---
name: "Zachary Levi"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/zachary-levi"
fi1m_id: "zachary-levi"
imdb_id: "nm1157048"
tmdb_id: 69899
wikidata_id: "Q139638"
roles: ["Actor","Director"]
born: "29 September 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 60
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-25T09:50:04.608575+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Zachary Levi

## Identity

Zachary Levi

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/zachary-levi
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** zachary-levi
- **IMDb ID:** nm1157048
- **TMDB ID:** 69899
- **Wikidata ID:** Q139638
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Levi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139638, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1157048/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/69899

Actor and director. Born 29 September 1980 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director
- **Born:** 29 September 1980, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
- **Active:** 2007–present
- **Also known as:** Zachary Levi Pugh, Zac Levi
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 7 acting, 1 directing
- **Average Fi1m score:** 60, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 54 (2), 2010s 69 (3), 2020s 58 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 60 to 60 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 4 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 4, Comedy 4, Action 3, Animation 3, Family 3, Fantasy 3
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,677m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Levi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139638, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1157048/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/69899

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Tangled*](https://film.one/film/tangled.md) (75), [*Thor: The Dark World*](https://film.one/film/thor-the-dark-world.md) (58), [*Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel*](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-the-squeakquel.md) (36)
- **Netflix:** [*Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget*](https://film.one/film/chicken-run-dawn-of-the-nugget.md) (64)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Mauritanian*](https://film.one/film/the-mauritanian.md) (58)
- **Apple TV:** [*Shazam! Fury of the Gods*](https://film.one/film/shazam-fury-of-the-gods.md) (53)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Zachary Levi

> Zachary Levi is good at making excitement look faintly embarrassing. We like him most when the nervousness has a reason; give him nothing but boyish charm to play and he can become hard work.

In *Chuck* (2007), Zachary Levi can get a laugh out of a lie that will not come out properly. His computer repairman Chuck Bartowski is frightened by espionage and delighted to be involved, often at the same moment. The series was his breakthrough lead, and Yvonne Strahovski's stillness and Adam Baldwin's growling give his nervous comedy something firm to react against. Josh Schwartz's series wears its formula thin by the third season, but the cast remains worth watching across all five. We would still start here.

The move into animation with *Tangled* (2010) reveals how much he needs the writing to give him a reason to stop showing off. His Flynn Rider initially sounds pleased with himself, and the smirking banter is among the film's weakest stretches. Once Rapunzel has hit him with a frying pan and negotiated a deal, his voice becomes easier company. Mandy Moore gives Rapunzel enough hurt beneath the bounce to make Flynn's rehearsed charm seem inadequate. Levi improves when the character has something to lose, and we recommend the film with more confidence than its early exchanges deserve.

Playing the adult superhero Shazam in 2019 made obvious use of that boyish excitement. David F. Sandberg's sequel, *Fury of the Gods* (2023), shows how tiresome it can become. Billy Batson is nearly eighteen, yet Levi still plays the transformed version as a much younger boy, while Asher Angel's Billy barely appears. We winced when Levi fumbled a rescue and apologised to the crowd, because the boy who once made the routine touching had been pushed aside. The script gives him too little help, but his mugging makes the problem worse.

Sam Fell's *Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget* (2023) offers a quieter disappointment. Voicing Rocky as a father, Levi is amiable and broad, with less of the cheerful fraud that made the character interesting. It is competent work in a decent family film, but there is little in it to trouble his familiar manner. Give him a part with something to lose before asking him to be charming again.

## Biography

Zachary Levi is an American actor. He was born on 29 September 1980 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Levi starred as Chuck Bartowski in the television series *Chuck*. He voiced Flynn Rider in the animated film *Tangled* (2010) and its related projects, and played Fandral in the Marvel films *Thor: The Dark World* (2013) and *Thor: Ragnarok* (2017). He portrayed the title character in the DC Extended Universe films *Shazam!* (2019) and *Shazam! Fury of the Gods* (2023), and voiced Rocky in *Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget* (2023).

