
Acting
Tergesen was born in Ivoryton, Connecticut and graduated from Valley Regional High School in nearby Deep River. He moved to New York to try to become an actor. He graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA)'s two-year program in Manhattan, where, from 1986 to 1989, he worked at the Empire Diner.
The Wrong Road
as Peter

Zo
as Tobias Beecher

Cabin Girl
as Sheriff Mason

The Yellow Birds
as Jim Murphy

The Purge: Behind the Series
as Self

Norman Pinski Come Home
as Dr. Vanderwal
The Parable of the Disappearing Recliner
as The Man

Equity
as Randall

Tooken
as Bryan Millers

Into The Dark
as 33963

Tracker
as Ashton Shaw · 1 ep.

Accused
as Rob · 1 ep.

Black Bird
as Roger Nevins · 1 ep.

East New York
as US Marshall David Westlake · 1 ep.

A Friend of the Family
as Mr. Horstmann · 2 ep.

The Equalizer
as Deputy Barnes · 1 ep.

Reunited Apart
as Self · 1 ep.

The Plot Against America
as Agent Don McCorkle · 2 ep.

Watchmen
as Mister Shadow · 1 ep.

FBI
as Marshal Brad Kimble · 1 ep.
The Strain
2014