Zachary Atticus Tinker[1] (born May 8, 1994)[2] is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Fenmore Baldwin in the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. In 2019, Tinker was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his portrayal as the character. Tinker has also appeared in Law & Order True Crime, American Horror Story, NCIS: Los Angeles and Why Women Kill. In 2021, Tinker was cast as Sonny Kiriakis in the television miniseries Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem, a spinoff of the long-running NBC soap Days of Our Lives. In 2022, Tinker stepped into the role on the main series.
Zach Tinker | |
|---|---|
| Born | Zachary Atticus Tinker May 8, 1994 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Loyola Marymount University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Father | John Tinker |
| Relatives | Grant Tinker (grandfather) Mark Tinker (uncle) |
Early life and education
editThough Tinker was born in New York, he relocated to Los Angeles when he was three years old.[3][4] He is the son of television producer and writer John Tinker and Lori Mozilo.[5] Lori is an executive at Disney and is of Italian ancestry.[2][6] Tinker's parents are divorced.[7] Through his father, Tinker is the grandson of television executive Grant Tinker and the nephew of producer and director Mark Tinker. Tinker began acting as a child in elementary school.[4]
He also had aspirations of going to the NBA until he stopped growing when he was a teenager.[8] He started his college career at Gonzaga University.[9] Like his father, and brother, Tinker planned to become a writer. However, after he participated in a theater production of Stephen Belber's Tape, Tinker realized he wanted to a career as an actor. Up until that point, acting was just a hobby.[10] He then transferred to Loyola Marymount University in his Junior year as a theater major.[4] In 2019, Tinker jokingly described himself as the "black sheep" of his family for becoming an actor. However, despite his father's initial reservations, Tinker said his family has been supportive.[10]
Career
editTinker booked his first major television role in 2015 when he appeared in an episode of TNT's Murder in the First.[9] In 2016, he appeared in an episode of My Crazy Ex and the film Dear Diary, I Died.[11] In 2017, Tinker appeared in Law & Order True Crime, a dramatic retelling of the murder trial of Lyle and Erik Menendez.[7] In 2018, Tinker would go on to appear in episodes of CBS's NCIS and the Facebook Watch series, Turnt.[11] In November 2018, it was announced that he had joined the cast of The Young and the Restless as a recast of Fenmore as the previous actor, Max Ehrich, was unable to reprise the role.[12] The character was written out in early 2019.[13] That year, Tinker would also in an episode of You're the Worst.[14] In the summer of 2019, Tinker was cast as Sam in American Horror Story: 1984, the ninth season of the horror anthology series.[15] In November 2019, it was announced that he would reprise the role Fen in December 2019.[16]
Tinker's Fenmore was written out again in early 2020.[17] Throughout 2020, Tinker would appear in episodes of ABC's Station 19, Netflix's 13 Reasons Why, and L.A.'s Finest.[2] In August 2021, Tinker joined the cast of the Days of Our Lives spinoff miniseries Beyond Salem as a recast of Sonny Kiriakis, a role originated by Freddie Smith. The series would stream on Peacock exclusively.[1] Tinker would reprise the role in the holiday movie Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas.[18] On February 11, 2022, Days of Our Lives announced that Tinker was slated to step into the role of Sonny on the main show.[19] Tinker made his debut on Days of Our Lives on March 10, 2022 as a series regular.[20] Tinker last appeared as a series regular on December 27, 2022. In January 2023, Tinker briefly reprised the role of Fenmore Baldwin on The Young and the Restless.[21] On January 27, 2023, it was announced that Tinker had joined the cast of Fire Country.[22]
Personal life
editIn 2019, Tinker was romantically linked with his The Young and the Restless co-star Cait Fairbanks.[23] The duo officially confirmed that they were dating in early 2020.[24] They broke up in 2021.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dear Diary, I Died | Christian | |
| 2019 | Payment Received | Eric | |
| 2021 | Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas | Sonny Kiriakis | Peacock film |
| 2023 | Laced | Austin | |
| Payment Received | Eric | ||
| For When You Get Lost | Matt |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Murder in the First | Spether | Episode: "Twenty-Fifteen" |
| 2016 | My Crazy Ex | Travis | Episode: "Seething, Thieving & Teething" |
| 2017 | Small Shots | Drunkard | Episode: "Fast Break" |
| Law & Order True Crime | Craig Cignarelli | Recurring role; 3 episodes: "The Menendez Murders: Episode 1", "Episode 2" and "Episode 5" | |
| 2018 | NCIS | David West | Episode: "Boom" |
| Turnt | Hot Jock | Episode: "Lonely Together" | |
| 2018–2020, 2023 |
The Young and the Restless | Fenmore Baldwin | Recurring role: 20 episodes December 3, 2018[12] to February 11, 2019[25] December 27, 2019[16] to January 24, 2020[17] |
| 2019 | You're the Worst | Curtis | Episode: "Four Goddamn More Days" |
| Flat Dad | Enzo | Television film | |
| American Horror Story | Sam | Episodes: "Mr. Jingles" and "True Killers" | |
| Two Turtle Doves | Alex Taylor | Television film | |
| 2020 | Station 19 | Greg | Episode: "Born to Run" |
| 13 Reasons Why | Grayson | Episode: "College Tour" | |
