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Zach Avery

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.

Born
December 5, 1986 (39)
From
Berkeley, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on Motif · 13 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 18% in 30 days

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Ally
1 of 3
Hero
1 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
5
Thrilling
3
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
2
Other
2

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • 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)

    as Mike

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all films
  • The Devil Below(2021)

    as Jaime

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • Last Moment of Clarity(2020)

    as Sam Pivnic

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all films
  • You're Not Alone(2020)

    as Mark

    Motif score: 7th percentile of all films
  • Minamata(2020)

    Producer

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Trespassers(2018)

    as James

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Farming(2018)

    as Martin Fellows

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films
  • The White Crow(2018)

    as Michael Jones

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Curvature(2017)

    as Alex

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Fury(2014)

    as SS Medic (uncredited)

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Shifter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Striker

  • Feign (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Demon 3

  • The Duel(2011)

    as Rich Hanger

    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.

Film career

20112021

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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting12 of 13: 12 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score20thProducing1 of 13: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s8 · acting2020s5 · 4 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 13% of 8 roles

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.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Motif score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 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.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles