Actor profile

Lee Tergesen

8th July 1965 Ivoryton, Connecticut, USA Acting

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.

51 Movies 72 TV Shows 123 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Wrong Road 30th October 2025 as Peter

Zo poster

Zo 1st May 2024 as Tobias Beecher

Cabin Girl poster

Cabin Girl 12th July 2023 as Sheriff Mason

The Purge: Behind the Series poster

The Purge: Behind the Series 12th July 2018 as Self

The Yellow Birds poster

The Yellow Birds 24th May 2018 as Jim Murphy

Norman Pinski Come Home poster

Norman Pinski Come Home 2nd September 2017 as Dr. Vanderwal

The Parable of the Disappearing Recliner 30th April 2017 as The Man

Equity poster

Equity 29th July 2016 as Randall

Tooken poster

Tooken 26th May 2015 as Bryan Millers

Into The Dark poster

Into The Dark 14th March 2015 as 33963

Desert Cathedral poster

Desert Cathedral 17th May 2014 as Peter Collins

No One Lives poster

No One Lives 9th March 2013 as Hoag

The Collection poster

The Collection 30th November 2012 as Lucello

Red Tails poster

Red Tails 19th January 2012 as Colonel Jack Tomlinson

Silver Tongues poster

Silver Tongues 18th November 2011 as Gerry

Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews poster

Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews 8th March 2011 as Self

2nd Take poster

2nd Take 1st January 2011 as Bobby

Helena from the Wedding poster

Helena from the Wedding 12th November 2010 as Alex

Making Generation Kill poster

Making Generation Kill 16th December 2008 as Himself

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee poster

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 27th May 2007 as Daniel Royer

Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel poster

Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel 28th February 2007 as Self

We All Scream for Ice Cream poster

We All Scream for Ice Cream 12th January 2007 as Layne

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning poster

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning 5th October 2006 as Holden

Pineapple poster

Pineapple 21st May 2006 as Bruce

The Exonerated poster

The Exonerated 6th March 2006 as Walter Rhodes

Southern Comfort 1st January 2006 as Blue

Extreme Dating poster

Extreme Dating 23rd June 2005 as Hack

The Forgotten poster

The Forgotten 24th September 2004 as Al Petalis

A Thief Of Time poster

A Thief Of Time 11th July 2004 as Randall Elliot

Monster poster

Monster 24th December 2003 as Vincent Corey

Bark! poster

Bark! 11th January 2002 as Peter

Shot in the Heart poster

Shot in the Heart 4th October 2001 as Frank Gilmore, Jr.

Mergers & Acquisitions poster

Mergers & Acquisitions 13th July 2001 as Isaac

The Boys of Sunset Ridge poster

The Boys of Sunset Ridge 11th March 2001 as Ben Thorpe at 33

Starwater 1st January 2001

Wild Iris poster

Wild Iris 1st January 2001 as Lud van Eppy

Shaft poster

Shaft 15th June 2000 as Luger

Diamonds poster

Diamonds 10th December 1999 as Border Guard

Inferno poster

Inferno 25th September 1999 as Luke

George B. poster

George B. 20th January 1997 as Frank

Wayne's World 2 poster

Wayne's World 2 10th December 1993 as Terry

Darkness Before Dawn poster

Darkness Before Dawn 15th February 1993 as Dino

Wayne's World poster

Wayne's World 14th February 1992 as Terry

Cast a Deadly Spell poster

Cast a Deadly Spell 7th September 1991 as Larry Willis / Lilly Sirwar

Acting Sheriff poster

Acting Sheriff 17th August 1991 as Robbie

Point Break poster

Point Break 12th July 1991 as Rosie

The Killing Mind poster

The Killing Mind 23rd April 1991 as Ron Donoho

Session Man poster

Session Man 1st January 1991 as Neal

Mind Benders poster

Mind Benders 1st October 1987 as Crash Hopkins

Pellett as Clem Pellett

The Next Play as Glen

Tracker 11th February 2024 as Ashton Shaw

Accused poster

Accused 22nd January 2023 as Rob

A Friend of the Family poster

A Friend of the Family 6th October 2022 as Mr. Horstmann

East New York poster

East New York 2nd October 2022 as US Marshall David Westlake

Black Bird poster

Black Bird 7th July 2022 as Roger Nevins

The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer 7th February 2021 as Deputy Barnes

