Editing Ian Ziering

{{short description|American actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Ian Ziering
| image         = Ian Ziering by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| alt           = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->
| caption       = Ziering in 2023
| birth_name    = Ian Andrew Ziering
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1964|3|30}}
| birth_place   = [[Newark, New Jersey]], U.S.
| alma_mater    = [[William Paterson University]]
| occupation    = Actor
| years_active  = 1981–present
| spouse        = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Nikki Ziering|Nikki Schieler]]|1997|2002|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|Erin Ludwig|2010|2022|end={{abbr|div.|separated}}}}}}
| children      = 2 
}}

'''Ian Andrew Ziering''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|aɪ|ən|_|ˈ|z|ɪər|ɪ|ŋ}}; born March 30, 1964) is an American actor best known for his role as [[List of Beverly Hills, 90210 characters|Steve Sanders]] on the television series ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'', which he played from 1990 to 2000. He is also the voice of Vinnie on ''[[Biker Mice from Mars]]''. From 2013 to 2018, he starred as [[Fin Shepard]] in the ''[[Sharknado (film series)|Sharknado]]'' film series. In 2019, he played the [[DC Comics]] character [[Blue Devil (DC Comics)|Blue Devil]] on the series ''[[Swamp Thing (2019 TV series)|Swamp Thing]]''.

==Early life==
Ziering was born in [[Newark, New Jersey]], the youngest of three boys for Muriel (1925–1998) and Paul M. Ziering (1921–2008), an educator, orchestra leader, and saxophonist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://obits.nj.com/obituaries/starledger/obituary-preview.aspx?page=obitfinderorder&pid=113145103|title=Paul M. Ziering Obituary: View Paul Ziering's Obituary by Star-Ledger|work=Star-Ledger|access-date=6 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1545936_20016115,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070331015103/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1545936_20016115,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 31, 2007|title=Monday's Dancing with the Stars: What You Didn't See|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=6 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bloom|first=Nate|title=Jewish Stars |publisher=[[Cleveland Jewish News]]|date=October 20, 2008|url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/archives/jewish-stars/article_e71d8d7c-c86d-5830-aef0-8caad557a58d.html}}</ref> He grew up in [[West Orange, New Jersey]] and has two older brothers, Jeff and Barry. Ziering is Jewish, with his family originating from Russia and Austria.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/ziering_dominates_with_blonde_ambition_20030801/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108140133/http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/ziering_dominates_with_blonde_ambition_20030801/ | archive-date=November 8, 2009 | title=Ziering Dominates with Blonde Ambition &#124; Arts &#124; Jewish Journal }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.jewishjournal.com/hollywood/article/ian_ziering_glad_to_share_his_happy_life| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160722122338/http://www.jewishjournal.com/hollywood/article/ian_ziering_glad_to_share_his_happy_life| archive-date = 2016-07-22| title = Ian Ziering glad to share his happy life {{!}} Hollywood {{!}} Jewish Journal}}</ref> He graduated from [[West Orange High School (New Jersey)|West Orange High School]] in 1982, and from [[William Paterson University]] in 1988.<ref>[http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0EFD502D5C99C190&p_docnum=2&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=J4BH4EDFMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "THE ULTIMATE NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK: T-Z AND ALSO..."], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', June 27, 1999. Accessed August 4, 2007.</ref>

==Career==
In 1990, Ziering began his portrayal of the character [[List of Beverly Hills, 90210 characters|Steve Sanders]] on the hit series ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]''. Sanders was a high school student and friend of Brandon Walsh ([[Jason Priestley]]), one of the series' other central characters. He is one of only four series regulars to appear on the show for its entire duration of ten seasons until 2000.

