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name: "Zen Gesner"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/zen-gesner"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 June 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 72
updated: "2026-09-16T23:01:59.927554+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Zen Gesner

Actor. Born 23 June 1970 in Van Nuys, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 June 1970, Van Nuys, California, USA
- **Active:** 1994–2001

## Biography

Zen Gesner is an American actor. He was born on 23 June 1970 in Van Nuys, California, and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Gesner is known for playing Sinbad in the syndicated series *The Adventures of Sinbad* (1996–1998) and for his recurring role as Braden Lavery on the soap opera *All My Children*. He has appeared in several films directed by the Farrelly brothers, including *Dumb and Dumber* (1994), *Kingpin* (1996), *There's Something About Mary* (1998), *Me, Myself & Irene* (2000) and *Shallow Hal* (2001), in which he played Ralph. He also guest-starred as Dave on *Friends* (1998).

In 1995 he married Cynthia Farrelly Gesner, sister of filmmakers Bobby and Peter Farrelly.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Shallow Hal* (2001), Fi1m 55, as Ralph — [page](https://film.one/film/shallow-hal.md)
- *There's Something About Mary* (1998), Fi1m 78, as Bartender — [page](https://film.one/film/theres-something-about-mary.md)
- *Dumb and Dumber* (1994), Fi1m 76, as Dale's Man #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/dumb-and-dumber.md)
- *Friends* (1994), Fi1m 78, as Dave — [page](https://film.one/tv/friends.md)

## Also known for

- *Me, Myself & Irene* (2000), Agent Peterson
- *Hall Pass* (2011), Passenger Cop
- *Osmosis Jones* (2001), ER Doctor #1
- *Kingpin* (1996), Thomas
- *Ricky Stanicky* (2024), World River Exec #1
- *Fever Pitch* (2005), Steve
- *Boat Trip* (2002), Ron
- *The Ringer* (2005), David Patrick

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