Zach Hanner

Biography

Zach Hanner is an American actor, stage director and writer born in Mt. Airy, North Carolina in June 1969. He spent his formative years growing up in nearby Pilot Mountain. After attending the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival in High Point, he knew that the stage would be a lifelong passion. At the age of 10, he landed the lead role in the Christmas opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors" and, soon after, portrayed the role of Dill in "To Kill A Mockingbird," both shows staged at the Andy Griffith Playhouse in Mt. Airy, Griffith's hometown. Hanner also developed a love for music, taking piano lessons, playing drums in the school band and studying voice for many years, eventually earning a spot in the esteemed choral ensemble at the North Carolina Governor's School in 1985. Having eschewed the stage for the basketball court throughout high school, he rediscovered his love for performing while attending the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He threw himself in to theater headlong, studying with amazing professors Paul Ferguson and Randall Hill in UNC's Performance Studies department, eventually receiving his Bachelor's degree.

Known For

Birdies
Birdies
Dead Heist
Dead Heist

Filmography

2022 Tales of the Walking Dead
as Angry Father
2022 The Summer I Turned Pretty
as Pastor
2022 Birdies
as Charlie
2021 Blast Beat
as NASA Engineer
2020 Outer Banks
as Tee Ball
2016 MacGyver
as Henri Bellouse
2014 Tammy
as Man at Blue Post Bar-B-Que
2012 The Bay
as EPA Staffer
2007 Dead Heist
as Rich
2005 Surface
as Tech #1
2003 Big Fish
as Cashier
2003 One Tree Hill
as Director
2003 Runaway Jury
as Ted
2001 Domestic Disturbance
as Police Technician
2000 The Patriot
as British Field Officer
1995 Dare to Love
as Phil Collet
1994 Forrest Gump
as Barracks Recruit (uncredited)
1994 A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story
as Tom