Peter Hermann (born August 15, 1967) is an American actor. He may be best known for his roles as Charles Brooks in '' Younger'', Trevor Langan in '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and Jack Boyle in ''

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''. Hermann is the husband of fellow ''Law & Order'' franchise actor

Mariska Hargitay Mariska Magdolna Hargitay Mariska says her own first name and the name of her father; the interviewer, James Lipton, also says her full name near the start of the show. (; born January 23, 1964) is an American actress, producer, and philanthrop ...

, series lead of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''.

Early life

Hermann was born in New York City to German parents and moved to Germany when he was two months old. He lived in Germany until he was 10; he then learned English upon returning to the United States, thereby becoming bilingual. He attended

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

. After college, he taught high school English through

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. He also previously worked as a fact-checker for ''Vanity Fair''.

Career

Hermann had brief stints on a variety of television shows that include the

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'' (1997–1998), the

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show '' Beautiful People'' (2006) and the Lifetime original series ''

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'' (2006). Since 2002 he has had a recurring role as defense attorney Trevor Langan on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. He has made appearances in several

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s, such as the anti-tobacco "Fair Enough" ads, and has been the face for Persil ProClean detergent since the late 2010s. In 2006, he starred as Jeremy Glick in the feature film '' United 93''. Hermann was in the

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premiere of

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's ''

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'', starring

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, and featuring fellow ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' cast member

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. It began performances on February 15, 2007, in preparation for a March 11 opening; its final Broadway performance was on June 24, 2007. He also guested on ''

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'' during its first season and starred in ABC's mid-season replacement series ''

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'' as Davis Draper. In 2011, he appeared in the Broadway play '' War Horse'', and made occasional appearances as Erin Reagan's ex-husband John "Jack" Boyle on ''

''. From 2015 to 2021, he starred in '' Younger''. In March 2018,

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published Hermann's children's book ''If the S in Moose Comes Loose''. He was a guest actor in season 2 of '' And Just Like That...''.

Personal life

While appearing on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', Hermann met lead actress

, whom he married on August 28, 2004, in

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. They have a son, August, who was born in 2006. In April 2011, Hargitay and Hermann adopted a baby girl, named Amaya, and six months later in October 2011, the couple adopted a baby boy, named Andrew.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hermann, Peter 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male television actors Male actors from Connecticut Living people Writers from Greenwich, Connecticut Yale University alumni Male actors from New York City American people of German descent American expatriates in Germany Educators from New York City 1967 births