Zach Tinker
Zach Tinker | |
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| Born | Zachary Atticus Tinker May 8, 1994 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Loyola Marymount University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Father | John Tinker |
| Relatives | Grant Tinker (grandfather) Mark Tinker (uncle) |
Zachary Atticus Tinker[1] (born May 8, 1994)[2] is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Fenmore Baldwin in the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. In 2019, Tinker was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his portrayal as the character. Tinker has also appeared in Law & Order True Crime, American Horror Story, NCIS: Los Angeles and Why Women Kill. In 2021, Tinker was cast as Sonny Kiriakis in the television miniseries Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem, a spinoff of the long-running NBC soap Days of Our Lives. In 2022, Tinker stepped into the role on the main series.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Though Tinker was born in New York, he relocated to Los Angeles when he was three years old.[3][4] He is the son of television producer and writer John Tinker and Lori Mozilo.[5] Lori is an executive at Disney and is of Italian ancestry.[2][6] Tinker's parents are divorced.[7] Through his father, Tinker is the grandson of television executive Grant Tinker and the nephew of producer and director Mark Tinker. Tinker began acting as a child in elementary school.[4]
He also had aspirations of going to the NBA until he stopped growing when he was a teenager.[8] He started his college career at Gonzaga University.[9] Like his father, and brother, Tinker planned to become a writer. However, after he participated in a theater production of Stephen Belber's Tape, Tinker realized he wanted to a career as an actor. Up until that point, acting was just a hobby.[10] He then transferred to Loyola Marymount University in his Junior year as a theater major.[4] In 2019, Tinker jokingly described himself as the "black sheep" of his family for becoming an actor. However, despite his father's initial reservations, Tinker said his family has been supportive.[10]
Career
[edit | edit source]Tinker booked his first major television role in 2015 when he appeared in an episode of TNT's Murder in the First.[9] In 2016, he appeared in an episode of My Crazy Ex and the film Dear Diary, I Died.[11] In 2017, Tinker appeared in Law & Order True Crime, a dramatic retelling of the murder trial of Lyle and Erik Menendez.[7] In 2018, Tinker would go on to appear in episodes of CBS's NCIS and the Facebook Watch series, Turnt.[11] In November 2018, it was announced that he had joined the cast of The Young and the Restless as a recast of Fenmore as the previous actor, Max Ehrich, was unable to reprise the role.[12] The character was written out in early 2019.[13] That year, Tinker would also in an episode of You're the Worst.[14] In the summer of 2019, Tinker was cast as Sam in American Horror Story: 1984, the ninth season of the horror anthology series.[15] In November 2019, it was announced that he would reprise the role Fen in December 2019.[16]
Tinker's Fenmore was written out again in early 2020.[17] Throughout 2020, Tinker would appear in episodes of ABC's Station 19, Netflix's 13 Reasons Why, and L.A.'s Finest.[2] In August 2021, Tinker joined the cast of the Days of Our Lives spinoff miniseries Beyond Salem as a recast of Sonny Kiriakis, a role originated by Freddie Smith. The series would stream on Peacock exclusively.[1] Tinker would reprise the role in the holiday movie Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas.[18] On February 11, 2022, Days of Our Lives announced that Tinker was slated to step into the role of Sonny on the main show.[19] Tinker made his debut on Days of Our Lives on March 10, 2022 as a series regular.[20] Tinker last appeared as a series regular on December 27, 2022. In January 2023, Tinker briefly reprised the role of Fenmore Baldwin on The Young and the Restless.[21] On January 27, 2023, it was announced that Tinker had joined the cast of Fire Country.[22]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]In 2019, Tinker was romantically linked with his The Young and the Restless co-star Cait Fairbanks.[23] The duo officially confirmed that they were dating in early 2020.[24] They broke up in 2021.
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dear Diary, I Died | Christian | |
| 2019 | Payment Received | Eric | |
| 2021 | Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas | Sonny Kiriakis | Peacock film |
| 2023 | Laced | Austin | |
| Payment Received | Eric | ||
| For When You Get Lost | Matt | ||
| 2025 | Beneath the Light | Jacob |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Murder in the First | Spether | Episode: "Twenty-Fifteen" |
| 2016 | My Crazy Ex | Travis | Episode: "Seething, Thieving & Teething" |
| 2017 | Small Shots | Drunkard | Episode: "Fast Break" |
| Law & Order True Crime | Craig Cignarelli | Recurring role; 3 episodes: "The Menendez Murders: Episode 1", "Episode 2" and "Episode 5" | |
| 2018 | NCIS | David West | Episode: "Boom" |
| Turnt | Hot Jock | Episode: "Lonely Together" | |
| 2018–2020, 2023 |
The Young and the Restless | Fenmore Baldwin | Recurring role: 20 episodes December 3, 2018[12] to February 11, 2019[25] December 27, 2019[16] to January 24, 2020[17] |
| 2019 | You're the Worst | Curtis | Episode: "Four Goddamn More Days" |
| Flat Dad | Enzo | Television film | |
| American Horror Story | Sam | Episodes: "Mr. Jingles" and "True Killers" | |
| Two Turtle Doves | Alex Taylor | Television film | |
| 2020 | Station 19 | Greg | Episode: "Born to Run" |
| 13 Reasons Why | Grayson | Episode: "College Tour" | |
| L.A.'s Finest | Joe Killinger | Episode: "Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins" | |
| 2020–2024 | Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks | Hat Kid / The Time Traveler / Thornbagof |
4 episodes |
| 2021 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Tyler | Episodes: "A Fait Accompli" and "The Frogman's Daughter" |
| Why Women Kill | Patrolman Ford | Episodes: "Murder, My Sweet" and "Scene of the Crime" | |
| Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem | Sonny Kiriakis | Miniseries; 5 episodes | |
| 2022 | Big Sky | Mark Woodman | 5 episodes |
| 2022–2023 | Days of Our Lives | Sonny Kiriakis | Series regular |
| Puppy Dog Pals | Grace's Dad | 4 episodes | |
| 2023 | CSI: Vegas | Warren Bart | Episode: "Eyeballs" |
| Fire Country | Collin O'Reilly | 5 episodes | |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Henry | 1 episode | |
| 2024 | 9-1-1 | Officer Matthew Sparks | Episode: "Hotshots" |
| 2025 | Robogobo | Bob Beaks | 3 episodes |
| Good American Family | young Michael Barnett | 1 episode |
Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | [26] |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Zach Tinker at IMDb