Lee Tergesen

For me Lee Tergesen will always be Tobias Beecher on HBO's Oz, the ordinary man who slowly unravels and transforms inside prison walls. That gradual descent demands real craft, not showmanship. Coming out of Ivoryton, Connecticut, he never chased flashy stardom, but hand him a haunted, shadowed man and he delivers every time, as he did again in Generation Kill. He's the kind of character actor who carries a show's spine from the supporting ranks rather than the marquee. I have a real soft spot for performers whose names stay modest while their faces trigger instant recognition; longevity like his is always earned.

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Name (English)

Lee Tergesen

Name (Japanese)

リー・ターゲセン

Reading

りー・たーげせん

Born

July 8, 1965 (age 61)

Origin

Ivoryton, Connecticut, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Snake

High school

Valley Regional High School

• Official sitehttp://www.leetergesen.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Tergesen
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B2%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60493

Tags

• Connecticut
• television actor
• film actor
• actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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