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Zachary Levi Pugh ( ; born September 29, 1980) is an American actor. He starred as in the action comedy series Chuck (2007–2012), and as the titular character in the superhero film Shazam! (2019) and its 2023 sequel.

He voiced in the 2010 Disney animated musical fantasy film , in which he performed "I See the Light" with . The song won a for Best Song Written for Visual Media. He reprised the voice role in the 2012 short film Tangled Ever After and in the 2017 television series Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure. He also appeared as in the superhero films (2013) and (2017).

Levi starred as Georg Nowack in the 2016 revival of She Loves Me, for which he received a nomination.


Early life
Levi was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the son of Susan Marie Pugh (, 1950–2015) and Darrell Alton Pugh (1946–2023). Zachary is of , , and descent.Stated on Who Do You Think You Are?, July 31, 2022 While he was a child, he and his family moved to several states before returning to their home in Ventura, California, where he attended Buena High School for four years. He began acting on stage at the age of six, performing lead roles in regional productions including Grease, The Outsiders, Oklahoma!, Oliver!, The Wizard of Oz, and Big River at the Ojai Art Center in Ojai, California.


Career

Acting
Levi first appeared in the Showtime/Goosehead.com series, Whatever, as a teenage boy, Ben. He was credited as Zachary Pugh. The series was produced by Ashley Powers and released in 2000. Levi was next seen in the television film Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie. He played Kipp Steadman on the ABC sitcom Less than Perfect. He also portrayed a potential boyfriend of Charisma Carpenter's character, Jane, in the then-ABC Family television film See Jane Date. Levi was slated to be a lead in an ABC pilot called Three for the 2004/2005 television season, but the show was not picked up.

He landed the in Chuck in 2007. Levi and his Chuck co-star Yvonne Strahovski were both nominated for Best Action Actor and Actress Choice TV Series for the Teen Choice Awards 2010 where they both won and presented. In the summer of 2008, he was named one of Entertainment Weekly's Top Thirty People Under Thirty. He later starred in the film in the lead role as Dave's cousin Toby Seville. He starred in the 2010 Disney-animated feature film , which is based on the popular fairy tale . He voices Flynn Rider, a bandit who finds refuge in Rapunzel's tower. He provided narration in the 2011 film Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story, a documentary about the game of Monopoly. Levi hosted the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards.

ranked Levi as #97 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011". He landed the male lead in the 2012 TV pilot Let It Go, which would have aired on Fox, but was not picked up. He hosted the web documentaries Tomb Raider The Final Hours, going behind the scenes of the new Tomb Raider game. He was originally to portray Fandral in Thor, but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with Chuck. He did play the role in the sequels, (2013), after original actor had scheduling conflicts of his own, and briefly in (2017). Levi made his Broadway debut in a production of the musical comedy First Date in August 2013.

In January 2015, it was announced that Levi would be a lead member of the cast of 's 13-episode miniseries Heroes Reborn as Luke Collins. The show was not picked up for a second season. He also guest-starred as in the original series Deadbeat.

Levi joined the cast of the revival of She Loves Me in the lead role of Georg, alongside as Amalia. It opened at Studio 54 on March 17, 2016, after previews on February 19, 2016, for a limited engagement through June 12. The run was later extended through July 10, when it closed. The production received high critical praise, receiving 5 Stars from and was selected as a Critics' Pick for The New York Times. Levi was nominated for a for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his performance. Critics praised Levi's performance of Georg, noting that his portrayal is "suave and handsome at times, disarmingly nebbishy at others," and that he "exudes sweet modesty and just a pinch of hauteur." The production had a historic performance on June 30, 2016, with Levi and the cast participating in the first livestreamed show in Broadway history.

In 2017, Levi reprised his role as Flynn Rider in a Disney Channel original film titled . The television movie continues the story as a regular series titled Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, which lasted for three seasons, premiering on March 24, 2017 and concluding March 1, 2020. The series is based on the 2010 film and features the returning voices of and Levi. In 2018, Levi appeared as Dr. Benjamin Ettenberg, a love interest for the main character, Miriam 'Midge' Maisel, in the second season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. With the series' other principal cast members, Levi won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at SAG's January 2019 awards ceremony.

