About

Known credits:
34
Birthday:
1981-03-01
Place of birth:
Arlington, Virginia, USA
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Zach Cregger

Overview

Zachary Michael Cregger (born March 1, 1981) is an American comedian, actor, writer, director and producer. He first came to prominence as one of the three founding members, alongside Trevor Moore and Sam Brown, of the New York City-based comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U' Know. He later starred in the sitcoms Friends with Benefits, Guys with Kids, and Wrecked. He also starred in the film Miss March, which he co-directed and co-wrote with Moore. In 2022, Cregger wrote and directed the horror film Barbarian, a commercial success that opened to positive critical reviews.

Cregger was born in Arlington, Virginia. He performed in various comedy and music groups there before moving to Brooklyn, New Yorkwhere he joined forces with Moore and Sam Brown to start The Whitest Kids U' Know.

He was in high school in an improv troupe called The Nation of Improv. They performed shows at malls and other high school auditoriums.

Cregger and his friends formed the WKUK comedy troupe in 2000 while still in college. Later, he met Darren Trumeter while shooting an independent film and asked him to join them. Trumeter became the second of two later additions to the troupe, the first being Timmy Williams.

Cregger and the troupe garnered great success while performing live in New York City at LES music venue Pianos and on the internet. This led to an invitation in 2006 to the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. The troupe won the Best Sketch Group award and attracted the attention of many Hollywood executives.

The Whitest Kids U' Know ran for five seasons on FUSE and IFC.

In 2008, Cregger made his first film appearance in Deb Hagan's directorial debut College.

He directed his second feature film with Moore, The Civil War on Drugs. It had a limited theatrical release and was ultimately aired during the fifth season of WKUK. Afterwards, he toured with the WKUK and performed in live shows. He has participated in several independent movies.

Cregger joined the cast of the NBC sitcom Friends with Benefits, which began airing on August 5, 2011. He then starred on the NBC sitcom Guys with Kids, which aired for one season in 2012–2013. Cregger next starred in the TBS show Wrecked.

Cregger wrote and directed the 2022 horror film Barbarian, starring Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, and Justin Long.

Cregger, along with the surviving members of The Whitest Kids U'Know, crowdfunded the second feature from the troupe, Mars, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 6, 2024, with encore screenings on June 8 and 15.

Cregger is set to direct Weapons, a horror film based on a screenplay also written by him.

In 2018, Cregger became engaged to his longtime girlfriend Sara Paxton. They married on October 27, 2019.

In January 2025, Cregger was featured in a Washington Post article detailing alleged sexual abuse perpetrated by the youth pastor at the prominent Washington DC area church his family attended.

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Known for

Acting

2024 Mars Actor N/A
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2022 Barbarian Actor Everett 66
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2018 Doubting Thomas Actor Graham 58
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2017 AwesomeFunTV Actor Devin N/A
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2016 Nancy Actor N/A
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2016 More Than Four Hours Actor 59
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2016 Wrecked Actor Owen 66
Fair
2016 Opening Night Actor Micky 58
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2014 Date and Switch Actor Greg 58
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2014 Love & Air Sex Actor Jeff 57
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2012 Guys with Kids Actor Nick 67
Fair
2012 The Wolf Actor The Wolf 59
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2011 The Civil War on Drugs Actor Abraham Lincoln / Ulysses Grant / Various 59
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2011 Friends with Benefits Actor Aaron Greenway 68
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2009 Miss March Actor Eugene Bell 57
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2008 College Actor Cooper 56
Average
2007 Sam in the Bag Actor Trevor's Mom / Himself N/A
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2007 The Whitest Kids U' Know Actor 74
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Directing

2026 Weapons Directing Director N/A
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2022 Barbarian Directing Director 66
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2011 The Civil War on Drugs Directing Director 59
Average
2009 Miss March Directing Director 57
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Writing

2026 Weapons Writing Writer N/A
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2024 Mars Writing Writer N/A
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2022 Barbarian Writing Writer 66
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2011 The Civil War on Drugs Writing Writer 59
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2009 Miss March Writing Screenplay 57
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Production

2026 Weapons Production Producer N/A
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2025 Companion Production Producer 59
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2024 OUT THERE: Crimes of the Paranormal Production Executive Producer 69
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2024 Mars Production Producer N/A
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2021 Sasquatch Production Executive Producer 72
Good
2011 The Civil War on Drugs Production Executive Producer 59
Average
Occupant Production Producer N/A
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