Zach

Zach
Portrayed by	Thomas Dekker
First appearance	Genesis
In-story stats
Known ability	None
Gender
Residence	Zach's home
Occupation	High school student

Zach is a teenager in Odessa, TX and attends Union Wells High School. He is Claire Bennet's friend and one of the few people to know of her powers.

Character History

Genesis

Claire has Zach make a videotape of her using her abilities. She also has him film her rescuing a firefighter from a train wreck.

Don't Look Back

The tape disappears from his backpack, and he promises to look for it.

One Giant Leap

Zach continues to encourage Claire to take her powers seriously. Claire expresses that she just wishes to live a normal life.

Collision

Claire confides in Zach about what Brody did to her at the bonfire. He tries to persuade her to report it, but she swears him to secrecy.

Better Halves

Zach walks Claire home before her meeting with her biological parents, Hank and Lisa. They discuss how Claire might broach the topic of her powers with them. Zach confesses that he hopes her parents do not have powers, because it makes her more special. She accuses him of flirting with her but he denies it.

Nothing to Hide

Zach comes over unannounced to Claire's home to give her back the tape that disappeared from his backpack. He tells her he found it under his bed while looking for his PSP even though he checked the bed "like fifty times". He is riding his bike while Claire is chasing her brother after Lyle finds out her abilities, and comes to her aid. Claire and Zach chase Lyle into the Bennet SUV.

Homecoming

Zach helps Claire win Homecoming Queen by getting the 'freak' vote; all the unpopular people voting for the unpopular canidate. While Claire is grounded by her foster-father to avoid her getting killed, Zach sneaks to her house and convinces her to go to Homecoming anyway. During their conversation, Zach and Claire start talking about what was said about him at school earlier that day, and Zach indirectly admits to being gay. He says he is happy with who he is and has accepted the 'freak' inside, as Claire should accept the 'freak' in her and be happy with who she is.

Notes

• Zach's MySpace page and several comments he has made have led to a great deal of fan speculation as to his sexual orientation. However, this has not been addressed directly on the show, although, it is reported he will be coming out during the series.

• Zack indirectly admits to being gay in "Homecoming" while talking to Claire about accepting who you really are.

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Zach for fan-created theories and other speculation.

Spoilers

See Zach Spoilers.

External Links

• Zach's MySpace page