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Zayne Emory

Zayne Emory
Born
Rodney Zayne Emory

(1998-06-03) June 3, 1998 (age 26)
McMinnville, Oregon, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2009–present

Zayne Emory (born June 3, 1998) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his role as J. C. Spink in the ABC's situation comedy The Goldbergs.

Biography

Emory was born in McMinnville, Oregon. He developed an interest in acting from an early age. While in elementary school, Emory won a 2007 Gallery Theater Award for Outstanding Youth Debut and a 2008 Oregon State Double Grand Championship at a Youth Focus Talent show. He made his screen debut at the age of eleven in a 2009 episode of Criminal Minds. After that, Emory had roles in other shows like Desperate Housewives, Ghost Whisperer, and CSI: Miami. In 2010, he also joined the cast of the music comedy show I'm in the Band in the role of Charles "Chucky" Albertson. Emory earned the Young Artist Award in 2011 and 2012 for the role.[1][2] He was also nominated for his role in Shake It Up and A.N.T. Farm in 2014.[3]

Aside from TV, Emory has also appeared in several feature films. He made his film debut in 2011 in the romantic comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love, starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Julianne Moore. After that, he has appeared in other films like Little Loopers and Maximum Ride. Since 2016, Emory has had several recurring roles in shows like 24: Legacy, Supergirl, Runaways, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and The Rookie.[4] In 2015, he was cast as J. C. Spink, replacing Cooper Roth, for the second season of ABC's situation comedy The Goldbergs.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Crazy, Stupid, Love Eric, Robbie's Friend
2015 Little Loopers David
2016 Maximum Ride Iggy
2020 American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules Jason Direct-to-video

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Criminal Minds Ryan Episode: "Haunted"
2010 Desperate Housewives Patrick (12-year-old) Episode: "If..."
2010 Ghost Whisperer Pig Mask Kid Episode: "The Children's Parade"
2010 The Closer Avery Disken Episode: "Help Wanted"
2011 Shake It Up Howard Episode: "Sweat It Up"
2011 CSI: Miami Bobby Nolan Episode: "Long Gone"
2010–2011 I'm in the Band Charles "Chucky" Albertson 5 episodes
2011–2012 Shameless Simon 2 episodes
2012 Shmagreggie Saves the World Max Television film
2013 A.N.T. Farm Graham Episode: "RestaurANTeur"
2013 Modern Family Filmgoer Episode: "Larry's Wife"
2013 Kickin' It Tad Monaco Episode: "Queen of Karts"
2014 An American Education Lance Television film
2014 See Dad Run Greg Howard Episode: "See Dad Become Room Mom"
2015–2018 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Brendan Proctor Recurring role (8 episodes)
2015–2022 The Goldbergs J. C. Spink Recurring role (29 episodes)
2016–2018 24: Legacy Drew Phelps 4 episodes
2016–2017 Supergirl Young Rick Malverne 2 episodes
2017–2018 Runaways Brandon 3 episodes
2018 Brimming with Love Tyler Television film
2018–present The Rookie Henry Nolan 10 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2011 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 11–13 I'm in the Band Won
2012 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 11–13 Shake It Up Nominated
2012 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor I'm in the Band Won
2014 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 14–16 A.N.T. Farm Nominated

References

  1. ^ "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  2. ^ "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  3. ^ "35th Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  4. ^ "Fox's '24: Legacy' Adds Pair to Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. March 9, 2016.