Zachary Levi Biography

Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Zachary Levi grew up all over the country before his family put down roots in Ventura County, California.

At the early age of six, Zachary began acting, singing and dancing in school and local theater productions. Levi began acting onstage in community and regional theater when he was just a kid, but it was a very grown-up performance in 1991 as Hank in the play Marvin's Room that booked him an agent.

His first big break onscreen was a supporting role in the FX TV movie Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie (2002). Among other TV work, he played Kipp Steadman on the sitcom Less Than Perfect (2002-2005) with Eric Roberts. Levi got his big break when he scored the lead role of geeky unlikely hero Chuck Bartowski on the spy comedy TV series Chuck, which aired from 2007 to 2012. In 2008, he was ranked #22 on Entertainment Weekly's "30 Under 30" actors list.

Zachary is also well-known for his voice work, having played Toby in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) and Flynn Rider in the Disney hit, Tangled (2010). He also provided the voice of Joseph in the animated film, The Star (2017).

He played the lead role in the superhero adventure/comedy Shazam! (2019).

From 2018 to 2019, Zachary appeared on the hit Amazon series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. He played Benjamin Ettenberg for eight episodes during the series’ second and third season. He also reprised his role as Flynn Rider in numerous other projects such as the animated series Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure, where he voiced the character for 56 episodes from 2017 to 2020.

After taking a brief hiatus from acting, due to the pandemic, Zachary returned in 2021 with two films. He played a supporting role in Kevin Macdonald’s legal drama The Mauritanian, which was nominated for several BAFTA awards. He also played the lead role of Kurt Warner in the sports bio-pic American Underdog.

He reprised his role as Billy Batson in Shazam! Fury of the Gods(2023). That same year he also appeared in Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023) with Gina Rodriguez and voiced the character of Rocky in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023).

The following year he starred in the film adaptation of Harold and the Purple Crayon(2024), and most recently he played Scott LeRette, the father of a child with autism and brittle bone disease, in The Unbreakable Boy(2025) with Meghann Fahy.

In his spare time, Zachary, who is divorced from actress Missy Peregrym, lives in Los Angeles. He enjoys playing poker, skateboarding, snowboarding, tennis and skydiving.

Filmography:

The Unbreakable Boy (2025)
Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023)
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (2022)
Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)
American Underdog (2021)
The Mauritanian (2021)
Shazam! (2019)
Office Uprising (2018)
Blood Fest (2018)
The Star (2017)
Thor: Ragnarök (2017)
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Tangled (2010)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
Stuntmen (2009)
Shades of Ray (2008)
An American Carol (2008)
Wieners (2008)
Spiral (2007)
Big Momma’s House 2 (2006)