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Dan Zachary

Dan Zachary

Actor, director, cinematographer, writer, editor and producer · Died December 31, 2022, aged 51 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Dan started his film career at the age of 16 when he created his first "horror" film. It was a five minute slasher flick shot on Super 8 film titled "Darkness". In senior and junior high school he and some friends would spend their weekends making comedy videos that they would share with friends at parties. During their senior year at high school they had a sketch comedy TV show on public access cable. Since then Dan has directed several short films, music videos and TV pilots. In recent years Dan has moved into the world of voice acting and also working on screen playing bit parts in films and Television shows. Dan also works as a cinematographer as well as the director on feature films.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 14, 1971
Died
December 31, 2022 (aged 51)
From
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Works as
Actor, director, cinematographer, writer, editor and producer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Dan Zachary's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
22%
Survival
21%
Power
19%
Bonds
17%
Society
10%
Ideas
7%
Self
5%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
3
Absurd
2
Hopeful
1
Warm
1
Other
4

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Dan Zachary's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Dan Zachary'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

12 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • In from Outside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • The Deep Web: Murdershow(2023)

    Director · Co-Executive Producer · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Sophie's Rules(2023)

    as Blue

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • 37-Teen(2019)

    Cinematographer · Producer · as Officer Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Deadpool 2(2018)

    as Mutant Prisoner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues(2016)

    as Ryshack / Archer / Grufo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
  • American Conjuring(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • Deadpool(2016)

    as Biker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Legends of Tomorrow(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Astra's Heavy

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
  • Rampage: Capital Punishment(2014)

    Camera Operator · Second Assistant Director · as News Crew Camera Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • The Trench Coat Lesbians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Darkest Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 30th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles from 2005 to 2025.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting7 of 12: 5 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thDirecting4 of 12: 2 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 12: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 12: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography2 of 12: 1 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 12: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 12: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

12 titles, 4 with more than one role.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s8 · 6 acting · 4 crew2020s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew

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 Dan Zachary's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 11th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Reviewers score the acting 41/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 26. 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.

Who does Dan Zachary work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dan Zachary's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brendan Fletcher shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers

Producers