On stage, Levi played Georg Nowack in the 2016 Broadway revival of *She Loves Me*, for which he received a Tony Award nomination.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, behindthevoiceactors.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

### Performed in (7) — the average rests on these

- *Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget* (2023), Fi1m 64, as Rocky (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/chicken-run-dawn-of-the-nugget.md)
- *Shazam! Fury of the Gods* (2023), Fi1m 53, as Shazam — [page](https://film.one/film/shazam-fury-of-the-gods.md)
- *The Mauritanian* (2021), Fi1m 58, as Neil Buckland — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mauritanian.md)
- *Thor: Ragnarok* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Fandral — [page](https://film.one/film/thor-ragnarok.md)
- *Thor: The Dark World* (2013), Fi1m 58, as Fandral — [page](https://film.one/film/thor-the-dark-world.md)
- *Tangled* (2010), Fi1m 75, as Flynn Rider (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/tangled.md)
- *Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel* (2009), Fi1m 36, as Toby — [page](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-the-squeakquel.md)

### Directed (1)

- *Chuck* (2007), Fi1m 73, as Chuck Bartowski — [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)

## Complete filmography (67)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Angel and the Badman* (2026), as Quirt Evans — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/angel-and-the-badman.md)
- *The Fix* (2026), as Tucker
- *Not Without Hope* (2025), as Nick Schuyler
- *Sarah's Oil* (2025), as Bert Smith · Producer
- *The Unbreakable Boy* (2025), as Scott
- *Harold and the Purple Crayon* (2024), as Harold
- *Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget* (2023), as Rocky (voice) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/chicken-run-dawn-of-the-nugget.md)
- *Spy Kids: Armageddon* (2023), as Terrence Tango
- *Shazam! Fury of the Gods* (2023), as Shazam — Fi1m 53, [page](https://film.one/film/shazam-fury-of-the-gods.md)
- *Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again* (2022), as Larry / Laaa (voice)
- *Thoughts and Prayers* (2022), as Senator Cooke
- *Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood* (2022), as Kranz
- *American Underdog* (2021), as Kurt Warner
- *The Mauritanian* (2021), as Neil Buckland — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mauritanian.md)
- *The Statement* (2020), as Unnamed man
- *Tangled: Plus Est En Vous* (2020), as Eugene Fitzherbert
- *Shazam!* (2019), as Shazam
- *Titans* (2018), series, as Shazam (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Office Uprising* (2018), as Adam Nusbaum
- *Psych: The Movie* (2017), as Thin White Duke
- *Tangled: Queen for a Day* (2017), as Eugene (voice)
- *The Star* (2017), as Joseph (voice)
- *Thor: Ragnarok* (2017), as Fandral — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/thor-ragnarok.md)
- *Alias Grace* (2017), series, as Jeremiah Pontelli
- *Tangled: Short Cuts* (2017), series, as Eugene · Creator
- *Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure* (2017), series, as Eugene (voice)
- *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* (2017), series, as Benjamin Ettenberg — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel.md)
- *Tangled: Before Ever After* (2017), as Eugene Fitzherbert (voice)
- *Smosh's Try Not to Laugh* (2016), series, Actor
- *LEGO Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape* (2016), as Hot Dog Man / Dinosaur Man (voice)
- *She Loves Me* (2016), as Georg
- *APEX: The Story of the Hypercar* (2016), as Narrator
- *Telenovela* (2015), series, as James McMahon
- *Heroes Reborn* (2015), series, as Luke Collins
- *Deadbeat* (2014), series, as Abraham Lincoln
- *Thor: The Dark World* (2013), as Fandral — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/thor-the-dark-world.md)
- *Tiny Commando* (2013), series, as Tiny Comando
- *Remember Sunday* (2013), as Gus
- *Video Game High School* (2012), series, as Ace
- *VGHS: The Movie* (2012), as Ace
- *Tangled Ever After* (2012), as Flynn Rider (voice)
- *Vietnam in HD* (2011), series, as Karl Marlantes
- *No Rest for the Wicked: A Basil & Moebius Adventure* (2011), as Moebius
- *Tangled* (2010), as Flynn Rider (voice) — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/tangled.md)
- *Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story* (2010), as Narrator (voice)
- *Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel* (2009), as Toby — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-the-squeakquel.md)
- *Stuntmen* (2009), as Troy Ratowski
- *Shades of Ray* (2008), as Ray Rehman
- *An American Carol* (2008), as Lab Tech 1
- *The Tiffany Problem* (2008), as Zac
- *Wieners* (2008), as Ben
- *Free Radio* (2008), series, as Zachary Levi
