Zachery Ty Bryan


Zachery Ty Bryan is an American actor and film producer best known for his role as Brad Taylor on the American sitcom Home Improvement. and his film appearances in True Heart, .

Early life

Bryan was born in Aurora, Colorado, to Jenny and Dwight Bryan. He has a younger sister named Ciri. He attended La Salle High School, graduating with the class of 2000.

Career

Before he starred in Home Improvement, he appeared in local print and television advertising in Denver. He then appeared at a showcase in New York City, directed by Peter Sklar, where he was seen by a professional talent representative. This, and his interest in acting soon brought him to California, where he was cast in the role of Brad, the oldest Taylor child, in the show Home Improvement. His character was known for experimenting with different hair styles as well as being the child most often in trouble. He is one month younger than Jonathan Taylor Thomas, who played his younger brother Randy on the show.
In the middle of Home Improvement Bryan made an appearance as Steve on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1995.
After Home Improvement ended, Bryan made brief appearances in many other television shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Peter Nicols, Veronica Mars as Caz Truman, and Shark as Scott Natterson, as well as a guest appearance on an episode of Reading Rainbow. Additionally, he made a cameo appearance on MTV's I Bet You Will in which he portrayed himself and competed in a challenge where he wrestled female convicted felons. In 2001, he portrayed an ice hockey player in an episode of Touched by an Angel. He also appeared on Smallville in 2003 where he played Eric Marsh, a high school baseball player using steroids made from meteor rock. He was the second Home Improvement alum to make a guest appearance on the show after Jonathan Taylor Thomas. In 2005, Bryan appeared as Bryan Nolan in ESPN's TV movie Code Breakers. Bryan also guest starred in Cold Case and in 2008 as a young man hiring a hitman to kill his stepmother on the show Burn Notice.
Bryan's film roles include the school bully in the 1996 Sinbad comedy First Kid. He starred in the 1995 movie Magic Island as Jack Carlisle, and the 1998 TV movie The Principal Takes A Holiday. He also starred as Eric in 1999's '. Later, he played defender Harry Keough alongside Gerard Butler in the 2005 movie The Game of Their Lives otherwise known as The Miracle Match about the 1950 US upset at the World Cup. In 2006, he played as a villain named Clay in ', then in the 2009 TV mini-series Meteor, which aired on NBC. He also played Thor in the made-for-TV Syfy channel film Thor: Hammer of the Gods. The film originally aired on November 29, 2009.

Personal life

In 2007, he married Carly Matros, whom he met while attending La Cañada High School. He is the father of twin girls born in 2014, and Jordana Nicole Bryan, born in 2016. On March 18, 2019, Bryan announced the birth of their son, Pierce Alexander Bryan.
Bryan’s cousin is former NFL quarterback Brady Quinn.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990ABC TGIFBradTV series
1990'Child TV movie
1991–1999Home ImprovementBrad TaylorLead role
1994Thunder AlleyBrad TaylorEpisode: "First Date"
1995'SteveEpisode: "There's the Rub: Part 1"
Episode: "There's the Rub: Part 2"
1996Picket FencesEpisode: "Winner Takes All"
1997Soul ManBrad TaylorEpisode: "Public Embarrassment and Todd's First Sermon"
1997Promised LandRyan GerhartEpisode: "Mr. Muscles"
1998Principal Takes a HolidayJohn ScadutoTV movie
2000Chicken Soup for the SoulDanielEpisode: "The Two Sides of Love"
2000Opposite SexChuckEpisode: "The Dance Episode"
Episode: "The Field Trip Episode"
2000–2001Boston PublicMalcolm WhiteEpisode: "Chapter One"
Episode: "Chapter Five"
Episode: "Chapter Twenty-Two"
2001Family LawJamie WilkinsEpisode: "Liar's Club: Part 1"
Episode: "Liar's Club: Part 2"
2001Touched by an AngelJeff McHenryEpisode: "The Penalty Box"
2001ERUpsilon Psi Lambda Frat BrotherEpisode: "Sailing Away"
2001'RayEpisode: "Abduction"
2002'Val MasseyTV movie
2002PhillyBrian LeeEpisode: "Lies of Minelli"
2002Buffy the Vampire SlayerPeter NicolsEpisode: "Help"
2003SmallvilleEric MarshEpisode: "Witness"
2004Century CityTeddy PaikinEpisode: "Love and Games"
2004PlainsongRussell BeckmanTV movie
2004–2005Center of the UniverseKevin BarnettEpisode: "Good Parenting, Bad Parenting"
Episode: "If You Love Something Leave It Alone"
Episode: "Oh Brother, What the Hell Were You Thinking?"
2005Veronica MarsCaz TrumanEpisode: "Ruskie Business"
Episode: "Kanes and Abel's"
2005Code BreakersBrian NolanTV movie
2006Cold CasePetey Episode: "8 Years"
2006SharkScott NattersonEpisode: "Déjà Vu All Over Again"
2007–K-VilleRickyEpisode: "Critical Mass"
Episode: "Game Night"
2008Burn NoticeDrewEpisode: "Double Booked"
2009Knight RiderTerry DriscollEpisode: "Knight and the City"
2009MeteorDeputy KoskeyTV miniseries
2009THOR: Hammer of the GodsThorTV movie

YearTitleNotes
2008TrunkCo-producer
2010Associate producer
2010Prowl
2012Rogue River
2012The Grief Tourist

Awards

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