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My Take
Zachary Knighton strikes me as the kind of dependable lead who keeps television running without demanding the spotlight. I knew him first as Dave on Happy Endings, a show with a devoted cult following, and then as Rick Wright across the entire rebooted Magnum P.I. run from 2018 to 2024. Six years on a network series is no small thing, and it speaks to a reliability casting directors clearly trust. He's also dabbled in directing and producing, which I always read as a sign of an actor who wants to understand the whole machine. A steady, versatile working actor, and I have a real soft spot for that breed.
Overview
Zachary Andrew Knighton (born October 25, 1978) is an American actor, best known for starring as Dave Rose on the ABC comedy series Happy Endings from 2011 to 2013 and as Orville "Rick" Wright in the rebooted version of Magnum P.I. from 2018 to 2024. Other notable roles on television include starring roles on ABC's science fiction series FlashForward and in the FOX sitcoms Life on a Stick and Weird Loners.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Zachary Knighton
- Name (Japanese)
- ザカリー・ナイトン
- Reading
- ざかりー・ないとん
- Born
- October 25, 1978 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Horse
- Origin
- Alexandria, Virginia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor / television director / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Frank W. Cox High School
- University
- Virginia Commonwealth University
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.