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Zackary Arthur
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Arthur at the 2024 WonderCon
Born (2006-09-12) September 12, 2006 (age 18)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 2013–present
Notable work
Transparent
The 5th Wave
Chucky

Zackary Arthur Herrera, born on September 12, 2006, is an American actor. He is well-known for playing the main character, Jake Wheeler, in the TV series Chucky. This show continues the story from the famous Child's Play horror movies. For his role in Chucky, he was nominated for a special award called the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor.

Zackary also played Sammy Sullivan in the movie The 5th Wave. He had a repeating role as a young Jeff Piccirillo in the Showtime series Kidding.

Zackary Arthur's Acting Journey

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

Zackary Arthur started his acting career in 2014. His first role was Zack Novak in the comedy-drama series Transparent. He acted alongside Jeffrey Tambor in this show.

In 2016, Zackary took on a big role as Sammy Sullivan in the movie The 5th Wave. He worked with actors like Chloë Grace Moretz and Nick Robinson. Hundreds of young actors tried out for the part, but Zackary got the role. The movie was released on January 22, 2016.

He also appeared in a TV pilot called The Half of It in 2015. Later, he was in an episode of the popular medical drama Grey's Anatomy called "Trigger Happy."

In 2017, Zackary starred in the horror comedy film Mom and Dad as Josh Ryan.

His most famous role came in 2021 when he was cast as Jake Wheeler in the TV series Chucky. This show is about the scary doll from the Child's Play movies. The first season was very popular.

The show was renewed for a second season, which started airing on October 5, 2022. In January 2023, Chucky was renewed again for a third season. The third season premiered on October 4, 2023, and was released in two parts. The second part of the third season came out on April 10, 2024.

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