Zach Appelman

Zach Appelman
Appelman in 2016
Born (1985-08-05) August 5, 1985 (age 39)[1]
Palo Alto, California U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Websitezachappelman.com

Zach Appelman (born August 5, 1985)[2] is an American film, television and theatre actor. He is known for portraying Luke Detweiler in the 2013 film Kill Your Darlings, Joe Corbin in the television series Sleepy Hollow, and Alton Finn in the television series Beauty & the Beast.

Early life

Appelman was born and raised in Palo Alto, California, and attended high school there.[3] Appelman played many sports in high school, including track and field, wrestling, and competitive martial arts.[3] Appelman earned a black belt in karate in high school.[3] He went on to attend the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned a BFA in acting.[4] Appelman then attended the Yale School of Drama for his MFA in acting.[4]

Career

Appelman's first job out of graduate school was playing Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet.[3][better source needed] He would then go on to act in regional theatre in such productions as Hamlet, Timon of Athens, King Lear and A Midsummer Night's Dream.[4][better source needed][5] Appelman then went on to the New York City theatre district to perform in Theatre for a New Audience's A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius and Broadway's War Horse as Sgt. Fine.[4][better source needed]

Appelman went on to perform in film and on television. He appeared in 2013's Kill Your Darlings as Luke Detweiler.[4][better source needed] His first lead role was in 2014's A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius.[4][better source needed] In season 15 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Appelman guest starred as Officer Jimmy Hamilton in two episodes. He guest starred as Joe Corbin during the second season of the Sleepy Hollow television series. He had a recurring role during season three of Beauty & the Beast as Alton Finn.[4][better source needed] On August 21, 2015, it was announced that Appelman had been made a series regular on Sleepy Hollow.[6][7] Appelman was featured in Sheri Wilner's play The Miracle of Chanukah and Patrick Gabridge's play Christmas Breaks for public radio show and podcast.[8][9][better source needed] In 2016, Appelman appeared in the film Complete Unknown.[10] In 2017, he portrayed Assistant US Attornery Matt Miller on Chicago P.D.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes ref
2013 Kill Your Darlings Luke Detweiler Biographical drama film written by Austin Bunn and directed by John Krokidas [12]
2014 A Midsummer Night's Dream Demetrius Comedy film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. [13]
2016 Complete Unknown Malcolm Drama film directed by Joshua Marston. [14]
2018 Like Father Steve

Television

Year Title Role Notes ref
2012 Homeland James Carrington Episode: "Broken Hearts" (S 2:Ep 10) [15]
2013–2014 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Officer Jimmy Hamilton Episode: "Surrender Benson" (S 15:Ep 1)
Episode: "Psycho/Therapist" (S 15:Ep 10)
2014 Black Box Danny Walker Episode: "Free Will" (S 1:Ep 8) [16]
2014–2016 Sleepy Hollow Joe Corbin
[6][7]
2015 Beauty & the Beast Alton Finn Episodes:
2017–2018 Chicago PD Matt Miller Recurring Season 5
2019 The Passage Agent Phil Doyle Episode: Pilot (S1: Ep 1) [17]
2019–2020 God Friended Me Lt. Fremont Recurring Season 2

Theatre

Title Role Name of Theatre ref
Hamlet Hamlet Hartford Stage [4][5]
Arms and the Man Captain Bluntschli The Old Globe [4]
Henry V Henry V of England Folger Theatre [4]
Romeo and Juliet Tybalt Chicago Shakespeare Theater [4]
Death of a Salesman Biff Chautauqua Theater Company [4]
Arcadia Septimus Chautauqua Theater Company [4]
A Midsummer Night's Dream Francis Flute Chautauqua Theater Company [4]
The Winter's Tale Time Chautauqua Theater Company [4]
Tartuffe Tartuffe Yale Repertory Theatre [4]
As You Like It William Shakespeare Santa Cruz [4]
King Lear Part of ensemble Shakespeare Santa Cruz [4]
Timon of Athens Alcibiades Theatre Artists Group [4]
The Comedy of Errors Dromio of Ephesus Shakespeare Santa Cruz [4]
A Midsummer Night's Dream Demetrius Theatre for a New Audience [4]
War Horse Sgt. Fine Broadway [4]

References

  1. ^ https://www.facebook.com/zachappelman/photos/thanks-everyone-for-the-birthday/1373524479328318/ [user-generated source]
  2. ^ Marks, Peter (March 8, 2013). "A young classical actor, burning bright in Washington". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Nash Holdings LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Butelli, Louis (November 9, 2012). "Louis Butelli and Zach Appelman: Interview, Part I". Folger Theatre. Washington, D.C.: Folger Shakespeare Library. WordPress.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Zach Appelman". New York City: Harden & Curtis Associates. Suskin Management. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Rizzo, Frank (October 24, 2014). "Zach Appelman Riveting In 'Hamlet' At Hartford Stage". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut: Tronc, Inc. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Ausiello, Michael (August 21, 2015). "Sleepy Hollow Promotes Corbin's Kid, Abbie's New Boss to Series Regular". TVLine. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  7. ^ a b McCown, Alex (August 3, 2015). "Sleepy Hollow bringing back Zach Appelman for non-Wendigo-related work". The A.V. Club. Chicago: The Onion, Inc. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  8. ^ PlayingOnAir (December 21, 2015). "New Podcast! CHRISTMAS BREAKS by Patrick Gabridge". Playing on Air. United States: Blogger. WordPress.com. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  9. ^ PlayingOnAir (December 6, 2015). "New Podcast! THE MIRACLE OF CHANUKAH by Sheri Wilner". Playing on Air. United States: Blogger. WordPress.com. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  10. ^ Furzan, Federico (16 October 2018). "Crítica cine: Complete Unknown (2016)".
  11. ^ "'Chicago P.D.': Is Kim headed to the dark side? Actress Marina Squerciati talks Burgess, Buffalo". www.wnypapers.com.
  12. ^ "Kill Your Darlings". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  13. ^ "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  14. ^ "Complete Unknown". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  15. ^ "Zach Appelman". hollywood.com. Boca Raton, Florida: Hollywood.com, LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  16. ^ Dillon, C. Robert (June 26, 2014). "Danny Walker (Zach Appelman) and Dr. Hartramph (Vanessa Redgrave)". Screener. United States: Tribune Digital Ventures. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  17. ^ "Zach Appelman". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-01-14.