Peter Vack

In 2017, he released his feature directorial debut, Assholes.

• Name — Peter Vack • Birth Name — Peter S. Brown • Born — 19 September 1986 • Birthplace — West Village, New York, U.S. • Occupation — * Actor • director • writer • producer • Years Active — 1996–present

Vack was born in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City[2] to Jane (Spivack) and Ronald Brown, a movie producer and writer.[3] His younger sister, Betsey, is an actress, director, and writer. Vack is Jewish.[4][5] Raised in New York City, he attended Riverdale Country School and graduated from Professional Children's School. Vack graduated from the University of Southern California, where he studied Theater.

Vack made his acting debut in the short film Dear Diary (1996), which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.[6] Vack has guest-starred in single episodes of Hope & Faith (2004), Third Watch (2004), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005), Ghost Whisperer (2009) and Cold Case (2010). He also played a lead acting role in a music video for the song, 'Love in the Old Days', by James Franco's and Tim O'Keefe's band, Daddy. From 2011 until its cancellation the following year, he portrayed Jason Strider in the short-lived MTV television series I Just Want My Pants Back. He co-starred as Alex Merriweather in the Amazon Video comedy-drama series Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2015), alongside Lola Kirke, Malcolm McDowell and Bernadette Peters. In 2020, Vack gave an in-depth interview on popular podcast The Ion Pod.[8] In 2024, Vack released www.RachelOrmont.com, a feature film he wrote and directed; described as a "technosatire about growing up in captivity" starring Betsey Brown, Chloe Cherry, and Dasha Nekrasova.[9][10]

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2004 — As the World Turns — Casey Hughes — Unknown episodes • 2004 — Hope & Faith — Rodney — Episode: "Madam President" • 2004 — Third Watch — Danny's Partner — Episode: "Family Ties: Part 1" • 2005 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Owen — Episode: "Hooked" • 2009 — Ghost Whisperer — Paul Jett — Episode: "Do Over" • 2010 — Cold Case — Lee Mavoides '89 — Episode: "Almost Paradise" • 2011–2012 — I Just Want My Pants Back — Jason Strider — 12 episodes • 2014 — The Michael J. Fox Show — Andreas — Episode: "Couples" • 2014–2015 — Mozart in the Jungle — Alex Merriweather — 11 episodes • 2015 — The Blacklist — Asher Sutton — 3 episodes • 2018 — Homeland — Clint — 5 episodes • 2019 — The Bold Type — Patrick Duchand — Season 3 • 2020 — Love Life — Jim — Main role

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2006 — Bully — Gary Smith — Voice only | Main antagonist