Zak Orth
Zak Orth (born Adam Zachary Orth on October 15, 1970 in Libertyville , Illinois ) is an American actor .
life and career
Zak Orth was born in Libertyville, the son of an opera singer and a piano teacher. He attended DePaul University in Chicago, where he graduated with a Master of Fine Arts .
He took on his first role in front of the camera in 1994 with an appearance in the black humor independent film Spanking the Monkey . In 1996 he played a small role in William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet by director Baz Luhrmann . He then took on other supporting roles in In & Out , My Teacher's Wife , Snow That Falls on Cedars , The One or None , Loser - Losers are lucky too, and in Wet Hot American Summer in 2001. In the later published series on the latter In the film, Orth also appeared in the role of JJ . In 2004, he was in the tragicomedy Melinda and Melinda from Woody Allen to see. In 2005 a role followed in the comedy Couchgeflüster - The first therapeutic love comedy . In 2010 he took on a small role in The Somewhat Different Cops . In 2012 he played Renfield in Vamps - Dating with Bite .
His guest series appearances include Fringe, The FBI's Borderline Cases , 30 Rock , Nurse Jackie , NYC 22 , Elementary , Good Wife , Happyish, and Veep - The Vice President . From 2012 to 2014 he played the role of Aaron Pittman on the Revolution series . He also took on recurring roles in the series Casual and Falling Water .
Together with the screenwriter and actor Michael Showalter , he forms the musician-comedian duo The Doilies . Orth is married for the second time. He has a child with his first wife. Since 2010 he has been married for a second time.
Filmography (selection)
- 1994: Spanking the Monkey
- 1995: Law & Order (TV series, episode 6x04)
- 1996: The Pallbearer (The Pallbearer)
- 1996: William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet)
- 1997: In & Out
- 1998: The Sound of War ( When Trumpets Fade , Movie made for TV)
- 1999: The woman of my teacher (My Teacher's Wife)
- 1999: Snow Falling on Cedars (Snow Falling on Cedars)
- 2000: Down to None (Down to You)
- 2000: Loser - Losers are lucky too (Loser)
- 2001: Wet Hot American Summer
- 2002: Monday Night Mayhem (TV movie)
- 2003: Kill the Poor
- 2004: Hair High (voice)
- 2004: Melinda and Melinda
- 2005: The F Word
- 2005: Baxter - The Baxter
- 2005: Couch Whispers - The first therapeutic love comedy (Prime)
- 2006: Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2007: The 10 Commandments Movie (The Ten)
- 2007: Mitten ins Herz - A Song for You (Music and Lyrics)
- 2008: John Adams - Freedom for America ( John Adams , miniseries, episode 1x06)
- 2008: Life in Flight
- 2008: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- 2008: Fringe - Borderline cases of the FBI ( Fringe , TV series, episode 1x03)
- 2009: (Untitled)
- 2009: Peter and Vandy
- 2009: 30 Rock (TV series, episode 3x11)
- 2009: Wainy Days (TV series, episode 4x02)
- 2009: Nurse Jackie (TV series, episode 1x07)
- 2010: Monogamy
- 2010: I see the man of your dreams ( You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger , as narrator)
- 2010: The Other Guys (The Other Guys)
- 2012: NYC 22 (TV series, episode 1x01)
- 2012: Vamps - Dating with a Bite (Vamps)
- 2012–2014: Revolution (TV series, 42 episodes)
- 2014: They Came Together
- 2014: Elementary (TV series, episode 3x02)
- 2014: Good Wife ( The Good Wife , TV series, episode 6x10)
- 2015: Happyish (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2015: Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2015: Matters of the Heart
- 2015–2016: Above Average Presents (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2015-2016: Veep - The Vice President ( Veep , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2015–2018: Casual (TV series, 15 episodes)
- 2016-2018: Falling Water (TV series, 18 episodes)
- 2017: Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later ( Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later , TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2018: Human Kind Of (TV series, 19 episodes)
Web links
- Zak Orth in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Zak Orth in the German dubbing index
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zak Orth Biography (1970–) . Filmreference.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ↑ Zak Orth . In: Famousbirthdays . 19th January 2020.
- ↑ Zak Orth - Biography . In: IMDb.com . Retrieved January 19, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Orth, Zak |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Orth, Adam Zachary (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Libertyville , Illinois |