Zach made his acting debut in the 2003 short film Handbook to Casual Stalking. He then received a brief role in an episode of the hit television program Law & Order:
SVU. Zach’s big break came on the TV show Friday Night Lights, where he played Matt Saracen in 62 episodes from 2006 to 2011. He also had several noteworthy television appearances, such as in Grey’s Anatomy and Good Girls.
Zach was nominated for a Gotham Independent Film Award together with the rest of the cast for their work in the 2006 film The Last Winter. He became well-known thanks to his role in The Purge:
Anarchy, for which he received a nomination for an MTV Award. He is presently shooting two films: There’s Something Wrong with the Children and The Fall of the House of Usher.
