Zachary Burr Abel (born September 4, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Carter Anderson in the

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comedy drama series ''

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'' (2009–2011). For his role, he was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer TV Star – Male.

Early life

Abel was born on September 4th, 1980 in the small town of

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. He studied finance and international business at

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Career

Abel began his acting career in 2007, when he appeared in an

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of the

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police procedural drama series ''

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''. He went on to star as Jonah Madigan in the

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drama series ''

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'' (2008), a series produced by Take180. In 2009, he appeared in the

teen drama series ''

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'' as Max Enriquez, the stepbrother of

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. He also appeared as Chad in the horror film ''

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'' (2009) and as Justin Palma in the comedy film ''

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'' (2011). Abel gained further recognition for starring as Carter Anderson in the

comedy-drama series ''

'', appearing on the series from 2009 to 2011. For his performance, he was nominated at the

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in the category of "Choice Summer TV Star – Male", but lost to

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of ''

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''. Abel went on to make guest appearances in numerous other television series, including ''

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'' (2009), '' 90210'' (2010), ''

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'' (2011), ''

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'' (2011), ''

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'' (2014), and ''

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'' (2017).

Personal life

He is in a relationship with English actress

Elizabeth Henstridge Elizabeth Frances Henstridge (born 11 September 1987) is an English actress, model and director. She is best known for starring as Jemma Simmons in the ABC superhero action drama series '' Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2013–2020), set wi ...

. On 22 April 2019, they announced their engagement with an Instagram post. On 21 August 2021 the couple got married.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Official Twitter
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abel, Zachary 1980 births American male film actors American male television actors Living people People from Henry County, Indiana 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Indiana Washington University in St. Louis alumni