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Zed Evans is a fictional character in the After series written by Anna Todd. He was a frenemy of Hardin Scott and a potential love interest to Tessa Young.
In the film adaptions, Zed is portrayed by actor Samuel Larsen.
History[]
Early Life[]
Zed was born on December 1, 1992, in Orlando, Florida.[1]
Early Adulthood[]
Zed met Hardin Scott during their college years, and the two joined the same fraternity. Their relationship became strained after Hardin overheard Zed talking about his girlfriend, Samantha, who worked at Vance Publishing alongside Hardin. Seeing Samantha as a challenge, Hardin slept with her, which created long-lasting animosity between them.
At 21 years old, during the events of After, Zed became involved in a bet with Hardin over who could take Tessa's virginity. Even after the bet was revealed, Zed continued to pursue Tessa and remained her friend, despite Hardin’s constant hostility toward his presence in her life. Throughout college, Zed majored in Botany/Environmental Studies.
Physical Appearance[]
Zed's looks were based on One Direction member Zayn Malik.
Personality[]
Zed is a very laid back and overall friendly guy. He has a strong moral code and is one of the friends that felt remorse for creating the bet and tried to back out many times. He is a devoted student who loves plants. He notes his dating life as a disaster and over-exaggerated his sex life to friends so he would fit in better. He actually desired a serious relationship with a good girl. He's only ever had one night stand with a woman that he was unaware was engaged to Jonah Soto.
Notes and Trivia[]
- Zed's birthday was originally listed as January 12, reflecting the birthday of Zayn Malik, whom he was based on. However, his birthday was canonically confirmed to be December 1st in the graphic novel adaptation.
- Zed's zodiac sign is Sagittarius.[1]