Peter Greene
Peter Greene | |
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 Greene at the Chiller Theatre Expo in 2014 | |
| Born | Peter Green October 8, 1965 Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Height | 6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m) |
Peter Greene (born Peter Green; October 8, 1965) is an American actor. A character actor, he is generally known for portraying villains. He is best known for the roles in the 1994 films The Mask, where he plays its main antagonist, Dorian Tyrell, and Pulp Fiction, in which he portrayed Zed, a sadistic security guard, rapist and serial killer who serves as an antagonist in the film.
Other credits include Judgment Night (1993), Clean, Shaven (1994), Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995), The Usual Suspects (1995), Kiss & Tell (1997), Training Day (2001), The Black Donnellys (2007), Life on Mars (2009), New York New York (2016), and The Continental (2023).
Early life
[edit]A native of Montclair, New Jersey,[1] Greene did not pursue a career in acting until his mid-20s. He initially landed several roles in cinema and television in the early 1990s.
Career
[edit]Greene had roles in Pulp Fiction;[2] The Mask;[2] Clean, Shaven; and The Usual Suspects in 1994 and 1995.[2] In Pulp Fiction, Greene appeared as Zed, who rapes Marsellus Wallace.[2] The Mask saw him play the villainous Dorian Tyrell.[2] Greene played the schizophrenic Peter Winter in Clean, Shaven.[2] The Usual Suspects saw him play the character of Redfoot.[2] Greene often plays villains, such as in Judgment Night,[2] Under Siege 2: Dark Territory,[2] Training Day[2] as a corrupt narcotics officer) and martial arts/crime film Fist of the Warrior (opposite Ho-Sung Pak, Roger Guenveur Smith and Sherilyn Fenn.[2]
Greene worked with director Jordan Alan twice: once on the film Kiss & Tell (1997),[2] a dark comic turn and then again four years later in The Gentleman Bandit (aka Gentleman B).[2] After Greene's arrests in 1998 for drug related crimes, Alan had to put the actor through rehab to get him through the second film and eventually, after coming upon Greene doing heroin with Mike Starr, he was forced to replace Greene's voice because of the vocal problems caused by drugs. Despite these problems, Alan vouched for Greene to producer Tobe Jaffe for the movie Blue Streak,[2] in which Greene played Martin Lawrence's nemesis.
Greene has continued to work mostly as a character actor. He appeared in the short-lived television drama The Black Donnellys.[2] He also appeared as a policeman in Prodigy and Mobb Deep's video for "A,B,C's", as well as the focal character in House of Pain's video for "Fed Up".[2] Greene appeared in the opening scene of the premiere of the FX series Justified where he was characterized as a "thuggish Peter Weller lookalike" by reviewer Scott Tobias, writing for The A.V. Club.[3] He has appeared in two films by director Eric Brian Hughes: Turnabout and Exit 0. Greene appears in the digital series The Jersey Connection by filmmaker Tim Firtion.[2] Greene was featured in the 2020 TV series For Life in a small role as an Aryan Brother named "Wild Bill" Miller.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Greene struggled with heroin and cocaine addiction in the 1990s.[4] In 2007, Greene was arrested for possessing crack cocaine.[4]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Laws of Gravity | Jimmy | |
| 1993 | Clean, Shaven | Peter Winter | |
| Judgment Night | Sykes | ||
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction | Zed | |
| The Mask | Dorian Tyrell | ||
| 1995 | The Usual Suspects | Redfoot The Fence | |
| Bang | Adam | ||
| Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Mercenary #1 | ||
| 1996 | Lowball | John | |
| Coyote Run | Clifton Santier | ||
| The Rich Man's Wife | Cole Wilson | ||
| Snakeland | Johnny | Short | |
| 1997 | Do Me a Favor | Teddy | |
| Double Tap | Nash | ||
| Kiss & Tell | Detective John Finnigan | ||
| 1998 | Permanent Midnight | Gus | |
