Peter Greene

Peter Greene (born Peter Green; October 8, 1965) is an American actor. A character actor, he is generally known for portraying villains. He is best known for the roles in the 1994 films ''The Mask'', where he plays the films antagonist, Dorian Tyrell, and ''Pulp Fiction'', in which he portrayed Zed, a sadistic security guard, rapist, and serial killer who serves as an antagonist in the film.

Early life

A native of Montclair, New Jersey, Greene did not pursue a career in acting until his mid-20s. He initially landed several roles in cinema and television in the early 1990s.

Film career

Greene had roles in ''Pulp Fiction''; ''The Mask''; ''Clean, Shaven''; and ''The Usual Suspects'' in 1994 and 1995. In ''Pulp Fiction'', Greene appeared as Zed, who rapes Marsellus Wallace. ''The Mask'' saw him play the villainous Dorian Tyrell opposite Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz. Greene played the schizophrenic Peter Winter in ''Clean, Shaven''. ''The Usual Suspects'' saw him play the character of Redfoot. Greene often plays villains, such as in '' Judgment Night'', '' Under Siege 2: Dark Territory'', ''Training Day'' (as a corrupt narcotics officer) and martial arts/crime film ''Fist of the Warrior'' (opposite Ho-Sung Pak, Roger Guenveur Smith and Sherilyn Fenn).

Greene worked with director Jordan Alan twice: once on the film ''Kiss and Tell'', a dark comic turn and then again four years later in ''The Gentleman Bandit'' (aka ''Gentleman B''). After Greene's arrests in 1998 for drug related crimes, Alan had to put the actor through rehab to get him through the second film and eventually, after coming upon Greene doing heroin with Mike Starr, he was forced to replace Greene's voice because of the vocal problems caused by drugs. Despite these problems, Alan vouched for Greene to producer Tobe Jaffe for the movie ''Blue Streak'', in which Greene played Martin Lawrence's nemesis.

Greene has continued to work mostly as a character actor. He appeared in the short-lived television drama ''The Black Donnellys''. He also appeared as a policeman in Prodigy and Mobb Deep's video for "A,B,C's", as well as the focal character in House of Pain's video for "Fed Up". Greene appeared in the opening scene of the premiere of the FX series'' Justified'' where he was characterized as a "thuggish Peter Weller lookalike" by reviewer Scott Tobias, writing for The A.V. Club. He has appeared in two films by director Eric Brian Hughes: ''Turnabout'' and '' Exit 0''. Greene appears in the digital series ''The Jersey Connection'' by filmmaker Tim Firtion. Greene was featured in the 2020 TV series ''For Life'' in a small role as an Aryan Brother named "Wild Bill" Miller.

Personal life

Greene struggled with heroin and cocaine addiction in the 1990s. In 2007, Greene was arrested for possessing crack cocaine.

Filmography

*'' Laws of Gravity'' (1992) as Jimmy
*''Clean, Shaven'' (1993) as Peter Winter
*'' Judgment Night'' (1993) as Sykes
*''Pulp Fiction'' (1994) as Zed
*''The Mask'' (1994) as Dorian Tyrell
*''The Usual Suspects'' (1995) as Redfoot, The Fence (uncredited)
*'' Under Siege 2: Dark Territory'' (1995) as Mercenary #1
*''Bang'' (1995) as Adam
*''Lowball'' (1996) as John
*''Coyote Run'' (1996) as Clifton Santier / Bosco
*'' The Rich Man's Wife'' (1996) as Cole Wilson
*''Snakeland'' (1996, Short) as Johnny
*'' Do Me a Favor'' (1997) as Teddy
*''Double Tap'' (1997) as Nash
*''Kiss & Tell'' (1997) as Detective John Finnigan
*''Black Cat Run'' (1998) as D.J. Wheeler
*'' Permanent Midnight'' (1998) as Gus
*''Out in Fifty'' (1999) as Tony Grayson
*''Blue Streak'' (1999) as Deacon
*''The Boss'' (1999)
*''Shadow Hours'' (2000) as Detective Steve Andrianson
*'' Nobody's Baby'' (2001) as Vern
*'' Ticker'' (2001) as Detective Artie Pluchinsky
*''Training Day'' (2001) as Detective Jeff (uncredited)
*''Scenes of the Crime'' (2001) as Rick
*''Dead Dogs Lie'' (2001) as Marcus Devlin
*''Under the Influence'' (2002) as Stephen Tally
*'' Gentleman B.'' (2002) as Manny Breen
*'' Black Cloud'' (2004) as Norm Olsen
*''From the Day In'' (2005) as Chat
*''Confession'' (2005) as Detective William Fletcher
*'' H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds'' (2005) as Matt Herbert
*'' Brothers in Arms'' (2005) a Bert
*'' End Game'' (2006) as Jack Baldwin
*''The Black Donnellys'' (2007, TV Series) as Dokey Farrell
*''Love Hollywood Style'' (2006) as Theodor Caruso
*''Fist of the Warrior'' (2007) as John Lowe
*''I'm Calling Frank'' (2007) as Bobby
*''Final Engagement'' (2007) as Priest
*''Bloom'' (2007, Short) as Jim
*''Clown'' (2008, Short) as Clown
*''Blue Knight'' (2009, Short) as Sergeant Donato
*''Life on Mars'' (2009, U.S. TV series) as Jimmy McManus
*''Forget Me Not'' (2009, Short) as Boyfriend
*''Dead Metropolis'' (2009) as Dr. Frost
*''Caller ID'' (2010) as Admissions Counselor
*'' Earthling'' (2010) as Swinnert
*'' Justified'' (2010, TV series) as Thomas Buckley
*'' The Bounty Hunter'' (2010) as Earl Mahler
*'' Once Fallen'' (2010) as 'Sonny' Coogan
*''Once More'' (2010, Short) as Jack
*''Keep Your Enemies Closer'' (2011, TV series) as Alex Decker
*''The Grasslands'' (2011) as Baby John
*''Shanghai Hotel'' (2011) as Mr. Capuzzi
*'' Hawaii Five-0'' (2012, TV series) as Rick Peterson
*''Brutal'' (2012) as Carlo Morello
*' (2012) as Detective Engler
*''Sweet Lorraine'' (2015) as Marcus
*'' New York New York'' (2016)
*''Turnabout'' (2016) as Leo
*'' Caller ID: Entity'' (2017)
*'' Sets'' (2018) as Himself
*'' Exit 0'' (2018) as The Writer
*'' City of Lies'' (2018) as Commander Fasulo
*''The Jersey Connection'' (2018, TV series) as Jordan Blaine
*''Samir'' (2019) as Valentine
*''Let’s Get Lost'' (2020) as Ray
*'' Tesla'' (2020) as Nichols
*'' For Life'' (TV Series 2020) as Wild Bill 'Wild Bill' Miller
*''Body Brokers'' (2021) as Dr. Riner
*'' Dead Body Found...'' (2022) as Sergeant Crosby
*R.A. the Rugged Man: Dragon Fire (2022) as the Big Boss

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1965 births
Living people
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
American people of Irish descent
Male actors from New Jersey
People from Montclair, New Jersey