John Edward Peck (born October 10, 1958) is an American television and film actor. His roles include 1991–92 ''

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'' Howard "Hawk" Hawkin,

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on ''

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'' and Jake Martin on ''

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''. He also appeared as Lance Apollonaire, a student of

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in a college course she was teaching in an episode of ''

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''.

Early life and education

He lived in

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during the 1970s and graduated in 1976 from Joplin Parkwood High School, where he was a member of the varsity tennis team. He attended

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, where he earned a BA in marketing .Soapcentral.com
retrieved January 7, 2018.

Work

Early in his career, Peck guest-starred on a number of television series, including '' Diagnosis: Murder'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Peck guest-starred in the

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television series ''

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'' as Adam Baylin in the season finale of season one and certain episodes of season two. Much of Peck's work has been on both daytime and prime time

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s. He played

on ''

'' from 1993 to 1999 and 2023 to 2025, and he succeeded Michael Lowry in the role of Jake Martin on ''

'', from 2000 to 2003. His other soap credits include ''

'' (1991–1992); ''

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'' (1988–1989) and ''

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'' (1989). Peck also appeared in the films '' Dangerously Close'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''Blind Heat'', and was one of the hosts of the

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pageant.

Filmography

References

External links

*
Jake Martin profile from SoapCentral

Facebook page (official)
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