| Black Cat Run | D.J. Wheeler | TV movie | |
| 1999 | Out in Fifty | Tony Grayson | |
| Blue Streak | Deacon | ||
| 2000 | Shadow Hours | Detective Steve Andrianson | |
| 2001 | Nobody's Baby | Vern | |
| Ticker | Detective Artie Pluchinsky | ||
| Training Day | Detective Jeff | ||
| Scenes of the Crime | Rick | ||
| Dead Dogs Lie | Marcus Devlin | ||
| 2002 | The Gentleman Bandit | Manny Breen | |
| Under the Influence | Stephen Tally | ||
| 2004 | Black Cloud | Norm Olsen | |
| 2005 | Confession | Detective William Fletcher | |
| H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds | Matt Herbert | ||
| Brothers in Arms | Bert | ||
| 2006 | End Game | Jack Baldwin | |
| Love Hollywood Style | Theodor Caruso | ||
| Dead & Deader | Dr. Scott | TV movie | |
| 2007 | Final Engagement | Priest | Video |
| I'm Calling Frank | Bobby | ||
| 2008 | Clown | Clown | Short |
| 2009 | Blue Knight | Sergeant Donato | Short |
| Forget Me Not | Boyfriend | Short | |
| Fist of the Warrior | John Lowe | ||
| 2010 | Caller ID | Dean of Admissions | |
| The Bounty Hunter | Earl Mahler | ||
| Earthling | Swinnert | ||
| Once Fallen | Sonny | ||
| Once More | Jack | Short | |
| 2011 | Keep Your Enemies Closer | Alex Decker | Short |
| A Pornstar Is Born | Ron Goldman | Video | |
| The Grasslands | Baby John | ||
| Shanghai Hotel | Mr. Capuzzi | ||
| 2012 | The Shoemaker | Dutchie | Short |
| Brutal | Carlo Morello | ||
| The Kill Hole | Peter Krebbs | ||
| The Child | Martin Engler | ||
| 2013 | Checkmate, Keep Your Enemies Closer | Alex Decker | Short |
| 2015 | Sweet Lorraine | Marcus | |
| 2016 | Turnabout | Leo | |
| New York New York | Downey | ||
| 2018 | City of Lies | Commander Fasulo | |
| 2019 | Exit 0 | The Writer | |
| Samir | Valentine | ||
| 2020 | Tesla | Nichols | |
| Let’s Get Lost | Ray | Short | |
| Priceless | The Devil | Short | |
| 2021 | Body Brokers | Dr. Riner | |
| Return to Danger | Gilbert | ||
| 2022 | The Crusaders | Hughie | Short |
| Out of Exile | Whitman Rader | ||
| The Mick and the Trick | Patrick Shannon | ||
| 2023 | Little Dixie | Karl Roach | |
| Buckle Up | Reacher |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Hardball | - | Episode: "Prescription for Murder" |
| 1992 | As the World Turns | Hitman | Episode: "Episode #1.9169" & "#1.9170" |
| 2001 | Law & Order | Francis 'Taz' Partell | Episode: "Bronx Cheer" |
| 2007 | The Black Donnellys | Derek Timothy "Dokey" Farrell | Main Cast |
| 2009 | Life on Mars | Jimmy McManus | Recurring Cast |
| 2010 | Justified | Thomas "Tommy Bucks" Buckley | Episode: "Fire in the Hole" |
| 2012 | Hawaii Five-0 | Rick Peterson | Episode: "Mai Ka Wa Kahiko (Out of the Past)" |
| 2016 | Chicago P.D. | Rory Jensen | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
| 2017 | Still the King | Hank the Shank | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| 2020 | For Life | Wild Bill Miller | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
| 2021 | The Jersey Connection | Jordan Blaine [5] | Episode: "Prologue: Time Destroys Everything" |
| 2023 | The Continental | Uncle Charlie | Episode: "Brothers in Arms" |
Music Videos
[edit]| Year | Artist | Song | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | House of Pain | "Fed Up" | Mechanic |
| 2008 | Prodigy | "ABC" | Detective |
| 2017 | Necro | "Dead Body Disposal" | Killer |
| 2019 | Jadakiss | "Me" | Bank Robber |
| 2022 | R.A. the Rugged Man | "Dragon Fire" | Big Boss [6] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Montclair's The Indie Lounge' brings passion projects to light". NorthJersey.com - Community News. 24 December 2015. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Peter Greene Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Justified: Pilot". TV Club. 16 March 2010.
- ^ a b "'Pulp' actor's drug drama". nydailynews.com. 26 July 2007.
- ^ "The 2019 New Jersey Web Festival". NewJerseyStage.com. September 12, 2019.
- ^ "Dragon Fire (Music Video 2022)". IMDb.
External links
[edit]- Peter Greene at IMDb
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