Terry Serpico
Terry Serpico (born June 27, 1964) is an American film and television actor.
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Born | Fort Sill, Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. | June 27, 1964
Years active | 1995–present |
Background
Serpico was born in Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma. He was the youngest of three children.[1] He became interested in acting after graduating from high school. He attended Boston University before transferring to and graduating from the State University of New York at Purchase in 1989.[2] He has lived in Texas, Colorado, Germany, Georgia and Pennsylvania.[3] He now lives in Charleston, South Carolina. He enjoys surfing and golf, and is an active Crossfitter. He is of German and Italian descent.[4]
Career
Serpico began his career as a stunt performer. In 1997, he was cast in his first major acting role in Donnie Brasco. In television, Serpico has guest-starred on such shows as Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and Person of Interest.
He played Mickey Mantle in the ESPN miniseries The Bronx Is Burning. He has enjoyed a recurring role in Rescue Me, and a starring role as Col. Frank Sherwood in Army Wives.
Filmography
Film
- Cop Land (1997), as Tony
- Donnie Brasco (1997), as Strip Club Owner
- The Peacemaker (1997), as Sniper #1
- Random Hearts (1999), as Evidence Technician
- Bringing Out the Dead (1999), as Cop #1
- Frequency (2000), as Con Ed Worker
- Hannibal (2001), as Officer Bolton
- Company K (2004), as Sgt. Dunning
- The Interpreter (2005), as FBI Agent Lewis
- The Departed (2006), as Detective Tailing Queenan
- Find Me Guilty (2006), as Michael Kerry
- Michael Clayton (2007), as Mr. Iker
- Righteous Kill (2008), as Jon Van Luytens
- The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009), as Phil Driver
- Angel Camouflaged (2010), as Mr. Belial
- Man on a Ledge (2012), as Lutz
- The Purge: Election Year (2016), as Earl Danzinger
- Mine 9 (2019), as Zeke
- I Still Believe (2020), as Mark Henning, Melissa’s Dad
- Light Wounds, as Donnie (Post-production)
- Faceless, as Dr. Klein (Post-production)
Television
- Oz (1997–1998) – 2 episodes, one as an unnamed murder victim, and one as Freakie
- Third Watch (2000) – "This Band of Brothers", as Lofton
- 100 Centre Street (2001–2002) – 9 episodes
- Law & Order (2000, 2002) – "Dissonance" (2000), as Jay Brannigan; "Patriot" (2002), as Frank Miller
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000–2013) – "Closure" (2000), as Ron Johnson; "Rotten" (2003), as Les Cooper; "Quarry" (2005), as Deacon Brinn; "Military Justice" (2013), as Lt. Commander William Taverts
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001, 2003) – "The Extra Man" (2001), as Leslie Roche; "But Not Forgotten" (2003), as Earl Carnicki
- Rescue Me (2005–2010) – as recurring character Eddie Gavin
- Jonny Zero (2005) – pilot episode, as Leo
- The Path to 9/11 (2006) – two-part miniseries, as Pulaski
- Army Wives (2007–2013) – as Colonel Frank Sherwood; recurring character (season 1); main role (season 3–7)
- CSI: Miami (2007) – "Guerillas in the Mist", as Steve Lancaster
- Kidnapped (2007) – "Gone Fishing", as Virgil's Boss
- The Bronx Is Burning (2007), as Mickey Mantle
- Person of Interest (2012–2013) – 2 episodes, as Byron
- Unforgettable (2013), as Tucker Griffin aka Arnold
- The Carrie Diaries (2013–2014) – 4 episodes, as Sebastian's father; Mr. Kydd
- Blue Bloods (2014) – "Unfinished Business", as Major Harrison
- Criminal Minds (2014) – Wick Griffith
- Drop Dead Diva (2014) – 2 episodes, as Max Toblin
- Elementary (2015) – as Wallace Turk[5]
- The Inspectors (2015–present) – as Mitch Ohlmeyer; main role
- Limitless (2016) - 1 episode
- Designated Survivor (2017) – as Patrick Lloyd
- Star Trek: Discovery (2017) – as Admiral Brett Anderson
- Yellowstone (2019) – as Teal Beck
- Homeland (2020) – 3 episodes, as General Owens
- The Flight Attendant (2020–present) – as Bill Briscoe; recurring character
- Cobra Kai (2021) - as Captain Turner
References
- (2016). Army Wives, Lifetime Entertainment Services
- "Watch Out for...Terry Serpico". Okmagazine.com. September 27, 2007. Archived from the original on July 17, 2009.
- Newcomb, Roger (2009). Interview: Army Wives Star Terry Serpico, We Love Soaps.
- "Maternal is German. 3rd gen southern Italian on my pop's side". Twitter. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- "Listings". Thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 7 December 2017.