Terrance M. Serpico is an American film and television actor.

Personal Life

Serpico was born in

Fort Sill Fort Sill is a United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles (136.8 km) southwest of Oklahoma City. It covers almost . The fort was first built during the Indian Wars. It is designated as a National Historic Landma ...

Lawton, Oklahoma Lawton is a city in and the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Located in southwestern Oklahoma, approximately southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton, Oklahoma, metropolitan statistical ...

, the youngest of three children. He became interested in acting after graduating from high school. He attended

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original c ...

before transferring to and graduating from the

State University of New York at Purchase The State University of New York at Purchase (commonly Purchase College or SUNY Purchase) is a public liberal arts college in Purchase, New York. It is one of 13 comprehensive colleges in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. It was ...

in 1989. He is of German and Italian descent. Serpico married Kadia Saraf on June 8, 2022, in

Beacon, New York Beacon is a city located in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The 2020 census placed the city total population at 13,769. Beacon is part of the Poughkeepsie– Newburgh– Middletown, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area as wel ...

.. They met on set of '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''.

Career

Serpico began his career as a stunt performer. In 1997, he was cast in his first major acting role in ''

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''. In television, Serpico has guest-starred on such shows as ''

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'', '' CSI: Miami'', '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', and ''

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''. He played

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in the

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miniseries '' The Bronx Is Burning''. He has enjoyed a recurring role in '' Rescue Me'', and a starring role as Col. Frank Sherwood in ''

Army Wives ''Army Wives'' is an American drama television series that followed the lives of four army wives, one army husband, and their families. The series premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007, and ran for seven seasons, ending on June 9, 2013. The sh ...

''. Serpico appears in a recurring role as New York Special Victims Unit Chief Tommy McGrath on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''.

Filmography

References

External links

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Interview with Terry Serpico
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Serpico, Terry Living people American male film actors American male television actors American people of German descent American people of Italian descent American stunt performers Male actors from Oklahoma People from Fort Sill, Oklahoma State University of New York at Purchase alumni Year of birth missing (living people)