
Tergesen was born in Ivoryton, Connecticut 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.

as Peter

as Tobias Beecher

as Sheriff Mason

as Self

as Jim Murphy

as Dr. Vanderwal

as The Man

as Randall

as Bryan Millers

as 33963

as Peter Collins

as Hoag

as Lucello

as Colonel Jack Tomlinson

as Gerry

as Bobby

as Alex

as Self

as Daniel Royer

as Layne

as Bruce

as Walter Rhodes

as Blue

as Al Petalis

as Randall Elliot

as Hack

as Vincent Corey

as Peter

as Frank Gilmore, Jr.

as Isaac

as Ben Thorpe at 33

as Lud van Eppy

as Luger

as Border Guard

as Luke

as Frank

as Todd

as Terry

as Dino

as Terry

as Larry Willis / Lilly Sirwar

as Robbie

as Rosie

as Ron Donoho

as Neal

as Crash Hopkins

as Glen

as Clem Pellett