Peter Vack
Peter Vack | |
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Born |
Peter S. Brown September 19, 1986 West Village, New York, U.S. |
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Years active | 1996–present |
Peter S. Brown (born September 19, 1986)[1], better known by the stage name Peter Vack, is an American actor, writer, director and producer. He is known for portraying Jason Strider in the MTV comedy series I Just Want My Pants Back (2011–12), and Alex Merriweather in the Amazon Video comedy-drama series Mozart in the Jungle (2014–present).
Early life
Vack was born in the West Village, New York City[2], to Jane (née Spivack) and Ronald Brown, a movie producer and writer.[3] He has one younger sister who is an actress and writer.[3] He grew up in New York City. Vack is Jewish.[4] He attended Riverdale Country School and graduated from Professional Children's School. Vack graduated from the University of Southern California, where he studied Theater.[5]
Career
Vack made his acting debut in the short film Dear Diary (1996), which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.[6] Vack has guest-starred in single episodes of Hope & Faith (2004), Third Watch (2004), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005), Ghost Whisperer (2009), and Cold Case (2010).
From 2011 until its cancellation the following year, he portrayed Jason Strider in the short-lived MTV television series I Just Want My Pants Back.[5] Since 2014, he has starred as Alex Merriweather in the Amazon Video comedy-drama series Mozart in the Jungle, alongside Malcolm McDowell, Lola Kirke and Bernadette Peters.[3]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Dear Diary | Peter | Short film |
1997 | A Bedtime Story | Son | Short film |
2005 | A Perfect Fit | Ernie | |
2006 | The Treatment | Ted | |
2006 | Love/Death/Cobain | Doug Mortimer | Short film |
2010 | Consent | Joshua | |
2011 | A November | Boyfriend | Short film; also writer |
2011 | God Don't Make The Laws | Joey Larch | |
2012 | Commentary | Pierce Phoenix Reagan | |
2012 | Kiss of the Damned | Adam | |
2013 | CBGB | Legs McNeil | |
2013 | Send | N/A | Writer, director and producer |
2014 | Fort Tilden | Benji | |
2014 | I Believe in Unicorns | Sterling | |
2014 | Swelter | Madsen | |
2015 | 6 Years | Will | |
2015 | The Intern | ATF Creative Team | |
2015 | Lace Crater | Michael | |
2015 | Ma | Priest | |
2016 | Slash | Mike Holloway | |
2017 | M.F.A. | Luke | |
2017 | Dara Ju | Alex Mueller | In post-production |
2017 | Assholes | Adam Shapiro | In post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | As the World Turns | Casey Hughes | Unknown episodes |
2004 | Hope & Faith | Rodney | Episode: "Madam President" |
2004 | Third Watch | Danny's Partner | Episode: "Family Ties: Part 1" |
2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Owen | Episode: "Hooked" |
2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Paul Jett | Episode: "Do Over" |
2010 | Cold Case | Lee Mavoides '89 | Episode: "Almost Paradise" |
2011–2012 | I Just Want My Pants Back | Jason Strider | 12 episodes |
2014 | The Michael J. Fox Show | Andreas | Episode: "Couples" |
2014–2015 | Mozart in the Jungle | Alex Merriweather | 11 episodes |
2015 | The Blacklist | Asher Sutton | 3 episodes |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Bully | Gary Smith | Voice only and main antagonist of the game. |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2010 | New York VisionFest Award | Breakthrough Performance | Consent | Won |
2014 | SXSW Grand Jury Award | Narrative Short | Send | Nominated |
References
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&englishSubcountryName=New%20York&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22Peter%20S%22~%20%2Bsurname%3ABrown~%20%2Bbirth_place%3A%22New%20York%2C%20USA%22~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1986-1986~%20%2Brecord_country%3A%22United%20States%22%20%2Brecord_subcountry%3A%22United%20States%2CNew%20York%22
- ↑ http://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/peter-vack-mozart-in-the-jungle/#_
- 1 2 3 "Peter Vack, in Focus". Interview Magazine. December 2014.
- ↑ "You Must Know: Peter Vack". Entertainment Tonight (Yahoo!). April 5, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- 1 2 "Peter Vack Has One Simple Request". Interview Magazine. February 2, 2012.
- ↑ "'Dear Diary': How It Got an Oscar Nod". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1997.
External links
- Peter Vack on IMDb