Zachary Alan "Zach" Gordon (born February 15, 1998) is an American actor (formerly a child actor) who works on movies and television programs. He is best known for playing the role of Greg Heffley in the original Diary of a Wimpy Kid trilogy, until The Long Haul, being replaced by Jason Drucker. On February 16, 2023, he released his first music video called Time Bomb.
Personal Life
Zach was born on the 15th of February. 1998 and raised in Oakpark, California. He has two siblings named Josh and Kyle. He is Jewish from a practicing family. He graduated from a public highschool in Oak Park.
Career
Gordon has many television appearances, such as in shows like All of Us and also How I Met your Mother. He has also appeared in the 2008 opening of the show, Desperate Housewives , and also appeared in an episode of the show.
His film credits (2007–2008) include Sex and Death 101, Lower Learning, the Garry Marshall film Georgia Rule (for which he won the "Young Artist Award" for his portrayal of the character Ethan), The Brothers Bloom, as Young Bloom, and alongside Nicolas Cage in National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007). Gordon has been credited with numerous voice-over roles including "Brad Spolyt" in The Chubbchubbs Save Xmas, "Ricky Garcia" in Project Gilroy, "San San" in Nick Jr.'s Ni Hao, Kai-Lan and The Mighty B! He is a series regular as the voice of Gil in the Nickelodeon series,Bubble Guppies. Gordon has voice acted as Baby Melman in the animated film, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Kotaro in Afro Suaurai: Resurrection, and Young Tony Stark in The Super Hero Squad Show. In 2010 he made a birthday wish to get the role of Greg Heffley in Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film) and he ended up getting the role too,after he went to a casting call for it and said "Hola, mi soy Greg Heffley" and landed the part. He did the voice of Paws in The Search For Santa Paws the same year.
In 2011, he also as Papi Jr. in Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2. In June 2010, 20th Century Fox announced a sequel to the Wimpy Kid film, named Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film), it was released on March 25 , 2011,and he once again played the role of Greg Heffley. In 2011, he did voice acting as Charlie Brown in the show Robot Chicken. In 2012, a sequel to Rodrick Rules film,Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (film) was made and he once again reprised the role of Greg Heffley. In 2013 he did one movie for Hallmark called Pete's Christmas
Trivia
- Zachary and Robert Capron, the actor of Rowley Jefferson shares the same favorite book which is the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid book according to a video by Puffin Books in 2012.
- He is of Russian Jewish, Polish Jewish, and Romanian Jewish descent.
- Gordon is of four actors to have played Greg Heffley, along with Jason Drucker, Brady Noon, and Wesley Kimmel.
- His birthday wish was to play Greg Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film.
Quotes
| “ | I'm not a wimpy kid at all. I don't care what other people think - I only care what I think about myself. | ” |
| — Zachary Gordon | ||
Filmography
| Year | Film/TV Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002, 2009 | How I Met Your Mother | Boy, Grant | 2 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | All of Us | Richie | |
| 2007 | Because I said So | Little Arthur | |
| Sex and Death 101 | Barbeque Brat | ||
| Georgia Rules | Ethan | ||
| The ChubbChubbs save Xmas | Brad Spoylt | ||
| National Treasure: Book Of Secrets | Lincoln Conspiracy Kid | ||
| Robot Chicken | Charlie Brown, Linus | 1 episode; voice | |
| 2008 | David's Solution | Little David | TV |
| Desperate Housewives | Little Robin Hood | 1 episode | |
| The Mighty B | Gwen's Brother #4 | 1 episode; voice | |
| Handy Manny | Little Lopart | ||
| Madtv | The Joker | 1 episode | |
| Lower Learning | Frankie Fowler | ||
| Madagascar:Escape 2 Africa | Baby Melman | Voice | |
| Four Christmasses | Kid #6 In Jump-Jump | ||
| Special Agent OSO | Tyler | Voice | |
| 2008, 2010 | Batman: The Brave and the bold | Young Bruce Wayne, Young Aqualad | 3 episodes; voice |
| 2008–2009 | Ni Hao, Kai-Lan | San San | 15 episodes |
| 2009 | The Brothers Bloom | Young Bloom | |
| 24 | 8 Year-Old Boy | 2 episodes | |
| Afro Samurai: Resurecttion | Kotaro | Voice | |
| Santa Buddies | Puppy Paws | Voice; main role | |
| 2010 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film) | Greg Heffley | Lead Role |
| The Search for Santa Paws | Puppy Paws | Voice; main role | |
| 2011 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Papi Junior | |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film) | Greg Heffley | Lead role | |
| Children's Hospital | Cody/Mike | 1 episode | |
| 2011–2016 | Bubble Guppies | Gil | Voice; main role |
| 2012 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (film) | Greg Heffley | Lead role |
| 2012 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Seth | |
| 2012 | iCarly |
Harry | |
| 2012 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Class Clown | Greg Heffley | |
| 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | Will | |
| Pete's Christmas | Pete | Post- Production | |
| 2017 | The Good Doctor | Brandon | 1 episode |
References
- ↑ Diary of a Wimpy Kid one's filming was completed in 2009,Rodrick Rules's was completed in 2010 and Dog Days's was completed in 2011,so he officialy played Greg until 2011