Zachary Levi Pugh (born September 29, 1980), usually abbreviated as Zachary Levi, is an American actor and singer. Levi is most known for his role as Chuck Bartowski in the action-comedy TV series Chuck, along with his role as the DC superhero Shazam in the upcoming film.

Levi started his acting career at the age of six, performing in lead roles in regional (Lake Charles, Louisana) productions such as in The Outsiders, The Wizard of Oz and Big River etc. at the Ojai Art Center. Levi later choose his middle name because his agent told him “a guy named Zach Pugh would not be going far in Hollywood”.

His first appearance on the big screen happened when he was cast in the FX television movie Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie. He then appeared in ABC’s Less than perfect, and starred in a small role in See Jane Date.

His big break came when he was cast as the lead role in 2007’s action-comedy Television series Chuck. Levi and his co-star Yvonne Strahovski were both nominated and won for Best Action Actor and Actress Choice TV Series for Teen Choice Awards 2010.

Another big achievement of his came in 2010, when he landed the gig to voice Flynn Rider in Disney’s animated film, Tangled.

In 2011, Levi hosted the Spike Video Game Awards. Levi was planned to star as Fandral in Marvel’s Thor, but due to conflicts in scheduling while filming Chuck, did not attend the making of the first movie. He did later portray the role in the sequels, Thor: The Dark World and “Thor: Ragnarok*.

Levi’s Broadway debut came in August of 2013, when he performed in the musical comedy First Date. He has also performed in the Broadway’s She loves me, taking the lead role.

Levi’s music career started when he performed a duet with singer Katharine McPhee as a demo for her song, “Terrified”. Levi is also featured on the soundtrack of Tangled, singing with Mandy Moore for “I see the light”, in addition to being featured in another song titled “I’ve Got A Dream”.

Levi has also been a guest member of Band for TV.