Zak Orth

Zak Orth

Age 55 — born October 15, 1970·Libertyville, Illinois, USA

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.

ActionAdventureScience-FictionComedy

47Credits17 TV · 30 films
1990–2023Years activefirst to latest
8.1 Highest ratedFringe
6.5 Average ratingacross 47 titles

Top TV shows 17best Zak Orth shows

  1. 1Fringe posterFringeRoy McComb · 1 ep · 20088.1
  2. 2Law & Order: Special Victims Unit posterLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitWally Parkers · 1 ep · 19998.0
  3. 3John Adams posterJohn AdamsJames McHenry · 1 ep · 20087.7
  4. 4Elementary posterElementaryGabe Coleman · 1 ep · 20127.6
  5. 5Revolution posterRevolutionAaron Pittman · 2012–2014 · Action7.6
  6. 6The Good Wife posterThe Good WifeSteve Fratti · 1 ep · 20097.6
  7. 7Veep posterVeepJim Owens · 3 eps · 20127.5
  8. 830 Rock poster30 RockYoung Priest · 1 ep · 20067.5
  9. 9Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist posterZoey's Extraordinary PlaylistHowie · 5 eps · 20207.5
  10. 10Law & Order posterLaw & OrderMr. Ricardi · 1 ep · 19907.3
  11. 11Nurse Jackie posterNurse JackieZak · 1 ep · 20097.1
  12. 12Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp posterWet Hot American Summer: First Day of CampJJ · 2015–2015 · Comedy6.9
  13. 13Casual posterCasualDrew Meyers · 36 eps · 20156.6
  14. 14Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later posterWet Hot American Summer: Ten Years LaterJ.J. · 8 eps · 20176.4
  15. 15Falling Water posterFalling WaterBill Boerg · 20 eps · 20166.4
  16. 16Human Kind Of posterHuman Kind OfDad (voice) · 21 eps · 20186.3
  17. 17White House Plumbers posterWhite House PlumbersAlfred C. Baldwin III · 1 ep · 20236.2

Top movies 30best Zak Orth movies

  1. 1Hit posterHitOfficer Cameron · 20158.0
  2. 2Vicky Cristina Barcelona posterVicky Cristina BarcelonaAdam · 20086.8
  3. 3Romeo + Juliet posterRomeo + JulietGregory · 19966.8
  4. 4When Trumpets Fade posterWhen Trumpets FadeWarren · 19986.6
  5. 5Rose Hill posterRose HillDouglas Clayborne · 19976.5
  6. 6The F Word posterThe F WordManny · 20056.5
  7. 7In & Out posterIn & OutMike · 19976.5
  8. 8Music and Lyrics posterMusic and LyricsDavid Newbert · 20076.5
  9. 9(Untitled) poster(Untitled)Porter Canby · 20096.4
  10. 10Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend posterUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the ReverendCody Santimonio · 20206.4
  11. 11Hair High posterHair HighZip (voice) · 20046.4
  12. 12Merry F#%$in' Christmas posterMerry F#%$in' ChristmasNuns Gone Wild Host · 20056.4
  13. 13The Other Guys posterThe Other GuysAccountant · 20106.3
  14. 14Peter and Vandy posterPeter and VandyKeith · 20096.3
  15. 15Wet Hot American Summer posterWet Hot American SummerJ.J. · 20016.2
  16. 16Melinda and Melinda posterMelinda and MelindaPeter · 20046.2
  17. 17Snow Falling on Cedars posterSnow Falling on CedarsDeputy Abel Martinson · 19996.1
  18. 18The Baxter posterThe BaxterWendall Wimms · 20056.0
  19. 19Prime posterPrimeRandall · 20056.0
  20. 20Monday Night Mayhem posterMonday Night MayhemDon Ohlmeyer · 20026.0
  21. 21You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger posterYou Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerNarrator (voice) · 20105.9
  22. 22Spanking the Monkey posterSpanking the MonkeyCurtis · 19945.7
  23. 23They Came Together posterThey Came TogetherWaiter With Pole · 20145.5
  24. 24Loser posterLoserAdam · 20005.4
  25. 25Kill the Poor posterKill the PoorButch · 20035.3
  26. 26Vamps posterVampsRenfield · 20125.3
  27. 27Life in Flight posterLife in FlightJosh · 20105.3
  28. 28Down to You posterDown to YouMonk Jablonski · 20005.2
  29. 29My Teacher's Wife posterMy Teacher's WifePaul Faber · 19995.1
  30. 30The Pallbearer posterThe PallbearerAn Abernathy Cousin · 19964.9

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