Zach Villa (born March 17, 1987) is an American actor and musician. Villa was born in Clinton, Iowa. He is best known for his role as real-life serial killer Richard Ramirez in the ninth season of the FX anthology horror series American Horror Story, titled American Horror Story: 1984, and his artistic experience through the band Cylvia. Villa plays piano, drums, bass, guitar, and violin.

Personal life He was born to Mexican parents in Clinton, Iowa. In January 2015, Villa and his bandmate Evan Rachel Wood announced they were engaged. Their band was called Rebel and a Basketcase. The couple ended their engagement in September 2017.

Since June 2017, Villa is lead vocalist and guitarist in the band Sorry Kyle.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Jesus Year Phil Short film 2015 Honeyglue Jordan 2016 Cardboard Boxer Tyler 2017 A Break in White 5 Short film 2018 Destroyer Arturo Guerrero 2019 As You Like It Orlando 2022 Hypochondriac Will 2022 Good Mourning Angel 2022 Vengeance Sancholo 2024 Guns & Moses Detective Nestor

Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 Archer Bishop (voice) Episode: "The Double Deuce" 2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Javier Ramos Episode: "Resurrection" 2016 Bordertown Carlos Sanchez (voice) 8 episodes 2017 Dan Is Dead Dashiell Lowman 8 episodes 2018 The Expanse Manéo "Néo" Jung-Espinoza Episode: "Delta-V" 2019 Shameless Dax 3 episodes 2019 American Horror Story: 1984 Richard Ramirez 9 episodes 2021 Station 19 Charlie 2 episodes 2022 Archive 81 Chris Lee 1 episode2026American Horror Story: 13Richard Ramirez

Video games Year Title Voice role 2016 Batman: The Telltale Series Cop / Drug Dealer / Reporter / Thug / Thug Boss / Bar Patron 2019 Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ardyn Somnus Lucis Caelum

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