62,279 articles
Željko Ivanek
Željko Ivanek (Željko Šimić-Ivanek), born 1957 in Ljubljana, is a Slovenian-American character actor of Croatian origin; Emmy winner (2008) as Ray Fiske on Damages, three-time Tony nominee, known for Oz, Homicide, 24, Argo, and The Walking Dead: Dead City.
Zendaya
Zendaya (Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, born 1996, Oakland) is an American actress and singer: Disney's Shake It Up and K.C. Undercover, two Emmys for Euphoria, MJ in Spider-Man, Chani in Dune, Challengers, and a five-release 2026 slate.
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (film)
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century is a 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Kenneth Johnson, starring Kirsten Storms as Zenon Kar, a 13-year-old grounded from her 2049 space station to Earth, with sequels The Zequel and Z3.
Zenshu (TV series)
Zenshu (全修。) is a 2025 original MAPPA TV anime directed by Mitsue Yamazaki and written by Kimiko Ueno. Animator-director Natsuko Hirose is transported into A Tale of Perishing; 12 episodes, TV Tokyo, January–March 2025, Crunchyroll.
Zentropa
Zentropa, released in Europe as Europa, is a 1991 Danish-led black-and-white thriller directed by Lars von Trier, about a young German-American sleeping-car conductor in postwar Germany.
Zephryn Taitte
Zephryn Taitte is a London-based British actor of Guayanese heritage, known as Cyril Robinson in Call the Midwife, Dorian in Brothers With No Game, and Screen Nation Favourite Actor award winner.
Zeppo Marx
Zeppo Marx (Herbert Manfred Marx, 1901-1979), youngest Marx Brother, straight man in the first five Marx Brothers films; later talent agent behind Double Indemnity, Marman clamp maker, and cardiac pulse monitor patentee.
Zerkaa
Zerkaa, Joshua Charlie Joseph Bradley, also known as Josh Zerker, is an English YouTuber born 1992, founding member of the Sidemen, main channel 4.69M subscribers, most watched UK Twitch streamer in 2022.
Zero (2016 film)
Zero (ஜீரோ) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language fantasy horror film written and directed by Shiv Mohaa, starring Ashwin Kakumanu, Sshivada, and J. D. Chakravarthy, released on 25 March 2016.
Zero (2018 film)
Zero (शून्य) is a 2018 Hindi romantic comedy-drama directed by Aanand L. Rai, starring Shah Rukh Khan as Bauua Singh, a man with dwarfism, opposite Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif; a Rs 200 crore VFX-heavy flop rated 31% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Zero (2024 film)
Zero (2024) is Jean Luc Herbulot's American action comedy thriller, also called Zero (2024 film), in which two Americans (Hus Miller, Cam McHarg) wake in Dakar with bombs and follow Willem Dafoe's phone voice for ten hours; TIFF 2024 premiere, 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, US release April 11, 2025.
Zero A. D.: The Birth of Christ
Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ is a 2026 biblical drama directed by Alejandro Monteverde for Angel Studios, starring Deva Cassel, Jim Caviezel, Sam Worthington, and Ben Mendelsohn, depicting Herod's Massacre of the Innocents; US release December 11, 2026.
Zero Chill
Zero Chill is a 2021 British-Canadian Netflix teen sports drama, also known as a Lime Pictures production, about figure skater Kayla MacBentley moving from Canada to England for her twin brother's hockey academy; canceled after one ten-episode season in November 2021.
Zero Dark Thirty
Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal's dramatization of the CIA hunt for Osama bin Laden, starring Jessica Chastain as analyst Maya; five Oscar nominations and a major torture-accuracy controversy.
Zero Day
Zero Day is a 2025 Netflix six-episode political thriller limited series starring Robert De Niro as former President George Mullen investigating a deadly nationwide cyberattack; created by Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim, and Michael S. Schmidt, directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, distinct from the 2016 documentary Zero Days.
