Zak Orth
Zak Orth 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.
Orth was born Adam Zachary Orth in Libertyville, Illinois, the son of Jane, a piano teacher, and Robert Orth, an opera singer. 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.Selected filmography
- Spanking the Monkey as Curtis
- Law & Order – "Jeopardy" as Mr. Ricardi
- The Pallbearer as An Abernathy Cousin
- Romeo + Juliet as Gregory
- Rose Hill as Douglas Clayborne
- In & Out as Mike
- When Trumpets Fade as Warren "Sandy" Sanderson
- Snow Falling on Cedars as Deputy Abel Martinson
- My Teacher's Wife as Paul Faber
- Down to You as Monk Jablonski
- Loser as Adam
- Wet Hot American Summer as J.J.
- ' – "Consent" as Wally Parkers
- Monday Night Mayhem as Don Ohlmeyer
- Kill the Poor as Butch
- Hair High as Zip Carlswell
- Melinda and Melinda as Peter
- The F Word as Manny
- The Baxter as Wendall Wimms
- Prime as Randall
- Merry F %$in' Christmas as Nuns Gone Wild Host
- The Ten as Prosecutor / Tour Guide Barge Michaelson
- Manhunt 2 as The Project Militia
- Music and Lyrics as David Newbert – TV Executive #1
- Life in Flight as Josh
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona as Adam
- Fringe – "The Ghost Network" – as Roy McComb
- ' as Porter Canby
- Peter and Vandy as Keith
- 30 Rock – "St. Valentine's Day" – as Young Priest
- Monogamy as Quinny
- You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger as Narrator
- Red Dead Redemption as The Local Population
- The Other Guys as Accountant
- The Wonderful Maladys as Mary Malady's husband
- Vamps as Renfield
- Revolution as Aaron Pittman
- Elementary as Gabe Coleman
- Matters of the Heart
- ' as J.J.
- Veep as Jim
- Casual as Drew Meyers
- Falling Water as Bill Boerg
- ' as J.J.
- Human Kind Of as Mr. Russo / Ethan / Dad / Eye Patch
- Kimmy vs. the Reverend as Cody Santimonio
- Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist as Howie
