Zach Cherry
American actor (born 1987)
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Zach Cherry (born November 1, 1987) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Woody Thomas on the Amazon Prime series Fallout, Klev in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Dylan George on the Apple TV series Severance, for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2025.
- Actor
- comedian
Zach Cherry | |
|---|---|
Cherry in 2023 | |
| Born | November 1, 1987 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Amherst College (2010) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Spouse |
Anabella Cherry (m. 2022) |
Early life and education
Cherry was born on November 1, 1987,[1] in Trenton, New Jersey.[2]
He attended Princeton Day School and Amherst College.[3][4]
Career
Cherry began taking improv lessons in 2011 and was placed on a house team at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York in 2017.[5]
In 2018, he played bookstore clerk Ethan Russell in season one of the Netflix series You.[6] He played Wolf on FOX's Duncanville, Pete Holmes's manager Kevin on Crashing (2017–2019), and Norman on I Feel Bad (2018), and had minor roles on Succession and Living with Yourself.
Cherry also played the minor character Klev in two Marvel Studios movies, Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), and voiced him in the 2025 animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.
In 2020, Cherry was cast in a lead role as Dylan George in the ongoing Apple TV series Severance.[7] In 2025, Cherry was nominated for an Emmy Award, in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category for his portrayal as Dylan George.[8][9]
In August 2022, it was announced that Cherry and actress Ellie Kemper would host the sixth season of The Great American Baking Show, an American adaptation of the baking reality TV show The Great British Bake Off. The season aired on streaming television service The Roku Channel.[10] Cherry returned for the seventh season in 2024, with new co-host Casey Wilson.[11]
Personal life
Selected filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Big Sick | Party Goer 4 | |
| Spider-Man: Homecoming | Klev[12] | ||
| 2018 | An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn | Tyrone Paris | |
| Irreplaceable You | Jim | ||
| Unsane | Denis | ||
| 2019 | Isn't It Romantic | Co-Worker | |
| 2020 | Drunk Bus | Josh | Uncredited |
| 2021 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Klev | |
| 2023 | You Hurt My Feelings | Jim | |
| 2025 | The Dinner Plan | PJ | Short film[13] |
| 2026 | The Breadwinner † | Post-production | |
| Resident Evil † | Filming | ||
| Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma † | Post-production | ||
| 72 Hours † | Post-production | ||
| TBA | All Night Long †[14] | Gary | Post-production |
| Babies † | Filming |
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | High Maintenance | Diabetic Man | Episode: "Sufjan" | |
| Broad City | Bystander | Episode: "The Matrix" | ||
| 2016 | Horace and Pete | Young Hipster 1 | Episode #1.1 | |
| Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Administrator | Episode: "Kimmy Gives Up!" | ||
| The Jim Gaffigan Show | Male Comedian | Episode: "The List" | ||
| Search Party | Duncan | 3 episodes | ||
| 2017–2019 | Crashing | Kevin Woods | Recurring role | [15] |
| 2018 | Divorce | Episode: "Ohio" | ||
| The Chris Gethard Show | Roger, the Leader of the Cave Maniacs | Episode: "Survive the Apocalypse" | ||
| The Special Without Brett Davis | Ethan | Episode: "BBQ" | ||
| I Feel Bad | Norman | Main role | ||
| 2018, 2025 | You | Ethan Russell | Main cast (season 1); special guest (season 5) | |
| 2018–2020 | Our Cartoon President | Various voices | Recurring role | |
| 2019 | The Magicians | Frankie Gallo | Episode: "The Bad News Bear" | |
| Succession | Brian | Episode: "Safe Room" | [16] | |
| Living with Yourself | Hugh | 4 episodes | ||
| The Resident | Marcus Broome | Episode: "Peking Duck Day" | [7] | |
| 2020 | Most Dangerous Game | Looger | Recurring role | |
| The Last O.G. | Miles | 4 episodes | ||
| 2020–2022 | Duncanville | Wolf (voice) | Main role | |
| 2021 | Helpsters | Trophy Todd | Episode: "Trophy Todd" | |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Employee 3 | Episode: "Union Busting" | ||
| 2022–present | Severance | Dylan George | Main role | |
| The Great American Baking Show | Himself (host) | Main role | ||
| 2023 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Ensign Amadou | Episode: "Caves" | |
| 2024–2026 | Fallout | Woody Thomas | Recurring role | |
| 2025 | Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man | Klev (voice) | Episode: "Scorpion Rising" | |
| 2026 | The Simpsons | Farley (voice) | Episode: "Seperance" |
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Peabody Awards | Entertainment | Severance | Won | [17] |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | [18] | ||
| 2025 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated | [19] |