Zack Ward

Zacharias Ward is a Canadian actor. He made his film debut with a supporting role as Scut Farkus in the comedy film A Christmas Story. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Ward appeared in multiple television films, and had supporting roles in the films Ed (1996) and Wild America (1997).

Ward experienced a career resurgence with his main role as Dave Scoville on the Fox sitcom Titus (2000–2002). Following renewed attention, he had supporting roles in the films Almost Famous (2000), Freddy vs. Jason (2003), and Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004). During the late 2000s, Ward had the lead role of The Postal Dude in the action comedy film Postal (2007), and also being in the video games series in Postal 2: Paradise Lost (2015) and Postal 4: No Regerts (2022), as well as a supporting role in the science fiction film Transformers (2007).

In the 2010s, Ward starred in the films Dark House (2014) and Beyond the Law (2019). He had recurring roles as Roger on the seventh season of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story (2017) and Lt. Dante on the Syfy series Z Nation (2018). In the 2020s, Ward reprised his Christmas Story role as Scut Farkus in the film's sequel, A Christmas Story Christmas (2022).

Early life Ward was born on August 31 in either 1970

Career He is best known for his character Dave Scoville (Titus's stoner half-brother) on the FOX show Titus The first two films which he co-produced with Grit Film Works were the thriller Bethany and the horror film Restoration.

Ward is the CEO of Global Sports Financial Exchange, Inc since 2017.

In 2022, Ward reprised his role as Scut Farkus in the A Christmas Story sequel, A Christmas Story Christmas for Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max. He has also endorsed popcorn in an outfit reflecting the character.

In 2024, Ward made his directorial debut on the film The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms starring James Hong.

Personal life On August 18, 2018, Ward married actress and producer Jennifer McMahan. In an interview about sharing his experiences with his father and his battle with Alzheimer's disease, Ward stated that he stopped drinking in 2021 and smoking in 2023 and instead took the time to try and focus on exercise and a balanced diet.

Litigation In August 2011, Ward sued Warner Bros. over merchandising for A Christmas Story after Warner Bros. authorized a figurine set including the Scut Farkus character from the film without Ward's permission. It was revealed that Ward's contract was under ACTRA, unlike the other actors' contracts, and did not grant likeness rights for merchandising.

In December 2012, Ward sued the National Entertainment Collectibles Association, and briefly Warner Bros. again, over his image after attending the annual Christmas Story charity fundraiser convention in Cleveland in November 2010 where a fan handed him a Christmas Story board game, playing cards, and calendar showing his face. The lawsuit was settled three days later.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1983 A Christmas Story Scut Farkus Film debut 1985 Anne of Green Gables Moody 1993 Just for Fun Tom Short film 1994 The Club Kyle 1996 Star Hunter Cooper Video 1996 Ed Dusty Richards 1997 Lancelot: Guardian of Time A.J. 1997 Wild America D.C. 1998 How to Make the Cruelest Month Manhattan's Neighbor 1999 Jimmy 2000 Civility Billy 2000 Almost Famous The Legendary Red Dog 2000 Skinhead 2001 Completely Totally Utterly Chad 2003 Murray 2003 Freddy vs. Jason Bobby Davis 2003 April's Shower August 2004 Tony 2004 L.A. Twister Lenny 2004 Resident Evil: Apocalypse Nicholai Ginovaeff 2005 Aurora Borealis Lindstrom 2006 Hollywood Kills Nate Folds 2006 Pennies Stoner Todd Short film 2007 Trade Alex Green 2007 Moving McAllister Earl 2007 Transformers First Sgt. Donnelly 2007 Postal The Postal Dude 2007 BloodRayne 2: Deliverance Billy the Kid Video 2008 Kissing Cousins Charlie 2008 Dead and Gone The Weatherman 2008 Alone in the Dark II Xavier Video 2008 Battle Planet Jordan Strider 2009 Nickels Direct-to-Video 2010 Repo Red 2010 In the Void Mark 2011 End of the Road Falco / Zack 2011 Monster Mutt Sirus Caldwell 2011 In My Pocket Rob 2014 Dark House Chris McCulluch 2014 Don't Blink Alex Also producer 2016 Izzie's Way Home Thurston (voice) Animated film 2016 Bethany Aaron Also producer 2016 The Curse of Sleeping Beauty Nathan 2016 Restoration Harold Also director and producer 2016 A Christmas in Vermont David Briggs 2019 Beyond the Law Desmond Packard 2021 Survive the Game Jean 2022 A Christmas Story Christmas Officer Scut Farkus 2024 Darkness of Man Alexei

Television

Video games Year Title Role 2013 Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel Alpha 2014 Murdered: Soul Suspect Additional voices 2015 Rise of the Tomb Raider Konstantin 2015 Postal 2: Paradise Lost Himself 2022 Postal 4: No Regerts The Postal Dude