Zack Shada

Zack Shada
Born
Zachary David Shada

Boise, Idaho, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2002–2018 (actor)
RelativesJeremy Shada (brother)
Musical career
GenrePop rock
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • bass
LabelSharpTone Records
Member ofMake Out Monday
External image
image icon Shada at an event for Space Chimps in 2008

Zachary David Shada is an American actor. He is best known for the Jane Doe movies (2005-2008).

Life and career

Shada was born Zachary David Shada in Boise, Idaho. His brothers are actors Josh and Jeremy Shada.

He appeared as Thin Boy in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), and as Nick Davis in the 2005 television film Jane Doe: Vanishing Act and its sequels. He has appeared in two episodes of Lost, three episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place, and voiced Comet in Space Chimps.

Shada voiced the character Pen in the pilot for the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time. His brother Jeremy was later cast in the role, with the character being renamed Finn.

Jeremy and Zack Shada are members of the pop-punk band Make Out Monday.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Thin Boy
2005–2008 Jane Doe Nick Davis Television films
2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown Additional voices
2006 The Break-Up Mad Dawg Killa (voice)
2006 The Ant Bully Blonde Boy (voice)
2007 Star and Stella Save the World Brandon Television film
2007 Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams Hakeem (voice) Direct-to-video
2008 Space Chimps Comet (voice)
2010 Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back Comet (voice)
2013 Revenant Boyd Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002 According to Jim Young Pierson Episode: "Father Disfigure"
2003 Mad TV Crippled Boy Episode #9.10
2004 The John Henson Project Bobby Knight Episode: "Maid in France"
2005 Justice League Unlimited Young Scott Free (voice) Episode: "The Ties That Bind"
2006 Lilo & Stitch: The Series Mikey Blumberg (voice) Episode: "Lax"
2006 Lost Young Liam Pace 2 episodes
2007 The Batman Boy (voice) Episode: "Ring Toss"
2008 Wizards of Waverly Place Joey 3 episodes
2008 Random! Cartoons Pen (voice) Episode: "Adventure Time"
2009 Grey's Anatomy Andy Michaelson 2 episodes
2010 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Aqualad (voice) Episode: "Sidekicks Assemble!"
2011 Big Time Rush Aaron Episode: "Big Time Problems"
2018 Spider-Man Hippo, additional voices 2 episodes

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryResultWork
Young Artist Award2008Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young ActorWonJane Doe: Ties That Bind

References

  1. 1 2 Blumenfeld, Zach (March 28, 2016). "The Animated Adolescence Of Adventure Time's Jeremy Shada". Paste Magazine. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Interview with Adventure Time's Jeremy Shada (Finn the Human)". Skwigly Animation Magazine. May 29, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ Snellgrove, Chris; Boone, Brian (May 13, 2017). "The Untold Truth Of Adventure Time". Grunge. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ Allen, Tavius (September 23, 2021). "How 'Adventure Time: Distant Lands' Evolved The Show For The Better". Collider. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "The Voices Behind Your Favorite Cartoon Characters". New Arena. March 20, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2025.[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ Rendler-Kaplan, Lucy (August 25, 2014). "It's Time For An Adventure With Pop Punk Band Make Out Monday". National Rock Review. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Zack Shada (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 1, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.