Zackary Arthur Herrera (born September 12, 2006) is an American actor, known for portraying the lead role of

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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 ''

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'', and had a recurring role as a young Jeff Piccirillo on the Showtime series ''

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''.

Career

Zackary Arthur at the New York Comic Con 2022 by Chris Roth

Arthur made his acting debut in 2014 playing Zack Novak in the

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' comedy-drama series '' Transparent'' along with

Jeffrey Tambor Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is an American retired actor. He is known for his television roles such as Jeffrey Brookes, the uptight neighbor of Stanley and Helen Roper in the television sitcom ''The Ropers'' (1979–1980), as Hank ...

. Arthur played one of the lead roles, Sammy Sullivan, in the film ''

'' (2016), along with

Chloë Grace Moretz Chloë Grace Moretz (; born February 10, 1997) is an American actress. She began acting as a child, with early roles in the horror film ''The Amityville Horror (2005 film), The Amityville Horror'' (2005), the drama series ''Desperate Housewives' ...

and Nick Robinson, and directed by

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. He was one of hundreds of young actors who auditioned for the role. The film was released on ''January 22, 2016'', by

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. He also played a role in the

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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

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'' Mom and Dad''. In 2021, he was cast in the television series '' Chucky'' as the show's main protagonist,

. The show was renewed for a second season and aired on October 5, 2022. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on October 4, 2023, and aired in two parts, with the second half coming on April 10, 2024.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 2006 births Living people Male actors from Los Angeles American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors 21st-century American male actors {{US-screen-actor-2000s-stub