Zach Roerig

Zachary George Roerig /rɔːrɪɡ/ (born February 22, 1985) is an American actor, known for his roles as Casey Hughes on As the World Turns, Hunter Atwood on One Life to Live and Matt Donovan on The Vampire Diaries.

Zach Roerig
Roerig at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	Zachary George Roerig (1985-02-22) February 22, 1985 Montpelier, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present
Children	1

Early life

Roerig was born in Montpelier, Ohio, to Andrea (b. 1963) and Daniel Roerig (1961-2007). He has a younger sister, Emily, who was born in 1989. Roerig attended the Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Cleveland[1] and went on to participate in the International Modeling and Talent Association where he signed with his late talent manager. He graduated from Montpelier High School where he was both a football player and a wrestler. While he was growing up, Roerig worked for his father and grandfather at Fackler Monuments making gravestones.

Career

Roerig played the role of Casey Hughes on As the World Turns from January 18, 2005 to May 2, 2007. Casey was the son of legacy couple Tom and Margo Hughes and, during his time, Casey was part of a popular couple with Alexandra Chando. After his departure, Roerig accepted a role on the soap One Life to Live, as Hunter Atwood. He departed again later that year. Roerig then made a few appearances on Friday Night Lights as Cash the cowboy. From 2009 to 2017, he portrayed Matt Donovan in The Vampire Diaries.[2] He has made appearances on The Originals as his character, Matt Donovan, on Marvel's The Gifted as Pulse (Augustus), and on the big screen as Carter in Rings. Zach can next be seen playing young Ray Mott in The Last Full Measure.

Personal life

Roerig has a daughter, Fiona, who was born in January 2011.[3] In June 2013, Roerig filed legal papers in Georgia, seeking full custody of his daughter after her mother, Roerig's ex-girlfriend, Alana Turner, was incarcerated in a federal prison.[4] On May 24, 2020, he was arrested for driving under the influence in Montpelier, Ohio, and will be arraigned on June 4 of the same year.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Flutter Kick	Jason Matthews	Short film
2007	Tie a Yellow Ribbon	Teenage Joe
2008	Assassination of a High School President	Matt Mullen
2008	Dear Me	Adam
2008	Official Selection	The American Soldier	Short film
2014	Field of Lost Shoes	Jack Stanard
2016	2BR02b	Edward Wehling	Short film
2017	Rings	Carter
2017	The Year of Spectacular Men	Mikey
2018	The Outer Wild	Laird
2019	The Last Full Measure	Young Ray Mott

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Law & Order	Rollerblade Messenger	Episode: "All in the Family"
2005–2007	As the World Turns	Casey Hughes	Role held: January 18, 2005 – May 2, 2007
2006	Reba	Man at wedding	Episode: "Two Weddings and a Funeral"
2006	Split Decision	Grady Love	Television film
2007	Guiding Light	Alex	Season 55, episode 154
2007	One Life to Live	Hunter Atwood	15 episodes
2008	The Prince	Taft	Television film
2008–2009	Friday Night Lights	Cash	6 episodes
2009–2017	The Vampire Diaries	Matt Donovan	Main role
2016	The Originals	Matt Donovan	Episode: "Behind the Black Horizon"
2017	The Gifted	Pulse/Gus	2 episodes
2018	Legacies	Matt Donovan	2 episodes
2019	God Friended Me	Aiden	Episode: "Two Guys, a Girl and a Thai Food Place"
2019–2020	Dare Me	Sarge Will Mosley	Main role

References

1. "Barbizon Modeling and Acting - Zach Roerig". Barbizon Modeling. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
2. Schneider, Michael (March 25, 2009). "Somerhalder joins 'Vampire Diaries'". Variety. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
3. "'Vampire Diaries' Star: I Have a Kid! & My Baby Mama's In Jail". TMZ. July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
4. Ravitz, Justin (July 8, 2013). "Zach Roerig Fighting With Convict Ex-Girlfriend Over Secret Daughter, 2". US Weekly. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
5. Silver, Carly (May 29, 2020). "ATWT Alum Zach Roerig Arrested for DUI". Daytime Confidential. United States: Confidential Media, Inc. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

External links

• Zach Roerig on IMDb