Zachary Ty Bryan

He has a younger sister named Ciri.
Career
Before he starred in Home Improvement, he started in Denver with print and television advertising. His interest in acting soon brought him to California, where he received the role of Brad, the oldest Taylor son, in the show Home Improvement.His character was known for experimenting with different hair styles as well as being the son most often in trouble.
After Home Improvement ended, Bryan made brief appearances in many other television shows, including (1995) The Fresh Prince of Bel Air as Steve, (2002) Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Peter Nicols, (2005) Veronica Mars as Caz Truman, and (2006) Shark as Scott Natterson, as well as a guest appearance on an episode of Reading Rainbow. He also appeared on Smallville in 2003 where he played Eric Marsh, a high school baseball player using steroids made from meteor rock.He was the second Home Improvement alum to make a guest appearance on the show. In 2005, Bryan appeared as Bryan Nolan in ESPN's TV movie Code Breakers.Bryan also guest starred in Cold Case (as the young murderer in the flashback scenes) and more recently as a young man hiring a hitman to kill his stepmother on the show Burn Notice.