# Wayne Péré

Wayne Péré (born March 23, 1965), sometimes credited as Wayne Pére or Wayne Pere, is an American character actor.

## Life and career

Péré was born in Houma, Louisiana, and is the youngest of three brothers. After graduating high school, Péré had an interest in becoming a commercial diver and moved to Houston to learn the craft. He eventually grew bored with the job and quit. He followed his brothers' footsteps and headed to Louisiana State University where he discovered acting "by accident" while looking at courses relating to speech. After graduating, he began to star in various projects such as Galaxy Quest where he met a then unknown Sam Rockwell. He also guest starred in Northern Exposure, Ghost Whisperer and Nip/Tuck He was part of the main cast of the short lived series Dead Last.
Péré continued to appear in other shows such as Underground and made other appearances in film such as The Big Short, Trumbo and Free State of Jones. He joined the cast of Marvel's Cloak & Dagger as Peter Scarborough. He also appeared in Venom alongside Tom Hardy and Riz Ahmed and made appearances in the HBO series Tracey Takes On... and Watchmen, as well as the films Trial by Fire and Capone.

## Filmography

Film roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | An American Summer | Rockman | |
| 1991 | Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time | Punker #2 | |
| 1993 | Painted Desert | Cosmo | |
| 1996 | Eye for an Eye | Gene Forest, French Teacher | |
| 1998 | Out of Sight | Philip | |
| 1998 | Soundman | Igby Walters | |
| 1999 | The Limey | Pool Hall Creep | |
| 1999 | Galaxy Quest | Lathe | |
| 2002 | Full Frontal | Sex Shop Man #2 | |
| 2002 | Graced | Nicholas | Short film |
| 2003 | Rapid Exchange | Daltry | Direct-to-Video |
| 2004 | In the Land of Milk and Money | Hank Cameraman | |
| 2005 | Gratuity | Jack Kendle | Short film |
| 2006 | Extreme Walking | Cleveland Tims | Also director |
| 2007 | Ocean's Thirteen | Fireworks Guy | |
| 2007 | Perfect Day | — | Short film; Producer and editor |
| 2008 | Pillow Talk | — | Short film; Producer and editor |
| 2009 | The Informant! | Sheldon Zenner | |
| 2009 | Pretty Twisted | Slash / Clarance | Short film |
| 2009 | Kink | — | Short film; Director and writer |
| 2010 | Mirrors 2 | Detective Piccirilli | Direct-to-Video |
| 2010 | Swishbucklers | — | Producer, additional editor and unit production manager |
| 2011 | Seeking Justice | Cancer | |
| 2011 | Creature | Bud | |
| 2012 | Lay the Favorite | Scott | |
| 2012 | Bending the Rules | I.A. Sergeant | |
| 2013 | The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia | Station Master - 1858 | |
| 2013 | Empire State | Williams | |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Winslow | Uncredited |
| 2013 | Nothing Left to Fear | Mason | |
| 2013 | King of Herrings | Leon | |
| 2014 | Kristy | Professor | |
| 2014 | 99 Homes | Frank's Lawyer | |
| 2014 | The Masters of Suspense (Les Maîtres du suspense) | Dwayne | |
| 2015 | A Sort of Homecoming | Adam | |
| 2015 | Maggie | George Garmen | Uncredited |
| 2015 | Fantastic Four | Science Fair Judge | |
| 2015 | American Ultra | Deputy Krantz | |
| 2015 | I Saw the Light | Toby Marshall | |
| 2015 | Trumbo | Next Door Neighbor | |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Martin Blaine | |
| 2016 | Midnight Special | Prison FBI Agent | |
| 2016 | Miracles from Heaven | Ben | |
| 2016 | Smothered | Ranger Moochie | |
| 2016 | Free State of Jones | Colonel Robert Lowry | |
| 2017 | The Case for Christ | Wayne Marlow | |
| 2017 | The Beguiled | Captain | |
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | History Teacher | |
| 2017 | Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House | John Ehrlichman | |
| 2017 | Shock and Awe | Intelligence Source | |
| 2017 | Heart, Baby | Abraham | |
| 2018 | Billionaire Boys Club | Baxter | |
| 2018 | Trial by Fire | George Gilbert | |
| 2018 | Venom | Dr. Lloyd Emerson | |
| 2019 | The Perfect Date | Delbert Newhouse | |
| 2019 | Semper Fi | Tom Nichols | |
| 2020 | Walkaway Joe | Leo | |
| 2020 | Capone | Supervisor Nordhoff | |
| 2023 | Bottoms | Principal Meyers | |
| 2023 | The Dirty South | | |
Television roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Alien Nation | Thor | Episode: "Fifteen with Wanda" |
| 1989 | Chicken Soup | Student | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1989 | Chicken Soup | John Banks | Episode: "Double Date" |
| 1990 | Doctor Doctor | Waiter | Episode: "Doctors and Other Strangers" |
| 1990 | Normal Life | Deiter | Episode: "Transition" |
| 1990 | The Flash | Rick | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1990 | WIOU | Dispatcher | Episode: "The Inquisition" |
| 1990 | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Tristan | Episode: "Mother Love" |
| 1991 | The New Adam-12 | Rendquist | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
| 1993 | Moon Over Miami | Eduardo Cortez | Episode: "Quiero Vivir" |
| 1994 | Phenom | Photographer | Episode: "Angela's Fifteen Minutes" |
| 1994 | Winnetka Road | | Episode: "The White Zone" |
| 1994 | Friends | Max | Episode: "The One with the Monkey" |
| 1994-1995 | Northern Exposure | Prof. Bob Pickering | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Rolf | Episode: "Top Copy" |
