Zachary Levi was first seen on-screen in the 2002 television film ‘Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie.’ That same year, he also joined the main cast of the American television sitcom ‘Less than Perfect’ as ‘Kipp Steadman.’ The show ran for 4 seasons and aired its final episode in 2006. Levi made his big-screen debut in the 2006 American crime comedy film ‘Big Momma's House 2’ directed by John Whitesell. The film, despite being shot down by critics, performed well at the box office and grossed over $141.5 million on a $40 million budget. In 2007, he grabbed the role of ‘Chuck Bartowski’ in the American action-comedy/spy-drama television series ‘Chuck’ created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series aired 91 episodes in a span of 5 seasons before going off-air in 2012. Levi also won the ‘Ewwy Award,’ ‘Teen Choice Award,’ and ‘TV Guide Award’ for his performance in the show. He next starred in films like ‘Wieners’ (2008), ‘An American Carol’ (2008), ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel’ (2009), ‘Tangled’ (2010), ‘Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story’ (2011), and ‘Remember Sunday’ (2013). In 2013, he portrayed ‘Fandral’ in the American superhero film ‘Thor: The Dark World’ directed by Alan Taylor. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and grossed over $644.8 million at the box office.
He next starred in films such as ‘Apex: The Story of the Hypercar’ (2016), ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ (2017), ‘The Star’ (2017), ‘Office Uprising’ (2018), and ‘Blood Fest’ (2018). He portrayed ‘Billy Batson / Shazam’ in the 2019 superhero film ‘Shazam!’ directed by David F. Sandberg. The film garnered wide praise from critics and was a financial success, grossing over $366 million on a budget of $80–100 million. In 2021, he starred as ‘Neil Buckland’ in the legal drama film ‘The Mauritanian’ directed by Kevin Macdonald. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and holds a 75% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. He last appeared in the 2022 American animated film ‘Apollo 10 1⁄2: A Space Age Childhood’ directed by Richard Linklater. The film received a positive response from critics. Levi is all set to appear in the upcoming American superhero film ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods.’