Zachary Knighton

Zachary Knighton
Knighton at 2016 Austin Film Festival
Born (1978-10-25) October 25, 1978 (age 45)
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Spouses
Hang Knighton
(m. 2008; div. 2015)
Betsy Phillips
(m. 2018)
Children3

Zachary Knighton (born October 25, 1978) is an American actor, best known for starring as Dave Rose on the ABC comedy series Happy Endings. Prior to that, he co-starred as Dr. Bryce Varley on ABC's science fiction series FlashForward. He also starred in the FOX sitcom Weird Loners and stars as Orville "Rick" Wright in the current reboot version of Magnum P.I.

Life and career

Knighton graduated from Frank W. Cox High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia and the Governor's School for the Arts in 1996. Later, he attended Virginia Commonwealth University.

In 2007, he starred in the horror film remake The Hitcher, with Sophia Bush, playing the role originally performed by C. Thomas Howell. Previously, Knighton played Laz Lackerson on the short-lived television program, Life on a Stick. He starred as Gary on the series Related.

In 2009, he was cast as Bryce Varley in the science fiction series FlashForward, based on the novel by Robert J. Sawyer. Knighton had originally auditioned for the role of Demetri Noh but lost out to John Cho. The show's co-creator David S. Goyer then rewrote the role of Bryce Varley for Knighton. The show was cancelled after one season.

From April 2011 to May 2013, Knighton starred as Dave Rose on the ABC comedy series Happy Endings, alongside Eliza Coupe, Elisha Cuthbert, Adam Pally, Damon Wayans Jr. and Casey Wilson. Despite critical acclaim and a cult following, the show was cancelled by ABC after concluding its third season on May 3, 2013. BuddyTV ranked him #94 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011" and #100 in "TV's Sexiest Men of 2012".

In 2014, Knighton appeared in a recurring guest arc in the 5th season of the NBC series Parenthood. He also starred on the FOX sitcom Weird Loners.

In 2018, Knighton was cast in the recurring role of Paul on the second season of the Netflix horror-comedy series Santa Clarita Diet. In 2018, Knighton was cast in the main role of Rick Wright on the CBS drama series Magnum P.I.. The series was canceled after four seasons on CBS, but was picked up by NBC in 2022 with a 20-episode order that debuted in 2023.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Cherry Falls Mr. Rolly
2002 La vie nouvelle Seymour
2003 The Mudge Boy Travis
2004 The Prince & Me John Morgan
2007 The Hitcher Jim Halsey
2008 Surfer, Dude Billo Murphy
2010 Tug Judd
2011 Satellite of Love Blake
2013 The Big Ask Dave
2014 Believe Me Gabriel
2014 Hot Benny
2015 Ashby Father Ted
2016 Come and Find Me Charlie
2017 Big Bear Colin
2018 Little Bitches Mr. Warner
2020 The Pale Door Duncan

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Ed Stephen 1 episode
2001 Law & Order Paul Wyler 1 episode
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lukas Ian Croft 1 episode
2005 Life on a Stick Laz Lackerson Main role, 13 episodes
2005 Love, Inc. Brad 1 episode
2006 Related Gary 2 episodes
2007 Supreme Courtships Clyde Television movie
2008, 2013 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Random Guy 2 episodes
2009 Bones Chet Newcomb 1 episode
2009–10 FlashForward Dr. Bryce Varley Main role, 22 episodes
2010 House Billy Episode: "Message Therapy"
2011–13 Happy Endings Dave Rose Main role, 57 episodes
2012 Happy Endings: Happy Rides Dave Rose Web series
2013 Wilfred Bill the Mailman 1 episode
2014 Parenthood Evan Knight Recurring role, 5 episodes
2015 Weird Loners Stosh Lewandoski Main role, 6 episodes
2016 The Catch Morgan Foster 2 episodes
2016 House of Lies Max Episode: "One-Eighty"
2016 Elementary Aaron Stone Episode: "Render, and Then Seize Her"
2017 Fresh Off the Boat Doug Episode: "How to Be an American"
2017 The Good Fight Dr. Randolph Picot Episode: "The Schtup List"
2018–19 Santa Clarita Diet Paul Recurring role, 4 episodes
2018 LA to Vegas Bryan Recurring role, 6 episodes
2018 StartUp Tucker Saginaw 6 episodes
2018–24 Magnum P.I. Orville "Rick" Wright Main role
2020 Hawaii Five-0 2 episodes (crossovers with Magnum P.I.)

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