Terry Serpico

{{short description|American film and television actor}}

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{{Infobox person

| image = Terry Serpico 1a.jpg

| caption = Serpico in 2012

| name = Terry Serpico

| birth_date =

| birth_place = Fort Sill, Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| education = Boston University
State University of New York, Purchase (BFA)

| years_active = 1992–present

| spouse = {{marriage| Kadia Saraf | June 8, 2022}}

}}

Terry Serpico is an American film and television actor.

Personal life

Serpico was born in Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma, the youngest of three children.(2016). Army Wives, Lifetime Entertainment Services{{better source needed|date=April 2017}} He became interested in acting after graduating from high school. He attended Boston University before transferring to and graduating from the State University of New York at Purchase in 1989.{{cite news |last1=La Gorce |first1=Tammy |title=Following the Notes to an Unscripted Meet-Cute |work=New York Times |date=July 31, 2022 |page=12(L) |id={{Gale|A712027430}}}}{{cite web |title=Watch Out for...Terry Serpico |website=Okmagazine.com |date=September 27, 2007 |url=http://www.okmagazine.com/2007/09/watch-out-for-terry-serpico-1634/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717021623/http://www.okmagazine.com/2007/09/watch-out-for-terry-serpico-1634/ |archivedate=July 17, 2009 }}Newcomb, Roger (2009). Interview: Army Wives Star Terry Serpico, We Love Soaps. He is of German and Italian descent.{{Cite web|last=Serpico|first=Terry|date=April 17, 2016|title=Maternal is German. 3rd gen southern Italian on my pop's side.|url=https://twitter.com/terryserpico/status/721780225395331072|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807095236/https://twitter.com/terryserpico/status/721780225395331072|archive-date=August 7, 2020|access-date=August 7, 2020|website=Twitter}}

Serpico married Kadia Saraf on June 8, 2022, in Beacon, New York.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/style/terry-serpico-kadia-saraf-wedding.html|title=On the Set of 'Law & Order: SVU,' an Unscripted Meet-Cute|first=Tammy La|last=Gorce|date=July 29, 2022|newspaper=The New York Times |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729040541/http://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/style/terry-serpico-kadia-saraf-wedding.html/ |archive-date=July 29, 2022}} They met on set of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Career

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Serpico began his career as a stunt performer. In 1997, he was cast in his first major acting role in Donnie Brasco. In television, Serpico has guest-starred on such shows as Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and Person of Interest.

He played Mickey Mantle in the ESPN miniseries The Bronx Is Burning. He has enjoyed a recurring role in Rescue Me, and a starring role as Maj./Lt. Col./Col. Frank Sherwood in Army Wives.

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

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable" summary="List of film appearances and roles"

|+List of film roles

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1995

|Cyber Vengeance

|Montgomery Valentine

|

rowspan="3"|1997

|Cop Land

|Tony

|

Donnie Brasco

|Strip Club Owner

|

The Peacemaker

|Sniper #1

|

rowspan="2"|1999

|Random Hearts

|Evidence Technician

|

Bringing Out the Dead

|Cop #1

|

2000

|Frequency

|Con Ed Worker

|

rowspan="2" | 2001

| Hannibal

|Officer Bolton

|

Vendetta

| Terenzio Aprea

|

2004

|Company K

|Sergeant Dunning

|

2005

|The Interpreter

|FBI Agent Lewis

|

rowspan="2" |2006

|The Departed

|Detective Tailing Queenan

|

Find Me Guilty

|FBI Agent Michael Kerry

|

2007

|Michael Clayton

|Mr. Iker

|

2008

|Righteous Kill

|Jon Van Luytens

|

2009

|The Men Who Stare at Goats

|Krom - Phil Driver

|

2010

|Angel Camouflaged

|Mr. Belial

|

2011

|Montauk

|Jim

|Short

rowspan="2" | 2012

|Man on a Ledge

|Lutz

|

Premium Rush

| Policeman in Park

| Uncredited

2014

|Intersection

|Dwayne

|Short

2015

|Firmly Grounded

|Hoffman

|Short

rowspan="3" | 2016

|The Purge: Election Year

|Earl Danzinger

|

The 5th Wave

| Hutchfield

|

Isle of Palms

| Hugo

| Short

2017

|The Two Worlds of William March

|Sgt Dunning

|

2018

|Nappily Ever After

|Bill

|

2019

|Mine 9

|Zeke

|

2020

|I Still Believe

|Mark

|

rowspan="2" | 2021

|Faceless

|Dr. Klein

|

Birdie

| Andy Flannagan

|

2022

|Minutemen

|Lewis

|Short

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"

|+List of television roles and appearances

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1992

|All My Children

|Bernard Flater

|(1 Episode)

