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Zach Avery

Acting

Born December 5, 1986 · Berkeley, California, USA

Also known as Zachary Horwitz · Zachary Joseph Horwitz

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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.

Filmography13 titles

Fury

2014as SS Medic (uncredited)

Hollywood Hustler: Glitz, Glam, Scam

as Self (archive footage)

Minamata

2020Producer

The White Crow

2018as Michael Jones

Farming

2018as Martin Fellows

Bad Actor: A Hollywood Ponzi Scheme

2024as Self (archive footage)

You're Not Alone

2020as Mark

The Gateway

2021as Mike

The Duel

2011as Rich Hanger

Last Moment of Clarity

2020as Sam Pivnic

Curvature

2017as Alex

Trespassers

2018as James

The Devil Below

2021as Jaime