# Zach Appelman

Zach Appelman (born August 5, 1985) is an American film, television and theatre actor. He is known for portraying Luke Detweiler in the 2013 film Kill Your Darlings, Joe Corbin in the television series Sleepy Hollow, and Alton Finn in the television series Beauty & the Beast.

## Early life

Appelman was born and raised in Palo Alto, California, and attended high school there. Appelman played many sports in high school, including track and field, wrestling, and competitive martial arts. Appelman earned a black belt in karate in high school. He went on to attend the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned a BFA in acting. Appelman then attended the Yale School of Drama for his MFA in acting.

## Career

Appelman's first job out of graduate school was playing Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet. He would then go on to act in regional theatre in such productions as Hamlet, Timon of Athens, King Lear and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Appelman then went on to the New York City theatre district to perform in Theatre for a New Audience's A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius and Broadway's War Horse as Sgt. Fine.
Appelman went on to perform in film and on television. He appeared in 2013's Kill Your Darlings as Luke Detweiler. His first lead role was in 2014's A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius. In season 15 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Appelman guest starred as Officer Jimmy Hamilton in two episodes. He guest starred as Joe Corbin during the second season of the Sleepy Hollow television series. He had a recurring role during season three of Beauty & the Beast as Alton Finn. On August 21, 2015, it was announced that Appelman had been made a series regular on Sleepy Hollow. Appelman was featured in Sheri Wilner's play The Miracle of Chanukah and Patrick Gabridge's play Christmas Breaks for public radio show and podcast. In 2016, Appelman appeared in the film Complete Unknown. In 2017, he portrayed Assistant US Attornery Matt Miller on Chicago P.D.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Kill Your Darlings | Luke Detweiler | Biographical drama film written by Austin Bunn and directed by John Krokidas |
| 2014 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Demetrius | Comedy film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. |
| 2016 | Complete Unknown | Malcolm | Drama film directed by Joshua Marston. |
| 2018 | Like Father | Steve | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Homeland | James Carrington | Episode: "Broken Hearts" (S 2:Ep 10) |
| 2013–2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Officer Jimmy Hamilton | Episode: "Surrender Benson" (S 15:Ep 1) Episode: "Psycho/Therapist" (S 15:Ep 10) |
| 2014 | Black Box | Danny Walker | Episode: "Free Will" (S 1:Ep 8) |
| 2014–2016 | Sleepy Hollow | Joe Corbin | Episode: "And the Abyss Gazes Back" (S 2:Ep 6) Main cast; Season 3 |
| 2015 | Beauty & the Beast | Alton Finn | Episodes: "Primal Fear" (S 3:Ep 2) "Cat's Out of the Bag" (S 3:Ep 9) "Patient X" (S 3:Ep 10) |
| 2017–2018 | Chicago PD | Matt Miller | Recurring Season 5 |
| 2019 | The Passage | Agent Phil Doyle | Episode: Pilot (S1: Ep 1) |
| 2019–2020 | God Friended Me | Lt. Fremont | Recurring Season 2 |

### Theatre

| Title | Role | Name of Theatre |
| Hamlet | Hamlet | Hartford Stage |
| Arms and the Man | Captain Bluntschli | The Old Globe |
| Henry V | Henry V of England | Folger Theatre |
| Romeo and Juliet | Tybalt | Chicago Shakespeare Theater |
| Death of a Salesman | Biff | Chautauqua Theater Company |
| Arcadia | Septimus | Chautauqua Theater Company |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Francis Flute | Chautauqua Theater Company |
| The Winter's Tale | Time | Chautauqua Theater Company |
| Tartuffe | Tartuffe | Yale Repertory Theatre |
| As You Like It | William | Shakespeare Santa Cruz |
| King Lear | Part of ensemble | Shakespeare Santa Cruz |
| Timon of Athens | Alcibiades | Theatre Artists Group |
| The Comedy of Errors | Dromio of Ephesus | Shakespeare Santa Cruz |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Demetrius | Theatre for a New Audience |
| War Horse | Sgt. Fine | Broadway |