Zach McGowan

Zach McGowan is an American film, television and voice actor. He is known for his roles in television series The Boys and Gen V as Dogknott, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Anton Ivanov / The Superior, Shameless, Black Sails, and The 100. Other highlights include parts in the films Terminator Salvation, The Hunt for Eagle One, the sequel The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point and The Scorpion King: Book of Souls. He guest-starred in the television series Numbers, CSI: Miami, and Cold Case, with voice-over work for the Scream Awards, Animal Planet and the video games Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Resident Evil 6, and Iron Man.

Early life

McGowan was raised in New York. He attended Ethical Culture Fieldston School from kindergarten through senior year in high school, where he was the captain of the football and ice hockey teams and a member of the drama and theater societies. He graduated in 2002 from Carleton College. His mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent while his father is Irish American.

Career In mid-2011, McGowan joined the cast of the Showtime dramedy Shameless, as Jody, first as a guest star (season 2) and then as a series regular (season 3). Season two premiered January 8, 2012. He said that modeling for art students helped him for the role and now "nudity is just part of the job".

In July 2013, McGowan joined the cast of the Universal Pictures feature film Dracula Untold, playing Shkelgim, a mysterious Romani.

In January 2014, McGowan joined the cast of the Starz dramatic adventure TV series Black Sails, playing a fictionalized version of the real-life 18th-century English pirate Charles Vane. The role called for an English actor, so McGowan, an American, affected an accent. Casting directors found out later that McGowan was faking but were impressed with his performance and chose him for the role.

In July 2016, McGowan joined the cast of The CW science fiction TV series The 100, playing King Roan of the Ice Nation, after having previously played the role as a guest star.

In January 2017, McGowan joined the cast of the ABC TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., playing villain Anton Ivanov / The Superior.

In March 2018, McGowan joined the cast of L.A.'s Finest, a TV series based on the Bad Boys franchise, alongside Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union. He starred in the leading role of Death Race: Beyond Anarchy, the 4th instalment of the Death Race (franchise). In 2019, he was the lead in The Scorpion King: Book of Souls with both films being directed by Don Michael Paul.

Personal life McGowan married Emily Johnson on September 27, 2008, in the Santa Barbara mountains.

Filmography

Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Two Dudes Catering Himself TV reality show 2008 CSI: Miami Kurt Greenfield Episode: "Wrecking Crew" Numbers Keith Jackson Episode: "High Exposure" 2009 Scream Awards Announcer/Narrator Cold Case Corporal Clerk Episode: "Libertyville" 2010 Good Luck Charlie Happy Horse Episode: "Butt Dialing Duncans"2011 Man Eating Super Snake Voice TV movie Body of Proof Vincent Stone Episode: "Helping Hand" Scream Awards Announcer/Narrator 2012 Dating Rules from My Future Self Jagger 2 episodes 2012–2013 Shameless Jody Silverman 24 episodes Recurring role (season 2) Main role (season 3) 2014–2016 Black Sails Charles Vane 28 episodes Main Cast (seasons 1–3) 2015 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Anton Episode: "Maternal Instincts" 2016 UnREAL Brock Episode: "Casualty" 2016–2017; 2020 The 100 Roan Recurring role (season 3) Main cast (season 4) Guest star (season 7); 17 episodes 2017 Lethal Weapon Cody Lewis Episode: "Birdwatching"2017–2018 Damnation Tennyson Duvall 2 episodes Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Anton Ivanov / The Superior Recurring role (season 4) Guest star (season 5); 8 episodes 2018 The Walking Dead Justin Recurring role (season 9); 3 episodes 2019 L.A.'s Finest Ray Sherman 2 episodes2020 Project Blue Book Duncan Booker Episode: "Roswell Incident Part I & Part II" MacGyver Roman 3 episodes 2022 Blood & Treasure Andrei Levchenko 2 episodes 2023 The Rookie: Feds Jason Simmons 1 episode 2024–2026 The Boys Dogknott 3 episodes 2025 Gen V 2 episodes

Video games YearTitleVoice role2008 Boom Blox Cowboy Beaver Iron Man Mark Scarlotti / Whiplash / Stark Engineer 2012 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Ghost Anarchy Reigns Nikolai Dmitri Bulygin, additional voices Resident Evil 6 BSAA