| Birth date | February 17, 1980 (age 46) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | London, Ontario, Canada |
| Othername | Zach Bennett |
| Occupation | Actor, musician |
| Yearsactive | 1986–present |
| Spouse | Meaghan Denomme (m. 2012) |
| Relatives | Sophie Bennett (sister) |
| Genre | Indie rock, alt-country, alternative |
|---|---|
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Current member of | Tin Star Orphans |
Zachary Bennett (born February 17, 1980) is a Canadian actor and musician.[1]
Early life
Zachary Bennett was born in London, Ontario.[1] He is the second youngest of four children; his siblings are fellow actors Garreth Bennett, Mairon Bennett, and Sophie Bennett.[1]
Career
Acting career
Bennett is best known for playing Felix King in Road to Avonlea,[2] for which he received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role at the 7th Gemini Awards in 1993.[3]
He was also a Daytime Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming in 1990 for his role in the television film Looking for Miracles,[4] and a Genie Award nominee for Best Actor at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002 for the film Desire.[5]
Musical career
Bennett formed the indie rock band Yonder in 2004,[6] which was renamed Tin Star Orphans in 2008.[7] The band's debut album, Skywalk to Crescent Town, was released in 2008,[8] before being reissued under the title Yonder in 2009 after they changed their name and signed to the Sparks Music label.[9]
They released two further albums, The Days of Blinding Fear in 2010 and Tin Star Orphans in 2014.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Good Mother | Young Bobby | |
| 1998 | Blind Faith | Bobby Dolman | |
| 1998 | The Hairy Bird | Skunk | AKA, All I Wanna Do |
| 1998 | Dog Park | Dougie | |
| 1999 | 2 Little, 2 Late | Mickey McGouvney | |
| 2000 | Desire | Francis Waterson | |
| 2002 | The Bay of Love and Sorrows | Tom Donnerel | |
| 2004 | The Sadness of Johnson Joe Jangles | Johnson Joe Jangles | Short film |
| 2004 | Cube Zero | Eric Wynn | |
| 2006 | Jekyll + Hyde | Dan | Video |
| 2007 | The Poet | Bernard | |
| 2007 | Homecoming | Drew | Short film |
| 2008 | Just Business | David Snow | Video |
| 2008 | Grindstone Road | John Dodson | |
| 2009 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | Roy | |
| 2012 | Still Mine | Jeff Leblanc | |
| 2013 | Relax, I'm from the Future | Time traveller | Short film |
| 2016 | Maudie | Charles | |
| 2016 | Hacker | Curtis | |
| 2017 | Be My Guest | Tim | Short |
| 2019 | Ice Princess Lily | Emra / Frog | Voice; credited as Zach Bennett[10] |
| 2022 | Relax, I'm from the Future | Chuck | Feature expansion of the 2013 short film; not in the same role. |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Christmas Toy | Jesse Jones | TV film |
| 1988 | Katts and Dog | Danny | Episode: "Race Against Time" |
| 1988 | The Twilight Zone | Brian Harris | Episode: "There Was an Old Woman" |
| 1989 | Friday the 13th: The Series | J.B | Episode: "A Friend to the End" |
| 1989 | Looking for Miracles | Sullivan Delaney | TV film |
| 1989 | Lantern Hill | Jimmy-John Meade | TV film |
| 1990 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Hank Walterson | Episode: "The Black Ferris" |
| 1990 | Back to Hannibal | Marcus | TV film |
| 1990–96 | Road to Avonlea | Felix King | Main role |
| 1991 | Tropical Heat | Robbie Lawson | Episode: "Big Brother Is Watching" |
| 1991 | Nilus the Sandman: The Boy Who Dreamed Christmas | Peter Fletcher | TV film[10] |
| 1992 | By Way of the Stars | Lukas Bienmann | TV miniseries |
| 1993 | Exploring Ontario's Provincial Parks | Pete Burke | TV miniseries |
| 1993 | The Hidden Room | Mike | Episode: "Jillie" |
| 1993 | Ghost Mom | Tony | TV film |
| 1994 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper | Buddy | Voice, episode: "Game Over" |
| 1994 | Free Willy | Jesse Greenwood | Voice, main role |
| 1998 | Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy | Ed | TV film |
| 1998 | An Avonlea Christmas | Felix King | TV film |
| 1998 | Mythic Warriors | Talos | Voice, episode: "Daedalus and Icarus"[10] |
| 1999 | The Secret Path | Young Paul | TV film |
| 1999 | Bonanno: A Godfather's Story | Bill Bonanno | TV film |
| 2000 | Life in a Day | Mark Stratton | TV film |
| 2000 | Twice in a Lifetime | Young Reese O'Malley | Episode: "The Frat Pack" |
| 2000–01 | Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series | Lorne | Voice, 2 episodes[10] |
| 2002 | A Killing Spring | Zack | TV film |
| 2002 | Verdict in Blood | Zack | TV film |
| 2002 | Salem Witch Trials | Joseph Putnam | TV film |
| 2002 | Moville Mysteries | Rico Caliente | Voice, episode: "The Day Rico Became Smart" |
| 2003 | Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion | Ernest Masterson | TV film |
| 2004 | Snakes and Ladders | Lovell Thomas | Episode: "American Pie" |
| 2006 | Legacy of Fear | Val Grosmont | TV film |
| 2006–07 | Z-Squad | Jinu | TV series[10] |
| 2007 | The Climb | Blair Griffiths | TV miniseries |
| 2007–12 | Bakugan Battle Brawlers | Shun Kazami | Voice, main cast[10] |
| 2007 | Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming | Jake Witzky | TV film |
| 2008 | The Border | Daniel Winters | Episode: "Civil Disobedience" |
| 2009 | Nerdland | Beast | Voice, TV film |
| 2009 | Angora Napkin | Jumbo Shrimp, Zen Master | Voice, television film[10] |
| 2010 | Rookie Blue | Ben Leigh | Episode: "Girlfriend of the Year" |
| 2011 | Flashpoint | Dr. Valo | Episode: "Collateral Damage" |
| 2011 | Covert Affairs | Gideon Phillips | Episode: "Bang and Blame" |
| 2011 | Lost Girl | Cheeno | Episode: "Death Didn't Become Him" |
| 2011–present | Wild Kratts | Zach Varmitech, Chef Gourmand | Voice, main cast[10] |
| 2011–12 | Detentionaire | Biffy Goldstein | Voice, main role[10] |
| 2012 | BeyWheelz | Leon | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Murdoch Mysteries | Alexander Wallensky | Episode: "Who Killed the Electric Carriage?" |
| 2012 | King | Ben Hope | Episode: "Isabelle Toomey" |
| 2012 | Saving Hope | Benjamin Munk | Episode: "Blindness" |
| 2012 | Come Dance with Me | Rick | TV film |
| 2013 | Mother Up! | Joel | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Jack | Brad Lavigne | TV film |
| 2013 | Arthur | General Higgins / Weatherman | Voice, episode: "Pets and Pests/Go Fly a Kite" |
| 2014 | Orphan Black | Officer Tom Bowman | Episode: "Mingling Its Own Nature with It" |
| 2014 | Total Drama: Pahkitew Island | Shawn | Voice, main role (13 episodes) |
| 2014 | BeyWarriors: BeyRaiderz | Leon Fierce | Voice, English dub[10] |
| 2015 | Rocket Monkeys | Rock | Voice, episode: "Rock On"[10] |
| 2015 | Reign | Lt. Joubert | Episode: "Abandoned" |
| 2015 | Rogue | Ryan Bosch | Episode: "Beyond Judgment" |
| 2016 | Ranger Rob | Dad | Voice, recurring role[10] |
| 2016–17 | The ZhuZhus | Stanley Pamplemousse | Voice, recurring role[10] |
| 2017–18 | Workin' Moms | Carl | 5 episodes |
| 2017 | Suits | Episode: "Shame" | |
| 2017 | Designated Survivor | Sen. Cameron Feller | Episode: "Sting of the Tail" |
| 2017 | Frankie Drake Mysteries: A Cold Case | Paul Landell | Web series |
| 2018 | Inspector Gadget | Tag Shrapnel | Voice[10] |
| 2018 | Esme & Roy | Mr. Plink | Voice, 12 episodes[10] |
| 2019 | The Umbrella Academy | Lance Biggs | 3 episodes |
| 2019–20 | Corn & Peg | Coach Clydesdale | Voice, recurring role |
| 2020 | Hey Lady! | Rover |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Bakugan Battle Brawlers | Shun Kazami | English dub[10] |
| 2015 | Assassin's Creed Syndicate | Jude Boyd | [10] |
| 2021 | Far Cry 6 | Jacob Seed | [10] |
References
- ^ Rita Zekas, "It was good to be King; Road To Avonlea prankster now an object of Desire". Toronto Star, February 6, 2002.
- ^ Gammel, Irene (1 January 2002). Making Avonlea: L.M. Montgomery and Popular Culture. University of Toronto Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-8020-8433-0.
- ^ "Avonlea pulls ahead of E.N.G; CBC drama captures 13 Gemini nominations". Edmonton Journal, January 20, 1993.
- ^ "Young actors in awards race". The Globe and Mail, May 23, 1990.
- ^ "Atanarjuat and The War Bride share lead for Genie Awards". Guelph Mercury, December 15, 2001.
- ^ Jordan Bimm, "Over Yonder: T.O. crew gets new name with deal". Now, December 3, 2008.
- ^ Charles Lefebvre, "Review: Tin Star Orphans – Yonder". Stylus, February 4, 2010.
- ^ Jordan Bimm, "Album Reviews: Yonder, Skywalk to Crescent Town". Now, September 3, 2008.
- ^ Amanda Ash, "Tin Star Orphans: Yonder". Exclaim!, March 23, 2009.
- ^ "Zachary Bennett (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 6, 2026. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
External links
- Zachary Bennett at IMDb