Zach Cherry (born November1, 1987) is an American actor and comedian. He has played Woody Thomas on the Amazon Prime series Fallout, Klev in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Dylan George on the Apple TV series Severance, for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2025.
Early life and education Cherry was born on November 1, 1987, in Trenton, New Jersey.
He attended Princeton Day School and Amherst College.
Career Cherry began taking improv lessons in 2011 and was placed on a house team at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York in 2017. In the same year, he guest starred as bounty hunter Peter3Fab in the podcast Mission to Zyxx, founded by members of the Upright Citizens Brigade.
In 2018, he played bookstore clerk Ethan Russell in season one of the Netflix series You. He played Wolf on FOX's Duncanville, Pete Holmes's manager Kevin on Crashing (2017–2019), and Norman on I Feel Bad (2018), and had minor roles on Succession and Living with Yourself.
Cherry also played the minor character Klev in two Marvel Studios movies, Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), and voiced him in the 2025 animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.
In 2020, Cherry was cast in a lead role as Dylan George in the ongoing Apple TV series Severance. In 2025, Cherry was nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category for his portrayal as Dylan George.
In August 2022, it was announced that Cherry and actress Ellie Kemper would host the sixth season of The Great American Baking Show, an American adaptation of the baking reality TV show The Great British Bake Off. The season aired on streaming television service The Roku Channel. Cherry returned for the seventh season in 2024, with new co-host Casey Wilson.
Personal life Cherry lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Anabella, an ESL teacher, and their rescue dog. He is an avid gamer. Cherry was a vegetarian but announced on the Doughboys podcast that “Meat’s back on the menu, boys!”
Selected filmography
Film + Year Title Role Notes2017 The Big Sick Party Goer 4 Spider-Man: Homecoming Klev2018 An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn Tyrone Paris Irreplaceable You Jim Unsane Denis 2019 Isn't It Romantic Co-Worker 2020 Drunk Bus Josh Uncredited 2021 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Klev 2023 You Hurt My Feelings Jim 2025 The Dinner Plan PJ Short film2026 Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Will The Breadwinner Dan All Night Wrong Gary Caity Todd Never Change! Todd Hutchinson 72 Hours Barry BabiesEthan Resident Evil Carl
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2015 High Maintenance Diabetic Man Episode: "Sufjan" Broad City Bystander Episode: "The Matrix"2016 Horace and Pete Young Hipster 1 Episode #1.1 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Administrator Episode: "Kimmy Gives Up!" The Jim Gaffigan Show Male Comedian Episode: "The List" Search Party Duncan 3 episodes 2017–2019 Crashing Kevin Woods Recurring role 2018 Divorce Episode: "Ohio" The Chris Gethard Show Roger, the Leader of the Cave Maniacs Episode: "Survive the Apocalypse" The Special Without Brett Davis Ethan Episode: "BBQ" I Feel Bad Norman Main role 2018, 2025 You Ethan Russell Main cast (season 1); special guest (season 5) 2018–2020 Our Cartoon President Various voices Recurring role2019 The Magicians Frankie Gallo Episode: "The Bad News Bear" Succession Brian Episode: "Safe Room" Living with Yourself Hugh 4 episodes The Resident Marcus Broome Episode: "Peking Duck Day" 2020 Most Dangerous Game Looger Recurring role The Last O.G. Miles 4 episodes 2020–2022 Duncanville Wolf (voice) Main role2021 Helpsters Trophy Todd Episode: "Trophy Todd" Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Employee 3 Episode: "Union Busting" 2022–present Severance Dylan George Main role 2022–2025 The Great American Baking Show Himself (host) Main role 2023 Star Trek: Lower Decks Ensign Amadou Episode: "Caves" 2024 Krapopolis (voice)Episode: "Muse Your Illusion" 2024–2026 Fallout Woody Thomas Recurring role2025 Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Klev (voice) Episode: "Scorpion Rising" Universal Basic Guys(voice)Episode: "Two Marks" 2026 The Simpsons Farley (voice) Episode: "Seperance"
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result 2022 Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesSeverance 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 2026 Actor Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
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