Zach Woods

• Name — Zach Woods • Born — 25 September 1984 • Birthplace — Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. • Education — New York University (BA) • Occupation — * Actor • writer • producer • director • Years Active — 2004–present • Television — * The Office • Silicon Valley • Avenue5 • Playing House

Woods was born in Trenton, New Jersey. He is Jewish. The family surname had originally been Widensky. His father, Jonathan, is a psychiatrist who specializes in clinical therapy, and his mother, Lisa, is a nurse practitioner. Woods is a middle child; he has an older brother and younger sister. In 1997 and 1998, he attended summer camp at Interlochen Center for the Arts. He grew up in Yardley, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Pennsbury High School in 2003. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University.

• Illustration — Woods with Bobby Moynihan in 2015 Woods started performing improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre at age 16 and was a part of the improvisational sketch troupe "The Stepfathers", whose members included Bobby Moynihan and Chris Gethard. He has taught improv at Columbia University, Duke University, and Lincoln Center. He has appeared in films such as In the Loop (2009) and The Other Guys (2010), and in the CollegeHumor skits "Adam and Eve in the Friend Zone" and "The Infinisphereb". He is known for starring as Awkward Boy, the protagonist in the YouTube video series The Most Awkward Boy in the World. In 2010, he appeared as a zombie in a Starburst candy commercial. Starting in 2010, he portrayed Gabe Lewis on the NBC sitcom The Office. He was promoted to series regular beginning in season 7. Woods has had roles in a number of HBO shows. From 2014 to 2019, he co-starred as Jared on Silicon Valley. He also had a recurring role on Veep as Ed Webster. Beginning in January 2020, he had a role on the science fiction comedy TV series Avenue 5 as Matt Spencer, Head of Customer Relations. Woods had a role in the action comedy film Spy (2015), directed by Paul Feig, and appeared in Feig's film Ghostbusters in 2016.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2005 — My Wife, the Ghost — Geets Wilson — Episode #1.05 • 2006 — Sexual Intercourse: American Style — Ted — Episode: "Incense and Candles" • 2009 — Washingtonienne — Mark — TV film • 2010–13 — The Office — Gabe Lewis — Main role, 51 episodes Nominated – SAG Award for Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2011–12) • 2011 — Funny or Die Presents — Stuart — Episode #2.09 • Bored to Death — Super Ray fan — Episode: "Nothing I Can't Handle by Running Away" • 2012–15 — The League — Lane — 3 episodes • 2013 — Arrested Development — Trippler — Episode: "Off the Hook" • Comedy Bang! Bang! — The Remarkable Greg — Episode: "Cobie Smulders Wears a Black & White Strapless Dress" • 2013–14 — Veep — Ed Webster — 3 episodes • 2013–16 — The Good Wife — Jeff Dellinger — 4 episodes • 2014 — Kroll Show — Cal Culvers — Episode: "Krolling Around with Nick Klown" • 2014–17 — Playing House — Zach Harper — Main role, 8 episodes • 2014–19 — Silicon Valley — Donald "Jared" Dunn — Main role, 53 episodes • 2015 — Drunk History — Lee Duncan — Episode: "Los Angeles" • 2016 — Animals. — Brian (voice) — Episode: "Pigeons" • Better Things — Zach — Episode: "Woman Is the Something of the Something" • 2017–25 — Big Mouth — Various voices — 5 episodes • 2020 — The Simpsons — Zane Furlong (voice) — Episode: "The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson" • 2020–22 — Avenue 5 — Matt Spencer — Main role; 17 episodes • 2023 — The Afterparty — Edgar D. Minnows — Main role; 10 episodes • 2024 — In the Know — Lauren Caspian (voice) — Main role; also co-creator, writer, director, and executive producer • What We Do in the Shadows — Joel — Episode: "P.I. Undercover: New York" • 2025 — Beavis and Butt-Head — Doctor (voice) — Episode: "Nuts/Bike" • 2026 — Mating Season — Josh the Bear (voice) — Main role

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2011 — The Podcast — Gabe Lewis — 3 episodes

Zach Woods is recorded as actor, film director and screenwriter.