1997

|Oz

|Rebadow's Client/Freakie

|(2 episodes) 1997, 1999

1999

|Earthly Possessions

|Gas Station Attendant

|TV Movie

rowspan="4"|2000

|Third Watch

|Lofton

|("This Band of Brothers")

Law & Order

|Frank Miller/Jay Brannigan/Tommy McGrath

|(3 episodes) 2000, 2002, 2022

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

|Various Characters
Police Chief Tommy McGrath

|(4 episodes) 2000 - 2013
2021 - 2024, recurring role

Homicide: The Movie

| Karl Miller

| TV Movie

rowspan="3"|2001

|100 Centre Street

|Unknown

|(9 episodes) 2001 - 2002

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

|Leslie Roche/Earl Carnicki

|(2 episodes) 2001, 2003

Amy & Isabelle

| Jake Cunningham

| TV Movie

2004

|Line of Fire

|Kyle Bowen

|(2 episodes)

rowspan="2"|2005

|Rescue Me

|Eddie Gavin

|(15 episodes) 2005 - 2010

Jonny Zero

|Leo

|("Pilot")

2006

|The Path to 9/11

|Pulaski

|(2 episodes)

rowspan="4"|2007

|Army Wives

|Major/ Lt. Col/ Colonel Frank Sherwood

|(108 episodes) 2007 - 2013

CSI: Miami

|Steve Lancaster

|("Guerillas in the Mist")

Kidnapped

|Virgil's Boss

|("Gone Fishing")

The Bronx Is Burning

|Mickey Mantle

|

2009

|Kings

|Dock Worker

|("Chapter One")

2011

|Body of Proof

|Ray Easton

|("Point of Origin")

rowspan="2" | 2012

|Person of Interest

|Byron

|(2 episodes) 2012 - 2013

NYC 22

| Pete Glenroy

| ("Samaritians")

rowspan="2"|2013

|Unforgettable

|Arnold/Tucker Griffin

|

The Carrie Diaries

|Mr. Kydd

|(4 episodes) 2013 - 2014

rowspan="4"|2014

|Blue Bloods

|Major Harrison

|("Unfinished Business")

Criminal Minds

|Wick Griffith

|("Fatal")

Drop Dead Diva

|Max Toblin

|(2 episodes)

Day One

| Larry Flerpico

| ("The New Outfit")

rowspan="4"|2015

|Elementary

|Wallace Turk

|("Under My Skin")

The Inspectors

|Mitch Ohlmeyer

|(106 episodes) 2015 - 2019, main role

The Ivy League Farmer

| Anders Gilbert

| TV Movie

TURN: Washington's Spies

| Captain Ryder

| ("Men of Blood")

2016

|Limitless

|David Englander

|("Stop Me Before I Hug Again")

rowspan="3" | 2017

|Sneaky Pete

|Hopper

|(3 episodes)

The Adventures of Hooligan Squad in World War III

| Hugo

| TV Movie

Mr. Mercedes

| Chaz Chapman

| ("People in the Rain")

rowspan="2" | 2018

|The Good Fight

|Officer Vince Torino

|("Day 436")

MacGyver

| Lawlor

| ("Bravo Lead + Loyalty + Friendship")

rowspan="3"|2019

|Designated Survivor

|Patrick Lloyd

|(7 episodes)

Star Trek: Discovery

|Admiral Brett Anderson

|(2 episodes)

Yellowstone

|Teal Beck

|(6 episodes)

rowspan="2" |2020

|Homeland

|General Owens

|(3 episodes)

The Flight Attendant

|Bill Briscoe

|(5 episodes)

rowspan="2" | 2021

|The Equalizer

|Dan Erickson

|("Shooter")

The Mosquito Coast

| Hershey

| ("The Glass Sandwich")

2021-2024

|Hightown (TV series)

|Major Markson

|(4 episodes)

2021-2022

|Cobra Kai

|Captain George Turner

|(3 episodes)

2023-2024

|Law & Order: Organized Crime

|Chief Tommy McGrath

|(2 episodes)

rowspan="2" | 2024

|Elsbeth

|Doug Howe

|("The Wrong Stuff")

Power Book II: Ghost

| Willey Adams

| (3 episodes)

2025

|Dark Winds

|Senior Chief Ed Henry

|("Ye'iitsoh (Big Monster)")

References

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