Peter Appel (actor)
Peter Appel | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 19, 1959 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Brandeis University, M.F.A.[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Organization(s) | Screen Actors Guild AFTRA Equity [U.S.][1] |
Peter Appel (born October 19, 1959)[2][3] is an American actor of stage, film, and television. He is known for Bad Education (2019), Luck (2011) and Léon: The Professional (1994).
Early life and education
[edit]In 1987, Appel graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree from Brandeis University. He also completed a two-year program at William Esper Studio, NYC in 1992.[1]
Career
[edit]Appel has appeared in over thirty films, and twenty television shows since the 1990s, in addition to theater roles.[1][4]
On television, Appel has appeared in nine different roles for the Law & Order franchise alone.[5]
He also performs as a voice actor for video game such as the Grand Theft Auto and Max Payne franchises, as well as Manhunt (2003) and The Warriors (2005).[2]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Silence Like Glass | ||
| 1990 | Everybody Wins | Sonny | [6] |
| 1990 | Days of Thunder | Cole's Crew | [6] |
| 1990 | Presumed Innocent | Glendenning | [6] |
| 1991 | Regarding Henry | Eddie the Doorman | [6] |
| 1991 | Shadows and Fog | Cop at Police Station | [6] |
| 1992 | Basic Instinct | Detective | [6] |
| 1993 | The Saint of Fort Washington | Demolition Man | [6] |
| 1993 | Mr. Wonderful | Harry | [7] |
| 1993 | Trip Nach Tunis | Mark | [8] |
| 1994 | Léon: The Professional | Malky | [7] |
| 1995 | The Jerky Boys | Sonny | [7] |
| 1995 | Man of the House | Tony | [4] |
| 1996 | Big Night | Chubby | [4] |
| 1996 | Sleepers | Boyfriend | [7] |
| 1996 | Extreme Measures | Det. Stone | [4] |
| 1997 | Six Ways to Sunday | Abie - Arnie's Boss | [4] |
| 1998 | The Tic Code | Engineer #1 | [7] |
| 1998 | Side Streets | Boomir | [7] |
| 1998 | Above Freezing | Al Bergdahl | [7] |
| 1999 | Judy Berlin | Mr. V | [7] |
| 1999 | Jump | Dominick | [3] |
| 2000 | Overnight Sensation | Chase Davis | [3] |
| 2000 | Coyote Ugly | Pizza Customer | [7] |
| 2001 | Get Well Soon | Angry | [3] |
| 2002 | Tadpole | Jimmy the Doorman | [7] |
| 2002 | Spider-Man | Cabbie | [8] |
| 2002 | Roger Dodger | Alert Doorman | [7] |
| 2002 | Anything But Love | Man | [7] |
| 2002 | Bedford Springs | Music Store Manager | [8] |
| 2003 | God Has a Rap Sheet | Josh Zmirov | [3] |
| 2003 | Marci X | Officer at Prison | [8] |
| 2005 | Confess | Hummer Driver | [8] |
| 2005 | Road | Bill the truck driver | [7] |
| 2006 | Delirious | Feldman | [7] |
| 2007 | Arranged | Yitzak Bellow | [8] |
| 2007 | The Speed of Life | [7] | |
| 2007 | Soul Mates | Poseidon | [8] |
| 2008 | The Happening | Diner Owner | [7] |
| 2009 | Bottleworld | Jim | [8] |
| 2009 | Chico and Rita | (voice) | |
| 2010 | Harvest | Mario | [8] |
| 2010 | Henry's Crime | Larry | [7] |
| 2019 | Bad Education | Eddie / Custodian | [1][8] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Law & Order | Baumann | Episode: "God Bless the Child" | [8] |
| 1993 | All My Children | Cab Driver | 2 episodes | |
| 1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Ross | 1 episode | [8] |
| 1993–2002 | NYPD Blue | Kenneth Hampton / Harvey | 2 episodes | [3][5] |
| 1996 | The Sunshine Boys | Anson Black | TV movie | [7] |
| 1998 | Witness to the Mob | Eddie Garafolo | TV movie | [7] |
| 1999 | Oz | Lawrence Bailey | 1 episode | [8] |
| 2000 | Cosby | Henry | 1 episode | [3] |
| 2000 | Ed | Jack Fundus | 1 episode | [8] |
| 2000 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Detective Greenberg | Episode: "Contact" | [3][5] |
| 2001 | Big Apple | John Corelli | 3 episodes | [3] |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Louis Bernoff | Episode: "Shandeh" | [3][9] |
| 2003 | Law & Order | Krakow | Episode: "Absentia" | [3][5] |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Marvin Friedman | Episode: "Painless" | [10][5] |
