Bennett, Zachary 1980–

PERSONAL

Born February 17, 1980, in London, Ontario, Canada; brother of Sophie Bennett (an actress) and Mairon Bennett (an actress).

Addresses: Agent—Perry Zimel, Oscars, Abrams, Zimel, 438 Queen St. E., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5A 1T4.

Career: Actor.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nomination, 1989, for Looking for Miracles; Young Artist Award, best young actor co-starring in an off-primetime series, 1991, Young Artist Award nomination, best young actor costarring in a cable series, 1993, and Gemini Award nomination, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, best performance by an actor in a continuing leading dramatic role, 1993, all for Road to Avonlea; Genie Award nomination, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, best performance by an actor in a leading role, 2002, for Desire.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

First boy, Sticky Fingers, Spectrafilm, 1988.

Young Bobby (some sources cite Bradley), The Good Mother (also known as The Price of Passion), Warner Bros., 1988.

Skunk (Flat Critter), Strike! (also known as All I Wanna Do, The Hairy Bird, College femminile, and Les filles font la loi), Miramax, 1998.

Dougie, Dog Park (also known as Reserve aux chiens), Independent Films, 1998.

Mickey McGouvney, 2 Little, 2 Late, Deadpool Pictures, 1999.

Francis Waterson, Desire (also known as Begierde and Fatale sehnsucht), Remstar Distribution, 2000.

Tom Donnerel, The Bay of Love and Sorrows (also known as La baie de l'amour et des regrets), Odeon Films, 2002.

Guest Room (short film), 2003.

The Sadness of Johnson Joe Jangles (short film), Flow Distribution, 2004.

Eric Wynn, Cube Zero, Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Dan, Jekyll + Hyde, J&H Films/Urbanchillers Films, 2005.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Lukas Beinmann, By Way of the Stars (also known as Der lange weg des Lukas B.), CBC (Canada), 1992, then The Disney Channel, 1994.

Pete Burke, Exploring Ontario's Provincial Parks, 1993.

Teenage gang leader, Undue Influence (also known as Steve Martini's "Undue Influence"), CBS, 1996.

Bill Bonanno, Bonanno: A Godfather's Story, Showtime, 1999.

Joseph Putnam, Salem Witch Trials, CBS, 2002.

Ernest "Ernst" Masterson, Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion, CBC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Sullivan Delaney, Looking for Miracles (also known as L'ete des victoires), The Disney Channel, 1989.

Jimmy-John Meade, Lantern Hill (also known as Jane of Lantern Hill and Jane de Lantern Hill), The Disney Channel, 1990.

Marcus, Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, The Disney Channel, 1990.

Tony, Ghost Mom (also known as Bury Me in Niagara), Fox, 1993.

Bobby Dolman, Blind Faith, Showtime, 1998.

Felix King, Happy Christmas, Miss King (also known as An Avonlea Christmas and Joyeux Noel Mademoiselle King), CBC (Canada), 1998.

Mark Stratton (some sources cite Mark Lancaster), Life in a Day (also known as Antidote), UPN, 1999.

Young Paul, The Secret Path (also known as The Silent Path), CBS, 1999.

Zack, A Killing Spring (also known as Copie non conforme), CTV (Canada), 2002.

Zack, Verdict in Blood, CTV, 2002.

Television Appearances; Series:

Felix King, Road to Avonlea (also known as Avonlea and Tales from Avonlea), The Disney Channel, 1990.

Voice of Jesse, Free Willy, ABC, 1994.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Jesse, The Christmas Toy (also known as Jim Henson's "The Christmas Toy" and The Secret Life of Toys), ABC, 1986.

Peter Fletcher, The Boy Who Dreamed Christmas, The Disney Channel, 1991, then as an episode of Nilus the Sandman, 1994.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Ed Kroger, Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy, CBS, 1998.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Exposure," Diamonds, 1988.

Brian Harris, "There Was an Old Woman," The Twilight Zone, 1988.

Danny, "Race Against Time," Katts and Dog, The Family Channel, 1988.

"By the Book," Diamonds, 1988.

J. B., "A Friend to the End," Friday the 13th, 1989.

Hank (some sources cite Peter), "The Black Ferris," The Ray Bradbury Theatre, HBO, 1990.

Robbie Lawson, "Big Brother Is Watching," Sweating Bullets, 1991.

Harry's son, "Uncle Harry Ain't Feeling So Good," Maniac Mansion, 1993.

Mike, "Jillie," The Hidden Room, Lifetime, 1993.

Talos, "Daedalus and Icarus," Mythic Warriors, 1999.

Young Reese O'Malley, "The Frat Pack," Twice in a Lifetime, PAX, 2000.

Lovell Thomas, "American Pie," Snakes & Ladders, CBC (Canada), 2004.

Chico the Workmouse, "The Robot Clown/Mice-Capades," JoJo's Circus, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared as Billy, 1949, St. Lawrence Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.