Mark-Paul Gosselaar

Mark-Paul Harry Gosselaar is an American actor born on March 1, 1974. He is best known for his portrayal of Zack Morris in the NBC comedy series Saved by the Bell (1989–1993), a role he continued in Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993–1994) and the 2020 next-generation revival on Peacock. His performance in the franchise earned him multiple accolades, including three Young Artist Awards in 1991 and 1993, as well as a YoungStar Award in 1995.

Gosselaar was born in Panorama City, Los Angeles, California. His father, Hans Gosselaar, worked as a plant supervisor for Anheuser-Busch, and his mother, Paula Gosselaar, was a flight attendant for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines who also managed his early career. He is the youngest of four children and spent his teenage years in the Santa Clarita Valley, attending Hart High School. He began modeling at five years old, appearing in commercials for Cookie Crisp cereal and Smurf merchandise before moving into guest roles on television.

His breakthrough came when he was cast as Zack Morris on Saved by the Bell, a character adapted from the short-lived Disney Channel sitcom Good Morning, Miss Bliss. Over the course of his early career, he reprised the role in several television films and spin-off series, such as Saved by the Bell: The New Class. During the late 1990s, he transitioned into drama and feature film projects, starring as the lead in the comedy film Dead Man on Campus (1998) and appearing in the television movie She Cried No (1996) and the drama series Hyperion Bay.

From 2001 to 2005, Gosselaar starred as Detective John Clark Jr. in the ABC police drama NYPD Blue. Following this, he maintained a steady presence on television, taking on roles in series such as Commander in Chief, John from Cincinnati, and Raising the Bar, where he played defense attorney Jerry Kellerman from 2008 to 2009. He also starred in television movies including The Princess and the Marine and Atomic Twister.

In October 2009, Gosselaar made his off-Broadway stage debut in Theresa Rebeck's play The Understudy. He returned to regular television roles as defense attorney Peter Bash in the TNT legal series Franklin & Bash from 2011 to 2014. He later starred as team captain Mike Lawson in the single-season Fox series Pitch (2016) and appeared in the 2019 series The Passage.

From 2019 to 2021, Gosselaar played Paul Johnson in the ABC sitcom Mixed-ish, a spin-off of Black-ish. He went on to play the main antagonist in the NBC procedural drama Found from 2023 to 2025. Outside of acting, Gosselaar is an avid sports enthusiast whose pursuits include track cycling, sports car racing, dirt biking, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, in which he holds a brown belt.