Peter Cambor
{{short description|American film and television actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Peter Cambor
| image = Sundance Film Festival 2024 - As we speak - Peter Cambor-104A2986.jpg
| caption = Peter Cambor at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|09|28}}
| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.
| yearsactive = 2002–present
| occupation = Actor
| education = Wesleyan University {{small|(BA)}}
Harvard University {{small|(MFA)}}
}}
Peter Cambor (born September 28, 1978) is an American actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of Barry on Grace and Frankie and operational psychologist Nate Getz on the CBS show NCIS: Los Angeles.
Cambor appeared on the former ABC sitcom Notes from the Underbelly for two seasons. In 2012, he starred in the TBS series Wedding Band.
"Peter Cambor - News", IMDb.com, May 2011, webpage:
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1186775/news IMDb775].
Early life
Cambor studied at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts{{Cite web |last=Levin |first=Hannah |date=2016-07-17 |title=PETER CAMBOR’S ROAD TO SUCCESS |url=https://masterchatmag.com/2016/07/16/peter-cambors-road-to-success/ |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Master Chat |language=en}} and at Wesleyan University{{Cite web |last=Dansby |first=Andrew |date=2016-06-21 |title=Houston native Cambor heeds call of 'Roadies' |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/culture/tv/article/Houston-native-Cambor-heeds-call-of-Roadies-8316137.php |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Houston Chronicle |language=en-US}} in Middletown, Connecticut, where he earned a BA degree in English in 2001.{{Cite web |title=Peter Cambor {{!}} A.R.T. |url=https://americanrepertorytheater.org/bio/peter-cambor/ |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=americanrepertorytheater.org |language=en-US}} After further studies, Peter Cambor received an MFA from the American Repertory Theater's Institute for Advanced Theater Training{{Cite web |last=Gay |first=Malcolm |last2= |last3= |last4= |first4= |title=Harvard theater school to go on ‘three-year hiatus’ - |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater/dance/2017/07/16/harvard-theater-school-three-year-hiatus/RQChvuCSJ3OSUL7YdPH1tL/story.html |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=BostonGlobe.com |language=en-US}} at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (MFA in Acting, 2005). After working for a while in New York, he moved to Los Angeles.
Career
Cambor landed the lead as an expectant father on Notes from the Underbelly after the sitcom's creator saw his performance in a Los Angeles production of The Cherry Orchard opposite veteran actors Annette Bening and Alfred Molina.{{Cite web |last=Crook |first=John |date=2 Dec 2007 |title=Peter Cambor |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2007-12-02-0711300491-story.html |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en}} Cambor starred opposite Jennifer Westfeldt from 2006 to 2008.
Cambor played Sam in the 2018 film Forever My Girl.
Between 2009 and 2023, Cambor appeared as a recurring cast member on NCIS: Los Angeles as Nate Getz, an operations psychologist in the Office of Special Projects.{{cite press release|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?date=05/20/09&id=20090520cbs01|title=Breaking News - CBS Announces 2009-2010 Primetime Schedule|publisher=CBS via The Futon Critic|date=May 20, 2009|accessdate=August 11, 2009}} The role originated during a two-episode arc of NCIS, "Legend (Part 1)" and "Legend (Part 2)".
Cambor has played the recurring role of Barry, Brianna's boyfriend, on Grace and Frankie since 2015. He also appears in some episodes of Suits as Nathan, director of a legal clinic.
Cambor is the co-founder of District 33, a production and development company in Los Angeles. He was an executive producer on the Quibi documentary series "Blackballed", about Donald Sterling's expulsion from the NBA for racist comments he made during the 2014 season.
References
External links
- [http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/peter-cambor/bio/281169 TV Guide bio]
- {{IMDb name|1186775}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male stage actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Male actors from Houston
Category:Deerfield Academy alumni
Category:Wesleyan University alumni
Category:Institute for Advanced Theater Training, Harvard University alumni