In 1998, Ziering was cast as the voice of Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos in ''[[Godzilla: The Series]]'', which was a direct follow-up to the [[Godzilla (1998 film)|1998 film]]. Ziering replaced [[Matthew Broderick]], who portrayed Nick Tatopolous in the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/18/a-comprehensive-history-of-toho-s-original-kaiju-and-atomic-allegory-godzilla.html|title=A Comprehensive History of Toho's Original Kaiju (and Atomic Allegory) Godzilla|work=The Daily Beast|date=18 May 2014|access-date=6 January 2015|last1=Goldstein|first1=Rich}}</ref>

In 2006, Ziering produced, directed and starred in the short film ''Man vs. Monday'', which won the Audience Choice Award at the 2006 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}} Also in 2006, he won the Best Actor Award at the 2006 Monaco Film Festival for his portrayal of Francis in the independent film ''Stripped Down.''{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}

Ziering has also appeared in the [[television]] series ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]],'' ''[[What I Like About You (TV series)|What I Like About You]],'' ''[[The Doctors (soap opera)|The Doctors]]'' as Erich Aldrich and ''[[Guiding Light]]'' as Cameron Stewart. He also had a role in the videogame ''[[Freelancer (computer game)|Freelancer]]'' as the protagonist, Edison Trent.

[[File:Ian Ziering July 14, 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Ziering at [[NBCUniversal]]'s Summer TCA Tour on July 14, 2014]]
He was a celebrity dancer in 2007 on [[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 4|Season 4]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Entertainment/story?id=2890554&page=2|title=Meet the New Cast of 'Dancing With the Stars|date=February 21, 2007|publisher=[[Good Morning America]]}}</ref> His professional dance partner was [[Cheryl Burke]], who won the competition in Season 2 with partner [[Drew Lachey]] and Season 3 with partner [[Emmitt Smith]]. Ziering made it to the semi-finals, and received a perfect score (three 10s) from the judges for one of his two dances in the round. However, it was not enough to reach the finals: he and Burke were eliminated during the results show the next day on May 15, 2007. In 2016 Burke said the experience of working with Ziering made her want to "slit her wrists".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/article/cheryl-burke-ian-ziering-dancing-with-the-stars-allegedly-comments|title=Dancing with the Stars: Cheryl Burke Apologizes for Ian Ziering Jab|date=17 April 2016}}</ref> She later apologized, not to Ziering, but for making a thoughtless reference to suicide. Ziering did not comment publicly on Burke's comments beyond re-tweeting a message from a former co-worker that praised him as a great person to be around.

On June 18, 2007, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that Ziering had auditioned the previous week for the opportunity to succeed [[Bob Barker]] as host of ''[[The Price Is Right]]''.<ref>[https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/is-rosie-right-for-price-1117967130/ "Is Rosie right for 'Price'?"]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''. June 18, 2007</ref> The job ultimately went to [[Drew Carey]].<ref>Strauss, Gary; Levin, Gary (July 24, 2007). [https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-07-23-drew-carey_N.htm?csp=34 "Game show 'Price' is right for Carey"]. ''[[USA Today]]''.</ref> Ziering's ex-wife, [[Nikki Ziering|Nikki]], was a [[The Price Is Right models|model]] on the show from 1999 to 2002.

In May, 2013, it was announced that Ziering would be performing with [[Chippendales]] as a celebrity guest star for four weeks at the [[Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino]] in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]].<ref>Moraski, Lauren (May 17, 2013). [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beverly-hills-90210-star-ian-ziering-why-im-taking-my-shirt-off-for-chippendales/ "'Beverly Hills 90210' star Ian Ziering: Why I'm taking my shirt off for Chippendales"]. [[CBS News]].</ref>

In 2015, he appeared on ''[[Celebrity Apprentice]]'' on NBC.

In 2018, he competed on ''Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/worst-cooks-in-america/photos/worst-cooks-in-america-season-13-meet-the-celebrity-recruits|title = Worst Cooks in America, Season 13: Meet the Celebrity Recruits}}</ref>

