Lee Tergesen

Known for: Acting

Born: 1965-07-08 (age 61)

From: Ivoryton, Connecticut, USA

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.

Filmography (124)

MOVIE
The Wrong Road
2025
as Peter
MOVIE★ 7.0
Zo
2024
as Tobias Beecher
TV★ 7.6
Tracker
2024
as Ashton Shaw
MOVIE★ 5.0
Cabin Girl
2023
as Sheriff Mason
TV★ 6.8
Accused
2023
as Rob
TV★ 6.7
A Friend of the Family
2022
as Mr. Horstmann
TV★ 7.1
East New York
2022
as US Marshall David Westlake
TV★ 8.1
Black Bird
2022
as Roger Nevins
TV★ 7.3
The Equalizer
2021
as Deputy Barnes
TV★ 5.5
Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
TV★ 6.7
The Plot Against America
2020
as Agent Don McCorkle
TV★ 7.6
Watchmen
2019
as Mister Shadow
TV★ 8.3
New Amsterdam
2018
as Robert Wilkinson
TV★ 7.9
FBI
2018
as Marshal Brad Kimble
TV★ 6.9
The Purge
2018
as Joe Owens
TV★ 7.7
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
as Stanley Kowalski
MOVIE★ 2.0
The Purge: Behind the Series
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Yellow Birds
2018
as Jim Murphy
TV★ 7.2
Gone
2018
as Mel Foster
MOVIE
Norman Pinski Come Home
2017
as Dr. Vanderwal
MOVIE
The Parable of the Disappearing Recliner
2017
as The Man
TV★ 7.5
The Good Fight
2017
as Mr. Pezner
TV★ 7.1
Bull
2016
as ADA Lawrence Charles
MOVIE★ 5.6
Equity
2016
as Randall
TV★ 7.4
Blindspot
2015
as Patrick O'Malley
MOVIE★ 4.1
Tooken
2015
as Bryan Millers
TV★ 8.2
Marvel's Daredevil
2015
as Paxton Page (voice)
MOVIE
Into The Dark
2015
as 33963
TV★ 7.8
Forever
2014
as Hans Koehler
TV★ 7.5
The Strain
2014
as Tardi
MOVIE★ 6.0
Desert Cathedral
2014
as Peter Collins
TV★ 8.4
Chicago P.D.
2014
as Richard Beck
TV★ 7.6
The Blacklist
2013
as Frank Hyland
TV★ 7.2
Alpha House
2013
as Colonel Eugene Drake
MOVIE★ 6.0
No One Lives
2013
as Hoag
TV★ 6.0
Red Widow
2013
as Mike Tomlin
TV★ 7.9
The Americans
2013
as Andrew Larrick
TV★ 6.9
The Following
2013
as Kurt Bolen
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Collection
2012
as Lucello
TV★ 7.6
Elementary
2012
as Cray Fielder
TV★ 7.7
Longmire
2012
as Ed Gorski
TV★ 6.5
The River
2012
as Russ Landry
MOVIE★ 6.6
Red Tails
2012
as Colonel Jack Tomlinson
MOVIE★ 6.2
Silver Tongues
2011
as Gerry
TV★ 8.1
American Horror Story
2011
as Vince
TV★ 8.1
Person of Interest
2011
as Detective Petersen
MOVIE
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
2011
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
2nd Take
2011
as Bobby
MOVIE★ 4.1
Helena from the Wedding
2010
as Alex
TV★ 6.8
Law & Order: LA
2010
as Patrick Denton
TV★ 7.7
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Gordon Bristol
TV★ 6.7
Royal Pains
2009
as Zach Kingsley
TV★ 5.9
Cupid
2009
as Clint
TV★ 7.6
Kings
2009
as Minister of Health
TV★ 8.0
Castle
2009
as Marcus Gates
TV★ 7.9
Lie to Me
2009
as Gordon Cook
MOVIE★ 8.5
Making Generation Kill
2008
as Himself
TV★ 6.4
Life on Mars
2008
as Lee Crocker
TV★ 7.9
Generation Kill
2008
as Evan Wright
TV★ 5.8
Cane
2007
as Lamont Samuels
TV★ 7.5
Army Wives
2007
as Officer Boone
MOVIE★ 6.5
