Cassady McClincy Zhang,is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Lydia on the AMC horror-drama television series The Walking Dead since 2019.
McClincy Zhang is from Atlanta Georgia.Her younger sister Callie McClincy is also an actress.
She started taking dancing and theatre lessons at the age of 7. She started her career as a child actress at the age of 9.
McClincy has guest starred in Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva, NBC's Constantine, TNT's Good Behavior and Amazon Prime Video's original anthology series Lore. In 2017, she made recurring guest star appearances on the Netflix original series Ozark, the Hulu original series Castle Rock and VH1's Daytime Divas.
In 2018 she had a role in Love, Simon as Jackie.
At the age of 17, McClincy began to portray Lydia in The Walking Dead during season 9 and became a series regular beginning with season 10.
Following the conclusion of The Walking Dead, McClincy was cast in the independent drama Out Came the Wolves, based on the Rancid 1995 album of the same name.
In 2025, she started a recurring role as Melanie "Mel" Day on Tracker alongside Fiona Rene. She was also cast in the film And Out Comes The Wolf .
McClincy Zhang is also a vocalist. In 2022, she had two shows at a Jazz Club in Alpharetta, Georgia.