In 2019, Ziering was cast as [[Blue Devil (DC Comics)|Blue Devil]] in the [[DC Universe (streaming service)|DC Universe]] series ''[[Swamp Thing (2019 TV series)|Swamp Thing]]''. The show ran for only one season, though it was positively received by critics and audiences.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2018-12-12 |title=''Swamp Thing'': Ian Ziering To Play Daniel Cassidy In DC Universe Series |url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/swamp-thing-ian-ziering-daniel-cassidy-dc-universe-series-1202518771/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Ziering married ''[[Playboy (magazine)|Playboy]]'' model [[Nikki Ziering|Nikki Schieler]] in July 1997. She converted to [[Judaism]] before marrying him.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/ziering_dominates_with_blonde_ambition_20030801/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108140133/http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/ziering_dominates_with_blonde_ambition_20030801/ | archive-date=November 8, 2009 | title=Ziering Dominates with Blonde Ambition &#124; Arts &#124; Jewish Journal }}</ref> They filed for divorce in February 2002, citing irreconcilable differences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=9d52fd51-e56f-4d92-8c80-c4edba83c07a|title=Breaking Celeb News, Entertainment News, and Celebrity Gossip|work=E! Online|access-date=6 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205200020/http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=9d52fd51-e56f-4d92-8c80-c4edba83c07a|archive-date=5 February 2012}}</ref> Nikki has said that the separation was contentious and she was not given any support or help moving out; a spokesperson for Ziering stated Nikki was "compensated above and beyond the [[prenup]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2005/11/25/when-hollywood-marriages-go-wrong|title=When Hollywood Marriages Go Wrong|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=25 November 2005}}</ref>

On February 3, 2010, Ziering announced his engagement to Erin Ludwig.<ref>[http://www.salemnews.net/page/content.detail/id/522728.html Salem News: "Erin Kristine Ludwig to wed Ian Ziering"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506182425/http://www.salemnews.net/page/content.detail/id/522728.html |date=2014-05-06 }} February 14, 2010</ref> The couple married at a ceremony in [[Newport Beach, California]], on May 28, 2010. They have two daughters, Mia Loren (b. April 25, 2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2011/04/26/ian-ziering-welcomes-daughter-mia-loren/|title=Ian Ziering Welcomes Daughter Mia Loren|access-date=2016-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110318/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2011/04/26/ian-ziering-welcomes-daughter-mia-loren/|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Penna Mae (b. April 25, 2013).<ref>Herbst, Diane (April 26, 2013). [http://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/04/26/ian-ziering-welcomes-daughter-penna-mae/ "Ian Ziering Welcomes Daughter Penna Mae"]. ''People''. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427235731/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/04/26/ian-ziering-welcomes-daughter-penna-mae/ |date=2013-04-27 }}</ref> On October 31, 2019, Ziering announced that the couple had separated. The divorce was finalized October 4, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/ian-ziering-splitting-from-wife-erin-ludwig/|title=Ian Ziering Reveals He and Wife Erin Have Split, Says They Grew Apart Amid 'Hectic Work Schedules'|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|language=en|access-date=2019-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ian Ziering's Wife Erin Ludwig Files for Divorce Days After Split Announcement|url=https://people.com/tv/ian-ziering-wife-erin-ludwig-files-for-divorce-days-after-split-announcement/|access-date=2021-07-10|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title='Beverly Hills 90210' 's Ian Ziering and Ex-Wife Erin Ludwig Agree to Divorce Settlement|url=https://people.com/tv/ian-ziering-and-erin-ludwig-agree-to-divorce-settlement/|magazine=People|date=October 4, 2022|access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

