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Birthday: Oct 15, 1970
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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
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
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