Zachary Gordon

About

Zachary Adam Gordon (February 15, 1998) is an American actor. He played the lead role of Greg Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series (2010–2012), which earned him nominations for a Kids’ Choice Award and seven Young Artist Awards. His other lead film roles include Huevos: Little Rooster’s Egg-cellent Adventure (2016) and Dreamcatcher (2021). He has had supporting roles in films such as Georgia Rule (2007), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013), American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules (2020), and Violet (2021).
In television, Gordon had a lead voice role as Gil on the Nickelodeon series Bubble Guppies (2011). His live-action recurring roles include Jason Cohen on the Freeform series Dead of Summer (2016), and Tate Wilson on the Freeform drama series Good Trouble (2019–2020).

Gordon was born in Oak Park, California, to Linda and Kenneth Gordon. He has two older brothers and was raised in Southern California. Gordon graduated from Oak Park High School in his hometown. He is Jewish, with his grandparents having survived the Holocaust.
In May 2023, Gordon lost his voice due to torn muscles in his throat, causing his…