Ziering was involved in an altercation with a group of mini-bike riders in Los Angeles December 31, 2023.  Ziering reported on social media that both he and his daughter, Penna, who was in the car when the group attacked her father, were uninjured.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/ian-ziering-attacked-bikers-new-years-eve-los-angeles-1235693442/|title=Ian Ziering Attacked By Bikers On New Year's Eve In Los Angeles: "I Find It Unacceptable That Groups Can Freely Engage In This Behavior, Causing Fear & Chaos" — Update|first=Denise|last=Petski|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date=January 1, 2024|access-date=January 1, 2024}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1981
|''[[Endless Love (1981 film)|Endless Love]]''
|Sammy Butterfield
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1995
|''[[Savate (film)|Savate]]''
|Cain Parker
|Direct to video
|-
|''[[No Way Back (1995 film)|No Way Back]]''
|Victor Serlano
|
|-
|1996
|''Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off''
|Wildwing Flashblade
|Voice, direct to video
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
|''[[Domino (2005 film)|Domino]]''
|Himself
|
|-
|''Six Months Later''
|Michael
|Short 
|-
|rowspan=2|2006
|''Stripped Down''
|Francis
|
|-
|''Man vs. Monday''
|Dan Smith
|Short; also director
|-
|2007
|''[[Aztec Rex|Tyrannosaurs Azteca]]''
|Cortes
|
|-
|2009
|''Step Seven''
|Richard Miller/Brother Abraham
|Short
|-
|2011
|''[[The Legend of Awesomest Maximus]]''
|Testiclees
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2012
|''[[That's My Boy (2012 film)|That's My Boy]]''
|TV version Donny
|
|-
|''[[An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars|McKenna Shoots for the Stars]]''
|Mr. Brooks
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Snake and Mongoose|Snake & Mongoose]]''
|Keith Black
|
|-
|2014
|''Christmas in Palm Springs''
|Teddy
|
|-
|2016
|''Killer Deal''
|Nick Steel
|Short; also producer
|-
|2017
|''[[F the Prom]]''
|Ken Reede
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2016-04-04 |title=YouTube’s Fine Brothers Announce First Film, Comedy ''F*&% the Prom'' |url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/fine-brothers-first-film-comedy-f-the-prom-1201745047/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|''Hunters''
|
|
|-
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1981–1982
|''[[The Doctors (1963 TV series)|The Doctors]]''
|Erich Aldrich
|2 episodes
|-
|1987
|''[[Guiding Light]]''
|Cameron Stewart
|Contract role
|-
|1988
|''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]s''
|Randy Forrester
|Episode: "Terrible Things My Mother Told Me"
|-
|rowspan=2|1990
|''[[CBS Schoolbreak Special]]''
|Donnie
|Episode: "Flour Babies"
|-
|''[[Married... with Children|Married...with Children]]''
|The Kid
|Episode: "The Unnatural"
|-
|1990–2000
|''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]''
|Steve Sanders, Ronnie Robertson
|Main role<br/>Producer<br />Director: "I'm Using You 'Cause I Like You"<br/>Writer: "Sentenced to Life" (story by)
|-
| rowspan="2" |1992
|''[[Melrose Place]]''
|Steve Sanders
|3 episodes
|-
|''[[Parker Lewis Can't Lose]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Geek Tragedy"
|-
|1993–1996
|''[[Biker Mice from Mars]]''
|Vinnie
|Voice, main role<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Ian Ziering (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Ian-Ziering/ |access-date=January 22, 2025 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|1994
|''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]''
|Gludge
|Voice, episode: "Smile and Say Oblina"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|''Beverly Hills, 90210: A Christmas Special''
|Himself
|rowspan=3|Television film
|-
|1995
|''The Women of Spring Break''
|George Peck
|-
|1996
|''[[Subliminal Seduction]]''
|Darrin Danver
|-
|1996–1997
|''[[Mighty Ducks (TV series)|Mighty Ducks]]''
|Wildwing Flashblade
|Voice, main role
|-
|rowspan=3|1998
|''[[V.I.P. (American TV series)|V.I.P.]]''
|Peter, Tasha's ex-husband
|Episode: "Bloody Val-entine"
|-
|''[[Aaron Spelling|All-Star Party for Aaron Spelling]]''
|Himself
|rowspan=2|Television special
|-
|''[[Miss America|78th Annual Miss America Pageant]]''
|Himself (Judge)
|-
|1998–1999
|''[[Hollywood Squares]]''
|Himself (Panelist)
|Recurring role
|-
|1998–2001
|''[[Godzilla: The Series]]''
|Dr. Niko Tatopoulos
|Voice
|-
|rowspan=2|1999
|''[[Love Boat: The Next Wave]]''
|Joshua Krumb
|Episode: "Don't Judge a Book by Its Lover"
|-
|''[[Batman Beyond]]''
|Mason Forrest
|Voice, episode: "The Winning Edge"<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2000
