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Zeb Wells

Zeb Wells

Writer, actor, director and producer · Born April 28, 1977 (49)

Primetime Emmy winner

Zeb Wells (born April 28, 1977) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, director, and voice actor. He is known for his runs on Amazing Spider-Man and New Mutants from Marvel Comics, as well as being a writer, director, and voice actor on the Adult Swim animated series Robot Chicken. He is also the co-creator and executive producer of SuperMansion, as well as the voice of Robobot and Groaner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Zeb Wells, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 28, 1977 (49)
Works as
Writer, actor, director and producer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 63% in 30 days

What are Zeb Wells' films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Self
21%
Society
15%
Ideas
15%
Power
6%
Survival
6%
Morality
5%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 7

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 4

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
10
Joyful
5
Thrilling
4
Manic
3
Dread
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Zeb Wells' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Zeb Wells' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

21 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day(2026)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Marvel Zombies(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Deadpool & Wolverine(2024)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • She Hulk: Attorney at Law(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · Supervising Producer · Writer · as Ham Guy

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship(2015)

    Director · as Green Arrow / Swamp Thing (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • SuperMansion(2015)

    Show 44 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Jewbot

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Hell and Back(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • The Robot Chicken: Bitch Pudding Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise(2014)

    Director · Writer · as Sinestro / Swamp Thing / Captain Cold (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Robot Chicken Born Again Virgin Christmas Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer

  • Übermansion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer

  • Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special(2012)

    Writer · as Sinestro / Swamp Thing (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars III(2010)

    Writer · as Dengar (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Dear Consumer (Robot Chicken's Full-Assed Christmas Special) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

  • Titan Maximum(2009)

    Show 8 episodes · Story · Writer · as Marine #3 (voice) · as Tank Commander (voice) / Cadet #6 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II(2008)

    Writer · as Dengar (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Robot Chicken(2005)

    Show 20 episodes · Writer · as Servant #2 / Sinestro / Kit Cloudkicker (voice) · as Timmy / Cryptkeeper / Blowtorch (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Buck Rogers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • I Am a Gigantosaurus, Actually (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles, 19 of them dated from 2005 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

$1.3B worldwide

Highest rated

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting9 of 21: 2 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score91stDirecting6 of 21: 2 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting13 of 21: 5 only writing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thProducing3 of 21: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 21: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

21 titles, 10 with more than one role — writing and acting overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · 3 acting · 3 crew2010s11 · 5 acting · 10 crew2020s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 8 major nominations, 2009–2015.

WinNomination
  1. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
  2. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
  3. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
  4. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
  5. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
  6. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
  7. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Zeb Wells' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 92nd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 13 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor, writer, producer

She Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)

83rd percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008)

Midcredits 96th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 33/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 45, detractors 18. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Zeb Wells' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 91 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 90 · severeMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Zeb Wells work with?

People who share at least 2 of Zeb Wells' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Seth Green shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

  • Matthew Senreich7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Matthew Senreich
  • Tom Root7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Tom Root
  • Breckin Meyer7 titles · 5 as writer    See all 7 shared titles with Breckin Meyer
  • Douglas Goldstein5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Douglas Goldstein

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles