Peter Hermann
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| Peter Hermann | |
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| Born | Karl Peter Frederic Albert Hermann August 15, 1967 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Mariska Hargitay (2004-Present) 1 Child |
Peter Hermann (born 15 August 1967) is an American actor and writer.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Hermann was born in New York City to German parents and lived in Germany until the age of ten.[1] He then moved to Greenwich, Connecticut, where he attended Brunswick School through secondary school, while active in student drama productions. He then went on to Yale University, graduating in 1990. After graduating, Hermann joined the two-year service organization Teach For America.
[edit] Career
Hermann had brief stints on a variety of television shows that include the soap opera Guiding Light (1997-1998), the ABC Family show Beautiful People (2006) and the Lifetime original series Angela's Eyes (2006). From 2002 to 2007, he had a recurring role as Trevor Langan, a defense attorney on Law & Order: SVU.
He has made appearances in several commercials such as the anti-tobacco "Fair Enough" ads.
In 2006, he starred as Jeremy Glick in the feature film United 93, whose subject was United Airlines flight 93, the only hijacked plane that did not reach its target during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Hermann was in the Broadway premiere of Eric Bogosian's Talk Radio, starring Liev Schreiber and featuring fellow Law & Order: Special Victims Unit alum Stephanie March. It began performances on February 15th, 2007 in preparation for a March 11th opening. Its final Broadway performance was on June 24th, 2007.
Most recently, Hermann has starred in the ABC's mid-season replacement series Cashmere Mafia, as Davis Draper.
[edit] Personal life
While guest starring on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Hermann met actress, Mariska Hargitay. The two were married on August 28, 2004, and their son, August Miklos Friedrich Hermann, was born on June 28, 2006.
[edit] Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 2002 | Swimfan | ER Doctor | |
| 2004 | Duane Incarnate | Duane | |
| 2006 | The Treatment | Steve | |
| United 93 | Jeremy Glick | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997–1998 | Guiding Light | Dr. Michael Burke | |
| 1999 | Get Real | David | Episode: Pilot Episode: Sexual Healing Episode: Passages |
| 2000 | Law & Order | Al Goran | Episode: Mega |
| Spin City | Ed | Episode: Don't Get on the Bus | |
| 2002 | Hack | Mark Vincenzo | Episode: Obsession |
| 2002–2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Trevor Langan | |
| 2003 | Sex and the City | David | Episode: Hop, Skip and a Week |
| All My Children | Wayne Kabak | Episode: August 22, 2003 | |
| 2005 | Hope & Faith | Brent | Episode: The Halloween Party |
| 2006 | Beautiful People | Luke Dalton | |
| Standoff | Liam Fowler | Episode: Shanghai'd | |
| Angela's Eyes | Peter Wagner | Episode: Pilot Episode: Eyes For Windows Episode: In Your Eyes Episode: Eyes on the Prize |
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| 2007 | 30 Rock | Gray | Episode: The Head and the Hair |
| 2008 | Cashmere Mafia | Davis Draper | |
