Henry Zaga

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Henry Zaga
Zaga in 2022
Born
Henrique Chagas Moniz de Aragão Gonzaga

(1993-04-30) 30 April 1993 (age 31)
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present
Parent

Henrique Chagas Moniz de Aragão Gonzaga (born 30 April 1993), known professionally as Henry Zaga, is a Brazilian actor.

Career[edit]

Zaga gained recognition early in his career, when he was cast as Josh Diaz in the MTV series Teen Wolf.[1] Gonzaga later appeared in the Netflix film XOXO, and the series 13 Reasons Why.[2]

In April 2017, he was cast as Marvel superhero Roberto da Costa / Sunspot in the 20th Century Fox X-Men spin-off film, The New Mutants.[3][4]

On 12 November 2021, it was announced that Zaga would star in the Netflix romantic comedy film Beyond the Universe alongside Giulia Be.[5] The film was released on 27 October 2022.[6]

In April 2024, it was announced that Zaga had joined the cast of Warfare, an A24 war movie written and directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza.[7]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2015 The Wing Christopher Short film
2016 XOXO Jordan
2017 MDMA Donnie
Deadly Detention Barrett Newman
Cherry Pop Brendan
2020 The New Mutants Roberto da Costa / Sunspot
2022 Beyond the Universe Gabriel Netflix film Depois do Universo
2024 The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Captain Binea Credited as Henrique Zaga
TBA Queer Winston Moor Post-production

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2015 The Mysteries of Laura Theo Barnett Episode: "The Mystery of the Sunken Sailor"
2015–2016 Teen Wolf Josh Diaz 9 episodes
2017 13 Reasons Why Brad 4 episodes
2019 Looking for Alaska Jake Miniseries; 5 episodes
2019–2020 Trinkets Luca Novak 13 episodes
2020–2021 The Stand Nick Andros Miniseries; 5 episodes
2023 Nancy Drew Tristan Glass 6 episodes
The Crowded Room Philip Guest

Music videos[edit]

Year Title Artist Role
2018 "Curious" Hayley Kiyoko New Boyfriend[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ponce de Leon, Diego (20 May 2015). "Ator brasiliense Henry Zaga integra nova temporada do seriado 'Teen wolf'". Correio Braziliense (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  2. ^ Jamal, Zakiya (31 March 2017). "Who Is Brad on 13 Reasons Why? Henry Zaga Plays the New Character". Romper. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  3. ^ Kroll, Justin (1 June 2017). "13 Reasons Why Actor Henry Zaga to Play Sunspot in New Mutants". Variety. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (1 June 2017). "New Mutants: Henry Zaga Set to Play Sunspot in X-Men Spinoff". Deadline. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. ^ Kroll, Justin (12 November 2021). "Henry Zaga and Giulia Be to Star in Netflix Pic Beyond the Universe". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Beyond the Universe". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  7. ^ https://deadline.com/2024/04/michael-gandolfini-noah-centineo-henrique-zaga-taylor-john-smith-aidan-bradley-evan-holtzman-ray-mendoza-alex-garlands-warfare-a24-1235880092/
  8. ^ Rowden, Claire (18 December 2018). "Hayley Kiyoko Talks First Kisses and Feeling Hella Jealous in MTV Laid Bare". MTV UK. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

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