Tergesen was born in Boston, Massachusetts and graduated from Valley Regional High School in nearby Deep River. He moved to New York to try to become an actor. He graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA)'s two-year program in Manhattan, where, from 1986 to 1989, he worked at the Empire Diner.
Known For
Inferno
(1999)
Luke
Point Break
(1991)
Rosie
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
(2006)
Holden
Monster
(2003)
Vincent Corey
Red Tails
(2012)
Colonel Jack Tomlinson
Shaft
(2000)
Luger
The Forgotten
(2004)
Al Petalis
The Collection
(2012)
Lucello
Wayne's World
(1992)
Terry
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
(2007)
Daniel Royer
Equity
(2016)
Randall
No One Lives
(2013)
Hoag
Wayne's World 2
(1993)
Terry
The Yellow Birds
(2017)
Jim Murphy
Cast a Deadly Spell
(1991)
Larry Willis / Lilly Sirwar
Extreme Dating
(2005)
Hack
Full Filmography
Acting
Invasion of the Mindbenders
(1987)
Crash Hopkins
Point Break
(1991)
Rosie
Cast a Deadly Spell
(1991)
Larry Willis / Lilly Sirwar
The Killing Mind
(1991)
Ron Donoho
Session Man
(1991)
Neal
Acting Sheriff
(1991)
Robbie
Wayne's World
(1992)
Terry
Wayne's World 2
(1993)
Terry
Darkness Before Dawn
(1993)
Dino
George B.
(1997)
Frank
Inferno
(1999)
Luke
Diamonds
(1999)
Border Guard
Shaft
(2000)
Luger
Wild Iris
(2001)
Lud van Eppy
The Boys of Sunset Ridge
(2001)
Ben Thorpe at 33
Shot in the Heart
(2001)
Frank Gilmore, Jr.
Starwater
(2001)
Bark!
(2002)
Peter
Monster
(2003)
Vincent Corey
The Forgotten
(2004)
Al Petalis
A Thief Of Time
(2004)
Randall Elliot
Extreme Dating
(2005)
Hack
Southern Comfort
(2006)
Blue
The Exonerated
(2006)
Walter Rhodes
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
(2006)
Holden
Pineapple
(2006)
Bruce
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
(2007)
Daniel Royer
We All Scream for Ice Cream
(2007)
Layne
Down to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
(2007)
Himself
Making Generation Kill
(2008)
Himself
Helena from the Wedding
(2010)
Alex
2nd Take
(2011)
Bobby
Silver Tongues
(2011)
Gerry
The Collection
(2012)
Lucello
Red Tails
(2012)
Colonel Jack Tomlinson
No One Lives
(2013)
Hoag
Desert Cathedral
(2014)
Peter Collins
Tooken
(2015)
Bryan Millers
Into The Dark
(2015)
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Equity
(2016)
Randall
The Yellow Birds
(2017)
Jim Murphy
The Parable of the Disappearing Recliner
(2017)
The Man
Norman Pinski Come Home
(2017)
Dr. Vanderwal
Zo
(2021)
Tobias Beecher
Cabin Girl
(2023)
Sheriff Mason
Production