Peter Hermann (actor)

Template:Short description Template:Infobox person Peter Hermann (born August 15, 1967)<ref name="soap">Template:Cite news</ref> is an American actor. He may be best known for his roles as Charles Brooks in Younger, Trevor Langan in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Jack Boyle in Blue Bloods. Hermann is the husband of fellow Law & Order franchise actor Mariska Hargitay, series lead of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Early life

Hermann was born in New York City to German parents<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Efn and moved to Germany when he was two months old. He lived in Germany until he was 10; he then learned English upon returning to the United States, thereby becoming bilingual.<ref name="broadway">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref> He attended Yale University.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After college, he taught high school English through Teach For America.<ref name="vet">Template:Cite news</ref> He also previously worked as a fact-checker for Vanity Fair.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>

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). Since 2002 he has had a recurring role as defense attorney Trevor Langan on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

He has made appearances in several commercials, such as the anti-tobacco "Fair Enough" ads, and has been the face for Persil ProClean detergent since the late 2010s.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

In 2006, he starred as Jeremy Glick in the feature film United 93.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>

Hermann was in the Broadway premiere of Eric Bogosian's Talk Radio, starring Liev Schreiber, and featuring fellow Law & Order: Special Victims Unit cast member Stephanie March.<ref name="trob">Template:Cite web</ref> It began performances on February 15, 2007, in preparation for a March 11 opening; its final Broadway performance was on June 24, 2007.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

He also guested on 30 Rock during its first season and starred in ABC's mid-season replacement series Cashmere Mafia as Davis Draper. In 2011, he appeared in the Broadway play War Horse,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and made occasional appearances as Erin Reagan's ex-husband John "Jack" Boyle on Blue Bloods.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

From 2015 to 2021, he starred in Younger.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In March 2018, HarperCollins published Hermann's children's book If the S in Moose Comes Loose.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> He was a guest actor in season 2 of And Just Like That....

Personal life

While appearing on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Hermann met lead actress Mariska Hargitay, whom he married on August 28, 2004, in Santa Barbara, California.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name=us-oct19 /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They have a son.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> In April 2011, Hargitay and Hermann adopted a baby girl<ref name=us-oct19>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and six months later, the couple adopted a baby boy.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	Swimfan	ER Doctor
2004	Duane Incarnate	Duane
2006	The Treatment	Steve
	United 93	Jeremy Glick
2010	Edge of Darkness	Sanderman
	Just Wright	Dr. Taylor
2011	Too Big to Fail	Christopher Cox
2012	Trouble with the Curve	Greg	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2013	Philomena	Pete Olsson
	Chinese Puzzle	John	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	All Is Bright	Monsieur Tremblay
2022	13	Joel Goldman	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
	Goodnight Mommy	Father	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997–1998	Guiding Light	Dr. Michael Burke	42 episodes
1999	Get Real	David	3 episodes
2000	Law & Order	Al Goran	Episode: "Mega"
	Spin City	Ed	Episode: "Don't Get on the Bus"
2002	Hack	Mark Vincenzo	Episode: "Obsession"
2002–2022	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Trevor Langan	34 episodes
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	6 episodes
	Standoff	Liam Fowler	Episode: "Shanghai'd"
	Angela's Eyes	Peter Wagner	4 episodes
2007	30 Rock	Gray	Episode: "The Head and the Hair"
2008	Cashmere Mafia	Davis Draper	7 episodes
	Fringe	Grant	Episode: "The Ghost Network"
2009	Bored to Death	Gary	Episode: "The Alanon Case"
2010	The Good Wife	Judge Derek Shickel	Episode: "Hybristophilia"
	White Collar	Willson Mailer	Episode: "Parting Shots"
2011	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Business Manager #2	Episode: "Car Periscope"
2011–2012	A Gifted Man	Harrison Curtis	5 episodes
2012–2024	Blue Bloods	Jack Boyle	Recurring
2013	Elementary	Detective Craig Basken	Episode: "An Unnatural Arrangement"
2015–2021	Younger	Charles Brooks	Series regular<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2023	And Just Like That...	George Campbell	Episode: "Trick or Treat"

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