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

Big Fish

Forrest Gump

The Patriot

Acting

1995

Dare to Love

as

Phil Collet

1994

A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story

as

Tom

2014

Tammy

as

Man at Blue Post Bar-B-Que

2003

Big Fish

as

Cashier

1994

Forrest Gump

as

Barracks Recruit (uncredited)

2012

The Bay

as

EPA Staffer

2022

Birdies

as

Charlie

2007

Dead Heist

as

Rich

2000

The Patriot

as

British Field Officer

2003

Runaway Jury

as

Ted

2001

Domestic Disturbance

as

Police Technician

2021

Blast Beat

as

NASA Engineer

The Summer I Turned Pretty

as

Pastor

One Tree Hill

as

Director

Tales of the Walking Dead

as

Angry Father

Surface

as

Tech #1

MacGyver

as

Henri Bellouse

Outer Banks

as

Tee Ball

Production

Crew

Directing