|''[[Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)|Twice in a Lifetime]]''
|Dr. Steven Weaver/Lance Kensington
|Episode: "Even Steven"
|-
|rowspan=3|2001
|''[[Inside Schwartz]]''
|Parker
|Episode: "Event Night"; uncredited
|-
|''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]''
|Captain William Shepard
|Episode: "Ambush"
|-
|''[[The Test (talk show)|The Test]]''
|Himself (Panelist)
|Episode: "The PDA Test"
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|''[[Son of the Beach]]''
|Harry Johnson
|3 episodes
|-
|''[[What I Like About You (TV series)|What I Like About You]]''
|Paul Cody
|Episode: "Copy That"
|-
|2003
|''[[Spider-Man: The New Animated Series]]''
|[[Harry Osborn (2002 film series character)|Harry Osborn]]
|rowspan=2|Voice
|-
|2006–2007
|''[[Biker Mice from Mars (2006 TV series)|Biker Mice from Mars]]''
|Vinnie<ref name="btva" />
|-
|rowspan=3|2007
|''[[Side Order of Life]]''
|Brian Fowler
|3 episodes
|-
|''[[Drawn Together]]''
|Chase Huffington
|Voice, episode: "Drawn Together Babies"
|-
|''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''
|Himself (Contestant)
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2008
|''Your Mama Don't Dance''
|Himself (Host)
|
|-
|''Lava Storm''
|John Wilson
|rowspan=2|Television film
|-
|2009
|''[[The Christmas Hope]]''
|Nathan Andrews
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|''[[CSI: NY]]''
|Thom Weir
|Episode: "Pot of Gold"
|-
|''Elopement''
|David Drummond
|Television film
|-
|2011
|''[[Happily Divorced]]''
|Robert, Support Group Leader
|Episode: "Spousal Support"
|-
|rowspan=5|2013
|''[[Sharknado]]''
|[[Fin Shepard]]
|Television film
|-
|''[[Deadtime Stories (TV series)|Deadtime Stories]]''
|Mr. Tyler
|Episode: "Terror in Tiny Town"
|-
|''[[Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]''
|Himself (Restaurant Patron)
|Episode: "9 Chefs Compete"
|-
|''[[Shark After Dark]]''
|rowspan=2|Himself (Guest)
|Episode: "Sharkmania!"
|-
|''[[Oprah: Where Are They Now?]]''
|Episode: "90210 Star Ian Ziering"
|-
|rowspan=9|2014
|''[[Sharknado 2: The Second One]]''
|Fin Shepard
|rowspan=5|Television film
|-
|''Sproutnado: Synchronized Swimming''
|rowspan=2|Himself – Swimmer
|-
|''Sproutnado: So Many Numbers in the Ocean''
|-
|''Sproutnado: Shark Costume Delivery''
|Himself – Movie Star
|-
|''Sproutnado: Ocean Weather Report''
|Weather Reporter
|-
|''[[Miss America|94th Annual Miss America Pageant]]''
|Himself (Judge)
|Television special
|-
|''On Your Marc!''
|rowspan=2|Himself (Guest)
|Episode: "Ian Ziering"
|-
|''The Wil Wheaton Project''
|Episode: "Wil Master: Axis of Wheaton"
|-
|''America's Healthiest Heroes''
|Himself (Host)
|
|-
|2014–2016
|''[[Celebrity Name Game (American game show)|Celebrity Name Game]]''
|Himself (Celebrity Player)
|Recurring role
|-
|rowspan=4|2015
|''[[Defiance (TV series)|Defiance]]''
|Conrad Von Bach
|Episode: "The Beauty of Our Weapons"
|-
|''[[Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!]]''
|rowspan=2|Fin Shepard
|rowspan=2|Television film
|-
|''[[Lavalantula]]''
|-
|''[[The Apprentice (American season 14)|Celebrity Apprentice]]''
|Himself (Contestant)
|8 episodes
|-
|rowspan=3|2016
|''[[The Muppets (TV series)|The Muppets]]''
|rowspan=2|Himself
|Episode: "A Tail of Two Piggies"
|-
|''Hashtaggers''
|Episode: "#Colin'sRival with Ian Ziering"
|-
|''[[Sharknado: The 4th Awakens]]''
|rowspan=2|Fin Shepard
|rowspan=2|Television film; also co-executive producer
|-
|rowspan=2|2017
|''[[Sharknado 5: Global Swarming]]''
|-
|''[[Battle of the Network Stars]]''
|Himself (Contestant)
|Episode: "Primetime Soaps vs. ABC Stars"
|-
|rowspan=5|2018
|''[[The Thundermans]]''
|Young Thunder Man
|Episode: "The Thundredth"
|-
|''Aussie Girl''
|Himself
|Episode: "Crafty Service"
|-
|''[[Worst Cooks in America]]''
|rowspan=2|Himself (Contestant)
| 6 episodes
|-
|''[[Celebrity Family Feud]]''
|Episode: "[[Sherri Shepherd]] vs. Ian Ziering"
|-
|''[[The Last Sharknado: It's About Time]]''
|Fin Shepard
|Television film; also executive producer
|-
|rowspan=5|2019
|''[[Swamp Thing (2019 TV series)|Swamp Thing]]''
|[[Blue Devil (DC Comics)|Dan Cassidy / Blue Devil]]
|Recurring role
|-
|''Malibu Rescue''
|rowspan=2|Gavin Cross
|
|-
|''[[Malibu Rescue]]''
|Recurring role
|-
|''[[BH90210]]''
|Himself/Steve Sanders
|Co-producer
|-
|''Zombie Tidal Wave''
|Hunter Shaw
|Television film; also writer and producer
|-
|2020
|''[[The Order (TV series)|The Order]]''
|rowspan=3|Himself
|Episode: "Spring Outbreak"
|-
|2021
|''[[The Other Two (TV series)|The Other Two]]''
|Episode: "Chase Guest-Edits Vogue"
|-
|2023
|''[[Clone High]]''
|Voice
|-
|}

