Peter Jacobson
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| Peter Jacobson | |
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 Jacobson at the 2009 premiere of Whatever Works |
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| Born | Peter S. Jacobson[citation needed] March 24, 1965 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Juilliard School (1991) |
| Alma mater | Brown University (1981) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Home town | Chicago, Illinois |
| Parents | Walter Jacobson, Lynn Straus |
Peter S. Jacobson (born March 24, 1965) is an American film and television actor.
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Early life and education[edit]
Jacobson was born to a Jewish family in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Chicago news anchor Walter Jacobson. He is a 1987 graduate of Brown University.[1] Jacobson also graduated from the Juilliard School, where he was a member of the drama division's Group 20 (1987–1991).[2]
Career[edit]
In 1997, Jacobson and Lisa Edelstein, his future co-star on House M.D., appeared as a couple eating at a restaurant in the film As Good as It Gets that is assailed by an anti-Semitic tirade from Jack Nicholson's misanthropic character.
He has played a recurring role on Law & Order as Randy Dworkin, a jovial crusading defense attorney attached to various causes. In 2005, Jacobson played "Jimmy" in the Academy Award-nominated film, Good Night, and Good Luck.[3]
He has appeared on Scrubs, CSI: Miami, The Lost Room, The Starter Wife, Transformers and The Midnight Meat Train. He joined the cast of House as Chris Taub, a plastic surgeon hoping to make Gregory House's diagnostics team. In October 2007, he was confirmed as a regular on the show.[4]
He made a guest appearance on an episode of the USA Network's Royal Pains as Alan, the nebbishy husband of Rachel, played by Brooklyn Decker.[5]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | It Could Happen to You | Television Reporter | |
| 1996 | Ed's Next Move | Yalta Coffee Shop Owner | |
| 1997 | Private Parts | Lawyer | |
| Commandments | Banker | ||
| Conspiracy Theory | Surveillance Operator | ||
| Deconstructing Harry | Goldberg/ Harry's Character | ||
| As Good as It Gets | Man at Table | Sitting at table with future co-star Lisa Edelstein in the television series House. | |
| 1998 | A Price Above Rubies | Schnuel | |
| Great Expectations | Man on Phone | ||
| Mixing Nia | |||
| A Civil Action | Neil Jacobs | ||
| 1999 | Hit and Runway | Elliot Springer | |
| Cradle Will Rock | Silvano – Uncle | ||
| 2000 | Looking for an Echo | Marty Pearlstein | |
| 2001 | Life with David J | ||
| Roomates | Eric | ||
| 61* | Artie Green | ||
| Get Well Soon' | Nathan | ||
| 2002 | Pipe Dream | Arnie Hufflitz | |
| Showtime | Brad Slocum | ||
| Path to War | Adam Yarmolinsky | ||
| 2004 | Strip Search | John Scanlon | |
| 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck | Jimmy | |
| Domino | Burke Beckett | ||
| 2006 | Failure to Launch | Boatyard Man | |
| The Passage | Jacob Schultz | ||
| 2007 | The Memory Thief | Mr. Freeman | |
| Live Free or Die Hard | Maggie Q's partner in crime. | Uncredited | |
| Purple Violets | Monroe - Real Estate Agent | Uncredited | |
| Transformers | Mr. Hosney | Cameo | |
| 2008 | What Just Happened | Cal | |
| Midnight Meat Train | Otto | ||
| 2011 | Cars 2 | Acer | Voice |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Reporter #1 | 1 episode ("4B or Not 4B") |
| 1994 2006 |
Law & Order | Dr. Karl Styne Randolph J. 'Randy' Dworkin, Esq. |
1 episode ("Doubles") 3 episodes ("Chosen"; "Bounty"; "Thinking Makes It So") |
| 1997 | Oz | Carlton Auerback | 1 episode ("Capital P") |
| Spin City | Greg Mullins | 1 episode ("Porn in the U.S.A.") | |
| 2000 | Talk to Me | Sandy | 3 episodes ("About Makeovers"; "About Being Gay"; "About Taking It Like a Man") |
| 2000–2001 | Bull | Josh Kaplan | 5 episodes ("Blood, Flopsweat and Tears"; "One Night in Bangkok"; "Appearance of Impropriety"; "Love's Labors Lost"; "White Knight") |
| 2001 | Will and Grace | Paul Budnik | 1 episode ("Mad Dogs and Average Men") |
| Gideon's Crossing | Josh Steinman | 1 episode ("The Way") | |
| Third Watch | Detective Hall | 1 episode ("Childhood Memories") | |
| 2003 | A.U.S.A. | Geoffrey Laurence | 8 episodes ("Pilot"; "Rich Man, Poor Man"; "12 Happy Grandmothers"; "Till Death Do Us Part"; "The Joint Report... A Love Story"; "Walter's First Lawsuit"; "Sullivan; Rakoff, & Associate"; "The Kiss") |
| Ed | Jeff Foster | 1 episode ("Goodbye Stuckeyville") | |
| 2004 | ER | 1 episode ("The Student") | |
| Method and Red | Bill Blaford | 1 episode ("Something about Brenda") | |
| 2005 | Hope and Faith | Aaron Melville | 2 episodes ("Wife Swap": Parts 1&2) |
| CSI: Miami | George Hammett | 1 episode ("Payback") | |
| 2006 | Love Monkey | Wapow! Guy | 1 episode ("Confidence") |
| Scrubs | Mr. Foster | 1 episode ("My Big Bird") | |
| Criminal Minds | Michael Ryer | 1 episode ("Somebody's Watching") | |
| In Justice | Yarmulke Jake | 5 episodes ("Pilot"; "Golden Boy"; "Victims"; "Side Man"; "Crossing the Line") | |
| The Lost Room | Wally Jabrowski | 3 episodes ("The Eye and the Occupant"; "The Comb and the Box"; "The Key and the Clock") | |
| Entourage | Studio Head | 1 episode ("The Release") | |
| 2007 | Boston Legal | D.A. Randy Golden | 1 episode ("Guantanamo by the Bay") |
| The Starter Wife | Kenny Kagan | 6 episodes ("Hour 1"; "Hour 2"; "Hour 3"; "Hour 4"; "Hour 5"; "Hour 6") | |
| 2007–2012 | House M.D. | Dr. Chris Taub | Regular (Season 4-8); 116 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Royal Pains | Alan Righter | 2 episodes ("The Honeymoon's Over"; "Medusa") |
| 2011 | The Good Wife | Michael Kahane | 1 episode ("A New Day") |
| 2012 | Iron Chef America | Himself (guest judge) | 1 episode ("Simon vs. Yagihashi") |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Bart Ganzel | 3 episodes ("Rhodium Nights"; "Lost Reputation"; "Above Suspicion") |
References[edit]
- ^ "Alumni in the News". Brown University.
- ^ "Alumni News". The Juilliard School. September 2007.
- ^ IMDb profile for Good Night, and Good Luck
- ^ "'House' Selects Its Permanent New Team". zap2it.com. October 4, 2007.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt (June 23, 2009). "Exclusive: House Doc and Swimsuit Model Feel the Pains". TV Guide Online. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
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