| 2004 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Doorman #2 | 1 episode | [3][5] |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Frederick Merriwether | Episode: "41 Shots" | [11] |
| 2005 | Hope & Faith | Ned | 1 episode | [3] |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Dr. Holgreen | Episode: "Bombshell" | [3][5] |
| 2007 | The Kill Point | Teddy Sabian | 5 episodes | [8] |
| 2009 | Law & Order | Sturges | Episode: "Exchange" | [3][5] |
| 2009 | Life on Mars | Demetri Pantos | 1 episode | [3][5] |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Theodore "Cubby" Viviano | Episode: "The Mobster Will See You Now" | [3][5] |
| 2011–2012 | Luck | Kagle | 3 episodes | [1] |
| 2012 | Boardwalk Empire | Alby Gold | 1 episode | [8] |
| 2012 | Blue Bloods | Joe Salducci | Episode: "Risk and Reward" | [3][5] |
| 2022–2024 | Crash the System | Moishe Aharonov | 5 episodes |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | Ray Machowski | Voice |
Theater
[edit] |
| Yearx | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Richard II | Second Herald | New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, NYC | [1] |
| 1987 | Henry IV Part 1 | Second Carrier / Sheriff / Lord / Soldier / Attendant | New York Shakespeare , Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, NYC | [8] |
| 1987–1988 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Snug / Lion | New York Shakespeare Festival, Anspacher Theatre, Public Theatre, NYC | [8] |
| 1988 | Saved from Obscurity | Playwrights Horizons, Upstairs Studio Theatre, NYC | [8] | |
| 1989 | Titus Andronicus | Clown | New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre | [8] |
| 1990 | The Taming of the Shrew | Biondello | New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre | [8] |
| 1991 | The Good Times Are Killing Me | Dad / Cousin Steve | Minetta Lane Theatre and McGinn-Cazale Theatre, NYC | [8] |
| 1994–1995 | Him | Al / Disappointed fan / Stylagi | New York Shakespeare Festival, LuEsther Hall, Public Theatre, NYC | [8] |
| 1996 | The Coyote Bleeds | Det. Hunt Moore | Worth Street Theatre, NYC | [12] |
| 1998 | Snapshots '98 | TriBeCa Playhouse, NYC | ||
| 2000 | Anonymous | Roy Canelli | McGinn-Cazale Theatre, NYC | |
| 2015 | A Month in the Country | Balshintsov | Classic Stage Company, NYC | [8] |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Peter Appel". Backstage.com. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- 1 2 "Peter Appel". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Peter Appel". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media / NBCUniversal. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Film Actors. IFilm Publishing. 2003. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-58065-013-7. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Peter Appel". Apple TV+. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Peter Appel". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Peter Appel: Filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "Clients: Peter Appel". Bret Adams, LTD Artists' Agency. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ "TV Guide". TV Guide. 51. Triangle Publications: 77. 2003. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ Green, Susan; Dawn, Randee; Wolf, Dick (September 2009). Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Unofficial Companion. BenBella Books. p. 276. ISBN 9781933771885. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ "Law & Order: Trial by Jury: 41 Shots{Rough Cut} (TV)". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ Brantley, Ben (16 Dec 1995). "Theater in Review". The New York Times. p. 21. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
External links
[edit]
- Peter Appel at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)
- Peter Appel at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Peter Appel at the TCM Movie Database (archived)
- Peter Appel at Behind The Voice Actors
- Peter Appel at Rotten Tomatoes
- Peter Appel at Apple TV+
- Peter Appel at IMDb
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