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.

Known For

Kingpin

Shallow Hal

Small Town Conspiracy

Wish Me Luck

Best of Chris Isaak

Me, Myself & Irene

Filmography

2024 Ricky Stanicky

as World River Exec #1

2019 Gates of Darkness

as Stephen's Father

2015 A Date to Die For

as Michael Hill

2013 Movie 43

as Stripper (segment "Truth or Dare")

2011 Hall Pass

as Passenger Cop

2008 Shattered!

as Carter

2007 Bagboy

as Police Officer Sinbad

2007 Fetch

as Spike

2006 Best of Chris Isaak

as (segment "Somebody's Crying") (archive footage) (uncredited)

2005 The Ringer

as David Patrick

2005 Fever Pitch

as Steve

2003 Legend of the Phantom Rider

as Suicide

2003 Small Town Conspiracy

as John Haleran

2002 Boat Trip

as Ron

2001 Shallow Hal

as Ralph

2001 The Breed

as West

2001 Social Misfits

as Counselor Travis

2000 Me, Myself & Irene

as Agent Peterson

1998 There's Something About Mary

as Bartender

1996 The Adventures of Sinbad

as Sinbad