Peter Jacobson

American actor (born 1965)

For other people named Peter Jacobson, see Peter Jacobson (disambiguation).

Peter Jacobson

Jacobson at the 2009 premiere of Whatever Works

Born|  (1965-03-24) March 24, 1965 (age 59)

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Education| Brown University (BA)
Juilliard School (GrDip)
Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1993–present
Known for| Chris Taub from House
Parent(s)| Walter Jacobson
Lynn Straus

Peter Jacobson (born March 24, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Dr. Chris Taub on the Fox medical drama series House. He also starred on the USA Network science fiction drama Colony as former Proxy Snyder.

## Early life

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Jacobson was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lynn Straus and news anchor Walter Jacobson. His family is Jewish, coming from Russia, Ukraine, and, possibly, Lithuania.[1] He is a 1987 graduate of Brown University.[2] Jacobson also graduated from the Juilliard School, where he was a member of the drama division's Group 20 (1987–1991).[3]

## Career

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Jacobson and Lisa Edelstein, his future co-star on House, appeared as a couple eating at a restaurant in the 1997 film As Good as It Gets. He appeared twice on Law & Order as Randy Dworkin, a jovial crusading defense attorney. In 2005, he played Jimmy in the Academy Award-nominated film Good Night, and Good Luck.[4] He has appeared in Scrubs, CSI: Miami, The Lost Room, The Starter Wife, Transformers, Colony, and The Midnight Meat Train.

Jacobson joined the cast of House as Dr. Chris Taub, a plastic surgeon hoping to secure a place on Dr. Gregory House's diagnostics team. In October 2007, he was confirmed as a regular on the show.[5] He made a guest appearance as Alan on an episode of the USA Network's Royal Pains.[6]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1994 | It Could Happen to You | Television Reporter |
1995 | Jeffrey | Man #1 |
1996 | Ed's Next Move | Yalta Coffee Shop Owner |
1997 | Private Parts | Lawyer |
1997 | Commandments | Banker |
1997 | Conspiracy Theory | Surveillance Operator |
1997 | Deconstructing Harry | Goldberg / Harry's Character |
1997 | As Good as It Gets | Man at Table |
1998 | A Price Above Rubies | Schmuel |
1998 | Great Expectations | Man on Phone |
1998 | Mixing Nia |  |
1998 | A Civil Action | Neil Jacobs |
1999 | Hit and Runway | Elliot Springer |
1999 | Cradle Will Rock | Silvano |
2000 | Looking for an Echo | Marty Pearlstein |
2001 | Life with David J | Michael |
2001 | Roomates | Eric |
2001 | 61* | Artie Green |
2001 | Get Well Soon | Nathan |
2002 | Pipe Dream | Arnie Hufflitz |
2002 | Showtime | Brad Slocum |
2002 | Path to War | Adam Yarmolinsky |
2004 | Strip Search | John Scanlon |
2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck | Jimmy |
2005 | Domino | Burke Beckett |
2006 | Failure to Launch | Boatyard Man |
2006 | The Passage | Jacob Schultz |
2007 | The Memory Thief | Mr. Freeman |
2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | Maggie Q's Partner | Uncredited
2007 | Purple Violets | Monroe | Uncredited
2007 | Transformers | Mr. Hosney | Cameo
2008 | What Just Happened | Cal |
2008 | Midnight Meat Train | Otto |
2011 | Cars 2 | Acer (voice) |
2013 | White House Down | Wallace |
2013 | Brightest Star | Dr. Lambert |
2014 | Better Living Through Chemistry | Dr. Roth |
2016 | Catfight | Carl |
2019 | The Goldfinch | Mr. Silver |
2021 | Violet | Roger Vale |
2023 | Dark Highway | The Clown |
2024 | Fly Me to the Moon | Chuck Meadows |
2024 | Smile 2 | Morris | [7]

