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{{Short description|American screenwriter}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2009}}
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| birth_name = Zachary Adam Whedon
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|8|14}}
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| occupation = Screenwriter, film director, comic book writer
| nationality = American
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| notableworks = ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]]'' ''[[Rubicon (TV series)|Rubicon]]'' ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]''
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| alma_mater = [[Wesleyan University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]], 2002)
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Eliza Clark (American writer)|Eliza Clark]]|2012}}
| parents = [[Tom Whedon]] (father)
| relatives = {{ubl|[[John Whedon]] (grandfather)|[[Jed Whedon]] (brother)|[[Joss Whedon]] (half-brother)|[[Spencer Treat Clark]] (brother-in-law)}}
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'''Zachary Adam Whedon''' (born August 14, 1979) is an American [[screenwriter]], [[film director]], and [[comic book writer]].

==Early life==
Whedon is from a family of writers: he is the son of screenwriter [[Tom Whedon]], grandson of screenwriter [[John Whedon]], and the brother of screenwriter/musician [[Jed Whedon]] and producer/director/writer [[Joss Whedon]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Katzoff |first1=Tami |title='Serenity': Zack Whedon Continues 'Firefly' With A Very Pregnant Zoe |url=http://splashpage.mtv.com/2013/10/31/serenity-whedon-comic-book/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103014056/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2013/10/31/serenity-whedon-comic-book |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |access-date=July 9, 2014 |agency=MTV |date=October 31, 2013}}</ref>

He graduated in 2002 with a film degree from [[Wesleyan University]] where he served as president of the [[Eclectic Society (Fraternity)|Eclectic Society]].{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}

==Career==
His first professional work in television was as a production assistant on his brother Joss' series ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]''.

Whedon joined the crew of the [[HBO]] western drama ''[[Deadwood (TV series)|Deadwood]]'' as an assistant to executive producer [[David Milch]] for the [[List of Deadwood episodes#Season 1 .282004.29|first season]] in 2004. The series was created by Milch and focused on a growing town in the American West. Whedon returned as Milch's assistant for the [[List of Deadwood episodes#Season 2 .282005.29|second season]] in 2005. He also became a writer for the [[List of Deadwood episodes#Season 3 .282006.29|third and final season]] in 2006 when he co-wrote the episode "Amateur Night" with writer's assistant [[Nick Towne]].<ref name = "Amateur Night">{{cite episode|title = Amateur Night|series = Deadwood|series-link = Deadwood (TV series)|author1 = Adam Davidson|author2 = Nick Towne & Zack Whedon (writers)|network = HBO|airdate = August 6, 2006|season = 3|number = 9}}</ref> Whedon and the writing staff were nominated for a [[Writers Guild of America Award]] for Outstanding Drama Series at the [[Writers Guild of America Awards 2006|February 2007 ceremony]] for their work on the third season.

He also wrote and acted in an episode of Milch's next series ''[[John from Cincinnati]]''.{{episode needed|date=January 2014}}

Alongside his brothers Joss and Jed, he co-created and co-wrote the parody musical ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]]''. He has worked on the [[Fox Broadcasting Network|FOX]] [[science-fiction]] series ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'' and the [[American Movie Channel|AMC]] [[Drama (genre)|drama]] ''[[Rubicon (TV series)|Rubicon]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/02/fringe-transfor.html|title='Fringe': Transformation|date=February 4, 2009|access-date=February 11, 2009|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>

In January 2014, [[Dark Horse Comics]] released ''[[Serenity: Leaves on the Wind]]'', a six-issue [[comic book]] series written by Whedon with art by [[Georges Jeanty]] that continues the story of brother Joss's cult television show ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'', and its subsequent film adaptation ''[[Serenity (2005 film)|Serenity]]''. The comic is also [[executive producer|executive produced]] by Joss Whedon and continues the story roughly 39 weeks after the events of the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1721405/serenity-comic-book-first-look.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222115327/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1721405/serenity-comic-book-first-look.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2014|title='Serenity' Writer Zack Whedon Highlights Six Key Scenes Comic book continuation gets behind the scenes look on six key moments.|date=January 29, 2014|access-date=February 16, 2014|publisher=[[MTV.com]]}}</ref> He was also a producer of the [[SundanceTV]] drama [[The Red Road (TV series)|''The Red Road'']] and the AMC drama [[Halt and Catch Fire (TV series)|''Halt and Catch Fire'']].

==Personal life==
In 2012, Whedon married screenwriter and playwright [[Eliza Clark (actress)|Eliza Clark]]. The two met while writing for the TV series [[Rubicon (TV series)|''Rubicon'']].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stylemepretty.com/2013/01/03/upstate-new-york-farm-wedding-from-tracey-buyce-photography/ |title=Upstate New York Farm Wedding from Tracey Buyce Photography|last=Capalbo|first=Abby|date=January 1, 2013|website=stylemepretty.com|access-date=June 14, 2016}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
'''Director'''
* ''[[Come and Find Me]]'' (2016)

'''Writer'''
* ''[[Come and Find Me]]'' (2016)

===Television===
'''Writer'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Show !! Season !! Episode title !! Episode !! Notes
|-
|2017
|rowspan=3|''[[Halt and Catch Fire (TV series)|Halt and Catch Fire]]''
|4
|"Miscellaneous", "Goodwill"
|3, 8
|
|-
|2015
|2
|"Extract and Defend", "Limbo"
|5, 8
|
|-
|2014
|1
|"Landfall", "The 214s"
|6, 8
|"The 214s" co-written with [[Dahvi Waller]]
|-
|2013
|''[[Southland (TV series)|Southland]]''
|5
|"Off Duty", "Chaos"
|5, 9
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|rowspan=2|[[Rubicon (TV series)|''Rubicon'']]
|rowspan=2|1
|"A Good Days Work"
|11
|-
|"Look to the Ant"
|6
|-
|rowspan=2|2009
|rowspan=3|''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]''
|rowspan=3|1
|"[[Unleashed (Fringe)|Unleashed]]"
|16
|Co-written with [[J. R. Orci]]
|-
|"[[The Transformation]]"
|13
|Co-written with J. R. Orci
|-
|rowspan=3|2008
|"[[The Dreamscape]]"
|9
|Co-written with [[Julia Cho]]
|-
|colspan=4|''Commentary! The Musical''
|Internet feature Co-written with [[Maurissa Tancharoen]], [[Jed Whedon]] and [[Joss Whedon]]
|-
|''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog''
|1
|"Act III"
|3
|Co-written with Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon and Joss Whedon
|-
|2007
|''[[John from Cincinnati]]''
|1
|"His Visit: Day Nine"
|10
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Deadwood (TV series)|Deadwood]]''
|3
|"Amateur Night"
|9
|
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|923738}}

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