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|born=February 15, 1998
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'''Zachary Alan "Zach" Gordon''' is an American actor featured in various movies and television shows. He played the lead role of [[Greg Heffley]] in the first three ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]'' films: ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]'', ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules]]'', and ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days]]''. He did not resume the role of Greg in the film ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul]]'', as it featured an entirely different cast.
 
Gordon at the ''Dead of Summer'' and ''Pretty Little Liars'' summer premier in June 2016
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! style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left;" |Born
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February 15, 1998 (age 21) in Oak Park, California, United States
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! style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left;" |Occupation
| Actor (voice and live-action)
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! style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left;" |Active 
|2006–Present
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! style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: left;" |Role
|[[Greg Heffley]] (2009-2012)<ref>Diary of a Wimpy Kid one's filming was completed in 2009,Rodrick Rules's was completed in 2010 and Dog Days's was completed in 2011,so he officialy played Greg until 2011</ref>
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Height
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5'9" (1.75 m)
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'''Zachary Alan "Zach" Gordon''' (born February 15, 1998) is an American actor (formerly a child actor) who works on movies and television programs. He is best known for playing the role of [[Greg Heffley]] in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Film Series.
 
==Personal life==
Zach was born on 15 February 1998 and raised in Oakpark,California. He has two siblings named Josh and Kyle. He is Jewish from a practicing family and graduated from a public highschool in Oak Park.
 
==Career==
Gordon has many television appearances,such as in shows like All of Us and also How I Met your Mother. He has also appeared in the 2008 opening of the show, ''Desperate Housewives '', and also appeared in an episode of the show.
 
His film credits (2007–2008) include ''Sex and Death 101'', ''Lower Learning'', the Garry Marshall film ''Georgia Rule'' (for which he won the "Young Artist Award" for his portrayal of the character Ethan), ''The Brothers Bloom'', as Young Bloom, and alongside Nicolas Cage in National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007). Gordon has been credited with numerous voice-over roles including "Brad Spolyt" in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chubbchubbs_Save_Xmas The Chubbchubbs Save Xmas]'', "Ricky Garcia" in ''Project Gilroy'', "San San" in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Jr._(TV_channel) Nick Jr.'s] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ni_Hao,_Kai-Lan ''Ni Hao, Kai-Lan''] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mighty_B! ''The Mighty B!''] He is a series regular as the voice of Gil in the Nickelodeon series,[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_Guppies ''Bubble Guppies''] Gordon has voice acted as Baby Melman in the animated film, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar:_Escape_2_Africa Madagascar: ''Escape 2 Africa''] Kotaro in ''Afro Sumurai: Resurrection'', and Young Tony Stark in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Super_Hero_Squad_Show ''The Super Hero Squad Show''] In 2010 he made a birthday wish to get the role of [[Greg Heffley]] in [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film)|this movie]] and he ended up getting the role too, after he went to a casting call for it and said "Hola, mi soy Greg Heffley" and landed the part. In 2011, he also as Papi Jr. in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills_Chihuahua_2 ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2''] In June 2010, 20th Century Fox announced a sequel to the Wimpy Kid film, named [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules]], it was released on March 25, 2011 and he once again played the role of Greg Heffley. In 2011, he did voice acting as Charlie Brown in the show Robot Chicken. In 2012,[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (film)|this movie]] was made and he once again reprised the role of Gregory Heffley.
 
==Selected Filmography==
{| class="table" style="font-size: 90%;"
|- style="text-align: center;"
! style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(176, 196, 222);" |Year
! style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(176, 196, 222);" |Film/TV Show
! style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(176, 196, 222);" |Role
! style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(176, 196, 222);" |Notes
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|2002, 2009
|''How I Met Your Mother''
|Boy, Grant
| rowspan="2" |2 episodes
|-
|2006–2007
|''All of Us''
|Richie
|-
| rowspan="6" |2007
|''Because I said So''
|Little Arthur
|
|-
|''Sex and Death 101''
|Barbeque Brat
|
|-
|Georgia Rules
|Ethan
|
|-
|''The ChubbChubbs save Xmas''
|Brad Spoylt
|
|-
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Treasure:_Book_of_Secrets N] ational Treasure: Book Of Secrets''
|Lincoln Conspiracy Kid
|
|-
|''Robot Chicken''
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brown Charlie Brown], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Van_Pelt Linus]
|1 episode; voice
|-
| rowspan="9" |2008
|''David's Solution''
|Little David
|TV
|-
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desperate_Housewives D] esperate Housewives''
|Little Robin Hood
|1 episode
|-
|''The Mighty B''
|Gwen's Brother #4
| rowspan="2" |1 episode; voice
|-
|''Handy Manny''
|Little Lopart
|-
|''Madtv''
|The Joker
|1 episode
|-
|''Lower Learning ''
|Frankie Fowler
|
|-
|''Madagascar:Escape 2 Africa''
|Baby Melman
|Voice
|-
|''Four Christmasses''
|Kid #6 In Jump-Jump
|
|-
|''Special Agent OSO''
|Tyler
|Voice
|-
|2008, 2010
|''Batman: The Brave and the bold''
|Young [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Wayne Bruce Wayne], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_%28comics%29 Young Aqualad]
|3 episodes; voice
|-
|2008–2009
|''Ni Hao, Kai-Lan''
|San San
|15 episodes
|-
| rowspan="4" |2009
|''The Brothers Bloom''
|Young Bloom
|
|-
|''24''
|8 Year-Old Boy
|2 episodes
|-
|''Afro Samurai: Resurecttion''
|Kotaro
|Voice
|-
|''Santa Buddies''
|Puppy Paws
|Voice; main role
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film)]]''
|[[Greg Heffley]]
|Lead Role
|-
|''The Search for Santa Paws''
|Puppy Paws
| rowspan="2" |Voice; main role
|-
| rowspan="3" |2011
|''Beverly Hills Chihuahua''
|Papi Junior
|-
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film)]]''
|[[Greg Heffley]]
|Lead role
|-
|''Children's Hospital''
|Cody/Mike
|1 episode
|-
|2011–2016
|Bubble Guppies
|Gil
|Voice; main role
|-
| rowspan="4" |2012
|-
|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (film)]]''
|[[Greg Heffley]]
|Lead role
|-
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.L._Stine%27s_The_Haunting_Hour R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour]''
|Seth
|
|-
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICarly iCarly]''
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Harry
|-
|2013
|The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
|Will
|-
|
|Pete's Christmas
|Pete
|Post- Production
|-
|2017
|The Good Doctor
|Brandon
|1 episode
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Zachary Gordon's birthday wish was to get the role of Greg Heffley.
*Zachary Gordon's birthday wish was to get the role of Greg Heffley.
*He made a drawing showing his ambition for the role of Greg Heffley and when brought to Canada for casting.
*He made a drawing showing his ambition for the role of Greg Heffley and when brought to Canada for casting.
==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2325393/
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2325393/ IMDb page]
*[[wikipedia:Zachary Gordon|Wikipedia article]]


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Revision as of 20:13, 25 January 2022

Template:Actor infobox Zachary Alan "Zach" Gordon is an American actor featured in various movies and television shows. He played the lead role of Greg Heffley in the first three Diary of a Wimpy Kid films: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. He did not resume the role of Greg in the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, as it featured an entirely different cast.

Trivia

  • Zachary Gordon's birthday wish was to get the role of Greg Heffley.
  • He made a drawing showing his ambition for the role of Greg Heffley and when brought to Canada for casting.

External links

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