Zen Gesner
Biography
Zen Brant Gesner (born June 23, 1970) is an American television and movie actor. He is perhaps most recognized for his roles as Sinbad in the syndicated television series The Adventures of Sinbad, and was a regular cast member on the ABC daytime drama All My Children as bad boy and rapist Braden Lavery. More recently he's appeared in Miller Lite's "Man Laws" commercials as one of the "Men Of The Square Table". Gesner also appeared on an episode of the popular sitcom Friends in which he played Rachel Green's date. A graduate of the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), Gesner has appeared in several movies since his cinematic debut as "Dale's Man #1" in the 1994 comedy Dumb & Dumber, including Osmosis Jones (as Emergency Room Doctor #1), Me, Myself & Irene (Agent Peterson), Shallow Hal (Ralph), and There's Something About Mary (as a bartender). In 2005, he had a small part in the romantic comedy Fever Pitch starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon.
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Full filmography
- Friends (1994) as Dave
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
- Balls Up (2026) as American Sports Reporter
- Dumb and Dumber (1994) as Dale's Man #1
- The Adventures of Sinbad (1996) as Sinbad
- Shallow Hal (2001) as Ralph
- Movie 43 (2013) as Stripper (segment "Truth or Dare")
- Me, Myself & Irene (2000) as Agent Peterson
- There's Something About Mary (1998) as Bartender
- Hall Pass (2011) as Passenger Cop
- Ricky Stanicky (2024) as World River Exec #1
- Compromising Situations (1994) as Phillip Larsen
- Boat Trip (2002) as Ron
- Osmosis Jones (2001) as ER Doctor #1
- Kingpin (1996) as Thomas
- Fever Pitch (2005) as Steve
- The Ringer (2005) as David Patrick
- The Breed (2001) as West
- Gates of Darkness (2019) as Stephen's Father
- Legend of the Phantom Rider (2003) as Suicide
- Wish Me Luck (1995) as Henry Krinkle
- Bagboy (2007) as Police Officer Sinbad
- Social Misfits (2001) as Counselor Travis
- A Date to Die For (2015) as Michael Hill