Zach McGowan

Zachary Brendan "Zach" McGowan (born May 5, 1981) is an American film and television actor and voice-over artist. He is known for his roles in television series Shameless as Jody, Black Sails as Charles Vane, and The 100 as Roan. Other highlights include parts in the films Terminator Salvation, The Hunt for Eagle One, and the sequel The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point. He guest-starred in the television series Numb3rs, CSI: Miami, and Cold Case, with voice-over work for the Scream Awards, Animal Planet and the video games Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, and Iron Man. 2Early life McGowan was born in New York City, to a family of Jewish and Irish descent. His parents are Brenda and Vincent McGowan. His older brothers are Doug and Matt McGowan. Although they lived in New York City most of their lives, the McGowans traveled extensively due to Brenda's employment at United Airlines. McGowan attended Ethical Culture Fieldston School from kindergarten through senior year in high school, where he was the captain of the football and ice hockey teams and a member of the drama and theater societies. He then attended Carleton Colleg