Terry Serpico

Background

Serpico was born in Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma. He is a military brat; he grew up on Army bases across the United States and in Europe. He was the youngest of three children. 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. He has lived in Texas, Colorado, Germany, Georgia and Pennsylvania. He now lives in Charleston. He enjoys surfing and golf, and is an active Crossfitter.

Career

He 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 Col. Frank Sherwood in Army Wives.

Film

Cop Land (1997), as Tony

Donnie Brasco (1997), as Strip Club Owner

The Peacemaker (1997), as Sniper #1

Random Hearts (1999), as Evidence Technician

Bringing Out the Dead (1999), as Cop #1

Frequency (2000), as Con Ed Worker

Hannibal (2001), as Officer Bolton

Company K (2004), as Sgt. Dunning

The Interpreter (2005), as FBI Agent Lewis

The Departed (2006), as Detective Tailing Queenan

Find Me Guilty (2006), as Michael Kerry

Michael Clayton (2007), as Mr. Iker

Righteous Kill (2008), as Jon Van Luytens

The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009), as Phil Driver

Angel Camouflaged (2010), as Mr. Belial

Man on a Ledge (2012), as Lutz

The Purge: Election Year (2016), as Earl Danzinger

Mine 9 (2016), as Zeke (Post-production)

Light Wounds (2017), as Donnie (Post-production)

Faceless (2018), as Dr. Klein (Post-production)

Television

Oz (1997–1998) – 2 episodes, one as an unnamed murder victim, and one as Freakie

Third Watch (2000) – "This Band of Brothers", as Lofton

100 Centre Street (2001–2002) – 9 episodes

Law & Order (2000, 2002) – "Dissonance" (2000), as Jay Brannigan; "Patriot" (2002), as Frank Miller

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000–2013) – "Closure" (2000), as Ron Johnson; "Rotten" (2003), as Les Cooper; "Quarry" (2005), as Deacon Brinn; "Military Justice" (2013)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001, 2003) – "The Extra Man" (2001), as Leslie Roche; "But Not Forgotten" (2003), as Earl Carnicki

Rescue Me (2005–2010) – as recurring character Eddie Gavin

Jonny Zero (2005) – pilot episode, as Leo

The Path to 9/11 (2006) – two-part miniseries, as Pulaski

Army Wives (2007–2013) – as Colonel Frank Sherwood; recurring character (season 1); main role (season 3–7)

CSI: Miami (2007) – "Guerillas in the Mist", as Steve Lancaster

Kidnapped (2007) – "Gone Fishing", as Virgil's Boss

Drop Dead Diva – Episode 6.2 ship owner

The Bronx Is Burning (2007), as Mickey Mantle

Person of Interest (2012), as Byron

Unforgettable (2013), as Tucker Griffin aka Arnold

The Carrie Diaries (2013–2014) – 4 episodes, as Sebastian's father; Mr. Kydd

Blue Bloods (2014) – "Unfinished Business", as Major Harrison

Criminal Minds (2014)

Elementary – as Wallace Turk

The Inspectors (2015–present) – as Mitch Ohlmeyer; main role

Designated Survivor (2017) – as Patrick Lloyd

Star Trek: Discovery (2017) – as Admiral Anderson