What is Zach Woods' Net Worth?
Zach Woods is an American actor, director, writer, producer, and comedian who has a net worth of $5 million. Zach Woods is best known for playing Gabe Lewis on the NBC series "The Office" (2010–2013) and Donald "Jared" Dunn on HBO's "Silicon Valley" (2014–2019). Zach has more than 50 acting credits to his name, including "In the Loop" (2009), "The Other Guys" (2010), "Ghostbusters" (2016), and "Mascots" (2016), and he began starring as Matt Spencer on the HBO series "Avenue 5" in 2020. Woods wrote, directed, and produced the critically-acclaimed short film "David" (2020), which stars Will Ferrell, and he co-created the 2009 web series "Awkward Boy."
Early Life
Zach Woods was born Zachary Woods on September 25, 1984, in Trenton, New Jersey. He grew up in a Jewish household in Yardley, Pennsylvania, with a nurse practitioner mother, psychiatrist/social worker father, a younger sister, and an older brother. Zach attended Interlochen Center for the Arts summer camp in the late 1990s, and he studied at Pennsbury High School. After graduating in 2003, Woods attended New York University.
Career
At age 16, Zach began performing improv at NYC's Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, and he was in the improv troupe The Stepfathers with Chris Gethard and Bobby Moynihan. Woods went on to teach improv at Duke University, Columbia University, and Lincoln Center. He made his film debut in 2004's "Terrorists," then guest-starred on "My Wife, the Ghost" (2005) and "Sexual Intercourse: American Style" (2006). In 2009, Zach appeared in the feature film "In the Loop" and the short films "Strangers" and "The Honkys," then he co-starred with Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg in 2010's "The Other Guys." In 2010, he began playing Gabe Lewis on "The Office," joining the cast during season six. Woods appeared in 51 episodes of the show as well as the web series "The Office: The 3rd Floor" (2010) and "The Office: The Podcast" (2011).
During his time on "The Office," Zach also appeared in the films "High Road" (2011) and "Damsels in Distress" (2011) and guest-starred on "Bored to Death" (2011) and "The League" (2012–2015). In 2013, he co-starred with Melissa McCarthy in "The Heat" and guest-starred on "Arrested Development," "Veep," and "The Good Wife."
From 2014 to 2019, Woods was a series regular on "Silicon Valley," appearing in all 53 episodes of the show, and he had a recurring role as Zach Harper on "Playing House" from 2014 to 2017. He reunited with McCarthy in 2015's "Spy" and 2016's "Ghostbusters," and he appeared in the films "Other People" (2016), "The Post" (2017), and "Downhill" (2020). In 2020, Zach began co-starring with Hugh Laurie and Josh Gad on "Avenue 5," which is set in the future, mostly in space." Woods has lent his voice to several animated projects, including "The Lego Ninjago Movie" (2017), "The Angry Birds Movie 2" (2019), and "The Simpsons" (2020).
Awards and Nominations
While Woods was a cast member on "The Office," the show received two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. For "David," Zach won an International Audience Award at the Encounters International Film Festival and a Best International Short award at the Tweetfest Film Festival. "David" earned him nominations from more than 20 film festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival, AFI Fest, HollyShorts Film Festival, Leeds International Film Festival, and Toronto International Film Festival.
Real Estate
In late 2020, Woods paid $1.7 million for a 2,019 square foot home in the Studio City area of Los Angeles. The French provincial-style home includes three bedrooms and 2.25 bathrooms and sits on a 6,000 square foot lot.