Peter Vack
Peter S. Brown (born September 19, 1986), better known by the stage name Peter Vack, is an American actor, writer, director and producer. He is known for portraying Jason Strider in the MTV comedy series "I Just Want My Pants Back" (2011–2012), and Alex Merriweather in the Amazon Video comedy-drama series "Mozart in the Jungle" (2014–2015). Vack also voiced antagonist Gary Smith in the Rockstar Games video game "Bully". Early life. Vack was born in the West Village, New York City, to Jane (née Spivack) and Ronald Brown, a movie producer and writer. He has a younger  sister named Betsey who is an actress and writer. He grew up in New York City. Vack is Jewish. He attended Riverdale Country School and graduated from Professional Children's School. Vack graduated from the University of Southern California, where he studied Theater. Career. Vack made his acting debut in the short film "Dear Diary" (1996), which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Vack has guest-starred in single episodes of "Hope & Faith" (2004), "Third Watch" (2004), "" (2005), "Ghost Whisperer" (2009) and "Cold Case" (2010). From 2011 until its cancellation the following year, he portrayed Jason  Strider in the short-lived MTV television series "I Just Want My Pants Back". He co-starred as Alex Merriweather in the Amazon Video comedy-drama series "Mozart in the Jungle" (2014–2015), alongside Lola Kirke, Malcolm McDowell and Bernadette Peters. In 2020, Vack gave an in-depth interview on popular podcast The Ion Pod.