Peter Jacobson

Peter Jacobson as Dr. in the TV series House. He is an American actor known for his role as Chris Taub. He was born on March 24, 1965 in Chicago. He is the son of Walter Jacobson, one of Chicago's well-known news anchors.

He graduated from Brown University in 1987, then studied at the Juilliard School's drama department between 1987 and 1991. He started working in theatre, television and cinema from the early 1990s.

On television, he played defense attorney Randy Dworkin in the TV series Law & Order for a long time; This character also appeared in different branches of the series. He joined the cast of House in 2007, playing plastic surgeon Chris Taub, and remained on the series until its final season in 2012. In later years, he appeared in recurring roles as Alan Snyder in the sci-fi series Colony and Lee Drexler in Ray Donovan; He made guest appearances on TV series such as The Good Wife, Criminal Minds and The Americans.

His film credits include Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) and Failure to Launch. He is known as a character actor, playing sharp-witted or grumpy professionals, usually in supporting roles.