Henry Zaga
Brazilian actor (born 1993)
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Henrique Chagas Moniz de Aragão Gonzaga (born 30 April 1993), known professionally as Henrique Zaga, is a Brazilian actor.
30 April 1993
Henrique Zaga | |
|---|---|
| Born | Henrique Chagas Moniz de Aragão Gonzaga 30 April 1993 Brasília, Federal District, Brazil |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Father | Admar Gonzaga |
Early life
Henrique Zaga was born in Brasília, Brazil's capital city. He is of Spanish and Native-Brazilian descent through his mother Sônia Gontijo, and Portuguese-Brazilian descent through his father, Admar Gonzaga.
Zaga moved to Los Angeles to pursuit his acting career.
Career
Zaga gained recognition early in his career, when he was cast as Josh Diaz in the MTV series Teen Wolf.[1] Gonzaga later appeared in the Netflix film XOXO, and the series 13 Reasons Why.[2]
In April 2017, he was cast as Marvel superhero Roberto da Costa / Sunspot in the 20th Century Fox X-Men spin-off film, The New Mutants.[3][4]
On 12 November 2021, it was announced that Zaga would star in the Netflix romantic comedy film Beyond the Universe alongside Giulia Be.[5] The film was released on 27 October 2022.[6]
In April 2024, it was announced that Zaga had joined the cast of Warfare, a war film written and directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | XOXO | Jordan | |
| 2017 | MDMA | Donnie | |
| Deadly Detention | Barrett Newman | ||
| Cherry Pop | Brendan | ||
| 2020 | The New Mutants | Roberto da Costa / Sunspot | |
| 2022 | Beyond the Universe | Gabriel | Acting in Portuguese and dubbing himself in English |
| 2024 | The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare | Captain Binea | Credited as Henrique Zaga |
| Queer | Winston Moor | ||
| 2025 | Warfare | Aaron |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Mysteries of Laura | Theo Barnett | Episode: "The Mystery of the Sunken Sailor" |
| 2015–2016 | Teen Wolf | Josh Diaz | 9 episodes |
| 2017 | 13 Reasons Why | Brad | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Looking for Alaska | Jake | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
| 2019–2020 | Trinkets | Luca Novak | 13 episodes |
| 2020–2021 | The Stand | Nick Andros | Miniseries; 5 episodes |
| 2023 | Nancy Drew | Tristan Glass | 6 episodes |
| The Crowded Room | Philip | Guest |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "Curious" | Hayley Kiyoko | New Boyfriend[8] |