# Zak Orth

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{{Short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Zak_Orth_by Gage Skidmore.jpg |
| image_size = 220px
| name = Zak Orth
| caption = Orth at [WonderCon](/source/WonderCon) in March 2013
| birth_name = Adam Zachary Orth
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|10|15}} 
| birth_place = [Libertyville, Illinois](/source/Libertyville%2C_Illinois), U.S.
|education = [DePaul University](/source/DePaul_University) ([BFA](/source/Bachelor_of_Fine_Arts))
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1994–present 
}}
'''Adam Zachary Orth''' (born October 15, 1970)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orth, Zak 1970– {{!}} Encyclopedia.com |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/orth-zak-1970 |access-date=2026-04-15 |website=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref> is an American actor. He is known for his roles in ''[Wet Hot American Summer](/source/Wet_Hot_American_Summer)'', ''[The Baxter](/source/The_Baxter)'', ''[Melinda and Melinda](/source/Melinda_and_Melinda)'', ''[In and Out](/source/In_%26_Out_(film))'', ''[Music and Lyrics](/source/Music_and_Lyrics)'', and ''[NYC 22](/source/NYC_22)''. He also starred in the [NBC](/source/NBC) television drama ''[Revolution](/source/Revolution_(TV_series))'' as Aaron.

== Early life and education ==
Orth was born Adam Zachary Orth in [Libertyville, Illinois](/source/Libertyville%2C_Illinois), the son of Jane (Oehms), a piano teacher, and Robert Orth, an opera singer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/76/Zak-Orth.html |title=Zak Orth Biography (1970–) |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=2016-10-24}}</ref> Orth is an alumnus of [The Theatre School at DePaul University](/source/The_Theatre_School_at_DePaul_University).

== Career ==
He is a good friend of the members of the comedy group [Stella](/source/Stella_(Comedy_Group)) and has appeared in many of [their short films](/source/Stella_shorts), as well as their [2005 TV series](/source/Stella_(U.S._TV_series)). He is also known for his brief role in [Baz Luhrmann](/source/Baz_Luhrmann)'s adaptation of Shakespeare's ''[Romeo + Juliet](/source/Romeo_%2B_Juliet)'', as the character Gregory.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Marks|first=Peter|date=1997-08-08|title=Country House Chatter So Rudely Interrupted|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/08/theater/country-house-chatter-so-rudely-interrupted.html|access-date=2021-07-31|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> 

