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Zachary Knighton

Zachary Knighton

11 movies on Netflix

Biography

Zachary Knighton is an American actor who grew up in Virginia and trained at the Governor's School for the Arts before attending Virginia Commonwealth University. His early television work included the short-lived Life on a Stick and a starring role as Gary on Related, and in 2007 he took the lead in the horror remake The Hitcher, playing the part originated by C. Thomas Howell. He later appeared in the science fiction show FlashForward as Bryce Varley, a role its co-creator rewrote for him. Knighton is best known as Dave Rose on the ABC comedy Happy Endings from 2011 to 2013, and as Rick Wright in the rebooted Magnum P.I. from 2018 to 2024. He also starred in the FOX sitcom Weird Loners and appeared on Parenthood and Santa Clarita Diet.

47years old

Turns 48 on October 25in 27 days

  • Born Alexandria
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
  • Also credited as Zachary Andrew Knighton

Movie Career

Films
11
Career span
17 years2003 to 2020

Genres

Zachary Knighton movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Hitcher2007 Action, Crime, Thrilleras Jim Halsey

    IMDb rating 5.648K votes

  2. The Prince and Me2004 Comedy, Family, Romanceas John Morgan

    IMDb rating 5.944K votes

  3. Come and Find Me2016as Charlie

    IMDb rating 5.710K votes

  4. Surfer, Dude2008as Brillo Murphy

    IMDb rating 4.69.6K votes

  5. Ashby2015as Father Ted

    IMDb rating 6.417K votes

  6. The Pale Door2020as Duncan

    IMDb rating 4.43.9K votes

  7. The Mudge Boy2003as Travis

    IMDb rating 7.14.9K votes

  8. Big Bear2017as Colin

    IMDb rating 5.21.6K votes

Worked with

Zachary Knighton shares two films with Pablo Schreiber, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

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