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My Take
What strikes me about Zachary Gordon is how cleanly he handled the trap of early fame. Carrying the Diary of a Wimpy Kid films as Greg Heffley meant being the awkward kid millions saw themselves in, and that kind of relatable comedy is far harder to pull off than it looks. The string of Young Artist nominations was deserved. Rather than burning out in the usual child-star spiral, he quietly pivoted toward voice work and finished high school in Oak Park like a normal kid. I respect that low-drama professionalism, and I'm curious to see where his adult career settles.
Overview
Zachary Adam Gordon (born February 15, 1998) is an American actor. He played the lead role of Greg Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series (2010–2012), which earned him nominations for a Kids' Choice Award and seven Young Artist Awards. His other lead film roles include Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure (2016) and Dreamcatcher (2021).
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Zachary Gordon
- Name (Japanese)
- ザカリー・ゴードン
- Reading
- ざかりー・ごーどん
- Born
- February 15, 1998 (age 28)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Oak Park, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Oak Park High School
- University
- Private
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.