In 2019, Levi starred as the main character in New Line Cinema and Warner Bros.' superhero comedy feature film Shazam!, an entry in the DC Extended Universe franchise. In the film, Levi's Shazam character (also known as Captain Marvel) is the superpowered alter-ego of a teenaged boy, Billy Batson (played by ), who retains his childish personality in his adult form similar to the 1988 20th Century Fox comedy Big.

After a nearly two-year hiatus from acting, Levi starred in a supporting role in Kevin Macdonald's 2021 legal drama, . Levi also played the role of in the biographical sports drama American Underdog that same year. In 2023, he reprised his role as Billy Batson in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, played the character of Terrence Tango-Torrez in opposite and voiced Rocky in , replacing . In 2024, Levi starred in the film adaptation of Harold and the Purple Crayon, playing a grown-up version of the titular character. In 2025, Levi portrayed the author Scott LeRette, the father of a child with osteogenesis imperfecta, in The Unbreakable Boy.


Music
In April 2010, released a preview of a music video to cinemas for her single "Terrified". Levi and McPhee have a duet on the song (which was re-recorded; the original album version features Jason Reeves) and appears in the music video singing with McPhee. On May 3, 2010, the song was previewed on the Entertainment Weekly website and made available for purchase on . The full video premiered May 7, 2010, on the music video website . Levi financed 's album Grown after she was dropped by her label, .

On the soundtrack of the film , Levi sings "I See the Light" (with costar Mandy Moore) and "I've Got a Dream". For the film receiving a Oscar for Best Original Song nomination, Levi and Moore performed "I See the Light" at the 83rd Academy Awards. Levi has also been a guest member of Band from TV, a band made up of actors from various American television shows. On December 21, 2023, Levi performed from the 1964 film Mary Poppins on the primetime special Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic.


Producing
Levi launched a production company called Wyldwood Productions in 2020. Director Zach Ramelan directed two narrative short films for the studio in 2020: Freelancer in February and The Statement starring Levi in May. In 2023, the studio co-produced the sixty-second episode of The FilmUp Podcast which is about Levi's life, career, and future plans. Wyldwood will release its first theatrical feature film, Sarah's Oil, in partnership with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 2025.


Personal life
Levi is a sports car and motorcycle enthusiast, and owns a 2009 . He is an avid gamer, having first played Super Mario Bros., and appreciates video games for their ability to provide interactive stories. He lives near Austin, Texas. In September 2010, Levi started his own company, The Nerd Machine. He participated in the Celebrity All Star Game at NBA All Star Weekend 2011, playing for the team coached by .

On June 16, 2014, Canadian actress announced that she and Levi had married in Maui, Hawaii. They filed for divorce in April 2015, with the separation date listed in court documents as December 3, 2014. In December 2024, Levi announced that his girlfriend Maggie Keating was expecting their child. Their son was born in April 2025.

Levi has been open about his struggles with and suicidal thoughts, both on social media and in his 2022 memoir Radical Love.


Religion
Levi grew up as a . In a 2003 interview with Relevant Magazine, he said that he gets his "peace, comfort, love and talents" from his faith in .

Due to his name and physical appearance, Levi is often incorrectly perceived to be . Early in his career, a Hollywood agent persuaded him to change his name saying, "A guy named Zach Pugh would not be going far in Hollywood," which led him to drop his last name. In a 2013 interview with New York Post, Levi said he has no ancestry. In 2016, he revealed that he had been turned down for a number of roles because casting directors mistakenly thought he was "too Jewish" for the part.

In 2018, he said, "I'm very spiritual, but not particularly religious." While avowing belief in God, he said, "Religion is, in my opinion, very destructive to what I believe the true heart and spirit and essence of who God is." In a 2021 interview with The Christian Post, he said working on the film American Underdog bolstered his Christian faith, and in getting to work on this project, "it feels like 's fingerprints were all over it."


