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
Santa Monica (; Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 U.S. Census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing t ...
. He is of
Scottish descent. 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
Joseph Maxwell Kasch (born December 6, 1985) is an American actor and musician. He played "Zig-Zag" in '' Holes'' (2003), T-Dog in '' Waiting...'' (2005), and Troy in '' Shrooms'' (2007).
Early life
Kasch was born in Santa Monica, California
...
, 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.
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
''Normal, Ohio'' is an American television sitcom aired on Fox in 2000. The show stars John Goodman as William "Butch" Gamble, a gay man returning to his Midwestern home town. The cast also includes Joely Fisher, Anita Gillette, Orson Bean, Mo G ...
'', only for the series to be cancelled after a few episodes. Kasch portrayed a Texan high school student in the
Noggin
Noggin may refer to:
General
* Noggin or gill (volume), a unit of volume
* Noggin (cup), a small cup
* Noggin, slang for head
A head is the part of an organism which usually includes the ears, brain, forehead, cheeks, chin, eyes, nose, an ...
comedy-drama series ''
Out There''. He played
Zach Young, the son of deceased
Mary Alice Young
Mary Alice Young (previously Angela Forrest) is a fictional character from the ABC television series '' Desperate Housewives''. The character was created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry and is portrayed by Brenda Strong, who ...
, 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
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for several
audiobook
An audiobook (or a talking book) is a recording of a book or other work being read out loud. A reading of the complete text is described as "unabridged", while readings of shorter versions are abridgements.
Spoken audio has been available in sc ...
s. He starred in the 2010 horror film ''
Chain Letter
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''.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1987 births
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
American people of Scottish descent
Living people
Male actors from Greater Los Angeles
People from Ojai, California
Male actors from Santa Monica, California
People from Camarillo, California