Cody Kasch

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Cody Kasch
Born
Cody Reed Kasch

(1987-08-21) August 21, 1987 (age 36)
OccupationActor
Years active1989–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 .

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Early life

Kasch was born in Santa Monica, California. He is of Scottish descent. [1] [2] 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 ]

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 ] 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 ] He starred in the 2010 horror film Chain Letter . [3]

Filmography

Source: [4]

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1989Behind God's BackBuda's boyShort film
2005HomefrontJakeShort film
2008 Asylum String
2009The 2 BobsDoofus
2010 Chain Letter Neil Conners
2011The Encore of Tony DuranMichael Duran
2012The First FiveJack
2014The 420 Movie: Mary & JaneCurt
2015 The Last Rescue Pvt. James Lewis
2015Oro y PolvoJerry
2017L.A. PlayerMarvin LovejoyShort film
2019Narco SoldiersJerry
2020The 420 Movie: Mary & JaneCurt
2021Hollywood.comMarvin Lovejoy
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Martial Law KidEpisode: "Sammo Claus"
2000 E.R. Jason BenderEpisode: "Family Matters"
2000 The Others Wounded boyEpisode: "Luciferous"
2000 Nash Bridges Episode: "Heist"
2000 The Practice Scott Simpson Jr.Episode: "Death Penalties"
2000 Any Day Now BrianEpisode: "Love Is Love"
2000 Normal, Ohio Robert "Robbie" Miller7 episodes
2002 Boston Public Austin CooperEpisode: "Chapter Thirty-Five"
2002 NYPD Blue Josh StoverEpisode: "Better Laid Than Never (Part I)"
2003 Family Affair DevinEpisode: "Miss Turnstiles"
2003 Boomtown Trevor "TJ" Jankowski, Jr.Episode: "Haystack"
2004 Out There Tom Butler
2004 Phil of the Future TroyEpisode: "Future Jock"
2004–2007, 2011 Desperate Housewives Zach Young 37 episodes
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Kyle AckermanEpisode: "Raw"
2007 Side Order of Life Max KalenEpisode: "Early Bird Catches the Word"
2008 Criminal Minds Owen SavageEpisode: "Elephant's Memory"
2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Thommy BakerEpisode: "Death and the Maiden"
2009 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia CheesefootEpisode: "The Gang Reignites the Rivalry"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2005 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Desperate HousewivesWon
2005 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young ActorDesperate HousewivesNominated

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References

  1. USA Today: Live from the 2005 Emmys
  2. USATODAY.com - Live from the 2005 Emmys
  3. AFM: New Films to Deliver Deon Taylor's Chain Letter
  4. "Cody Kasch". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-12-26.