Peter Jacobson (born March 24, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Dr. Chris Taub on the

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medical drama series ''

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''. He also starred on the

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science fiction drama ''

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'' as former Proxy Snyder.

Early life

Jacobson was born in Chicago,

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, the son of Lynn Straus and news anchor Walter Jacobson. His family is

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, coming from Russia, Ukraine, and, possibly, Lithuania. He is a 1987 graduate of

Brown University Brown University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is the List of colonial colleges, seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the US, founded in 1764 as the ' ...

. Jacobson also graduated from the

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, where he was a member of the drama division's Group 20 (1987–1991).

Career

Jacobson and

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, his future co-star on ''

'', appeared as a couple eating at a restaurant in the 1997 film ''

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''. He appeared twice on ''

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'' as Randy Dworkin, a jovial crusading defense attorney. In 2005, he played Jimmy in the

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-nominated film ''

Good Night, and Good Luck ''Good Night, and Good Luck'' (stylized as ''good night, and good luck.'') is a 2005 historical drama film directed by George Clooney from a screenplay by Clooney and Grant Heslov. It stars David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, Clooney, Jeff D ...

''. He has appeared in '' Scrubs'', '' CSI: Miami'', ''

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'', '' The Starter Wife'', ''

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'', ''

'', and ''

The Midnight Meat Train ''The Midnight Meat Train'' is a 2008 American horror film based on Clive Barker's 1984 short story of the same name. Its plot follows a photographer who attempts to track down a serial killer dubbed the "Subway Butcher", and discovers more th ...

''. Jacobson joined the cast of ''

'' 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. He made a guest appearance as Alan on an episode of the USA Network's ''

Royal Pains ''Royal Pains'' is an American comedy-drama television series that ran on the USA Network from 2009 to 2016. The series is based in part on contemporary concierge medicine practices of independent doctors and companies and follows Hank Lawson, ...

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobson, Peter 1965 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent American people of Russian-Jewish descent American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Brown University alumni Francis W. Parker School (Chicago) alumni Jewish American male actors Jews from Illinois Juilliard School alumni Living people Male actors from Chicago