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My Take
What strikes me about Chris Zylka is how recognizable his roles are even if his name isn't. I knew Flash Thompson from The Amazing Spider-Man and Tom Garvey from The Leftovers long before I connected them to one actor from Warren, Ohio. That HBO run interests me most, because The Leftovers asked far more of its cast than a typical genre show, and being part of an ensemble like that says something. He came up through The Secret Circle and Shark Night, the kind of early-2010s CW-and-thriller credits a lot of working actors share. I see him as a steady, dependable presence rather than a marquee name.
Overview
Chris Zylka (born Christopher Michael Settlemire; May 9, 1985) is an American actor and model, known for his roles as Blake in the film Shark Night (2011), Jake Armstrong in The CW's supernatural series The Secret Circle (2011–2012), Flash Thompson in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and Tom Garvey in the HBO series The Leftovers (2014–2017).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chris Zylka
- Name (Japanese)
- クリス・ジルカ
- Reading
- くりす・じるか
- Born
- May 9, 1985 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Ox
- Origin
- Warren, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / model / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Howland High School
- University
- University of Toledo
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.