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
Filmography
The Wrong Road
2025
Zo
2024
Cabin Girl
2023
The Purge: Behind the Series
2018
The Yellow Birds
2018
Norman Pinski Come Home
2017
The Parable of the Disappearing Recliner
2017
Equity
2016
Tooken
2015
Into The Dark
2015
Desert Cathedral
2014
No One Lives
2013
The Collection
2012
Red Tails
2012
Silver Tongues
2011
Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews
2011
2nd Take
2011
Helena from the Wedding
2010
Making Generation Kill
2008
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
2007
We All Scream for Ice Cream
2007
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2006
Pineapple
2006
The Exonerated
2006
Southern Comfort
2006
The Forgotten
2004
A Thief Of Time
2004
Extreme Dating
2004
Monster
2003
Bark!
2002
Shot in the Heart
2001
Mergers & Acquisitions
2001
The Boys of Sunset Ridge
2001
Starwater
2001
Wild Iris
2001
Shaft
2000
Diamonds
1999
Inferno
1999
George B.
1997
Church
1997
Wayne's World 2
1993
Darkness Before Dawn
1993
Wayne's World
1992
Cast a Deadly Spell
1991
Acting Sheriff
1991
Point Break
1991
The Killing Mind
1991
Session Man
1991
Mind Benders
1987
The Next Play
Pellett
Tracker
2024
Accused
2023
A Friend of the Family
2022
East New York
2022
Black Bird
2022
The Equalizer
2021
Reunited Apart
2020
The Plot Against America
2020
Watchmen
2019
New Amsterdam
2018
FBI
2018
The Purge
2018
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
2018
Gone
2018
The Good Fight
2017
Bull
2016
Blindspot
2015
Marvel's Daredevil
2015
Marvel's Daredevil
2015
Forever
2014
The Strain
2014
Chicago P.D.
2014
The Blacklist
2013
Alpha House
2013
Red Widow
2013
The Americans
2013
The Following
2013
Elementary
2012
Longmire
2012
The River
2012
American Horror Story
2011
Person of Interest
2011
Law & Order: LA
2010
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Royal Pains
2009
Cupid
2009
Kings
2009
Castle
2009
Lie to Me
2009
Life on Mars
2008
Generation Kill
2008
Cane
2007
Army Wives
2007
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
The Unit
2006
Masters of Horror
2005
Criminal Minds
2005
Wanted 2005
2005
The Closer
2005
House
2004
Desperate Housewives
2004
Rescue Me
2004
The 4400
2004
The Handler
2003
Queens Supreme
2003
Hack
2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
The Beat
2000
Third Watch
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Hoop Life
1999
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997
Cracker
1997
Oz
1997
JAG
1995
Touched by an Angel
1994
ER
1994
Duckman
1994
Weird Science
1994
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Law & Order
1990
Law & Order
1990
Saturday Night Live
1975