Life and career

Zylka was born Christopher Michael Settlemire in Warren, Ohio. He took his mother's maiden name as a stage name. His father is of German and British descent, and his mother is of half Polish and half Czech ancestry (the surname Zylka is Polish).

Zylka attended the University of Toledo. 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 then landed a sixteen-episode recurring role as Joey Donner 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 horror television film 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.

Zylka starred in two animal-attack-themed films, Shark Night (2011) and Piranha 3DD (2012). Zylka portrayed Flash Thompson in The Amazing Spider-Man. He played the role of Jake in the television drama The Secret Circle. BuddyTV ranked him number ninety on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011".

Personal life

Zylka was engaged to model Hanna Beth in April 2014, but called off the engagement and broke up in early 2015.

Filmography

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