Zachary Knighton
Born and raised in Virginia, Zachary Knighton began to take performing seriously in high school, the attended Virginia Commonwealth University. While still in school, he landed his first professional job, a supporting role in the TV movie "Sally Hemmings: An American Scandal" (PBS, 2000). He took a year off from VCU to study theater in Oxford before returning to complete his BFA in theater. After graduation, Knighton spent five years in New York, working in theater while still taking time to play supporting roles on shows like "Ed" (NBC, 2000-04), and "Law & Order" (NBC, 1990-2010). In 2005, Knighton landed his first series regular role, the lead character in "Life on a Stick" (Fox, 2005), a comedy about a high school graduate who takes time off to consider his future while working in the food court at the local mall. The series was cancelled before the end of its first season, but Knighton was on his way. In 2007, Knighton made his debut as a feature film leading man in "The Hitcher" (2007), a remake of the 1986 thriller. Knighton landed another series regular role on the sci-fi drama "Flashforward" (ABC, 2009-2010), which was cancelled after it's first season. Fortunately for Knighton, he earned another series regular role even before the cancellation, this time in the ensemble of the romantic sitcom "Happy Endings" (ABC, 2011-13). The series was well liked and aired for three seasons before being cancelled. Knighton soldiered on, appearing as a series regular another short lived series, "Weird Loners" (Fox, 2015), as well as recurring and guest roles on shows like "Fresh off the Boat" (ABC, 2015-), "Santa Clarita Diet" (Netflix, 2017-) and "LA to Vegas" (Fox, 2018). In 2018 it was announced that he would be a regular on the series reboot of "Magnum P.I." (CBS, 2018-), starring Jay Hernandez in the role that made Tom Selleck famous.
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Zachary Knighton
Filmography
Movies
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45% |
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The Pale Door | Duncan (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet |
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Little Bitches | Mr. Warner (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet |
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Big Bear | Colin (Character) | - | 2017 |
64% |
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Come and Find Me | Charlie (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Big Spoon | Ben (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Love Inside | Vaughn (Character) | - | 2015 |
52% |
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Ashby | Father Ted (Character) | - | 2015 |
47% |
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Believe Me | Gabriel (Character) | - | 2014 |
58% |
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Teddy Bears | Dave (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Satellite of Love | Blake (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tug | Judd (Character) | - | 2010 |
0% |
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Surfer, Dude | Brillo Murphy (Character) | $36.5K | 2008 |
19% |
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The Hitcher | Jim Halsey (Character) | $16.4M | 2007 |
77% |
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The Mudge Boy | Travis (Character) | $62.5K | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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La Vie Nouvelle (A New Life) | Unknown (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A New Life | Seymour (Character) | - | 2002 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 84% | Magnum P.I. |
Orville "Rick" Wright (Character), Director, Writer |
2018-2024 |
No Score Yet | 69% | Hawaii Five-0 | Orville "Rick" Wright (Guest Star) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 89% | StartUp | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2018 |
50% | 85% | LA to Vegas | Bryan (Guest Star) | 2018 |
95% | 66% | The Good Fight | Dr. Randolph Picot (Guest Star) | 2017 |
94% | 79% | Fresh Off the Boat | Doug (Guest Star) | 2017 |
95% | 89% | Elementary | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
44% | 63% | Weird Loners | StoshLewandoski (Character) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2015 |
88% | 95% | Parenthood | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
94% | 91% | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Random Guy (Guest Star) | 2008 2013 |
76% | 85% | Happy Endings | Dave (Character) | 2011-2013 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2012 |
90% | 96% | House | Billy (Guest Star) | 2010 |
80% | 78% | FlashForward | Bryce Varley (Character) | 2009-2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Life on a Stick | Laz Lackerson (Character) | 2005-2006 2010 |
90% | 83% | Bones | Chet Newcomb (Guest Star) | 2009 |
13% | No Score Yet | Love, Inc. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |