Zach Appelman Explained

Zach Appelman
Birth Date:5 August 1985[1]
Birth Place:Palo Alto, California U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2010–present

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] 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] [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]

Appelman went on to perform in film and on television. He appeared in 2013's Kill Your Darlings as Luke Detweiler.[4] His first lead role was in 2014's A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius.[4] In season 15 of , 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] 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] 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

YearTitleRoleNotesref
2013Kill Your DarlingsLuke DetweilerBiographical drama film written by Austin Bunn and directed by John Krokidas[12]
2014A Midsummer Night's DreamDemetriusComedy film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name.[13]
2016Complete UnknownMalcolmDrama film directed by Joshua Marston.[14]
2018Like FatherSteve

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesref
2012HomelandJames CarringtonEpisode: "Broken Hearts" (S 2:Ep 10)[15]
2013–2014Officer Jimmy HamiltonEpisode: "Surrender Benson" (S 15:Ep 1)
Episode: "Psycho/Therapist" (S 15:Ep 10)
2014Black BoxDanny WalkerEpisode: "Free Will" (S 1:Ep 8)[16]
2014–2016Sleepy HollowJoe Corbin
2015Beauty & the BeastAlton FinnEpisodes:
2017–2018Chicago PDMatt MillerRecurring Season 5
2019The PassageAgent Phil DoyleEpisode: Pilot (S1: Ep 1)[17]
2019–2020God Friended MeLt. FremontRecurring Season 2

Theatre

-- Needs work. ! Year -->TitleRoleName of Theatreref
HamletHamletHartford Stage
Arms and the ManCaptain BluntschliThe Old Globe
Henry VHenry V of EnglandFolger Theatre
Romeo and JulietTybaltChicago Shakespeare Theater
Death of a SalesmanBiffChautauqua Theater Company
ArcadiaSeptimusChautauqua Theater Company
A Midsummer Night's DreamFrancis FluteChautauqua Theater Company
The Winter's TaleTimeChautauqua Theater Company
TartuffeTartuffeYale Repertory Theatre
As You Like ItWilliamShakespeare Santa Cruz
King LearPart of ensembleShakespeare Santa Cruz
Timon of AthensAlcibiadesTheatre Artists Group
The Comedy of ErrorsDromio of EphesusShakespeare Santa Cruz
A Midsummer Night's DreamDemetriusTheatre for a New Audience
War HorseSgt. FineBroadway

Notes and References

  1. https://www.facebook.com/zachappelman/photos/thanks-everyone-for-the-birthday/1373524479328318/
  2. News: A young classical actor, burning bright in Washington. September 11, 2015. March 8, 2013. Peter. Marks. The Washington Post. Nash Holdings LLC. Washington, D.C..
  3. Web site: Louis Butelli and Zach Appelman: Interview, Part I. November 9, 2012. September 11, 2015. Folger Theatre. Folger Shakespeare Library. WordPress.com. Washington, D.C.. Louis. Butelli.
  4. Web site: Zach Appelman. Harden & Curtis Associates. Suskin Management. New York City. September 11, 2015.
  5. Web site: Zach Appelman Riveting In 'Hamlet' At Hartford Stage. Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Tronc, Inc.. September 11, 2015. October 24, 2014. Frank. Rizzo.
  6. Web site: Sleepy Hollow Promotes Corbin's Kid, Abbie's New Boss to Series Regular. Ausiello. Michael. TVLine. United States. August 21, 2015. September 11, 2015. Penske Media Corporation.
  7. Web site: Sleepy Hollow bringing back Zach Appelman for non-Wendigo-related work. The A.V. Club. Chicago. The Onion, Inc.. September 11, 2015. August 3, 2015. Alex. McCown.
  8. Web site: New Podcast! CHRISTMAS BREAKS by Patrick Gabridge. PlayingOnAir. December 21, 2015. Playing on Air. Blogger. United States. WordPress.com. August 4, 2016.
  9. Web site: New Podcast! THE MIRACLE OF CHANUKAH by Sheri Wilner. PlayingOnAir. December 6, 2015. Playing on Air. Blogger. United States. WordPress.com. August 4, 2016.
  10. Web site: Crítica cine: Complete Unknown (2016). Federico. Furzan. 16 October 2018.
  11. Web site: 'Chicago P.D.': Is Kim headed to the dark side? Actress Marina Squerciati talks Burgess, Buffalo. www.wnypapers.com.
  12. Web site: Kill Your Darlings. Turner Classic Movies. Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Atlanta. March 10, 2016.
  13. Web site: A Midsummer Night's Dream. Turner Classic Movies. Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Atlanta. March 10, 2016.
  14. Web site: Complete Unknown. Turner Classic Movies. Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Atlanta. March 10, 2016.
  15. Web site: Zach Appelman. hollywood.com. Hollywood.com, LLC. Boca Raton, Florida. September 11, 2015.
  16. Web site: Danny Walker (Zach Appelman) and Dr. Hartramph (Vanessa Redgrave). September 11, 2015. June 26, 2014. C. Robert. Dillon. Screener. Tribune Digital Ventures. United States.
  17. Web site: Zach Appelman. IMDb. 2019-01-14.