Reunited Apart poster

Reunited Apart 27th April 2020 as Self

The Plot Against America poster

The Plot Against America 16th March 2020 as Agent Don McCorkle

Watchmen poster

Watchmen 20th October 2019 as Mister Shadow

FBI poster

FBI 25th September 2018 as Marshal Brad Kimble

New Amsterdam poster

New Amsterdam 25th September 2018 as Robert Wilkinson

The Purge poster

The Purge 4th September 2018 as Joe Owens

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan poster

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan 30th August 2018 as Stanley Kowalski

Gone poster

Gone 23rd January 2018 as Mel Foster

The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight 19th February 2017 as Mr. Pezner

Bull poster

Bull 20th September 2016 as ADA Lawrence Charles

Blindspot poster

Blindspot 21st September 2015 as Patrick O'Malley

Marvel's Daredevil poster

Marvel's Daredevil 10th April 2015 as Paxton Page (voice)

Forever poster

Forever 22nd September 2014 as Hans Koehler

The Strain poster

The Strain 13th July 2014 as Tardi

Chicago P.D. poster

Chicago P.D. 8th January 2014 as Richard Beck

The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist 23rd September 2013 as Frank Hyland

Alpha House poster

Alpha House 19th April 2013 as Colonel Eugene Drake

Red Widow poster

Red Widow 3rd March 2013 as Mike Tomlin

The Americans poster

The Americans 30th January 2013 as Andrew Larrick

The Following poster

The Following 21st January 2013 as Kurt Bolen

Elementary poster

Elementary 27th September 2012 as Cray Fielder

Longmire poster

Longmire 3rd June 2012 as Ed Gorski

The River poster

The River 7th February 2012 as Russ Landry

American Horror Story poster

American Horror Story 5th October 2011 as Vince

Person of Interest poster

Person of Interest 22nd September 2011 as Detective Petersen

Law & Order: LA poster

Law & Order: LA 29th September 2010 as Patrick Denton

Hawaii Five-0 poster

Hawaii Five-0 20th September 2010 as Gordon Bristol

Royal Pains poster

Royal Pains 4th June 2009 as Zach Kingsley

Cupid poster

Cupid 24th March 2009 as Clint

Kings poster

Kings 15th March 2009 as Minister of Health

Castle poster

Castle 9th March 2009 as Marcus Gates

Lie to Me poster

Lie to Me 21st January 2009 as Gordon Cook

Life on Mars poster

Life on Mars 9th October 2008 as Lee Crocker

Generation Kill poster

Generation Kill 13th July 2008 as Evan Wright

Cane poster

Cane 25th September 2007 as Lamont Samuels

Army Wives poster

Army Wives 3rd June 2007 as Officer Boone

The New Adventures of Old Christine poster

The New Adventures of Old Christine 13th March 2006 as Todd Watski

The Unit poster

The Unit 7th March 2006 as Alex Deckard

Masters of Horror poster

Masters of Horror 28th October 2005

Criminal Minds poster

Criminal Minds 22nd September 2005 as Dale Shrader

Wanted 2005 poster

Wanted 2005 31st July 2005 as Eddie Drake

The Closer poster

The Closer 13th June 2005 as Detective Nick Carey

House poster

House 16th November 2004 as Roy Randall

Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives 3rd October 2004 as Peter McMillan

Rescue Me poster

Rescue Me 21st July 2004 as Sully

The 4400 poster

The 4400 11th July 2004 as Oliver Knox

The Handler poster

The Handler 26th September 2003

Queens Supreme poster

Queens Supreme 10th January 2003

Hack poster

Hack 27th September 2002 as Carl Ginley

Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent 30th September 2001 as Keith Ramsey

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6th October 2000 as Martin Hawkins

The Beat poster

The Beat 21st March 2000 as Steve Dorigan

Third Watch poster

Third Watch 23rd September 1999 as Jared McKinley

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Billy Skags

The Hoop Life 4th July 1999

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show poster

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show 27th September 1997

Cracker poster

Cracker 18th September 1997

Oz poster

Oz 12th July 1997 as Tobias Beecher

JAG poster

JAG 23rd September 1995 as Gentry

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as Blake Chapman

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Demerol Junkie

Duckman poster

Duckman 5th March 1994 as Chett Donnelly (voice)

Weird Science poster

Weird Science 5th March 1994 as Chett Donnelly

Homicide: Life on the Street poster

Homicide: Life on the Street 31st January 1993 as Officer Chris Thormann

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Defense Attorney Heller

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Tobias Beecher (uncredited)