Politics
Levi identifies as a . During the 2016 presidential election, he encouraged his fans to vote for neither nor . In the 2024 election, Levi endorsed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. After Kennedy withdrew his candidacy, Levi endorsed Trump at a "Reclaim America Tour" stop in Dearborn, Michigan. In a 2024 episode of The Rubin Report, Levi expressed fear he might face rejection from Hollywood as a result of his endorsement but concluded, "What is it to gain the whole world and lose your soul in the process?". In May 2025, Levi followed up on his fear and stated there have been actors that have directly told him or his management team that they will no longer work with him due to his public support for Trump.

In a 2022 episode of the podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, Levi described psychologist as "one of the deepest thinkers I've ever heard break down human behavior" who "has a lot of integrity". In January 2023, he agreed with an online post that said, "Do you agree or not, that is a real danger to the world?", leading to allegations of echoing anti-vaccine sentiment. He also implied that his former She Loves Me co-star 's death from cancer was caused by the COVID-19 vaccine, which led to heavy criticism of Levi by their former cast-mate .


Philanthropy
In 2008, Levi attended the 7th Annual Comedy for a Cure benefit and donated personal belongings to an auction for Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance. In 2010, he spoke at an Anti-Defamation League awards ceremony to denounce . He joined Stand Up to Cancer charity drives in 2008, 2010 and 2019. Beginning in 2008, he has continued to raised money for to help children with cleft lip and cleft palate receive surgery they need.

In 2020, the Chuck cast performed a table read of the episode "Chuck Versus the Beard" to support 's COVID-19 Response Fund, raising $31,000 for food banks. In 2022, Levi helped raise funds to support displaced families through Convoy of Hope. In 2023, he allowed AdoptUSKids.org to use his likeness on billboards and in TV spots to promote awareness for foster care and adoption in the United States.


Filmography

Film
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An American CarolLab Tech 1
Shades of RayRay Rehman
Toby Seville
She Loves MeGeorg NowackFilmed production of musical play
The Star (voice)
HimselfCameo
American Underdog
Teddybjørnens julTeddyEnglish voice role
Larry Daley / LaaVoice role, replacing
Terrence Tango-Torrez
RockyVoice role, replacing
Sarah's OilBert SmithPost-production; also producer
Not Without HopeNick SchuylerPost-production


Television
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Curb Your EnthusiasmBellmanEpisode: "Opening Night"
2011 Spike Video Game AwardsHostAlso consulting producer
Vietnam in HDKarl MarlantesVoice role, 6 episodes
Heroes RebornLuke CollinsMain role, 13 episodes
Geeks Who DrinkHimselfHost, also executive producer
Alias GraceJeremiah PontelliMiniseries
Billy McGoldrickTelevision film
SeymourVoice role, episode: "Hard Boiled Meg"


Video games
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Arcade GannonVoice role
Eugene "Flynn Rider" FitzherbertVoice role


Internet
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Theater
2013–2014First DateAaron,
2016She Loves MeGeorg NowackStudio 54, Broadway
Sunday in the Park with GeorgeJules / Bob GreenbergNew York City Center,
2023Gutenberg! The Musical!The ProducerJames Earl Jones Theatre, Broadway
One night cameo


Discography
  • "Terrified" (2010) Performed by featuring Zachary Levi
  • "I See the Light" (2010) Performed by Levi and for the film
  • First Date (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
  • She Loves Me (2016 Broadway Cast Recording)


Live performances
On February 27, 2011, Levi performed "I See the Light" with at the 83rd Academy Awards. On June 12, 2016, he performed the title song from She Loves Me, as part of a medley presented on the 70th Tony Awards. He has also appeared live performing in various programs since he was a child.


Awards and nominations

Accolades
+ List of awards and nominations received by Zachary Levi
World Soundtrack Academy Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Voice
2016She Loves MeTony Award for Leading Actor In A Musical
MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Hero
Teen Choice Award for Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie Actor
The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselScreen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series


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