Cody Kasch
{{short description|American actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Cody Kasch
| image =
| caption =
Actor Cody Kasch attends the closing night screening of 'First Grader' at the Palm Springs High School during the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 16, 2011 in Palm Springs, California.
| birth_name = Cody Reed Kasch
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|8|21}}
| birth_place = Santa Monica, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1989–present
}}
Cody Reed Kasch (born August 21, 1987) is an American actor. He is known for his role of Zach Young on the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives.
Early life
Kasch was born in Santa Monica, California. He is of Scottish descent.[https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/televisionawards/emmys/2005-09-12-emmy-blog_x.htm USA Today: Live from the 2005 Emmys][https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/televisionawards/emmys/2005-09-12-emmy-blog_x.htm USATODAY.com - Live from the 2005 Emmys] He was raised in Ojai, California on a working ranch until the age of 13, when he moved to Camarillo, California. Both of Kasch's parents were actively involved in the arts. His father was an actor and writer of locally premiering plays, and his mother was a director and photographer. As his older brother, actor Max Kasch, began to experience success, the brothers competed for jobs; their success caused the entire Kasch family to leave Ojai and move to the more favorably located Camarillo.{{citation needed|date= November 2011}}
Career
After numerous television guest appearances, Kasch got his first major role when he was cast in a regular role on the sitcom Normal, Ohio, only for the series to be cancelled after a few episodes.{{citation needed|date= November 2011}} Kasch portrayed a Texan high school student in the Noggin comedy-drama series Out There. He played Zach Young, the son of deceased Mary Alice Young, on the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives. After a brief absence from the series, he returned in the third and seventh seasons as Gabrielle Solis' secret admirer. He is also the narrator for several audiobooks.{{citation needed|date= November 2011}} He starred in the 2010 horror film Chain Letter.[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34455/afm-new-films-deliver-deon-taylors-chain-letter AFM: New Films to Deliver Deon Taylor's Chain Letter]
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1989
| Behind God's Back | Buda's boy | Short film |
| 2005
| Homefront | Jake | Short film |
| 2008
| Asylum | String | |
| 2009
| {{sortname|The|2 Bobs|nolink=1}} | Doofus | |
| 2010
| Neil Conners | |
| 2011
| {{sortname|The|Encore of Tony Duran|nolink=1}} | Michael Duran | |
| 2012
| {{sortname|The|First Five|nolink=1}} | Jack | |
| 2014
| {{sortname|The|420 Movie: Mary & Jane|nolink=1}} | Curt | |
| 2015
| Pvt. James Lewis | |
| 2015
| Oro y Polvo | Jerry | |
| 2017
| L.A. Player | Marvin Lovejoy | Short film |
| 2019
|Narco Soldiers |Jerry | |
| 2020
|The 420 Movie: Mary & Jane |Curt | |
| 2021
|Hollywood.com |Marvin Lovejoy | |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1999
| Kid | Episode: "Sammo Claus" |
| 2000
| E.R. | Jason Bender | Episode: "Family Matters" |
| 2000
| {{sortname|The|Others|dab=American TV series}} | Wounded boy | Episode: "Luciferous" |
| 2000
| {{n/a}} | Episode: "Heist" |
| 2000
| {{sortname|The|Practice}} | Scott Simpson Jr. | Episode: "Death Penalties" |
| 2000
| Brian | Episode: "Love Is Love" |
| 2000
| Robert "Robbie" Miller | 7 episodes |
| 2002
| Austin Cooper | Episode: "Chapter Thirty-Five" |
| 2002
| Josh Stover | Episode: "Better Laid Than Never (Part I)" |
| 2003
| Devin | Episode: "Miss Turnstiles" |
| 2003
| Boomtown | Trevor "TJ" Jankowski, Jr. | Episode: "Haystack" |
| 2004
| Tom Butler | |
| 2004
| Troy | Episode: "Future Jock" |
| 2004–2007, 2011
| 54 episodes |
| 2005
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Kyle Ackerman | Episode: "Raw" |
| 2007
| Max Kalen | Episode: "Early Bird Catches the Word" |
| 2008
| Owen Savage | Episode: "Elephant's Memory" |
| 2009
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Thommy Baker | Episode: "Death and the Maiden" |
| 2009
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Cheesefoot | Episode: "The Gang Reignites the Rivalry" |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result |
|---|
| 2005
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Desperate Housewives | {{won}} |
| 2005
| Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actor | Desperate Housewives | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|440445|Cody Kasch}}
{{ScreenActorsGuildAwards EnsembleTVComedy 2000–2009}}
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Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American people of Scottish descent
Category:Male actors from Greater Los Angeles
Category:People from Ojai, California