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Zachary Levi

Biography

Zachary Levi is an American actor who started acting on stage as a child, performing lead roles in regional theater productions. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, he grew up in Ventura, California. He played Kipp Steadman on the sitcom Less Than Perfect and then starred as Chuck Bartowski in the action comedy Chuck from 2007 to 2012. He voiced Flynn Rider in the Disney animated musical Tangled (2010), sang I See the Light with Mandy Moore, and reprised the voice role in the short Tangled Ever After (2012). That song earned a Grammy in the best song written for visual media category. He appeared as Fandral in Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). In 2016 he starred in the Broadway revival of She Loves Me and received a Tony Award nomination. He later played title character in Shazam! (2019) and Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023), with credits including The Mauritanian (2021) and American Underdog (2021).

46years old

Turns 47 on September 29in 363 days

  • Born Lake Charles
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • Zachary Levi Pugh (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
28
Career span
23 years2002 to 2025

Genres

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  1. First role

    Levi's first screen appearance was in the Showtime series Whatever as a teenage boy named Ben, and he was credited as Zachary Pugh.

  2. Behind the camera

    Levi started Wyldwood Productions in 2020. Working with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the studio put out its first theatrical feature, Sarah's Oil, in 2025.

  3. First role

    Levi started acting on stage when he was six, taking lead parts in regional shows at the Ojai Art Center in Ojai, California, among them Grease, The Outsiders, Oklahoma!, Oliver!, The Wizard of Oz and Big River.

Zachary Levi 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. Shazam!2019 Action, Adventure, Comedyas Shazam

    IMDb rating 7.0419K votes

  2. Tangled2010 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Flynn Ridervoice

    IMDb rating 7.7554K votes

  3. Shazam! Fury of the Gods2023as Shazam

    IMDb rating 5.9148K votes

  4. Thor: The Dark World2013as Fandral

    IMDb rating 6.7793K votes

  5. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel2009as Toby

    IMDb rating 4.662K votes

  6. American Underdog2021as Kurt Warner

    IMDb rating 7.129K votes

  7. The Mauritanian2021as Neil Buckland

    IMDb rating 7.573K votes

  8. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget2023as Rockyvoice

    IMDb rating 6.330K votes

Most often with

Byron Howard directed two of these films, Nathan Greno two and David F. Sandberg two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Zachary Levi's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.3 billion

15 of the 28 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 28 films: 15 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 7 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 2 figure not found; 1 too new to count.

  • 15Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 7Never in cinemas
  • 2Streaming, short cinema run
  • 2Figure not found
  • 1Too new to count

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Thor: Ragnarok2017as Fandral
    $855M25.7% of the total
  2. 2
    Thor: The Dark World2013as Fandral
    $645M19.4% of the total
  3. 3
    Tangled2010as Flynn Rider (voice)
    $592M17.8% of the total
  4. 4
    $443M13.3% of the total
  5. 5
    Shazam!2019as Shazam
    $368M11.1% of the total
  6. 6
    $142M4.3% of the total
  7. 7
    $134M4.0% of the total
  8. 8
    The Star2017as Joseph (voice)
    $64M1.9% of the total
Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024), $32.2 millionAmerican Underdog (2021), $26.5 millionSarah's Oil (2025), $11.7 millionThe Mauritanian (2021), $7.5 millionThe Unbreakable Boy (2025), $7.5 millionOffice Uprising (2018), $165,623Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story (2010), $11,536

$85.6 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Zachary Levi's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2014Theatre World AwardWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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