Zackary Arthur (born September 12, 2006) is an American child actor, best known for playing Sammy Sullivan in The 5th Wave He had a recurring role as a young Jeff Piccirillo on the Showtime series Kidding. He currently portrays 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.[1]
Zackary Arthur | |
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![]() Arthur at the 2022 New York Comic Con | |
Born | (2006-09-12) September 12, 2006 (age 16) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2013–present |
Notable work | Transparent The 5th Wave Chucky |
Arthur made his acting debut in 2014 playing Zack Novak in the Amazon Studios' comedy-drama series Transparent along with Jeffrey Tambor.[2][3]
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.[2][3][4] He was one of hundreds of young actors who auditioned for the role.[3] The film was released on January 22, 2016, by Columbia Pictures.[5]
He also played a role in the CBS comedy pilot The Half of It in 2015,[6] and appeared in the Grey's Anatomy episode, "Trigger Happy", as a small boy possibly at fault for the paralysis of his friend in 2016.
In 2017, he starred as Josh Ryan in the horror comedy film Mom and Dad.[7] In 2021, he was cast in the television series Chucky as the show's main protagonist, Jake Wheeler.[8]
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 | |
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 | Main role |
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