Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
December 5, 1986 (age 39)
Place of Birth
Berkeley, California, USA
Also Known As
Zachary Horwitz
Zachary Joseph Horwitz
Zach Avery
Biography
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.
Zach Avery
VideoKnown For
Film
Fury
SS Medic (uncredited)
2014
TV
The Con
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Last Moment of Clarity
Sam Pivnic
2020
Film
Farming
Martin Fellows
2018
Film
Curvature
Alex
2017
Film
The Devil Below
Jaime
2021
TV
Hollywood Hustler: Glitz, Glam, Scam
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
The Duel
Rich Hanger
2011
Film
The White Crow
Michael Jones
2018
Film
The Gateway
Mike
2021
Film
Shifter
Striker
2014
Film
Trespassers
James
2019
Film
You're Not Alone
Mark
2020
Film
Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Feign
Demon 3
2012
Filmography
2025TVHollywood Hustler: Glitz, Glam, Scamas Self (archive footage)2024FilmBad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Schemeas Self (archive footage)2021FilmThe Gatewayas Mike2021FilmThe Devil Belowas Jaime2020TVThe Conas Self (archive footage)2020FilmLast Moment of Clarityas Sam Pivnic2020FilmYou're Not Aloneas Mark2019FilmTrespassersas James2018FilmFarmingas Martin Fellows2018FilmThe White Crowas Michael Jones2017FilmCurvatureas Alex2014FilmFuryas SS Medic (uncredited)2014FilmShifteras Striker2012FilmFeignas Demon 32011FilmThe Duelas Rich Hanger