Actor/Musician Zach Selwyn was raised in Tucson, Arizona and studied broadcast journalism at the University of Southern California. He starred on ESPN's TV show "Dream Job" and was considered to be the "most talented candidate" by America and the show's judges. He later returned to the network in a series of pilots and guest appearances. He spent 2 1/2 years as a comedic correspondent/actor on G4's wildly popular "Attack of the Show!" Recently he shot the American version of "CQC," as well as pilots for Versus, Discovery Science and Fox Sports. His country-rock band "Zachariah and the Lobos Riders", can be seen and heard in the film "Dead and Breakfast" and they have released four critically acclaimed CDs. As well as being known for his involvement with sketch comedy in Los Angeles, Selwyn is also an accomplished short story and screenwriter. In college he wrote comedic pieces for the late L.A. based cult magazine "28th Street Magazine," where he developed a cult following.
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Biography from IMDb.
- April 23, 1975 (51)
- Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Actor, also composer, producer and writer
- 14 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Zach Selwyn's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Zach Selwyn's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Zach Selwyn's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
19 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines(2023)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
FBI: Most Wanted(2020)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Brainchild(2018)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Jimmy the Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Coldwater(2013)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Mindy Project(2012)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Battleship(2012)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Freeloaders(2012)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Glory Daze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Tenure(2008)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Shadowheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Damage Done (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Stargate: Atlantis(2004)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Dead & Breakfast(2004)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
That '70s Show(1998)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Hey Dude(1989)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 71st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 1989 to 2024; peak year 2004.
Biggest box office
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties (2024)
Highest rated
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties (2024)
Most popular right now
Dead & Breakfast (2004)
Film career
Peak 2004 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1994Screen debut· Chicago Hope
- 2004First film· Dead & Breakfast
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Zach Selwyn's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.