Acting · Ivoryton, Connecticut, USA · Born July 8, 1965
Tergesen was born in Ivoryton, Connecticut and graduated from Valley Regional High School in nearby Deep River. He moved to New York to try to become an actor. He graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA)'s two-year program in Manhattan, where, from 1986 to 1989, he worked at the Empire Diner.
The Wrong Road
2025
as Peter
MovieZo
2024
as Tobias Beecher
TVTracker
2024
as Ashton Shaw
MovieCabin Girl
2023
as Sheriff Mason
TVAccused
2023
as Rob
TVA Friend of the Family
2022
as Mr. Horstmann
TVEast New York
2022
as US Marshall David Westlake
TVBlack Bird
2022
as Roger Nevins
TVThe Equalizer
2021
as Deputy Barnes
TVReunited Apart
2020
as Self
TVThe Plot Against America
2020
as Agent Don McCorkle
TVWatchmen
2019
as Mister Shadow
TVNew Amsterdam
2018
as Robert Wilkinson
TVFBI
2018
as Marshal Brad Kimble
TVThe Purge
2018
as Joe Owens
TVTom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
as Stanley Kowalski
MovieThe Purge: Behind the Series
2018
as Self
MovieThe Yellow Birds
2018
as Jim Murphy
TVGone
2018
as Mel Foster
MovieNorman Pinski Come Home
2017
as Dr. Vanderwal
The Parable of the Disappearing Recliner
2017
as The Man
TVThe Good Fight
2017
as Mr. Pezner
TVBull
2016
as ADA Lawrence Charles
MovieEquity
2016
as Randall
TVBlindspot
2015
as Patrick O'Malley
MovieTooken
2015
as Bryan Millers
TVMarvel's Daredevil
2015
as Paxton Page (voice)
MovieInto The Dark
2015
as 33963
TVForever
2014
as Hans Koehler
TVThe Strain
2014
as Tardi
MovieDesert Cathedral
2014
as Peter Collins
TVChicago P.D.
2014
as Richard Beck
TVThe Blacklist
2013
as Frank Hyland
TVAlpha House
2013
as Colonel Eugene Drake
MovieNo One Lives
2013
as Hoag
TVRed Widow
2013
as Mike Tomlin
TVThe Americans
2013
as Andrew Larrick
TVThe Following
2013
as Kurt Bolen
MovieThe Collection
2012
as Lucello
TVElementary
2012
as Cray Fielder
TVLongmire
2012
as Ed Gorski
TVThe River
2012
as Russ Landry
MovieRed Tails
2012
as Colonel Jack Tomlinson
MovieSilver Tongues
2011
as Gerry
TVAmerican Horror Story
2011
as Vince
TVPerson of Interest
2011
as Detective Petersen
MovieHelena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
2011
as Self
Movie2nd Take
2011
as Bobby
MovieHelena from the Wedding
2010
as Alex
TVLaw & Order: LA
2010
as Patrick Denton
TVHawaii Five-0
2010
as Gordon Bristol
TVRoyal Pains
2009
as Zach Kingsley
TVCupid
2009
as Clint
TVKings
2009
as Minister of Health
TVCastle
2009
as Marcus Gates
TVLie to Me
2009
as Gordon Cook
MovieMaking Generation Kill
2008
as Himself
TVLife on Mars
2008
as Lee Crocker
TVGeneration Kill
2008
as Evan Wright
TVCane
2007
as Lamont Samuels
TVArmy Wives
2007
as Officer Boone
MovieBury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007
as Daniel Royer
MovieDown to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
2007
as Self
MovieWe All Scream for Ice Cream
2007
as Layne
MovieThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2006
as Holden
MoviePineapple
2006
as Bruce
TVThe New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
as Todd Watski
TVThe Unit
2006
as Alex Deckard
MovieThe Exonerated
2006
as Walter Rhodes
Southern Comfort
2006
as Blue
TVMasters of Horror
2005
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Dale Shrader
TVWanted
2005
as Eddie Drake
TVThe Closer
2005
as Detective Nick Carey
TVHouse
2004
as Roy Randall
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Peter McMillan
MovieThe Forgotten
2004
as Al Petalis
TVRescue Me
2004
as Sully
MovieA Thief Of Time
2004
as Randall Elliot
TVThe 4400
2004
as Oliver Knox
MovieExtreme Dating
2004
as Hack
MovieMonster
2003
as Vincent Corey
TVThe Handler
2003
TVQueens Supreme
2003
TVHack
2002
as Carl Ginley
MovieBark!
2002
as Peter
MovieShot in the Heart
2001
as Frank Gilmore, Jr.
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Josh Lemle
MovieMergers & Acquisitions
2001
as Isaac
MovieThe Boys of Sunset Ridge
2001
as Ben Thorpe at 33
Starwater
2001
MovieWild Iris
2001
as Lud van Eppy
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Martin Hawkins
MovieShaft
2000
as Luger
TVThe Beat
2000
as Steve Dorigan
MovieDiamonds
1999
as Border Guard
MovieInferno
1999
as Luke
TVThird Watch
1999
as Jared McKinley
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Erik Garrison
The Hoop Life
1999
TVHoney, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997
TVCracker
1997
TVOz
1997
as Tobias Beecher
MovieGeorge B.
1997
as Frank
MovieChurch
1997
as Todd
TVJAG
1995
as Gentry
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Blake Chapman
TVER
1994
as Demerol Junkie
TVDuckman
1994
as Chett Donnelly (voice)
TVWeird Science
1994
as Chett Donnelly
MovieWayne's World 2
1993
as Terry
MovieDarkness Before Dawn
1993
as Dino
TVHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Officer Chris Thormann
MovieWayne's World
1992
as Terry
MovieCast a Deadly Spell
1991
as Larry Willis / Lilly Sirwar
MovieActing Sheriff
1991
as Robbie
MoviePoint Break
1991
as Rosie
MovieThe Killing Mind
1991
as Ron Donoho
MovieSession Man
1991
as Neal
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Clemens
MovieMind Benders
1987
as Crash Hopkins
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Tobias Beecher (uncredited)
The Next Play
as Glen
Pellett
as Clem Pellett
