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Zackary Arthur
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Arthur at the 2024 WonderCon
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| Born | September 12, 2006 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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Notable work
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Transparent The 5th Wave Chucky |
Zackary Arthur Herrera (born September 12, 2006) is an American actor, known for portraying the lead role of Jake Wheeler in Chucky, a television continuation of the Child's Play film franchise, for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Network or Cable Television Series. He also played Sammy Sullivan in The 5th Wave, and had a recurring role as a young Jeff Piccirillo on the Showtime series Kidding.
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Career
Arthur made his acting debut in 2014 playing Zack Novak in the Amazon Studios' comedy-drama series Transparent along with Jeffrey Tambor.
Arthur played one of the lead roles, Sammy Sullivan, in the film The 5th Wave (2016), along with Chloë Grace Moretz and Nick Robinson, and directed by J Blakeson. He was one of hundreds of young actors who auditioned for the role. The film was released on January 22, 2016, by Columbia Pictures.
He also played a role in the CBS comedy pilot The Half of It in 2015, and appeared in the Grey's Anatomy episode, "Trigger Happy".
In 2017, he starred as Josh Ryan in the horror comedy film Mom and Dad. In 2021, he was cast in the television series Chucky as the show's main protagonist, Jake Wheeler. The show was renewed for a second season and aired in October 5, 2022. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on October 4, 2023, and will air in two parts, with the second half coming on April 10, 2024.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014 | Trust Me | Little Nate | Short film |
| 2014 | Surviving A Funeral | Young Ben | Short film |
| 2016 | The 5th Wave | Sammy Sullivan | |
| 2017 | Don't Come Back from the Moon | Kolya Smalley | |
| 2017 | Mom and Dad | Josh Ryan | |
| 2018 | These Things Take Time | Zander Cooley | Short film |
| 2020 | Secret Agent Dingledorf and His Trusty Dog Splat | Bernie Dingledorf | |
| 2021 | Hero Dog: The Journey Home | Max Davis |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014–2019 | Transparent | Zack Novak | 19 episodes |
| 2015 | Best Friends Whenever | 9 Year Old Naldo | Episode: "The Butterscotch Effect" |
| 2015 | Teachers | David | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | The Half of It | Will | TV movie |
| 2016 | Grey's Anatomy | Peter Green | Episode: "Trigger Happy" |
| 2017 | Ray Donovan | Freddy Jr. | Episode: "Mister Lucky" |
| 2018 | S.W.A.T. | Boy | Episode: "Source" |
| 2018–2020 | Kidding | Young Jeff Piccirillo / Young Jeff Pickles | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Better Things | Shak's Bully Friend | Episode: "Holding" |
| 2021–present | Chucky | Jake Wheeler and Chucky | Main role |
See also
In Spanish: Zackary Arthur para niños
