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Lee Tergesen

Lee Tergesen

Department: Acting

Biography

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.

Known For

Monster

Monster

2003

Inferno

Inferno

1999

Session Man

Session Man

1991

A Thief Of Time

A Thief Of Time

2004

Norman Pinski Come Home

Norman Pinski Come Home

2017

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

2007

Acting Sheriff

Acting Sheriff

1991

Into The Dark

Into The Dark

2015

Darkness Before Dawn

Darkness Before Dawn

1993

Extreme Dating

Extreme Dating

2005

Helena from the Wedding

Helena from the Wedding

2010

Starwater

Starwater

2001

Wild Iris

Wild Iris

2001

Bark!

Bark!

2002

No One Lives

No One Lives

2013

Cabin Girl

Cabin Girl

2023

Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel

Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel

2007

2nd Take

2nd Take

2011

The Collection

The Collection

2012

Southern Comfort

Southern Comfort

2006

Cast a Deadly Spell

Cast a Deadly Spell

1991

The Forgotten

The Forgotten

2004

Red Tails

Red Tails

2012

Shaft

Shaft

2000

Silver Tongues

Silver Tongues

2011

Point Break

Point Break

1991

The Boys of Sunset Ridge

The Boys of Sunset Ridge

2001

Diamonds

Diamonds

1999

Mind Benders

Mind Benders

1987

Wayne's World

Wayne's World

1992

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

2006

Wayne's World 2

Wayne's World 2

1993

The Exonerated

The Exonerated

2006

Desert Cathedral

Desert Cathedral

2014

The Parable of the Disappearing Recliner

The Parable of the Disappearing Recliner

2017

Tooken

Tooken

2015

The Killing Mind

The Killing Mind

1991

Zo

Zo

2024

Making Generation Kill

Making Generation Kill

2008

Equity

Equity

2016

We All Scream for Ice Cream

We All Scream for Ice Cream

2007

The Yellow Birds

The Yellow Birds

2018

Pineapple

Pineapple

2006

George B.

George B.

1997

Shot in the Heart

Shot in the Heart

2001

Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews

2011

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers & Acquisitions

2001

The Purge: Behind the Series

The Purge: Behind the Series

2018

The Next Play

The Next Play

The Wrong Road

The Wrong Road

2025

Duckman

Duckman

1994

Third Watch

Third Watch

1999

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

Castle

Castle

2009

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

The Closer

The Closer

2005

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

2004

The 4400

The 4400

2004

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

1997

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

1994

The Beat

The Beat

2000

The Unit

The Unit

2006

Masters of Horror

Masters of Horror

2005

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

2005

Rescue Me

Rescue Me

2004

The New Adventures of Old Christine

The New Adventures of Old Christine

2006

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993

Cane

Cane

2007

Kings

Kings

2009

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

Cupid

Cupid

2009

The Handler

The Handler

2003

Wanted

Wanted

2005

Cracker

Cracker

1997

The Hoop Life

The Hoop Life

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Queens Supreme

Queens Supreme

2003

Generation Kill

Generation Kill

2008

Marvel's Daredevil

Marvel's Daredevil

2015

Marvel's Daredevil

Marvel's Daredevil

2015

Red Widow

Red Widow

2013

Oz

Oz

1997

Person of Interest

Person of Interest

2011

Gone

Gone

2018

The Americans

The Americans

2013

The Following

The Following

2013

House

House

2004

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

ER

ER

1994

Forever

Forever

2014

Elementary

Elementary

2012

Weird Science

Weird Science

1994

Law & Order: LA

Law & Order: LA

2010

Blindspot

Blindspot

2015

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

2011

The River

The River

2012

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

2018

The Purge

The Purge

2018

New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam

2018

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

Tracker

Tracker

2024

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

2021

Life on Mars

Life on Mars

2008

East New York

East New York

2022

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Black Bird

Black Bird

2022

Watchmen

Watchmen

2019

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

JAG

JAG

1995

Hack

Hack

2002

Chicago P.D.

Chicago P.D.

2014

Alpha House

Alpha House

2013

The Plot Against America

The Plot Against America

2020

A Friend of the Family

A Friend of the Family

2022

Reunited Apart

Reunited Apart

2020

Longmire

Longmire

2012

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

2017

The Strain

The Strain

2014

Bull

Bull

2016

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

2010

Royal Pains

Royal Pains

2009

Accused

Accused

2023

FBI

FBI

2018

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

2013

Army Wives

Army Wives

2007