Zero for Conduct
Zero for Conduct (Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège) is Jean Vigo's 1933 French short about boarding school boys rebelling against their teachers; banned in France until 1945, it inspired The 400 Blows and if....
Zero Mostel
Zero Mostel (Samuel Joel Mostel, 1915-1977), American actor and painter; three Tonys for Rhinoceros, Forum, Fiddler on the Roof; blacklisted after 1955 HUAC; The Producers.
Zero Punctuation
Zero Punctuation is Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw's weekly video game review series on The Escapist, running 2007 to 2023, known for rapid-fire comedic commentary over crude cartoons; it continues as Fully Ramblomatic on Second Wind.
Zero se Restart
Zero se Restart (जीरो से रिस्टार्ट) is a 2024 Hindi documentary by Jaskunwar Kohli, produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, documenting the making of 12th Fail; it premiered at IFFI Goa, released 13 December 2024, and streams on Prime Video.
Zero to Hero (妈妈的神奇小子)
Zero to Hero (媽媽的神奇小子) is a 2021 Hong Kong biographical sports drama directed by Jimmy Wan, produced by and starring Sandra Ng, based on Paralympic sprinter So Wa-wai and his mother; Hong Kong's 94th Academy Awards submission.
Zero Two (ゼロツー)
Zero Two (ゼロツー), Code:002, is the female lead of the anime DARLING in the FRANXX: a human-klaxosaur hybrid pistil of Strelizia, partnered with Hiro, nicknamed Partner Killer; distinct from Kamen Rider Zero-Two.
Zeroville (film)
Zeroville is James Franco's 2019 comedy-drama adaptation of Steve Erickson's 2007 novel, starring Franco as Vikar, a film editor in 1969 Hollywood; it bombed with a 23% Rotten Tomatoes score and $65,424 gross.
Zeus (Ζεύς) (Marvel Comics)
Zeus (Ζεύς), Zeus Panhellenios, also known as Jupiter in Timely Comics, is Marvel Comics' king of the Olympian gods, father of Hercules, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, debuting in Venus #5 (1949).
Zeytin Ağacı
Zeytin Ağacı (Another Self) is a Turkish Netflix drama created by Nuran Evren Şit, starring Tuba Büyüküstün, Seda Bakan, and Boncuk Yılmaz as friends confronting family trauma in Ayvalık; 3 seasons, 24 episodes, 2022–2026.
Zhan Hua Kui
Zhan Hua Kui is a chuanqi play by Suzhou playwright Li Yu, adapting Feng Menglong's story of the oil vendor Qin Zhong and the courtesan Wang Meiniang.
Zhang Jingchu (张静初)
Zhang Jingchu (张静初) is a Chinese actress and Central Academy of Drama directing graduate, known for Peacock (2005), Aftershock, Protégé, Rush Hour-era Hollywood work, a New York study year, and The Long Season.
Zhang Miaoyi (张淼怡)
Zhang Miaoyi (张淼怡, Miaoyi Zhang), Chinese mainland actress born 1998 in Pinghu, Zhejiang; debuted as Lin Daiyu in Hu Mei's Dream of the Red Chamber, known for Please Don't Spoil Me and When I Fly Towards You.
Zhang Side
Zhang Side (张思德) is a 2004 Chinese black-and-white biographical film directed by Yin Li, written by Liu Heng, and starring Wu Jun and Tang Guoqiang, made to mark the 60th anniversary of Mao's "Serve the People" speech honoring the soldier Zhang Side, who died in a 1944 charcoal kiln collapse at Yan'an.
Zhang Wanyi (张晚意)
Zhang Wanyi (张晚意) is a Chinese actor, born in 1994 in Shiyan, Hubei, who became widely known in 2021 playing Chen Yannian in The Age of Awakening.
Zhang Xie Zhuangyuan
Zhang Xie Zhuangyuan (Top Graduate Zhang Xie) is a Southern Chinese drama (nanxi) play, the earliest extant in that tradition, written by the Nine Mountain Society of Wenzhou and preserved in the Yongle Dadian of 1408.