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1993 | NYPD Blue | Reporter #1 | Episode: "4B or Not 4B"
1994 | Law & Order | Dr. Karl Styne | Episode: "Doubles"
1997 | Oz | Carlton Auerback | Episode: "Capital P"
1997 | Spin City | Greg Mullins | Episode: "Porn in the U.S.A."
2000 | Talk to Me | Sandy | 3 episodes
2000–2001 | Bull | Josh Kaplan | 5 episodes
2001 | Will and Grace | Paul Budnik | Episode: "Mad Dogs and Average Men"
2001 | Gideon's Crossing | Josh Steinman | Episode: "The Way"
2001 | Third Watch | Detective Hall | Episode: "Childhood Memories"
2003 | A.U.S.A. | Geoffrey Laurence | 8 episodes
2003 | Ed | Jeff Foster | Episode: "Goodbye Stuckeyville"
2003–2006 | Law & Order | Randolph J. "Randy" Dworkin, Esq. | 3 episodes
2004 | ER | Susan's molester | Episode: "The Student"
2004 | Method and Red | Bill Blaford | 5 Episodes
2005 | Hope and Faith | Aaron Melville | 2 episodes
2005 | CSI: Miami | George Hammett | Episode: "Payback"
2006 | Love Monkey | Wapow! Guy | Episode: "Confidence"
2006 | Scrubs | Mr. Foster | Episode: "My Big Bird"
2006 | Criminal Minds | Michael Ryer | Episode: "Somebody's Watching"
2006 | In Justice | Yarmulke Jake | 5 episodes
2006 | The Lost Room | Wally Jabrowski | 3 episodes
2006 | Entourage | Studio Head | Episode: "The Release"
2007 | Boston Legal | D.A. Randy Golden | Episode: "Guantanamo by the Bay"
2007 | The Starter Wife | Kenny Kagan | 6 episodes
2007–2012 | House | Dr. Chris Taub | 96 episodes
2009–2010 | Royal Pains | Alan Righter | 2 episodes
2011 | The Good Wife | Michael Kahane | Episode: "A New Day"
2012 | Iron Chef America | Himself | Guest judge
Episode: "Simon vs. Yagihashi"
2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Bart Ganzel | 3 episodes
2013–2015 | Ray Donovan | Lee Drexler | 10 episodes
2013 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Michael Rotenberg | Episode: "The Gang Broke Dee"
2013 | Perception | Dr. Poole | Episode: "Asylum"
2014 | Rake | Max Fawcett | Episode: "50 Shades of Gay"
2015 | Chicago P.D. | Mr. Friedman | Episode: "What Puts You on That Ledge"
2015 | Battle Creek | Darrel | Episode: "Cereal Killers"
2016–2018 | Colony | Proxy Alan Snyder | 25 episodes
2016 | Madam Secretary | Ted | Episode: "The Middle Way"
2016–2017 | The Americans | Agent Wolfe | Recurring role; 11 episodes
2017 | Адаптация [ru] (The Adaptation) | C.I.A. Colonel Doyle Brunson | Regular
2017 | Bull | Garrett Tildan | Episode: "Dirty Little Secrets"
2017 | Genius | Chaim Weizmann | Episode: "Chapter Eight"
2017–2018 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Randy Dworkin | 2 episodes
2018  | Billions | Shelby Vivian  | Episode: “Infinite Game”
2018–2019 | NCIS: Los Angeles | John Rogers | Season 10 - Series Regular
2019–2022 | Fear The Walking Dead | Rabbi Jacob Kessner | Recurring role (season 5–7, 11 episodes)
2022 | WeCrashed | Bob Paltrow | 2 episodes
2022 | New Amsterdam | Bob Levin | Episode: "The Empty Spaces"
2022 | Haul out the Holly | Albert | Hallmark Channel
2023 | Haul out the Holly: Lit Up | Albert | Hallmark Channel
2023 | Ahsoka | Myn Weaver | Episode: "Part Two: Toil and Trouble"
2024 | The Good Doctor | Sal Zacharia | Episode: "Skin in the Game"
2024 | The Girls on the Bus | Benji Newman | 4 episodes

### Video games

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2011 | Cars 2: The Video Game | Acer |

## References

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1. ^ "My interview with actor Peter Jacobson (House, Colony, Ray Donovan & The Americans)". Paula Courtney. Posted on November 26, 2016. 26 November 2016.
2. ^ "Alumni in the News". Brown University. 20 November 2023.
3. ^ "Alumni News". The Juilliard School. September 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
4. ^ Peter Jacobson at IMDb
5. ^ "'House' Selects Its Permanent New Team". zap2it.com. October 4, 2007.
6. ^ Mitovich, Matt (June 23, 2009). "Exclusive: House Doc and Swimsuit Model Feel the Pains". TV Guide Online. Retrieved June 24, 2009.
7. ^ Johar, Vritti (June 18, 2024). "Smile 2 Release Date, Trailer, Cast & Plot". ComingSoon. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

## External links

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* Peter Jacobson at AllMovie
* Peter Jacobson at IMDb
* Media related to Peter Jacobson at Wikimedia Commons

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