Zach Woods
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Zach Woods is an American
actor and comedian. From 2010-11, he portrayed Gabe Lewis
on the NBC sitcom The Office. He was promoted to a series regular beginning in Season 7.
Woods is a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
and is part of the improvisational sketch troupe "The Stepfathers", whose members also include Bobby Moynihan
and Chris Gethard
. He has taught improv at Columbia University
, Duke University
and Lincoln Center. He has appeared in such films as In The Loop
, The Other Guys
and appeared in the CollegeHumor
skit "Adam and Eve in the Friends Zone". Woods will also appear in the upcoming third season of HBO's Bored to Death
, which begins airing in late 2011.
In 2010, Woods appeared as a zombie in a Starburst candy
commercial.
Woods attended New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study where he studied the Civil Rights Movement and its relation to Christianity
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actor and comedian. From 2010-11, he portrayed Gabe Lewis
Gabe Lewis
Gabriel Stuart "Gabe" Lewis is a fictional character on NBC's The Office. He first appears in the sixth season, where he is the Coordinating Director of Emerging Regions for the Sabre Corporate headquarters in Florida...
on the NBC sitcom The Office. He was promoted to a series regular beginning in Season 7.
Woods is a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre
The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre or UCB Theatre is an improvisational theatre and associated UCB Training Center with locations in Chelsea, New York, the EEast Village, New York and Hollywood, California.....
and is part of the improvisational sketch troupe "The Stepfathers", whose members also include Bobby Moynihan
Bobby Moynihan
Robert M. "Bobby" Moynihan, Jr. is an American actor and comedian who is currently a cast member on Saturday Night Live.-Early life:...
and Chris Gethard
Chris Gethard
Chris Gethard is an American actor, comedian and writer who lives in Queens, New York. He was most recently the star of the Comedy Central series Big Lake....
. He has taught improv at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
and Lincoln Center. He has appeared in such films as In The Loop
In the Loop (film)
In the Loop is a 2009 British satirical black comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci. It is based on the BBC Television series The Thick of It satirising Anglo-American politics in the 21st century and the Invasion of Iraq...
, The Other Guys
The Other Guys
The Other Guys is a 2010 American action comedy film directed and co-written by Adam McKay, starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, and featuring Dwayne Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, Eva Mendes, Steve Coogan, and Ray Stevenson...
and appeared in the CollegeHumor
CollegeHumor
CollegeHumor is a comedy website owned by InterActiveCorp and based in New York City. The site features daily original comedy videos and articles created by its in-house writing and production team, in addition to user-submitted videos, pictures, articles and links. In early 2009, CollegeHumor's...
skit "Adam and Eve in the Friends Zone". Woods will also appear in the upcoming third season of HBO's Bored to Death
Bored to Death
Bored to Death is an American comedy series, which premiered on HBO on September 20, 2009. , three seasons have aired, each consisting of eight episodes. The show was created by author Jonathan Ames, and stars Jason Schwartzman as a fictional Jonathan Ames – a writer based in Brooklyn, New York...
, which begins airing in late 2011.
In 2010, Woods appeared as a zombie in a Starburst candy
Starburst (confectionery)
Starburst is the brand name of a cuboid-shaped, fruit-flavoured soft taffy candy manufactured by The Wrigley Company, a subsidiary of Mars, Incorporated...
commercial.
Woods attended New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study where he studied the Civil Rights Movement and its relation to Christianity
Work
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Show | Role | Other notes |
| 2004 | Terrorists | Drugstore Cashier | |
| 2009 2009 in film The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note... /III |
Strangers | Man | |
| 2009 | In the Loop In the Loop (film) In the Loop is a 2009 British satirical black comedy film directed by Armando Iannucci. It is based on the BBC Television series The Thick of It satirising Anglo-American politics in the 21st century and the Invasion of Iraq... |
Chad | |
| 2009 2009 in television The following is a list of events affecting American television in 2009. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel launches.-January:-February:-March:-April:-May:-June:-July:-August:... |
Washingtonienne Washingtonienne This article is about a television series. For the Washintonienne scandal in which a congressional aide admitted in a blog to exchanging sex for money, see Jessica Cutler.Washingtonienne is an HBO comedy series developed by Sarah Jessica Parker.... |
Mark | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2009 | The Honkys | O.G | |
| 2010 2010 in film The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and... |
The Other Guys The Other Guys The Other Guys is a 2010 American action comedy film directed and co-written by Adam McKay, starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, and featuring Dwayne Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, Eva Mendes, Steve Coogan, and Ray Stevenson... |
Douglas | |
| 2011 | High Road | Tommy | |
| 2011 | Andy and Zach | Zach | |
| 2011 | Funny or Die Presents Funny or Die Presents Funny or Die Presents is a half-hour sketch comedy show that spawned from the Will Ferrell & Adam McKay created comedy website Funny or Die. It premiered on HBO on February 19, 2010... |
Stuart | Episode #2.9: segment, "Welcome to My Study" |
| 2010–present | The Office | Gabe Lewis | Guest star in season 6, Series regular in season 7–present |
| 2011 | The Podcast The Podcast (webisodes) The Podcast is a spin-off series of mini-episodes of The Office; The webisodes were made available on January 20, 2011 on NBC.com, but were previously included on the season 6 DVD release.-Cast:*Zach Woods as Gabe Lewis*Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez... |
Gabe Lewis | |
| 2011 | Damsels in Distress (post-production) | Rick DeWolfe | |