
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.
House2004
American Horror Story2011
Marvel's Daredevil2015
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
Criminal Minds2005
Point Break1991
The Blacklist2013
The Purge2018