# Terry Serpico

Terry Serpico is an American film and television actor.

## Personal life

Serpico was born in Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma, 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 is of German and Italian descent. Serpico married Kadia Saraf on June 8, 2022, in Beacon, New York. They met on set of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

## Career

Serpico 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 Maj./Lt. Col./Col. Frank Sherwood in Army Wives.
Serpico appeared in a recurring role as New York Special Victims Unit Chief Tommy McGrath on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

## Filmography
### Film

List of film roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Cop Land | Tony | |
| 1997 | Donnie Brasco | Strip Club Owner | |
| 1997 | The Peacemaker | Sniper #1 | |
| 1999 | Random Hearts | Evidence Technician | |
| 1999 | Bringing Out the Dead | Cop #1 | |
| 2000 | Frequency | Con Ed Worker | |
| 2001 | Hannibal | Officer Bolton | |
| 2004 | Company K | Sergeant Dunning | |
| 2005 | The Interpreter | FBI Agent Lewis | |
| 2006 | The Path to 9/11 | Pulaski | (TV miniseries) |
| 2006 | The Departed | Detective Tailing Queenan | |
| 2006 | Find Me Guilty | FBI Agent Michael Kerry | |
| 2007 | Michael Clayton | Mr. Iker | |
| 2016 | The Purge: Election Year | Earl Danzinger | |
| 2019 | Mine 9 | Zeke | |

### Television

List of television roles and appearances :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Oz | Rebadow's Client/Freakie | (2 episodes) 1997, 1999 |
| 2000 | Third Watch | Lofton | ("This Band of Brothers") |
| 2000 | Law & Order | Frank Miller/Jay Brannigan/Tommy McGrath | (3 episodes) 2000, 2002, 2022 |
| 2000 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Various Characters Police Chief Tommy McGrath | (4 episodes) 2000 - 2013 2021 - 2024, recurring role |
| 2001 | 100 Centre Street | Unknown | (9 episodes) 2001 - 2002 |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Leslie Roche/Earl Carnicki | (2 episodes) 2001, 2003 |
| 2005 | Rescue Me | Eddie Gavin | (15 episodes) 2005 - 2010 |
| 2005 | Jonny Zero | Leo | ("Pilot") |
| 2007 | Army Wives | Major/ Lt. Col/ Colonel Frank Sherwood | (108 episodes) 2007 - 2013 |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Steve Lancaster | ("Guerillas in the Mist") |
| 2007 | Kidnapped | Virgil's Boss | ("Gone Fishing") |
| 2007 | The Bronx Is Burning | Mickey Mantle | |
| 2012 | Person of Interest | Byron | (2 episodes) 2012 - 2013 |
| 2013 | Unforgettable | Arnold/Tucker Griffin | |
| 2013 | The Carrie Diaries | Mr. Kydd | (4 episodes) 2013 - 2014 |
| 2014 | Blue Bloods | Major Harrison | ("Unfinished Business") |
| 2014 | Criminal Minds | Wick Griffith | ("Fatal") |
| 2014 | Drop Dead Diva | Max Toblin | (2 episodes) |
| 2015 | Elementary | Wallace Turk | ("Under My Skin") |
| 2015 | The Inspectors | Mitch Ohlmeyer | (106 episodes) 2015 - 2019, main role |
| 2016 | Limitless | David Englander | ("Stop Me Before I Hug Again") |
| 2019 | Designated Survivor | Patrick Lloyd | (7 episodes) |
| 2019 | Star Trek: Discovery | Admiral Brett Anderson | (2 episodes) |
| 2019 | Yellowstone | Teal Beck | (6 episodes) |
| 2020 | I Still Believe | Mark Henning | |
| 2020 | Homeland | General Owens | (3 episodes) |
| 2020 | The Flight Attendant | Bill Briscoe | (5 episodes) |
| 2021 | The Equalizer | Dan Erickson | ("Shooter") |
| 2021–2022 | Cobra Kai | Captain George Turner | (3 episodes) |
| 2024 | Elsbeth | Doug Howe | ("The Wrong Stuff") |