=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2003
|''[[Freelancer (video game)|Freelancer]]''
|Edison Trent
|[[Microsoft Game Studios]]
|-
|2006
|''[[Biker Mice from Mars (2006 video game)|Biker Mice from Mars]]''
|Vinnie
|[[PlayStation 2]] and [[Nintendo DS]]
|}

==''Dancing with the Stars'' season 4==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" | Week #
! rowspan="2" | Dance&nbsp;/ Song
! colspan="3" | Judges' Score
! rowspan="2" | Result
|-
! style="min-width: 4.5em;" | [[Carrie Ann Inaba|Inaba]]
! style="min-width: 4.5em;" | [[Len Goodman|Goodman]]
! style="min-width: 4.5em;" | [[Bruno Tonioli|Tonioli]]
|-
| 1
| [[Cha-cha-cha (dance)|Cha-Cha-Cha]]&nbsp;/ "[[Mony Mony]]"
| 7
| 7
| 7
| No Elimination
|-
| 2
| [[Quickstep]]&nbsp;/ "[[Don't Get Me Wrong]]"
| 7
| 8
| 7
| Safe
|-
| 3
| [[Jive (dance)|Jive]]&nbsp;/ "[[Hard Headed Woman]]"
| 8
| 8
| 8
| Safe
|-
| 4
| [[Waltz]]&nbsp;/ "[[He Was Beautiful]]"
| 7
| 9
| 8
| Safe
|-
| 5
| [[Samba]]&nbsp;/ "Dance Like This"
| 8
| 8
| 8
| Safe
|-
| rowspan="2" | 6
| [[Pasodoble|Paso Doble]]&nbsp;/ "[[Waiting for Tonight]]"
| 8
| 8
| 8
| rowspan="2" | Safe
|-
| [[Swing (dance)|Swing]]&nbsp;/ "[[Rock This Town]]"
| colspan="3" | No scores given
|-
| rowspan="2" | 7
| [[Tango]]&nbsp;/ "[[Holding Out for a Hero]]"
| 9
| 9
| 9
| rowspan="2" | Safe
|-
| [[Mambo (dance)|Mambo]]&nbsp;/ "[[Give Me the Night (George Benson song)|Gimme the Light]]"
| 9
| 9
| 9
|-
| rowspan="2" | 8
| [[Foxtrot]]&nbsp;/ "[[Baby, It's Cold Outside]]"
| 8
| 7
| 7
| rowspan="2" | Safe
|-
| [[Rhumba|Rumba]]&nbsp;/ "[[Imagine (John Lennon song)|Imagine]]"
| 8
| 8
| 9
|-
| rowspan="2" | 9<br /><small>Semi-finals</small>
| [[Tango]]&nbsp;/ "[[Maneater (Hall & Oates song)|Maneater]]"
| 9
| 10
| 9
| rowspan="2" | Eliminated
|-
| [[Jive (dance)|Jive]]&nbsp;/ "[[All Shook Up]]"
| 10
| 10
| 10
|}

==References==
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