Zach Villa

Zach Villa (born March 17, 1987) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his portrayal of real-life serial killer Richard Ramirez in the ninth season of the FX anthology horror series American Horror Story, titled American Horror Story: 1984. Villa was born in Clinton, Iowa to Mexican parents. In addition to his acting career, he is also a talented musician, playing piano, drums, bass, guitar, and violin. He gained artistic experience through the band Cylvia and later became lead vocalist and guitarist in the band Sorry Kyle. Villa was previously engaged to his bandmate Evan Rachel Wood, but they ended their engagement in September 2017.