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.

Lee Tergesen

Acting Born July 8, 1965 Ivoryton, Connecticut, USA

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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Erik Garrison

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Billy Skags

Law & Order

Clemens

Law & Order

Defense Attorney Heller

Criminal Minds

Dale Shrader

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Martin Hawkins

American Horror Story

Vince

House

Roy Randall

The Blacklist

Frank Hyland

Chicago P.D.

Richard Beck

Saturday Night Live

Tobias Beecher (uncredited)

Castle

Marcus Gates