Chris Zylka

Birthday: 9 May 1985, Warren, Ohio, USA

Birth Name: Christopher Michael Settlemire

Height: 183 cm

Chris was born under the surname "Settlemire", and later took his mother's maiden name, "Zylka". He attended Howland High School and graduated in 2003. His hobbies have included guitar, painting, association football, basketball, baseball and reading. He attended The University of Toledo in Ohio.Zylka began his career with a guest appearance on 90210 in 2008. He was soon cast in a recurring role in Everybody Hates Chris before also having guest appearances on the shows Hannah Montana, Cougar Town and Zeke and Luther. Zylka would then land another recurring role as Joey Donner, for 16 episodes, in 10 Things I Hate About You. Zylka began to move into films around this time, appearing in The People I've Slept With before starring in the Made-for-TV horror My Super Psycho Sweet 16. Zylka would later reprise this role in the sequel, My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 2. Zylka also appeared in Kaboom in 2010. Upcoming projects include two animal attack films, Shark Night 3D and Piranha 3D. Zylka portrayed Flash Thompson in the 2012 Spider-Man reboot. Show less «

Going from 'Shark Night' to 'Piranha,' a guy holding a fish on a stick in front of you that they're ...Show more »

Going from 'Shark Night' to 'Piranha,' a guy holding a fish on a stick in front of you that they're going to replace in post-production, it's a lot different than seeing this animatronic shark that, if you get caught up in the moment, looks, acts and you sometimes think could be real. Show less «

I was always a fan of Spider-Man and most superheroes. There aren't a whole lot of little boys out t...Show more »

I was always a fan of Spider-Man and most superheroes. There aren't a whole lot of little boys out there that aren't. Show less «

It's good to have butterflies. And they always go away. The camera starts rolling and they go away a...Show more »

It's good to have butterflies. And they always go away. The camera starts rolling and they go away and it's all good. Show less «

It's just so much more fun to play bad than good. Plus it's just good to get that out of your system...Show more »

It's just so much more fun to play bad than good. Plus it's just good to get that out of your system so it doesn't show up in your personal life. Show less «

My mentor Jon Simmons introduced me to the Stanislavski system, which is so heavy on back-story. So ...Show more »

My mentor Jon Simmons introduced me to the Stanislavski system, which is so heavy on back-story. So you write and write and write these back stories about a character and then you throw it away. So then on set, if it doesn't come, then you didn't do your work. Show less «

In a film you only get two hours to do this big arc and so you have to pick and choose your moments ...Show more »

In a film you only get two hours to do this big arc and so you have to pick and choose your moments carefully, but with television you get to take your time and just take it episode by episode and discover new things. Show less «

The difference between a regular camera and a 3D camera, for an actor, is really no different except...Show more »

The difference between a regular camera and a 3D camera, for an actor, is really no different except that the turn-arounds are longer. It takes a lot longer to set up a shot because the cinematographer is really trying to set up a whole world, so it can't be more intricate and more beautiful to the viewers, in 3D. Show less «

My favorite scary movie was always 'Halloween.' I love that there's hidden emotion underneath Michae...Show more »

My favorite scary movie was always 'Halloween.' I love that there's hidden emotion underneath Michael Myers' psychotic behavior. Plus, he has the best mask, hands-down. Show less «

My greatest fear is failure.

I'm an artist; I love everyone.

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