Actor

Zachary Charles

March 21, 1986 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Zach Charles is an American writer, filmmaker, and lifelong student of science, educated at the University of Southern California. He explores the complexities of the human condition through the cinematic arts, while his scientific literacy grounds him in critical thinking-together giving him a unique perspective. Zach is known for undertaking dangerous pursuits safely as a licensed pilot, skydiver, and rescue scuba diver.

He is the author of Sufferless: The Science & Philosophy of Reducing Suffering (2026) and the founder of The Sufferless Foundation, dedicated to transforming the book's ideas into measurable reductions of suffering worldwide.

Notable work

7.8
ER (1994)
as Joey Larkin

Often works with

Laura Innes
2 titles together
ER, Wings
Michael Biehn
2 titles together
Asteroid, Asteroid
Annabella Sciorra
2 titles together
Asteroid, Asteroid
Don Franklin
2 titles together
Asteroid, Asteroid
Michael Weatherly
2 titles together
Asteroid, Asteroid
Anne-Marie Johnson
2 titles together
Asteroid, Asteroid

Full filmography · 8

Broken Angel
cast
2008
Bartok the Magnificent
as Little Boy (voice)
19996
Asteroid
as Elliot McKee
19975.7
A Child's Cry for Help
as Eric Shaw
1994
The Flying Missile
as Crewman Mack
1950