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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Wet Hot American Summer
as J.J.
2001
Pitch
as Brad
2006
Prime
as Randall
2005
Loser
as Adam
2000
Down to You
as Monk Jablonski
2000
In & Out
as Mike
1997
Music and Lyrics
as David Newbert
2007
Kill the Poor
as Butch
2003
Melinda and Melinda
as Peter
2004
The Baxter
as Wendall Wimms
2005
The Ten
as Barge Michaelson
2007
When Trumpets Fade
as Warren
1998
The Pallbearer
as An Abernathy Cousin
1996
Merry F#%$in' Christmas
as Nuns Gone Wild Host
2005
(Untitled)
as Porter Canby
2009
My Teacher's Wife
as Paul Faber
1999
Spanking the Monkey
as Curtis
1994
Life in Flight
as Josh
2010
Monogamy
as Quinny
2010
Vamps
as Renfield
2012
TV Appearances
Revolution
as Aaron Pittman
2012
Fringe
as Roy McComb
2008
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Wally Parkers
1999
30 Rock
as Young Priest
2006
Elementary
as Gabe Coleman
2012
White House Plumbers
as Alfred C. Baldwin III
2023
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
as J.J.
2015
Casual
as Drew Meyers
2015
Falling Water
as Bill Boerg
2016
Law & Order
as Mr. Ricardi
1990
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
as J.J.
2017
John Adams
as James McHenry
2008