Omid Zader is an American film and television producer, writer and actor of Persian descent. He was born in Tehran, Iran to an Iranian father and mother. At the age of 10, his parents decided to immigrate to Holland in 1995 in order to provide a better future for him and a fresh new beginning for themselves. Zader and his family lived in Holland for 4 years until an opportunity presented itself for him and his family to immigrate to the United Sates. His parents decided to live in Los Angeles, since there is a huge Persian population there, in order for them to feel a bit closer to their home country. Zader received his bachelor's degree in Sociology from California State University, Northridge and graduated in 2009. It was in those early college days that he started to garner an interest in stunt work in film and television. He trained for many years in several different facilities with a variety of mentors 4 to 5 times a weeks for years, since it is such a physically demanding career. Zader also started practicing a variety of different types of Martial Arts throughout the years, Muay Thai and Escrima being his top favorite disciplines. Through stunt work however, Zader started to fall in love with acting. He then pursued his new career goal by going through a variety of acting classes and seminars in order to get him more prepared for the years to come. Some of Zader's work can be seen on movies such as 3 Days to Kill, acting opposite Kevin Costner, to Guest-Starring roles on T.V. shows such as Major Crimes, Grimm and The Thundermans. Zader also has over 100 film and T.V. show credits as a stunt actor as well. Today, Zader is the Co-Founder of Turbo Panda Productions, LLC, a Los Angeles based production company, and its affiliated post production company, Rocket Panda Post, based out of Burbank, CA. Zader and Turbo Panda Productions have multiple producing credits on various films, television shows, music videos and pilots and most notably, an episode of Sesame Street's live segments. When he is not working on sets or in the office, he enjoys many outdoors activities such as mountain biking, camping and hiking. He has also been an avid Eminem fan ever since his teenage years and would love to one day collaborate with him on any capacity.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Tehran, Iran
- Actor and producer
- 29 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are Omid Zader's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heroas Marcus Lombardi in Overrun (2021)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous3
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 Omid Zader's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).
- Colony (2016) · stunts · free
- Overrun (2021) · actor, producer · free
- Badland (2019) · actor · free
- When We Get There (2026) · producer · free
- Til Death Do Us Part (2017) · stunt coordinator · free
- Hickok (2017) · stunt coordinator · free
- The Sheriff (2026) · producer · free
- Mercenaries (2014) · stunts · free
- SWAT: Unit 887 (2015) · actor · free
- Sniper: Special Ops (2016) · stunts · free
Subscription and free streaming for Omid Zader'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
31 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.
When We Get There(2026)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Sheriff(2026)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Echo(2023)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
Dangerous Waters(2023)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Old Man(2022)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Overrun(2021)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Badland(2019)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Vice(2018)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Magnum P.I.(2018)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Rottentail(2018)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Til Death Do Us Part(2017)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Hickok(2017)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Maximum Ride(2016)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
War Dogs(2016)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Sniper: Special Ops(2016)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot(2016)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Colony(2016)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
SWAT: Unit 887(2015)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Scorpion(2014)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Legends(2014)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Mercenaries(2014)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Henry Danger(2014)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Unfriended(2014)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
3 Days to Kill(2014)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Grimm(2011)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Dance Fu(2011)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Borderline Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Castle(2009)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Chuck(2007)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Bones(2005)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Ballistic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 59th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2023.
Biggest box office
Dangerous Waters (2023)
Highest rated
Overrun (2021)
Most popular right now
The Sheriff (2026)
Film career
Peak 2023 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.
- 2016Screen debut· Maximum Ride
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.
Awards
Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2022, Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Omid Zader's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 18; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 15th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th11
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 29 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved4
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the acting 44/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 29. 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 Omid Zader work with?
People who share at least 2 of Omid Zader's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Josh Tessier shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Josh TessierShared titles: The Sheriff (2026), When We Get There (2026), Overrun (2021), Rottentail (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Josh Tessier
Actors
- William KattShared titles: When We Get There (2026), Overrun (2021)See all 2 shared titles with William Katt
Editors
- Brady HallongrenShared titles: The Sheriff (2026), When We Get There (2026), Overrun (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Brady Hallongren
Producers
- Justin L. AndersonShared titles: The Sheriff (2026), When We Get There (2026), Overrun (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Justin L. Anderson
- Roberto AhumadaShared titles: The Sheriff (2026), When We Get There (2026), Overrun (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Roberto Ahumada
- Christopher TroyShared titles: When We Get There (2026), Overrun (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Troy
- Gato ScatenaShared titles: The Sheriff (2026), When We Get There (2026)See all 2 shared titles with Gato Scatena