| 1995 | ER | Eric Favre | Episode: "Sleepless in Chicago" |
| 1995 | The Watcher | Franco | Episode: "Passion Plays" |
| 1995 | Courthouse | Alec Robinson | Episode: "Mitigating Circumstances" |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Jimmy Neiman | Episode: "Nailed" |
| 1995 | Fallen Angels | Ziag | Episode: "The Professional Man" |
| 1995-1997 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Victor LaRue | 3 episodes |
| 1996 | Dark Angel | | TV movie |
| 1996 | Diagnosis: Murder | Ray Dinino | Episode: "Murder Can Be Contagious" |
| 1996 | The Burning Zone | | Episode: "Lethal Injection" |
| 1996 | Alien Nation: The Enemy Within | Terry Firma | TV movie |
| 1997 | Orleans | Stevovich | Episode: "Why Did the Crawfish Cross the Road?" |
| 1997 | The Gregory Hines Show | Noel Mazzu | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1997 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold | | Episode: "Birds of Prey" |
| 1997 | Tracey Takes On... | Geraldo | Episode: "Sex" |
| 1997 | Total Security | Stanley Cahill | Episode: "Citizen Canine" |
| 1997 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Cuadroza | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Star Trek: Voyager | Guill | Episode: "Random Thoughts" |
| 1998 | Profiler | Jimmy Coniglio | Episode: "Every Five Minutes" |
| 1998 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Jonesy | Episode: "The Physics of Being Dick" |
| 1998 | That '70s Show | Randy | Episode: "That's 70's Pilot" |
| 1998 | V.I.P. | Arnie Feign | Episode: "What to Do with Vallery When You're Dead" |
| 1998 | Brimstone | Rabbi Samuel Weisburg | Episode: "Ashes" |
| 1998 | Spy Game | Bob | Episode: "Necessity Is the Mother of Infection" |
| 1999 | Oh Baby | Digger | Episode: "Dreams" |
| 1999 | Martial Law | Eddie | Episode: "Breakout" |
| 1999 | Tracey Takes On... | Maniac | Episode: "Road Rage" |
| 1999 | Pirates of Silicon Valley | Captain Crunch | TV movie |
| 1999 | Grown Ups | Jean | Episode: "Truth Be Told" |
| 1999 | Dawson's Creek | Boat Guy | Episode: "Escape from Witch Island" |
| 1999-2001 | Any Day Now | Christopher Palmer | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Running Mates | Aide Larry | TV movie |
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | Rob Liquori | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Dead Last | Dennis Budny | Main cast |
| 2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Painter | Episode: "The Execution of Catherine Willows" |
| 2002 | The Practice | Mitchell Orbis | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | The Division | | Episode: "Baby It's Cold Outside" |
| 2004 | Las Vegas | Larry Phelan | Episode: "Catch of the Day" |
| 2005 | Eyes | Travis Dean | Episode: "Whereabouts" |
| 2005 | Blind Justice | Todd Moncrief | Episode: "In Your Face" |
| 2005 | Numbers | Herbert Quilty | Episode: "Convergence" |
| 2006 | NCIS | Stanley Springer | Episode: "Escaped" |
| 2006 | Ghost Whisperer | Dr. Epstein | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Standoff | Neal Polniaczek | Episode: "Backfire" |
| 2007 | Ghost Whisperer | Dr. Jay Hayes | Episode: "The Underneath" |
| 2009 | Life | Red Pesca | Episode: "I Heart Mom" |
| 2010 | Nip/Tuck | Dan Daly | Episode: "Dan Daly" |
| 2010 | Mandrake | Lin | TV movie |
| 2012 | Treme | Dr. Whaley | Episode: "Careless Love" |
| 2013 | Banshee | Senator Robert Schumacher | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Bonnie & Clyde | Doyle Johnson | Miniseries |
| 2014 | American Horror Story: Coven | Mr. Kingery | Episode: "The Seven Wonders" |
| 2014 | Drop Dead Diva | Parole Commissioner | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Satisfaction | Lionel Elkort | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2015 | Zoo | Lawrence Fremer | Episode: "First Blood" |
| 2015 | South of Hell | Tory Culland | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | The Magicians | Professor Van Der Weghe | Episode: "Unauthorized Magic" |
| 2016 | Game of Silence | Frank Cox | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2016 | Underground | Reverend Willowset | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Roots | Benjamin Murray | Miniseries |
| 2016 | Halt and Catch Fire | Aaron | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Queen Sugar | Timothy North | Episode: "Freedom's Plow" |
| 2018 | Marvel's Cloak & Dagger | Peter Scarborough | Recurring (Season 1) |
| 2018 | American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Mr. Kingery | Episode: "Boy Wonder" |
| 2019 | ZeroZeroZero | Mark Shills | Episode: "The Shipment" |
| 2019 | Watchmen | The Suspect | Episode: "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" |
| 2019 | The Birch | Don Bouchard | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | Westworld | Therapist | Episode: "Parce Domine" |
| 2020-2021 | Your Honor | Johnny Zander | Miniseries |
Video game roles :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay | Binks / Abe / Moesgaard / Mosely / Padilla |
| 2004 | Men of Valor | White Marine 3 |
| 2009 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena | Binks / Abe / Moesgaard / Mosely / Padilla |