
Place of Birth: Libertyville, Illinois, USA
Zak Orth
Zak Orth (born October 15, 1970) is an American comedic actor known for his roles in Wet Hot American Summer, The Baxter, Melinda and Melinda, In and Out, and Music and Lyrics. He also appeared as a man haunted by psychic visions named Roy in an episode of the Fox series Fringe. Orth was born Adam Zachary Orth in Libertyville, Illinois, the son of Jane, a piano teacher, and Robert Orth, an opera singer. He is good friends with the members of the comedy group Stella and has appeared in many of their short films, as well as their 2005 TV Series. He is also known for his brief role in Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet playing the character Gregory. He is scheduled to be in the upcoming film Vamps with Alicia Sliverstone. He is also one half of The Doilies, a comedic musical group, with Michael Showalter.
Movie | Cast | Year |
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When Trumpets Fade | Warren | 1998 |
Loser | Adam | 2000 |
Rose Hill | Douglas Clayborne | 1997 |
The F Word | Manny | 2005 |
My Teacher's Wife | Paul Faber | 1999 |
Monogamy | Quinny | 2010 |
Birthday | Presto | 2008 |
Hit | Officer Cameron | 2015 |
Down to You | Monk Jablonski | 2000 |
The Baxter | Wendall Wimms | 2005 |
Wet Hot American Summer | J.J. | 2001 |
(Untitled) | Porter Canby | 2009 |
Spanking the Monkey | Curtis | 1994 |
Vamps | Renfield | 2012 |
Pitch | Brad | 2006 |
Prime | Randall | 2005 |
Music and Lyrics | David Newbert | 2007 |
Monday Night Mayhem | Don Ohlmeyer | 2002 |
Hair High | Zip (voice) | 2004 |
Life in Flight | Josh | 2010 |
In & Out | Mike | 1997 |
Merry F#%$in' Christmas | Nuns Gone Wild Host | 2005 |
Peter and Vandy | Keith | 2009 |
Melinda and Melinda | Peter | 2004 |
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot | Himself | 2015 |
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend | Cody Santimonio | 2020 |
Romeo + Juliet | Gregory | 1996 |
Snow Falling on Cedars | Deputy Abel Martinson | 1999 |
The Pallbearer | An Abernathy Cousin | 1996 |
Kill the Poor | Butch | 2003 |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Adam | 2008 |
They Came Together | Waiter With Pole | 2014 |
The Ten | Prosecutor / Tour Guide Barge Michaelson | 2007 |
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | Narrator | 2010 |
The Other Guys | Accountant | 2010 | Series | Cast | Year |
Revolution | Aaron Pittman | 2012 |
Fringe | Roy McComb | 2008 |
30 Rock | Young Priest | 2006 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Wally Parkers | 1999 |
Elementary | Gabe Coleman | 2012 |
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | J.J. | 2015 |
Casual | Drew Meyers | 2015 |
Falling Water | Bill Boerg | 2016 |
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | J.J. | 2017 |
Veep | Jim Owens | 2012 |
Human Kind Of | Dad (voice) | 2018 |
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Howie | 2020 |
Law & Order | Mr. Ricardi | 1990 |
John Adams | James McHenry | 2008 |
White House Plumbers | Alfred C. Baldwin III | 2023 |