Zacharias Ward (born August 31, 1970) is a Canadian actor.[2][3]

Zack Ward
Ward at the International Press Academy's 12th Annual Satellite Awards, December 2007
Born	Zacharias Ward (1970-08-31) August 31, 1970 (age 52) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other names	Zacharias Ward
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1983–present
Spouse	Jennifer McMahan ​ (m. 2018)​ [1]
Parent	Pam Hyatt (mother)

Early life

Ward was born on August 31, 1970, in Toronto, Ontario, the son of actress Pam Hyatt.[4]

Career

He is best known for his character Dave Scovil (Titus's stoner half-brother) on the FOX show Titus[3] and as the bully Scut Farkus in the 1983 perennial Christmas movie A Christmas Story.[2] He has had guest roles on popular television series such as NCIS, Lost, and Crossing Jordan,[3] and roles in films such as Almost Famous,[3] Transformers[3] and Anne of Green Gables.[3] He has appeared in the horror films Resident Evil: Apocalypse[2] and Freddy vs. Jason. Ward also has had leading roles in BloodRayne 2: Deliverance[2] and Postal,[3] and can be seen in Alone in the Dark II[3] and The Devil's Tomb.[3]

In 2014, Ward co-founded the film production company Grit Film Works with James Cullen Bressack.[5] The first two films which he co-produced with Grit Film Works were the thriller Bethany and the horror film Restoration.[6]

Ward is the CEO of Global Sports Financial Exchange, Inc since 2017.[7]

On February 15, 2022, it was announced that Ward would reprise his role as Scut Farkus in the A Christmas Story sequel, A Christmas Story Christmas for Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max.[8]

Personal life

On August 18, 2018, Ward married actress and producer Jennifer McMahan.[1]

Lawsuit

In August 2011, Ward sued Warner Bros. and Enesco over merchandising for A Christmas Story after the company authorized a figure resembling his Scut Farkus character from the film without his permission.[9] It was revealed that when he signed on to play that character, he didn't receive any merchandising rights because of a mishap with his contract.[9] The lawsuit was dropped in January 2012 after Warner Bros. revealed that the figurine showed a "generic face" that has been used on them since 2006 and that statute of limitations had ran out.[10]

In December 2012, Ward sued Warner Bros. again over his image after attending the annual Christmas Story charity fundraiser convention in Cleveland in November 2010 after a fan handed him a Christmas Story board game, playing cards, and calendar showing his face.[11] The lawsuit was settled three days later.[12]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

• Zack Ward on Twitter
• Zack Ward at IMDb

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