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.
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 first season of the television series Chucky as the show's main protagonist Jake Wheeler. 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 Year Title Role Notes 2014 Trust Me Little Nate Short film 2014 Surviving A Funeral Young Ben Short film2015TurnedCameronShort film 2016 The 5th Wave Sam 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 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 3 episodes2019 Better Things Shak's Bully Friend Episode: "Holding"2021–2024ChuckyJake WheelerMain role2026Chicago Med Scott Baird 2 episodes
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