Zak Orth
Zak Orth (born October 15, 1970) is an American actor known for his roles in Wet Hot American Summer, The Baxter, Melinda and Melinda, In and Out, Music and Lyrics, and NYC 22. He also starred in the NBC television drama Revolution as Aaron, and appeared as a man haunted by psychic visions in an episode of the Fox series Fringe.
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| Born | Adam Zachary Orth October 15, 1970 |
| Education | DePaul University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Orth was born Adam Zachary Orth in Libertyville, Illinois, the son of Jane (Oehms), a piano teacher, and Robert Orth, an opera singer.[1][2] He is a good friend of 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, as the character Gregory. Orth is an alumnus of The Theatre School at DePaul University.
He is also one half of The Doilies, a musical comedy group, alongside Michael Showalter.[3]
Selected filmography
- Spanking the Monkey (1994) as Curtis
- Law & Order (1995) – "Jeopardy" as Mr. Ricardi
- The Pallbearer (1996) as An Abernathy Cousin
- Romeo + Juliet (1996) as Gregory
- Rose Hill (1997) as Douglas Clayborne
- In & Out (1997) as Mike
- When Trumpets Fade (1998) as Warren "Sandy" Sanderson
- Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) as Deputy Abel Martinson
- My Teacher's Wife (1999) as Paul Faber
- Down to You (2000) as Monk Jablonski
- Loser (2000) as Adam
- Wet Hot American Summer (2001) as J.J.
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2001) – "Consent" as Wally Parkers
- Monday Night Mayhem (2002) as Don Ohlmeyer
- Kill the Poor (2003) as Butch
- Hair High (2004) as Zip Carlswell (voice)
- Melinda and Melinda (2004) as Peter
- The F Word (2005) as Manny
- The Baxter (2005) as Wendall Wimms
- Prime (2005) as Randall
- Merry F %$in' Christmas (2005) as Nuns Gone Wild Host
- The Ten (2007) as Prosecutor / Tour Guide Barge Michaelson
- Manhunt 2 (2007) as The Project Militia (voice)
- Music and Lyrics (2007) as David Newbert – TV Executive #1
- Life in Flight (2008) as Josh
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) as Adam
- Fringe (2008) – "The Ghost Network" – as Roy McComb
- (Untitled) (2009) as Porter Canby
- Peter and Vandy (2009) as Keith
- 30 Rock (2009) – "St. Valentine's Day" – as Young Priest
- Monogamy (2010) as Quinny
- You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) as Narrator
- Red Dead Redemption (2010) as The Local Population (voice)
- The Other Guys (2010) as Accountant
- The Wonderful Maladys (2010) as Mary Malady's husband
- Vamps (2012) as Renfield
- Revolution (2012–2014) as Aaron Pittman
- Elementary (2014) as Gabe Coleman
- Matters of the Heart (2015)
- Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015) as J.J.
- Veep (2015–2016) as Jim
- Casual (2015–2018) as Drew Meyers
- Falling Water (2016–2018) as Bill Boerg
- Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017) as J.J.
- Human Kind Of (2018) as Mr. Russo / Ethan / Dad / Eye Patch (voices)
- Kimmy vs. the Reverend (2020) as Cody Santimonio
- Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020) as Howie
References
- "Zak Orth Biography (1970–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- http://www2.wheaton.edu/alumni/magazine/autumn2004.pdf
- Colford, Caitlin (2010-06-27). "Tribeca Film Festival Interview: Monogamous with Zak Orth". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
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