Peter Appel (born October 19, 1959) is an American actor of stage, film, and television. He is known for Bad Education (2019), Luck (2011) and Léon: The Professional (1994).

Early life and education In 1987, Appel graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree from Brandeis University. He also completed a two-year program at William Esper Studio, NYC in 1992.

Career Appel has appeared in over thirty films, and twenty television shows since the 1990s, in addition to theater roles.

On television, Appel has appeared in nine different roles for the Law & Order franchise alone.

He also performs as a voice actor for video game such as the Grand Theft Auto and Max Payne franchises, as well as Manhunt (2003) and The Warriors (2005).

Filmography

Film + Year Title Role 1989 Silence Like Glass 1990 Everybody Wins Sonny 1990 Days of Thunder Cole's Crew 1990 Presumed Innocent Glendenning 1991 Regarding Henry Eddie the Doorman 1991 Shadows and Fog Cop at Police Station 1992 Basic Instinct Detective 1993 The Saint of Fort Washington Demolition Man 1993 Mr. Wonderful Harry 1993 Trip Nach Tunis Mark 1994 Léon: The Professional Malky 1995 The Jerky Boys Sonny 1995 Man of the House Tony 1996 Big Night Chubby 1996 Sleepers Boyfriend 1996 Extreme Measures Det. Stone 1997 Six Ways to Sunday Abie - Arnie's Boss 1998 The Tic Code Engineer #1 1998 Side Streets Boomir 1998 Above Freezing Al Bergdahl 1999 Judy Berlin Mr. V 1999 Jump Dominick 2000 Overnight Sensation Chase Davis 2000 Coyote Ugly Pizza Customer 2001 Get Well Soon Angry 2002 Tadpole Jimmy the Doorman 2002 Spider-Man Cabbie 2002 Roger Dodger Alert Doorman 2002 Anything But Love Man 2002 Bedford Springs Music Store Manager 2003 God Has a Rap Sheet Josh Zmirov 2003 Marci X Officer at Prison 2005 Confess Hummer Driver 2005 Road Bill the truck driver 2006 Delirious Feldman 2007 Arranged Yitzak Bellow 2007 The Speed of Life 2007 Soul Mates Poseidon 2008 The Happening Diner Owner 2009 Bottleworld Jim 2009 Chico and Rita (voice) 2010 Harvest Mario 2010 Henry's Crime Larry 2019 Bad Education Eddie / Custodian

Television + Year Title Role Notes 1991 Law & Order Baumann Episode: "God Bless the Child" 1993 All My Children Cab Driver 2 episodes 1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Ross 1 episode 1993–2002 NYPD Blue Kenneth Hampton / Harvey 2 episodes 1996 The Sunshine Boys Anson Black TV movie 1998 Witness to the Mob Eddie Garafolo TV movie 1999 Oz Lawrence Bailey 1 episode 2000 Cosby Henry 1 episode 2000 Ed Jack Fundus 1 episode 2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Detective Greenberg Episode: "Contact" 2001 Big Apple John Corelli 3 episodes 2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Louis Bernoff Episode: "Shandeh" 2003 Law & Order Krakow Episode: "Absentia" 2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Marvin Friedman Episode: "Painless" 2004 Curb Your Enthusiasm Doorman #2 1 episode 2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Frederick Merriwether Episode: "41 Shots" 2005 Hope & Faith Ned 1 episode 2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Dr. Holgreen Episode: "Bombshell" 2007 The Kill Point Teddy Sabian 5 episodes 2009 Law & Order Sturges Episode: "Exchange" 2009 Life on Mars Demetri Pantos 1 episode 2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Theodore "Cubby" Viviano Episode: "The Mobster Will See You Now" 2011–2012 Luck Kagle 3 episodes 2012 Boardwalk Empire Alby Gold 1 episode 2012 Blue Bloods Joe Salducci Episode: "Risk and Reward" 2022–2024 Crash the System Moishe Aharonov 5 episodes

Video games Year Title Role Note 2005 Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Ray Machowski Voice

Theater

+ Peter Appel theater credits. Yearx Title Role Venue 1987 Richard II Second Herald New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, NYC 1987 Henry IV Part 1 Second Carrier / Sheriff / Lord / Soldier / Attendant New York Shakespeare , Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, NYC 1987–1988 A Midsummer Night's Dream Snug / Lion New York Shakespeare Festival, Anspacher Theatre, Public Theatre, NYC 1988 Saved from Obscurity Playwrights Horizons, Upstairs Studio Theatre, NYC 1989 Titus Andronicus Clown New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre 1990 The Taming of the Shrew Biondello New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre 1991 The Good Times Are Killing Me Dad / Cousin Steve Minetta Lane Theatre and McGinn-Cazale Theatre, NYC 1994–1995 Him Al / Disappointed fan / Stylagi New York Shakespeare Festival, LuEsther Hall, Public Theatre, NYC 1996 The Coyote Bleeds Det. Hunt Moore Worth Street Theatre, NYC 1998 Snapshots '98 TriBeCa Playhouse, NYC 2000 Anonymous Roy Canelli McGinn-Cazale Theatre, NYC 2015 A Month in the Country Balshintsov Classic Stage Company, NYC

References

External links

Peter Appel at Apple TV+