Zach Lipovsky


Zach Lipovsky is a Canadian director, former child actor, and visual effects specialist. His films include Final Destination Bloodlines together with Adam Stein.

Career

Lipovsky was a finalist on the first season of the Fox reality show On the Lot, where he placed 5th out of 12,000 directors worldwide. He went on to direct the films Tasmanian Devils, Leprechaun: Origins, and Dead Rising: Watchtower.
In 2019, he directed and produced the DisneyXD series Mech-X4, for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy. Following that, he co-directed the live-action Disney film Kim Possible and wrote and directed the sci-fi thriller Freaks, both with writing and directing partner Adam Stein. In 2022, Lipovksy and Stein were announced as the directors for Final Destination Bloodlines.

Personal life

Lipovsky is Jewish.

Filmography

Co-directed with [Adam Stein]

Short film
YearTitleNotes
2012Itsy Bitsy Spiders
2016TrunkAlso writer, editor, executive producer and visual effects artist

TV series
YearTitleDirectorExecutive
Producer
WriterNotes
2014Ingress ObsessedAll 13 episodes
2022Fraggle Rock: Back to the RockEpisodes "Into the Trash" and "All of Us"
2022Ultra Violet & Black ScorpionEpisode "The Violet Behind the Ultra"

Feature film
YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer
2018Freaks
2025Final Destination Bloodlines
2027Gremlins 3
TBAFreaks Underground

TV movie

Solo works

Short film
YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
2005Crazy LateAlso post-production supervisor and visual effects

On the Lot shorts
YearTitleDirectorWriterEditorNotes
2007Danger Zone
2007Sunshine GirlAlso production designer and visual effects
2007Die Hardly Working
2007Time Upon a Once

TV movie
Feature film
YearTitleNotes
2014Leprechaun: Origins
2015Dead Rising: WatchtowerAlso associate producer and visual effects

Television
YearTitleDirectorExecutive
Producer
Notes
2016-2018Mech-X413 episodes

Acting roles

TV series
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996GoosebumpsFreddy RenfieldEpisode "Vampire Breath"
1998Nilus the SandmanNarrator13 episodes
1998-2001You, Me and the KidsTyler / Bully5 episodes
1999So WeirdDanEpisode "Escape
2000The Adventures of Shirley HolmesAntonEpisodes "The Case of the Calculated Crime" and "The Case of the Virtual Zeus"

TV movies
YearTitleRole
1996The Angel of Pennsylvania AvenueHenry
1998Big and HairyOwen 'O' O'Malley
1999Zenon: Girl of the 21st CenturyMatt
1999Hayley Wagner, StarDebate Club Guy

Feature film
YearTitleRole
2000Mr. Rice's SecretFunnel 'Funnel Head' McConnell