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007
as Daniel Royer
MOVIE
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
We All Scream for Ice Cream
2007
as Layne
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2006
as Holden
MOVIE★ 4.1
Pineapple
2006
as Bruce
TV★ 7.1
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
as Todd Watski
TV★ 7.3
The Unit
2006
as Alex Deckard
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Exonerated
2006
as Walter Rhodes
MOVIE★ 4.0
Southern Comfort
2006
as Blue
TV★ 7.1
Masters of Horror
2005
TV★ 8.3
Criminal Minds
2005
as Dale Shrader
TV★ 7.4
Wanted
2005
as Eddie Drake
TV★ 7.9
The Closer
2005
as Detective Nick Carey
TV★ 8.6
House
2004
as Roy Randall
TV★ 7.9
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Peter McMillan
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Forgotten
2004
as Al Petalis
TV★ 7.6
Rescue Me
2004
as Sully
MOVIE★ 6.0
A Thief Of Time
2004
as Randall Elliot
TV★ 7.2
The 4400
2004
as Oliver Knox
MOVIE★ 5.5
Extreme Dating
2004
as Hack
MOVIE★ 7.2
Monster
2003
as Vincent Corey
TV★ 6.5
The Handler
2003
TV★ 6.1
Queens Supreme
2003
TV★ 7.9
Hack
2002
as Carl Ginley
MOVIE★ 4.7
Bark!
2002
as Peter
MOVIE★ 6.0
Shot in the Heart
2001
as Frank Gilmore, Jr.
TV★ 7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Josh Lemle
MOVIE★ 7.0
Mergers & Acquisitions
2001
as Isaac
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Boys of Sunset Ridge
2001
as Ben Thorpe at 33
MOVIE
Starwater
2001
MOVIE★ 7.4
Wild Iris
2001
as Lud van Eppy
TV★ 7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Martin Hawkins
MOVIE★ 6.0
Shaft
2000
as Luger
TV★ 4.0
The Beat
2000
as Steve Dorigan
MOVIE★ 5.2
Diamonds
1999
as Border Guard
MOVIE★ 6.2
Inferno
1999
as Luke
TV★ 7.9
Third Watch
1999
as Jared McKinley
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Erik Garrison
TV★ 9.0
The Hoop Life
1999
TV★ 5.9
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997
TV★ 7.2
Cracker
1997
TV★ 8.1
Oz
1997
as Tobias Beecher
MOVIE★ 9.0
George B.
1997
as Frank
MOVIE
Church
1997
as Todd
TV★ 7.3
JAG
1995
as Gentry
TV★ 7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Blake Chapman
TV★ 7.8
ER
1994
as Demerol Junkie
TV★ 7.2
Duckman
1994
as Chett Donnelly (voice)
TV★ 6.7
Weird Science
1994
as Chett Donnelly
MOVIE★ 6.1
Wayne's World 2
1993
as Terry
MOVIE★ 8.0
Darkness Before Dawn
1993
as Dino
TV★ 8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Officer Chris Thormann
MOVIE★ 6.7
Wayne's World
1992
as Terry
MOVIE★ 6.1
Cast a Deadly Spell
1991
as Larry Willis / Lilly Sirwar
MOVIE★ 8.0
Acting Sheriff
1991
as Robbie
MOVIE★ 7.2
Point Break
1991
as Rosie
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Killing Mind
1991
as Ron Donoho
MOVIE★ 6.1
Session Man
1991
as Neal
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Clemens
MOVIE★ 4.6
Mind Benders
1987
as Crash Hopkins
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Tobias Beecher (uncredited)
MOVIE
Pellett
—
as Clem Pellett
MOVIE
The Next Play
—
as Glen