He is also one half of The Doilies, a musical comedy group, alongside [Michael Showalter](/source/Michael_Showalter).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/caitlin-colford/tribeca-film-festival-int_b_552882.html|title=Tribeca Film Festival Interview: Monogamous with Zak Orth|last=Colford|first=Caitlin|date=2010-06-27|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-07}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1994
|''[Spanking the Monkey](/source/Spanking_the_Monkey)''
|Curtis
|
|-
|1996
|''[The Pallbearer](/source/The_Pallbearer)''
|An Abernathy Cousin
|
|-
|1996
|''[Romeo + Juliet](/source/Romeo_%2B_Juliet)''
|Gregory
|
|-
|1997
|[''In & Out''](/source/In_%26_Out_(film))
|Mike
|
|-
|1995
|''[My Teacher's Wife](/source/My_Teacher's_Wife)''
|Paul Faber
|
|-
|1999
|[''Snow Falling on Cedars''](/source/Snow_Falling_on_Cedars_(film))
|Deputy Abel Martinson
|
|-
|2000
|''[Down to You](/source/Down_to_You)''
|Monk Jablonski
|
|-
|2000
|[''Loser''](/source/Loser_(2000_film))
|Adam
|
|-
|2001
|''[Wet Hot American Summer](/source/Wet_Hot_American_Summer)''
|J.J.
|
|-
|2002
|''[Stella shorts](/source/Stella_shorts)''
|Various roles
|
|-
|2003
|[''Kill the Poor''](/source/Kill_the_Poor_(film))
|Butch
|
|-
|2004
|''[Hair High](/source/Hair_High)''
|Zip
|Voice
|-
|2004
|''[Melinda and Melinda](/source/Melinda_and_Melinda)''
|Peter
|
|-
|2005
|[''The F Word''](/source/The_F_Word_(2005_film))
|Manny
|
|-
|2005
|''[The Baxter](/source/The_Baxter)''
|Wendall Wimms
|
|-
|2005
|[''Prime''](/source/Prime_(film))
|Randall
|
|-
|2007
|''[The Ten](/source/The_Ten_(film))''
|Prosecutor / Tour Guide Barge Michaelson
|
|-
|2007
|''[Music and Lyrics](/source/Music_and_Lyrics)''
|David Newbert - TV Executive #1
|
|-
|2008
|''[Life in Flight](/source/Life_in_Flight)''
|Josh
|
|-
|2008
|''[Vicky Cristina Barcelona](/source/Vicky_Cristina_Barcelona)''
|Adam
|
|-
|2009
|[''(Untitled)''](/source/(Untitled)_(2009_film))
|Porter Canby
|
|-
|2009
|''[Peter and Vandy](/source/Peter_and_Vandy)''
|Keith
|
|-
|2010
|[''Monogamy''](/source/Monogamy_(film))
|Quinny
|
|-
|2010
|''[You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger](/source/You_Will_Meet_a_Tall_Dark_Stranger)''
|Narrator
|Voice
|-
|2010
|''[The Other Guys](/source/The_Other_Guys)''
|Accountant
|
|-
|2012
|[''Vamps''](/source/Vamps_(film))
|Renfield
|
|-
|2014
|''[They Came Together](/source/They_Came_Together)''
|Waiter with Pole
|
|-
|2015
|''[Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot](/source/Hurricane_of_Fun%3A_The_Making_of_Wet_Hot)''
|Himself
|Documentary
|-
|TBA
|''[The Statement](/source/The_Statement_(upcoming_film))''
|
|Filming
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1995, 2023–2024
|''[Law & Order](/source/Law_%26_Order)''
|Mr. Ricardi / Defense Attorney Harry Kagan
|3 episodes
|-
|1997
|''[Rose Hill](/source/Rose_Hill_(film))''
|Douglas Clayborne
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|1998
|''[When Trumpets Fade](/source/When_Trumpets_Fade)''
|Warren
|-
|2001, 2024
|''[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)''
|Wally Parkers / Defense Attorney Harry Kagan
|2 episodes
|-
|2002
|''[Monday Night Mayhem](/source/Monday_Night_Mayhem)''
|[Don Ohlmeyer](/source/Don_Ohlmeyer)
|Television film
|-
|2005
|[''Stella''](/source/Stella_(American_TV_series))
|Elliot Morgenthal
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|2005
|''[Merry F %$in' Christmas](/source/Merry_F_%25%24in'_Christmas)''
|Nuns Gone Wild Host
|Television special
|-
|2006
|[''Cheap Seats''](/source/Cheap_Seats_(TV_series))
|EZtech Executive / Network Bigwig
|2 episodes
|-
|2008
|[''John Adams''](/source/John_Adams_(miniseries))
|[James McHenry](/source/James_McHenry)
|Episode: "Unnecessary War"
|-
|2008
|''[Canterbury's Law](/source/Canterbury's_Law)''
|Gil Newhall
|Episode: "Sick as Your Secrets"
|-
|2008
|[''Fringe''](/source/Fringe_(TV_series))
|Roy McComb
|Episode: "[The Ghost Network](/source/The_Ghost_Network)"
|-
|2009
|''[30 Rock](/source/30_Rock)''
|Young Priest
|Episode: "[St. Valentine's Day](/source/St._Valentine's_Day_(30_Rock))"
|-
|2009
|''[Wainy Days](/source/Wainy_Days)''
|Jake
|Episode: "Dance Club"
|-
|2009
|''[Michael & Michael Have Issues](/source/Michael_%26_Michael_Have_Issues)''
|Pinecone Guy
|Unknown episodes
|-
|2009
|''[Nurse Jackie](/source/Nurse_Jackie)''
|Zak
|Episode: "Steak Knife"
|-
|2010
|''Michael Showalter's the Making of...''
|Allen McKenzie
|Episode: "The Intel Choir Commercial"
|-
|2012
|''[NYC 22](/source/NYC_22)''
|Eric Royce
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|2012–2014
|[''Revolution''](/source/Revolution_(TV_series))
|Aaron Pittman
|42 episodes
|-
|2014
|[''Elementary''](/source/Elementary_(TV_series))
|Gabe Coleman
|Episode: "The Five Orange Pipz"
|-
|2014
|''[The Good Wife](/source/The_Good_Wife)''
|Steve Fratti
|Episode: "The Trial"
|-
|2015
|''[Happyish](/source/Happyish)''
|Larry
|3 episodes
|-
|2015
|''[Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp](/source/Wet_Hot_American_Summer%3A_First_Day_of_Camp)''
|JJ
|8 episodes
|-
|2015, 2016
|''Above Average Presents''
|Mark Zimmerman / Owner
|2 episodes
|-
|2015–2016
|''[Veep](/source/Veep)''
|Jim Owens
|3 episodes
|-
|2015–2018
|[''Casual''](/source/Casual_(TV_series))
|Drew Meyers
|15 episodes
|-
|2016–2018
|[''Falling Water''](/source/Falling_Water_(TV_series))
|Bill Boerg
|18 episodes
|-
|2017
|''[Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later](/source/Wet_Hot_American_Summer%3A_Ten_Years_Later)''
|JJ
|8 episodes
|-
|2018
|''[Human Kind Of](/source/Human_Kind_Of)''
|Mr. Russo / Ethan / Dad / Eye Patch (voices)
|19 episodes
|-
|2020
|''[Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist](/source/Zoey's_Extraordinary_Playlist)''
|Howie
|5 episodes
|-
|2020
|''[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend](/source/Unbreakable_Kimmy_Schmidt%3A_Kimmy_vs_the_Reverend)''
|Cody Santimonio
|Television film
|-
|2023
|''[Tiny Beautiful Things](/source/Tiny_Beautiful_Things_(miniseries))''
|Sam Carter
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|2023
|''[White House Plumbers](/source/White_House_Plumbers_(miniseries))''
|[Alfred C. Baldwin III](/source/Alfred_C._Baldwin_III)
|Episode: "Don't Drink the Whiskey at the Watergate"
|}

=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2007
|''[Manhunt 2](/source/Manhunt_2)''
|Project Militia
|
|-
|2010
|''[Red Dead Redemption](/source/Red_Dead_Redemption)''
|The Local Population
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0651008|Zak Orth}}

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Category:1970 births
Category:Living people
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Male actors from Lake County, Illinois
Category:DePaul University alumni
Category:People from Libertyville, Illinois
Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors

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