Zach Galifianakis American Actor From North Wilkesboro

Zach Galifianakis, born 1 October 1969 in North Wilkesboro, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Jake in Birdman (2014).

Early life

Schooling on record includes Wilkes Central High School, North Carolina State University and Wilkes Community College.

Career

His first listed screen credit dates to 1999, with Flushed. Work from the 2000s includes Into the Wild (2007) and Up in the Air (2009). The Hangover Part II (2011, as Alan Garner) and The Muppets (2011) are among his 2010s credits. In the 2020s, he appeared in Lilo & Stitch (2025, as Jumba Jookiba) and The Wizard of the Kremlin (2025).

The list below counts 43 films and 4 TV series from 1999 to 2026. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (15), followed by drama (5) and action (3). His latest credit on record is The Gallerist (2026). Of his ten titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, The Hangover Part II (2011) has the highest, at $587 million. Zach Galifianakis also worked as writer on Between Two Ferns: The Movie.

Ken Jeong appears in four of his listed titles, including The Hangover Part III (2013). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Rob Corddry (four titles) and Bradley Cooper (three titles). Todd Phillips directed four of his titles on record, among them Due Date (2010). James Bobin is credited as director on two of them, including Muppets Most Wanted (2014).

Recognition

Zach Galifianakis received an award at the MTV Movie & TV Awards.