- *Chuck* (2007), series, as Chuck Bartowski · Director — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)
- *Ctrl Z* (2007), as Ben Pillar
- *The Guild* (2007), series, as Zachary Levi
- *Spiral* (2007), as Berkeley
- *Big Momma's House 2* (2006), as Kevin Keneally
- *Robot Chicken* (2005), series, as Tom Nook (voice)
- *See Jane Date* (2003), as Grant Asher
- *Less than Perfect* (2002), series, as Kipp Steadman
- *Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie* (2002), as Adam
- *The Division* (2001), series, as Todd
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Bellmen — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Seymour (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *Star Wars Detours*, series, as Biff Tarkin (voice)
- *Spy Guys*, Actor
- *Free Fall*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Zachary Levi](https://film.one/media/person/15042/gallery-b01c0b75911f.jpg) Zachary Levi — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Zachary_Levi_Comic-Con_2012.jpg/1280px-Zachary_Levi_Comic-Con_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- !["Harold and the Purple Crayon" stars Zachary Levi and Zooey Deschanel look over a special collections display at the Library of Congress with Sara Duke, July 30 (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/15042/gallery-3b023df826e9.jpg) "Harold and the Purple Crayon" stars Zachary Levi and Zooey Deschanel look over a special collections display at the Library of Congress with Sara Duke, July 30 (2024) — Library of Congress Life, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/%22Harold_and_the_Purple_Crayon%22_stars_Zachary_Levi_and_Zooey_Deschanel_look_over_a_special_collections_display_at_the_Library_of_Congress_with_Sara_Duke%2C_July_30%2C_2024.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- !["Harold and the Purple Crayon" stars Zachary Levi and Zooey Deschanel tour the Main Reading Room with Library of Congress Chief Communications Officer Roswell E (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/15042/gallery-6e0e738ab499.jpg) "Harold and the Purple Crayon" stars Zachary Levi and Zooey Deschanel tour the Main Reading Room with Library of Congress Chief Communications Officer Roswell E (2024) — Library of Congress Life, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/%22Harold_and_the_Purple_Crayon%22_stars_Zachary_Levi_and_Zooey_Deschanel_tour_the_Main_Reading_Room_with_Library_of_Congress_Chief_Communications_Officer_Roswell_Encina%2C_July_30%2C_2024.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- !["Harold and the Purple Crayon" stars Zooey Deschanel and Zachary Levi read excerpts from the classic children's book series during an event at the Library of Co (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/15042/gallery-96c630748a8d.jpg) "Harold and the Purple Crayon" stars Zooey Deschanel and Zachary Levi read excerpts from the classic children's book series during an event at the Library of Co (2024) — Library of Congress Life, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/%22Harold_and_the_Purple_Crayon%22_stars_Zooey_Deschanel_and_Zachary_Levi_read_excerpts_from_the_classic_children%27s_book_series_during_an_event_at_the_Library_of_Congress%2C_July_30%2C_2024.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Zachary Levi](https://film.one/media/person/15042/gallery-7b00bf8ac497.jpg) Zachary Levi — Image via TMDB
- ![Zachary Levi](https://film.one/media/person/15042/gallery-8896d11276ac.jpg) Zachary Levi — Image via TMDB
- ![Zachary Levi](https://film.one/media/person/15042/gallery-045fb6a70c1c.jpg) Zachary Levi — Image via TMDB
- !["Hey this is only $100!" (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/15042/gallery-caaa1a1f93cb.jpg) "Hey this is only $100!" (2012) — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/%22Hey_this_is_only_%24100%21%22_%287598621394%29.jpg/1280px-%22Hey_this_is_only_%24100%21%22_%287598621394%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Adam Baldwin buys a kiss from Zachary Levi (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/15042/gallery-f5eefe1e125d.jpg) Adam Baldwin buys a kiss from Zachary Levi (2012) — Genevieve, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Adam_Baldwin_buys_a_kiss_from_Zachary_Levi_%287598580490%29.jpg/1280px-Adam_Baldwin_buys_a_kiss_from_Zachary_Levi_%287598580490%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Zachary Levi](https://film.one/media/person/15042/gallery-afcf5f38b82f.jpg) Zachary Levi — Image via TMDB
- ![Zachary Levi](https://film.one/media/person/15042/gallery-7865853dcc1b.jpg) Zachary Levi — Image via TMDB
- ![Zachary Levi](https://film.one/media/person/15042/gallery-5b073a9c77c2.jpg) Zachary Levi — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical 2016: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (nominated)
- Theatre World Award 2014: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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