
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 |
Prime | Randall | 2005 |
Down to You | Monk Jablonski | 2000 |
The Baxter | Wendall Wimms | 2005 |
Birthday | Presto | 2008 |
Wet Hot American Summer | J.J. | 2001 |
(Untitled) | Porter Canby | 2009 |
Spanking the Monkey | Curtis | 1994 |
Vamps | Renfield | 2012 |
Music and Lyrics | David Newbert | 2007 |
Life in Flight | Josh | 2008 |
Monday Night Mayhem | Don Ohlmeyer | 2002 |
Hair High | Zip (voice) | 2004 |
In & Out | Mike | 1997 |
Peter and Vandy | Keith | 2009 |
Melinda and Melinda | Peter | 2004 |
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend | Cody Santimonio | 2020 |
Snow Falling on Cedars | Deputy Abel Martinson | 1999 |
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot | Himself | 2015 |
Kill the Poor | Butch | 2003 |
The Ten | Prosecutor / Tour Guide Barge Michaelson | 2007 |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Adam | 2008 |
They Came Together | Waiter With Pole | 2014 |
The Other Guys | Accountant | 2010 | Series | Cast | Year |
Revolution | Aaron Pittman | 2012 |
Fringe | 2008 | |
30 Rock | 2006 | |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 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: 10 Years Later | J.J. | 2017 |
Veep | 2012 | |
Human Kind Of | Dad (voice) | 2018 |
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Howie | 2020 |