georgia.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Crimes and Mister Meanors | Kat | |
| 2018 | Love, Simon | Jackie | |
| Poor Jane | Erica | ||
| 2025 | And Out Comes The Wolf | Rude Girl Carol | |
| 2025 | The Snare | Dani |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Wizard of Agni | Munchkin Bobbi | Television film |
| Five Smooth Stones | Schoolgirl / Soccer Player | Television short | |
| 2013 | Sid Roth's It's Supernatural | Troubled Teen | Episode: "Karen Wheaton" |
| 2014 | Drop Dead Diva | Laura Dwyer | Episode: "Sister Act" |
| Let the Lion Roar | Mary | Documentary | |
| 2015 | Constantine | Amberly | Episode: "Waiting for the Man" |
| Backtrack | Milly Pnewski | Television short | |
| 2016 | Good Behavior | Ashleigh | Episode: "We Pretend We're Stuck" |
| 2017 | Ozark | Anna Sloan | Episode: "Book of Ruth" |
| Daytime Divas | Tandy Ainsley | Recurring (Season 1) | |
| Lore | Greta Hetfelderz | Episode: "The Beast Within" | |
| The Visitor | Young Angie | Television short | |
| 2018 | Castle Rock | Young Molly Strand | Recurring (Season 1) |
| 2019–2022 | The Walking Dead | Lydia | Recurring (Season 9), also starring (Seasons 10–11), main (Season 11); 33 episodes |
| 2024–2025 | Chicago Med | Ariel Sparkman | 2 episodes |
| 2025–present | Tracker | Melanie "Mel" Day | Recurring (Season 3) |