
Zak Orth
Biography
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2023
White House Plumbers as Alfred C. Baldwin III
2020Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend as Cody Santimonio
2020Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist as Howie
2018Human Kind Of as Dad (voice)
2017Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later as J.J.
2016Falling Water as Bill Boerg
2015Hit as Officer Cameron
2015Casual as Drew Meyers
2015Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot as Self
2015Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp as J.J.
2014They Came Together as Waiter With Pole
2012Elementary as Gabe Coleman
2012Revolution as Aaron Pittman
2012Vamps as Renfield
2012Veep as Jim Owens
2011Adventures in Plymptoons! as Self
2010Life in Flight as Josh
2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger as Narrator (voice)
2010The Other Guys as Accountant
2010Monogamy as Quinny
2009(Untitled) as Porter Canby
2009The Good Wife as Steve Fratti
2009Peter and Vandy as Keith
2008Birthday as Presto
2008Fringe as Roy McComb
2008Vicky Cristina Barcelona as Adam
2008John Adams as James McHenry
2007The Ten as Barge Michaelson
2007Music and Lyrics as David Newbert
200630 Rock as Young Priest
2006Pitch as Brad
2005Merry F#%$in' Christmas as Nuns Gone Wild Host
2005Prime as Randall
2005The Baxter as Wendall Wimms
2005The F Word as Manny
2004Melinda and Melinda as Peter
2004Hair High as Zip (voice)
2003Kill the Poor as Butch
2002Stella Shorts 1998-2002 as Turkey Hunter / Christmas Caroler / Inspector / Enos / Friend
2002Monday Night Mayhem as Don Ohlmeyer
2001Wet Hot American Summer as J.J.
2000Loser as Adam
2000Down to You as Monk Jablonski
1999Snow Falling on Cedars as Deputy Abel Martinson
1999My Teacher's Wife as Paul Faber
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Wally Parkers
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Harry Kagan
1998When Trumpets Fade as Warren
1997In & Out as Mike
1997Rose Hill as Douglas Clayborne
1996Romeo + Juliet as Gregory
1996The Pallbearer as An Abernathy Cousin
1994Spanking the Monkey as Curtis
1990Law & Order as Mr. Ricardi
1990Law & Order as Darryl Kagan
1990Law & Order as Harry Kagan