| L.A.'s Finest | Joe Killinger | Episode: "Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins" | |
| 2020–2024 | Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks | Hat Kid / The Time Traveler / Thornbagof |
4 episodes |
| 2021 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Tyler | Episodes: "A Fait Accompli" and "The Frogman's Daughter" |
| Why Women Kill | Patrolman Ford | Episodes: "Murder, My Sweet" and "Scene of the Crime" | |
| Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem | Sonny Kiriakis | Miniseries; 5 episodes | |
| 2022 | Big Sky | Mark Woodman | 5 episodes |
| 2022–2023 | Days of Our Lives | Sonny Kiriakis | Series regular |
| Puppy Dog Pals | Grace's Dad | 4 episodes | |
| 2023 | CSI: Vegas | Warren Bart | Episode: "Eyeballs" |
| Fire Country | Collin O'Reilly | 5 episodes | |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Henry | 1 episode | |
| 2024 | 9-1-1 | Officer Matthew Sparks | Episode: "Hotshots" |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series | The Young and the Restless | Nominated | [26] |
References
edit- ^ a b White-Nobles, Ryan (August 2, 2021). "'Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem' Casting News: Chandler Massey, Zach Tinker, Christie Clark, Austin Peck, Greg Rikaart and More Announced". TV Source Magazine. SoSource Media, LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ a b c Lewis, Errol (May 14, 2020). "Catching Up With 'The Young And The Restless' Zach Tinker: Ideal Storyline, Primetime And Love On Set". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Happy Birthday To Zach Tinker!". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. May 8, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Young and the Restless Actor List: Zachary Tinker". Soaps.com. SHE Media. March 26, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Lori Mozilo Tinker Vs John Houghton Tinker". December 4, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ Clifford, Kambra (March 25, 2019). "Interview: The Young and the Restless' Zach Tinker on his ninja Emmy moves". Soap Central. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ a b "Zach Tinker – What's On Your Mantelpiece?". The Steeple Times. October 15, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ Gray, Coryon (May 2, 2019). "The Young and the Restless Star Zach Tinker on Shock Daytime Emmy Nomination, Potential Romance for Fen and Love of Trash TV". TV Source Magazine. SoSource Media, LLC. p. 2. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ a b Bacon, Natalie (February 25, 2015). "Campus Celebrity: Zachary Tinker". Her Campus. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Gray, Coryon (May 2, 2019). "The Young and the Restless Star Zach Tinker on Shock Daytime Emmy Nomination, Potential Romance for Fen and Love of Trash TV". TV Source Magazine. SoSource Media, LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ a b Clifford, Kambra (November 13, 2018). "Y&R recasts Fenmore; Zach Tinker takes over for Max Ehrich". Soap Central. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "Exclusive! Y&R Casts New Fen". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. November 12, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Zach Tinker Back to Y&R". Late-breaking News. Soap Opera Digest. Vol. 44, no. 51. American Media, Inc. December 23, 2019. p. 5.
- ^ Gray, Coryon (May 2, 2019). "The Young and the Restless Star Zach Tinker on Shock Daytime Emmy Nomination, Potential Romance for Fen and Love of Trash TV". TV Source Magazine. SoSource Media, LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Young, Candace (August 20, 2019). "Zach Tinker on American Horror Story & Jonathan Groff Reflects on OLTL". Soaps.com. SHE Media. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "Zach Tinker Returns to The Young and the Restless". Michael Fairman TV. The Michael Fairman Company. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "Who's Going". Comings and Goings. Soap Opera Digest. Vol. 45, no. 6. American Media, Inc. February 10, 2020. p. 13.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (November 22, 2021). "'Days Of Our Lives' Alison Sweeney To Revive Sami Brady For 'A Very Salem Christmas'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ Silver, Carly (February 11, 2022). "Watch: Billy Flynn Teases Returns of Chandler Massey, Zach Tinker, and Greg Rikaart to Days (Video)". Daytime Confidential. United States: Confidential Media, Inc. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ Lewis, Errol (March 15, 2022). "Zach Tinker on Contract as Sonny Kiriakis on 'Days of our Lives'". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Errol (January 13, 2023). "Zach Tinker Dropped to Recurring Status at 'Days of our Lives', Returning to 'The Young and the Restless' for Special Episode". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (January 27, 2023). "'Fire Country' Adds Zach Tinker To Season 1 Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ Byrne, Bonnie (September 30, 2019). "Zach Tinker And Cait Fairbanks Spark Dating Rumors". Fame10. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "Real-Life Status". Comings and Goings. Soap Opera Digest. Vol. 45, no. 11. American Media, Inc. March 16, 2020. p. 12.
- ^ Anthony Morina and Josh Griffith (Executive producers); Mal Young (Head writer); Sally McDonald (Director); Anne Schoettle (Script writer) (February 11, 2019). The Young and the Restless. Season 46. Episode 11550. CBS.
- ^ "The 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations" (PDF). New York: emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
External links
edit- Zach Tinker at IMDb