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Peter Greene

Peter Greene

Acting1965Montclair, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Peter Greene (born Peter Green) (October 8, 1965 – December 12, 2025) was an American character actor.

A native of Montclair, New Jersey, Greene did not pursue a career in acting until his mid 20s. He initially landed several roles in cinema and television in the early 1990s.

Greene's breakthrough came in 1994-1995 with a roles in Pulp Fiction, The Mask, Clean, Shaven, and The Usual Suspects. Greene is possibly best remembered for his role in Pulp Fiction, as Zed who rapes Marsellus Wallace. The Mask saw him play the villainous Dorian Tyrell opposite Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz. Greene's most accomplished role was that of schizophrenic Peter Winter in Clean, Shaven. The Usual Suspects saw him play the small but memorable character, Redfoot. Greene often plays villains such as in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Training Day (as a corrupt narcotics officer) and martial arts/crime film Fist of the Warrior (opposite Ho-Sung Pak, Roger Guenveur Smith and Sherilyn Fenn).

He worked with one director, Jordan Alan, twice. Once on the film Kiss and Tell, a dark comic turn for the actor and then again 4 years later in The Gentleman Bandit (aka Gentleman B). After Greene's arrests in 1998 for drug related crimes, Alan had to put the actor through rehab to get him through the second film and eventually, after coming upon Greene doing heroine with Mike Starr, he was forced to replace Greene's voice because of the vocal problems caused by drugs. Despite these problems, Mr. Alan vouched for Greene to producer Tobe Jaffe for the movie Blue Streak.

He played Martin Lawrence's nemesis in Blue Streak.

Greene has continued to mostly work as a character actor. He appeared in the short-lived television drama The Black Donnellys. He also appeared as a policeman in Prodigy of Mobb Deep's video for "A,B,C's", as well as the focal character in House of Pain's video for "Fed Up".

Greene recently appeared in the opening scene of the premier of the new FX series Justified.

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Acting History

2026
Clika
as Lieutenant Jones
2023
Little Dixie
as Karl Roach
Out of Exile
as Whitman Rader
2022
The Crusaders
as Hughie
2021
Body Brokers
as Dr. Riner
2020
Tesla
as Nichols
2019
Samir
as Valentine
2018
City of Lies
as Commander Fasulo
2016
Turnabout
as Leo
Chicago P.D.
TVas Rory Jensen1 eps
2015
2012
The Child
as Martin Engler
The Kill Hole
as Peter Krebbs
Brutal
as Cario Morello
The Shoemaker
as Dutchie
A Porn Star Is Born
as Ron Goldman
Hawaii Five-0
TVas Rick Peterson1 eps
2011
Earthling
as Swinnert
2010
The Bounty Hunter
as Earl Mahler
Once Fallen
as Sonny
Justified
TVas Thomas "Tommy Bucks" Buckley1 eps
2009
Life on Mars
TVas Jimmy McManus2 eps
2008
Clown
as Clown
2007
The Black Donnellys
TVas Derek 'Dokey' Farrell
2006
Dead and Deader
as Dr. Scott
End Game
as Jack Baldwin
2005
Confession
as Detective William Fletcher
2003
Gentleman B.
as Manny Breen
2001
Ticker
as Det. Artie Pluchinsky
Training Day
as Jeff (uncredited)
Law & Order
TVas Francis Partell1 eps
2000
Shadow Hours
as Detective Adrianson
1999
Blue Streak
as Deacon
Out in Fifty
as Tony Grayson
1998
Black Cat Run
as D.J. Wheeler
1997
Coyote Run
as Clifton Santier / Bosco
Double Tap
as Nash
Kiss & Tell
as Detective John Finnigan
1996
Lowball
as John
The Rich Man's Wife
as Cole Wilson
1995
Clean, Shaven
as Peter Winter
Bang
as Adam
The Usual Suspects
as Redfoot the Fence (uncredited)
1994
The Mask
as Dorian Tyrrell
1993
1992
1989

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/8/1965
Day of Death
12/12/2025
Place of Birth
Montclair, New Jersey, USA