Peter Jacobson

Peter Jacobson is the kind of actor whose face triggers instant recognition even when his name doesn't. A Chicago native and Brown University graduate, he is best known as the wonderfully prickly Dr. Taub on House, a role where his sardonic edge and grounded realism quietly elevated every scene. He later brought layered menace to Colony's Proxy Snyder. He may never headline, but it's craftsmen like him who give an ensemble its texture and credibility. I find his intelligence palpable on screen, and I suspect that Ivy League training feeds the precision of his work. His understated gravitas is exactly what I value in a great character actor.

Name (English)

Peter Jacobson

Name (Japanese)

ピーター・ジェイコブソン

Reading

ぴーたー・じぇいこぶそん

Born

March 24, 1965 (age 61)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Snake

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor

University

Brown University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Jacobson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B3%E3%83%96%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)
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Tags

• Illinois
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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