Peter Jacobson
- For the television actor/writer/director/producer who was formerly married to actress Fran Drescher, see Peter Marc Jacobson
| Peter Jacobson | |
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 Jacobson at the 2009 premiere of Whatever Works | |
| Born | Peter S. Jacobson March 24, 1965 Chicago, Illinois |
Peter S. Jacobson (born March 24, 1965) is an American film and television actor.
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Life and career
Jacobson was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Jewish[1] Chicago news anchor Walter Jacobson. He is a 1987 graduate of Brown University and a 1991 graduate of Juilliard.[citation needed]
In 1997, he and Lisa Edelstein, a future co-star of his on the television series House, appeared as a couple eating at a restaurant in the movie As Good As It Gets.
Jacobson has played a recurring role on Law & Order as Randy Dworkin, a jovial crusading defense attorney attached to conservative causes. In 2005, Jacobson played "Jimmy" in the Academy Award-nominated film, Good Night, and Good Luck.[2]
He also appeared on Scrubs, CSI: Miami, The Lost Room, The Starter Wife, Transformers and The Midnight Meat Train. More recently he has appeared on 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.[3]
He made a guest appearance on USA Network's "Royal Pains" on July 30th. Jacobson played Alan, the nebbishy husband of Rachel, played by Brooklyn Decker.[4]
He also has a cameo in Tony Scott's 2005 film Domino.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV series) | Reporter #1 | 1 episode (4B or Not 4B) |
| 1994 | It Could Happen to You | Television Reporter | |
| Law & Order (TV series - 1994-2006" | Dr. Karl Styne, Randolph J. 'Randy' Dworkin, Esq. | 4 episodes (Doubles as Dr. Karl Styne; Chosen, Bounty, Thinking Makes It So as Randolf J. 'Randy' Dworkin, Esq.) | |
| 1996 | Ed's Next Move | Yalta Coffee Shop Owner | |
| 1997 | Private Parts | Lawyer | |
| Commandments | Banker | ||
| OZ (TV series) | Carlton Auerback | 1 episode (Capital P) | |
| Conspiracy Theory | Surveillance Operator | ||
| Deconstructing Harry | Goldberg/ Harry's Character | ||
| Spin City (TV series) | Greg Mullins | 1 episode (Porn in the U.S.A.) | |
| As Good as It Gets | Man at Table | Sitting at table with future co-star Lisa Edelstein in the popular TV Show House M.D | |
| 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 | Talk to Me (TV series) | Sandy | |
| Looking for an Echo | Marty Pearlstein | ||
| Bull (TV series- 2000-2001) | Josh Kaplan | 5 episodes (Blood, Flopsweat and Tears; One Night in Bangkok; Appearance of Impropriety; Love's Labors Lost; White Knight) | |
| 2001 | Life with David J | ||
| Roomates | Eric | ||
| Will and Grace (TV series) | Paul Budnik | 1 episode (Mad Dogs and Average Men) | |
| 61 | Artie Green | ||
| Gideon's Crossing | Josh Steinman | 1 episode (The Way) | |
| Third Watch (TV series) | Detective Hall | 1 episode (Childhood Memories) | |
| Get Well Soon | Nathan | ||
| 2002 | Pipe Dream | Arnie Hufflitz | |
| Showtime | Brad Slocum | ||
| Path to War | Adam Yarmolinsky | ||
| 2003 | A.U.S.A. (TV series) | Geoffrey Laurence | |
| Ed (TV series) | Jeff Foster | 1 episode (Goodbye Stuckeyville) | |
| 2004 | ER (TV series) | 1 episode (The Student) | |
| Strip Search | John Scanlon | ||
| Method and Red (TV series) | Bill Blaford | 1 episode (Something About Brenda) | |
| 2005 | Hope and Faith (TV series) | Aaron Melville | 2 episodes (Wife Swap: Parts 1&2) |
| Good Night, and Good Luck | Jimmy | ||
| Domino | Burke Beckett | ||
| CSI: Miami (TV series) | George Hammett | 1 episode (Payback) | |
| 2006 | Love Monkey (TV series) | Wapow! Guy | 1 episode (Confidence) |
| Scrubs (TV series) | Mr. Foster | 1 episode (My Big Bird) | |
| Failure to Launch | Boatyard Man | ||
| The Passage | Jacob Schultz | ||
| Criminal Minds (TV series) | Michael Ryer | 1 episode (Somebody's Watching) | |
| In Justice (TV series) | Yarmulke Jake | 5 episodes (Pilot, Golden Boy, Victims, Side Man, Crossing the Line) | |
| The Lost Room (TV series) | Wally Jabrowski | 3 episodes (The Eye and the Prime Object, The Comb and the Box, The Key and the Clock) | |
| 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 | |
| Boston Legal (TV show) | D.A. Randy Golden | 1 episode (Guantanamo by the Bay) | |
| Transformers | Mr. Hosney | Cameo | |
| The Starter Wife (TV series) | Kenny Kagan | 6 episodes (Hour 1, Hour 2, Hour 3, Hour 4, Hour 5 and Hour 6) | |
| 2007-present | House M.D. (TV series) | Dr. Chris Taub | |
| 2008 | What Just Happened | Cal | |
| Midnight Meat Train | Otto | ||
| 2009 | Royal Pains (TV series) | Alan Righter |
References
- ^ jweekly.com
- ^ IMDb
- ^ "House Selects Its Permanent New Team"
- ^ Matt Mitovich (23 June 2009). "Exclusive: House Doc and Swimsuit Model Feel the Pains". TV Guide Online. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Jacobson-Decker-Pains-1007206.aspx. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
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