Zak Orth

Born: 1970-10-15, Libertyville, Illinois, USA

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.

Filmography

• Law & Order (1990)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
• Rick and Morty (2013)
• The Good Wife (2009)
• 30 Rock (2006)
• Nurse Jackie (2009)
• Veep (2012)
• John Adams (2008)
• The Other Guys (2010)
• White House Plumbers (2023)
• Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015)
• Romeo + Juliet (1996)
• Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020)
• Casual (2015)
• A Statement (2026)
• In & Out (1997)
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
• They Came Together (2014)
• Music and Lyrics (2007)
• Prime (2005)
• Vamps (2012)
• Spanking the Monkey (1994)
• You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
• My Teacher's Wife (1999)
• (Untitled) (2009)
• Melinda and Melinda (2004)
• When Trumpets Fade (1998)
• The Ten (2007)
• Human Kind Of (2018)
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend (2020)