Age: 46
male
Zach McGowan was born and raised in New York City, where he started acting at an early age in school productions. His passion for the stage followed him through his high school and college years and landed him on the New York City stage in 2003 where he honed his craft in numerous off Broadway productions. In 2005 Zach moved to Los Angeles to work in film and Television. Zach's film work includes "Terminator Salvation" directed by McG "The Hunt For Eagle One" (Sony Screen Gems) directed by Brian Clyde, "Crash Point" (Sony Screen Gems) directed by Henry Crum, and "Seal Team Six" directed by Mark Andrews. On Television Zach Guest-starred in the premiere episode of the 5th season of "Numb3rs", and in season 7 episode 6 of "CSI Miami." Zach's short film work includes leading roles in "The 14th Morning" (LA International Short Film Festival, New Haven Film Festival, and The Method Festival), and "Sadiq" (official 2006 MTVU Student Film Maker Award Nominee, and winner "Best Short" at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival) by Sean Mullin. Zach can also be heard in numerous advertisements, video games, and animation projects doing Voice Over work. Zach lives in Los Angeles and is a member of both SAG and AFTRA.
Zach McGowan
Sergeant Alden Shaw
for Sergeant Alden Shaw in Frostpunk
Suggested by orz1992
After the world is consumed by a volcanic winter, the last flicker of civilization gathers around a massive Generator in the frozen ruins of the north. New London is born—not from hope, but from necessity. Tasked with keeping the city alive, a reluctant leader known only as The Captain navigates a brutal landscape of famine, fear, and rebellion. As coal runs low and temperatures drop to inhuman depths, they must decide who lives, who works, and who is left to die. Haunted by loss and pressured by rising political factions—the zealous Order, the defiant Londoners, the desperate masses—The Captain fights to preserve both the city and their own humanity. But in a world where warmth is power and dissent is treason, survival demands impossible choices. Frostpunk is a bleak, political survival drama about the collapse of morality under the weight of leadership—and what happens when saving the future means destroying everything you once believed in.
