 ZACHARY
BENNETT as Felix King . |
Pvt. Felix Alexander King: (b. September 30, 1894) Felix is the eldest son and
second child of Alec and Janet King. He has grown more industrious with age,
but he is always looking for ways to "get rich quick". He also tends to make
big plans that never seem to work out. Felicity teased him mercilessly as
a child, as he was a chubby little boy who did not share her passion for
academics. He chooses carefully what he wants to put his mind and energy
into. Despite the discouragements of his older sister, he was known to be
a fairly cheerful and unabashed boy and as he has grown older, he has found
it easier to ignore her comments. His childhood friend, Izzy Pettibone, has
held his romantic interest for about two years and on the day of Felicity's
wedding, he announced his decision to join the Navy. At the beginning of
this book, Felix has outgrown his stodginess and become much taller. He is
also endowed with an attractive combination of brown, wavy hair and blue
eyes.
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Like Gema Zamprogna, who plays his sister in Road To
Avonlea. Zachary Bennett also comes from an acting family: his father teaches drama,
his mother is his coach, and his elder brother Gareth along with sisters Marion and Sophie
all work in the field.
Zachary's role, as the irrepressible Felix King, has matured over the past seven seasons.
The Felix of six years ago, indefatigable tease, lover of adventure stories and shirker of
chores, has matured into a responsible young man who knows his own mind and always has an
eye for making a quick dollar. In the recent reunion movie, Happy Christmas Miss King,
Felix finds himself a soldier during World War I.
Zach is already a veteran actor on an international scale. Aside from his work in Canada,
Zach has worked in the United States, Europe, New Zealand, the former Czechoslovakia and
Mexico with some of the best known names in the entertainment Industry, including Leonard
Nimoy, Sam Waterston, Diane Keaton, Liam Neeson and Jan Rubes.
Film credits include The Good Mother with Diane Keaton, Back to Hannibal
with Megan Follows, The Muppets Christmas Special. He played the lead in
the four-hour mini-series By Way Of The Stars; and Looking for Miracles,
for which he received an Emmy nomination. Television credits include Sweating Bullets,
Diamonds, The Ray Bradbury Trilogy, and The Twilight Zone.
In addition to his film and television work, Zachary has a great love for the theatre. He
played the role of Billy in the Canadian premiere of David French's award-winning play 1949
at the St. Lawrence Centre in Toronto.
Zachary Bennett was
nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for his
role as Felix King in 'Road to Avonlea'. He received an Emmy Award nomination for his
starring role as Sullivan Delaney in 'Looking for Miracles' (1989). Zachary also had a small part in Sullivan`s 'Lantern Hill' (1989). He co-starred with
several of his fellow 'Road to Avonlea' cast members in the TV mini-series 'By Way of the
Stars' (1992). His impressive television and films credits include 'The Good Mother',
'Ghost Mom' (1993) and 'Bury Me in Niagara' (1993). His latest TV movies : 'Undue
Influence' (1996) and 'Nothing too Good for a Cowboy' (1998)..
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