
Zach Avery
Actor · Born December 5, 1986 (39) · Berkeley, California, USA
Zach Avery (born Zachary Joseph Horwitz; December 5, 1986) is an American convicted felon and former actor. In 2021, he pleaded guilty to securities fraud for his role in defrauding investors of $227 million through a Ponzi scheme he ran for years to fund his lifestyle and, as a result, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 5, 1986 (39)
- Berkeley, California, USA
- Actor
- 11 on Motif · 13 credits in all
What are Zach Avery's films like?
Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 6
Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 4
Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
- Allyas Alex in Curvature (2017)
- Heroas Sam Pivnic in Last Moment of Clarity (2020)
- Shadowas Mike in The Gateway (2021)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
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 Avery's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Zach Avery's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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
13 credits, 11 with a Motif page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

The Gateway(2021)
Motif score: 12th percentile of all films
The Devil Below(2021)
Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films
Last Moment of Clarity(2020)
Motif score: 14th percentile of all films
You're Not Alone(2020)
Motif score: 7th percentile of all films
Minamata(2020)
Motif score: 90th percentile of all films
Trespassers(2018)
Motif score: 11th percentile of all films
Farming(2018)
Motif score: 55th percentile of all films
The White Crow(2018)
Motif score: 65th percentile of all films
Curvature(2017)
Motif score: 26th percentile of all films
Fury(2014)
Motif score: 95th percentile of all filmsShifter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Feign (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

The Duel(2011)
Motif score: 28th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles from 2011 to 2021; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office
You're Not Alone (2020)

Highest rated
Curvature (2017)

Most popular right now
Last Moment of Clarity (2020)
Film career
Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. 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.
- 2017Screen debut· Curvature
- 2020First top-billed film· Last Moment of Clarity
- 2020Career best· Last Moment of Clarity
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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Zach Avery's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 11 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned2
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 40/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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.
Is Zach Avery's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Zach Avery work with?
People who share at least 2 of Zach Avery's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Diego Hallivis shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Diego HallivisShared titles: The Devil Below (2021), Trespassers (2018), Curvature (2017), The Duel (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Diego Hallivis
Cinematographers
- Noah RosenthalShared titles: Trespassers (2018), Curvature (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Noah Rosenthal

Producers
- Julio HallivisShared titles: The Devil Below (2021), Trespassers (2018), Curvature (2017), The Duel (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Julio Hallivis
- Ken MordechaiShared titles: The Devil Below (2021), Trespassers (2018), Curvature (2017), The Duel (2011)See all 4 shared titles with Ken Mordechai
- Andrew LevitasShared titles: The Gateway (2021), Last Moment of Clarity (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Andrew Levitas

- Kacie LehnerShared titles: The Gateway (2021), You're Not Alone (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Kacie Lehner

Mixed roles
- Phil HausShared titles: Curvature (2017), The Duel (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Phil Haus


