Zach Roerig

Zach Roerig
Roerig at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	Zachary George Roerig (1985-02-22) February 22, 1985 Montpelier, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present
Children	1

Zachary George "Zach" Roerig /rɔːrɪɡ/ (born February 22, 1985) is an American actor who is known for his roles as Casey Hughes on As the World Turns, Hunter Atwood on One Life to Live, and Matt Donovan on The Vampire Diaries.

Early life

Roerig was born in Montpelier, Ohio, to Andrea and Dan Roerig. He has a younger sister named Emily who was born in 1989. Roerig attended the Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Cleveland^[1] and went on to participate in the International Model and Talent Association where he signed with his late talent manager. He graduated Montpelier High School where he was both a football player and a wrestler. While he was growing up, Roerig worked for his father and grandfather at Fackler Monuments making gravestones.

Career

Roerig played the role of Casey Hughes on As the World Turns from January 18, 2005 to May 2, 2007.^[2] Casey was the son of legacy couple Tom and Margo Hughes, and during his time, Casey was part of a popular couple with Alexandra Chando. After his departure, Roerig accepted a role on the soap One Life to Live, as Hunter Atwood. He departed again later that year. Roerig then made a few appearances on Friday Night Lights as Cash the cowboy. Most recently, he portrays Matt Donovan in The Vampire Diaries.^[3]

Personal life

Roerig has a daughter who was born in January 2011.^[4] In June 2013, Roerig filed legal papers in Georgia, seeking full custody of his daughter after her mother, Roerig's ex-girlfriend, Alana Turner, was incarcerated in a federal prison.^[5]

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Flutter Kick	Jason Matthews	Short film
2007	Tie a Yellow Ribbon	Teenage Joe
2008	Dear Me	Adam
2008	Assassination of a High School President	Matt Mullen
2008	Official Selection	The American Soldier	Short film
2014	Field of Lost Shoes	Jack Stanard
2016	Rings	Carter	Post-production

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Law & Order	Rollerblade messenger	Episode: "All in the Family"
2005–2007	As the World Turns	Casey Hughes	Role held: January 18, 2005 – May 2, 2007
2006	Reba	Man at wedding	Episode: "Two Weddings and a Funeral"
2007	Guiding Light	Alex	Season 55, episode 154
2007	One Life to Live	Hunter Atwood	15 episodes
2008–2009	Friday Night Lights	Cash	6 episodes
2009–present	The Vampire Diaries	Matt Donovan	Main cast
2016	The Originals	Matt Donovan	Episode: "Behind the Black Horizon"

References

↑ "Barbizon Modeling and Acting - Alumni". Barbizon Modeling. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
↑ Zach Roerig, 274 episodes, 2005-2007. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048845/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm#cast
↑ Schneider, Michael (March 25, 2009). "Somerhalder joins 'Vampire Diaries'". Variety. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
↑ "'Vampire Diaries' Star: I Have a Kid! & My Baby Mama's In Jail". TMZ. July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
↑ Ravitz, Justin (July 8, 2013). "Zach Roerig Fighting With Convict Ex-Girlfriend Over Secret Daughter, 2". US Weekly. Retrieved July 8, 2013.

External links

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The Vampire Diaries

Episodes

Season 1	"Pilot" "The Night of the Comet" "Friday Night Bites" "Family Ties" "You're Undead to Me" "Lost Girls" "Haunted" "162 Candles" "History Repeating" "The Turning Point" "Bloodlines" "Unpleasantville" "Children of the Damned" "Fool Me Once" "A Few Good Men" "There Goes the Neighborhood" "Let the Right One In" "Under Control" "Miss Mystic Falls" "Blood Brothers" "Isobel" "Founder's Day"

Season 2	"The Return" "Brave New World" "Bad Moon Rising" "Memory Lane" "Kill or Be Killed" "Plan B" "Masquerade" "Rose" "Katerina" "The Sacrifice" "By the Light of the Moon" "The Descent" "Daddy Issues" "Crying Wolf" "The Dinner Party" "The House Guest" "Know Thy Enemy" "The Last Dance" "Klaus" "The Last Day" "The Sun Also Rises" "As I Lay Dying"

Season 3	"The Birthday" "The Hybrid" "The End of the Affair" "Disturbing Behavior" "The Reckoning" "Smells Like Teen Spirit" "Ghost World" "Ordinary People" "Homecoming" "The New Deal" "Our Town" "The Ties That Bind" "Bringing Out the Dead" "Dangerous Liaisons" "All My Children" "The Departed"

Season 4	"Growing Pains" "Memorial" "The Rager" "The Five" "The Killer" "We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes" "My Brother's Keeper" "We'll Always Have Bourbon Street" "O Come, All Ye Faithful" "After School Special" "Catch Me If You Can" "A View to a Kill"

Season 5	"I Know What You Did Last Summer" "True Lies" "Original Sin" "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "Monster's Ball" "Handle with Care" "Death and the Maiden" "Dead Man on Campus" "The Cell" "Fifty Shades of Grayson" "500 Years of Solitude" "The Devil Inside" "Total Eclipse of the Heart" "No Exit" "Gone Girl" "While You Were Sleeping" "Rescue Me" "Resident Evil" "Man on Fire" "What Lies Beneath" "Promised Land" "Home"

Season 6	"I'll Remember" "Yellow Ledbetter" "Welcome to Paradise" "Black Hole Sun" "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" "Do You Remember the First Time?" "Fade Into You" "I Alone"

Season 7	"Gods and Monsters"

Season 8

Characters

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