Zachary Levi Pugh (born September 29, 1980, better known as Zachary Levi), is an American television actor best known for roles of Kipp Steadman in Less Than Perfect and Chuck Bartowski on Chuck.

The middle child between two sisters, born September 29, 1980 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Zachary Levi grew up all over the country before finally taking up roots in Ventura County, California. At the early age of six, Zachary began acting, singing and dancing in school and local theater productions. After graduating from Buena High School, he headed to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of acting. Zachary began acting in theater, performing lead roles in such regional productions as Grease, The Outsiders, Oliver, The Wizard of Oz and Big River. It was his portrayal of Jesus in Ojai's Godspell that brought him to the attention of Hollywood. Most recently he completed a supporting role in the television movie Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie (2002) (TV) with David Krumholtz, Tory Kittles, Jennifer Morrison (II) and Nicholas Turturro. He then began acting as Kipp Steadman in a TV series called _"Less Than with Perfect (2001) (TV)" with Sara Rue, Andrea Parker (I), Eric Roberts (I), Andy Dick (I) and Sherri Shepherd. He recently was seen in a television movie called See Jane Date (2003) (TV) on the WB with Charisma Carpenter, Holly Marie Combs, Linda Dano and Rachelle Lefevre. In his spare time, Zachary enjoys skateboarding, snowboarding, skydiving and participating in various other sports. He lives in Los Angeles.