title: Alan Aisenberg
text: # Alan Aisenberg
  
  Alan Aisenberg (born March 18, 1993) is an American actor and television producer. He is best known for his role as Baxter Bayley on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black.
  
  ## Life and career
  
  Aisenberg was raised in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey and picked up acting at a Jewish Community Center in Tenafly, New Jersey at a very young age. While attending college at the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, he co-founded a production company known as Deverge.
  
  Aisenberg made his screen debut in the 2007 horror film Unholy. He later made his television debut in 2008 with a minor role in the Nickelodeon series The Naked Brothers Band before landing roles in a number of films, as well as television series such as Mozart in the Jungle and Inside Amy Schumer. In June 2015, Aisenberg began his recurring role as correctional officer Baxter "Gerber" Bayley on the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black.
  
  On January 29, 2017, Aisenberg and the rest of the cast of Orange Is the New Black won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. In October 2017, it was announced that Pop ordered a pilot for Sebastian Wakes Up, an improv comedy series co-created by Aisenberg and produced by Deverge, Aisenberg's production company. Aisenberg co-starred in Second Act, a comedy which was released on December 21, 2018.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  ### Actor
  
  **Film**
  
  | Year | Title | Role |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2007 | Unholy | Scotty |
  | 2008 | Harold | Malcolm |
  | 2008 | The Longshots | Feather |
  | 2010 | It's Kind of a Funny Story | Scuggs |
  | 2013 | The English Teacher | Benjamin Meyer |
  | 2018 | Second Act | Chase |
  | 2020 | Irresistible | Evan |
  
  **Television**
  
  | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2008 | The Naked Brothers Band | Boy in class | 1 episode |
  | 2014 | Red Oaks | Alan | 1 episode |
  | 2014 | Mozart in the Jungle | Sidney | 2 episodes |
  | 2015 | Inside Amy Schumer | Dugan | 1 episode |
  | 2015–2017 | Orange Is the New Black | Baxter "Gerber" Bayley | Recurring role |
  | 2018 | Blue Bloods | Will Leroy | 1 episode |
  | 2018 | Bull | Blake Lambert | 1 episode |
  | 2020 | Brews Brothers | Wilhelm Rodman | Main role |
  | 2021 - | The Resident | Zach Brooks | Recurring role |
  
  ### Producer
  
  | Year | Title | Notes |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2012–present | Improv Everywhere Originals | Executive producer |
  | 2013 | We Cause Scenes | Documentary; associate producer |
  | 2013–2014 | Movies in Real Life | 11 episodes |
  | 2014 | Above Average Presents | 1 episode |
  | 2015 | Musicals in Real Life | 1 episode |
  | 2016 | Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon | Documentary; consulting producer |
  | 2016 | New York's Funniest | 5 episodes |
  | 2016 | Animal Agent | — |
  | 2018 | Sebastian Wakes Up | Executive producer |
  