Peter Frechette

Peter Frechette ( ; born October 3, 1956) is an American actor of stage and screen. He received two Tony Award nominations for Eastern Standard and Our Country's Good, and frequently stars in the plays of Richard Greenberg. On television, he is well known for playing hacker George on the NBC series Profiler and Peter Montefiore on Thirtysomething. He portrayed T-Bird Louis DiMucci in the film musical Grease 2.

Early life Raised in Coventry, Rhode Island, Frechette is the youngest of five children. His father was an efficiency expert and his mother a nurse. Frechette earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater from the University of Rhode Island.

Theater

Frechette first appeared on the professional stage at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of the Rhode Island Summer Ensemble, starring with Chel Chenier in the comedy Pontifications on Puberty and Pigtails in 1979.

In 1981, Frechette received high praise for his work in two different productions of Harry Ruby's Songs My Mother Never Sang. The same year he starred in the one-act Off-Broadway production of In Cahoots, part of the Three Hopefuls MARATHON (featuring two other one-act productions). He left New York to work in Los Angeles, but returned in 1984 to star in Bob Merrill's Musical We're Home, and again in 1987's revised production of Flora the Red Menace (he also recorded songs for the cast album).

In 1988, Frechette returned to live in New York City and star in the Off-Broadway production of Eastern Standard by Richard Greenberg, costarring Patricia Clarkson, Dylan Baker, and Kevin Conroy.

Film and television Frechette's made his film debut in Grease 2 (1982) as T-Bird Louis DiMucci.

Frechette was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance. He returned for three more episodes of Thirtysomething in season 4, a small appearance in "The Haunting of DAA" and as part of the inner-circle of friends in the episodes "New Year's Eve" and "Closing the Circle".

The same year he appeared in the first season of Law & Order as Jack Curry in 'The Reaper's Helper", an HIV positive man committing "mercy killings" for others diagnosed with AIDS. He would appear in two more episodes of Law & Order (and one episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent). In 1992, he had a recurring role in the first season of Picket Fences.

In 1993, he co-starred in the critically acclaimed Barbarians at the Gate. The following year, he starred in the Lifetime film Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story. In 1996 he appeared in the pilot for the NBC series Profiler as computer expert/hacker George Fraley. They married in 2017.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1982 Grease 2 Louis DiMucci 1982 Voyager from the Unknown Eddie Rickenbacker 1984 The Hills Have Eyes Part II Harry 1984 No Small Affair Leonard 1987 The Kindred Brad Baxter 1988 The Unholy Claude 1989 Paint It Black Gregory 1996 The First Wives Club Broadway Director 1996 Milk & Money Bookstore Clerk 1997 Two in the Morning Scott Short film 2006 Inside Man Peter Hammond 2007 The Savages Matt 2008 Miracle at St. Anna Peter Hammond 2008 Gone to the Dogs Stephen Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1982 The Facts of Life George Knight Episodes: "The Academy", "The Big Fight" 1982 Voyagers! Eddie Rickenbacker Episode: "Voyagers" 1983 Taxi Scott Episode: "Louie Moves Uptown" 1983 The Renegades Kane Episode: "Film at Eleven" 1983 Hill Street Blues Leonard Dulcimer Episode: "A Hill of Beans" 1986 Hotel Tom Travis Episode: "Hearts Divided" 1986 It's a Living Sidney Episode: "Jump" 1986 Cagney & Lacey Robert Sikorski Episode: "Model Citizens" 1986 L.A. Law Christopher Appleton Episodes: "The Venus Butterfly", "Fly Me to the Moon" 1988 Matlock Jimmy Collier Episode: "The Magician" 1989 Dream Street Harry DeBeau Main cast (6 episodes) 1989–1991 Thirtysomething Peter Montefiore Recurring role (4 episodes) 1990 Hyde in Hollywood Jake Singer Television film 1990 Law & Order Jack Curry Episode: "The Reaper's Helper" 1990 Gabriel's Fire Dakota Episode: "The Wind Rancher" 1992 Picket Fences D.A. Barnaby Woods 3 episodes 1993 Barbarians at the Gate Robert Allegro Television film 1994 Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story Adam White Television film 1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. Edward Pascal Episode: "Faces in the Mask" 1995 New York News Kevin Kerns Episodes: "Fun City", "Thin Line" 1995 Law & Order Peter Nicodos Episode: "Jeopardy" 1996 Chasing the Dragon Louis Television film 1996 The Burning Zone Dr. Frank Matthews Episode: "Pilot" 1996–2000 Profiler George Fraley Main cast (82 episodes) 2001 Family Law Jason Quinn Episode: "Obligations" 2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Stuart Gaston Episode: "Chinoiserie" 2003 Law & Order Jim Wheeler Episode: "Under God" 2016 Devious Maids Encino Divorce Attorney Episodes: "Blood, Sweat and Smears", "Grime and Punishment"

Theatre credits Year Title Role Venue 1979 Pontifications on Puberty and Pigtails Edinburgh Festival Fringe 1981 Songs My Mother Never Sang Performer Stage 73 1984 We're Home Paul Vineyard Theatre 1985 The Seagull Treplev La Jolla Playhouse 1987 Bent Horst Coast Playhouse 1987 Loot Hal Mark Taper Forum 1987–1988 Flora the Red Menace Harry Toukarian Vineyard Theatre1988–1989 Eastern Standard Drew Paley New York City Center-Stage 1 John Golden Theatre 1989 Hyde in Hollywood Jake Singer American Place Theatre 1991 Absent Friends Colin New York City Center-Stage 1 1991 Our Country's Good 2nd Lieutenant Ralph Clark Nederlander Theatre 1992 Quartermaine's Terms Mark Sackling Berkshire Theatre Festival 1992–1993 The Destiny of Me Benjamin Weeks Lucille Lortel Theatre 1993 And Baby Makes Seven Peter Lucille Lortel Theatre 1993 Any Given Day Eddie Benti Longacre Theatre 1994 Sons and Fathers Dad Theatre Row Theatre 1994 The Great Unwashed Bud Theatre Row Theatre 1995 Night and Her Stars Dan Enright American Place Theatre 1995 Raised in Captivity Sebastian Bliss Vineyard Theatre 1995 The Play's the Thing Sandor Turai Criterion Center Stage Right1998–1999 Hurrah at Last Laurie South Coast Repertory Gramercy Theatre 2000 What the Butler Saw Dr. Rance Theater at St. Clement's Church 2002 The Dazzle Homer Collyer Gramercy Theatre 2002 Once in a Lifetime Lawrence Vail Adams Memorial Theater 2003 Flesh and Blood Harry/Cody/Matt New York Theatre Workshop 2003 Waiting for Godot Vladimir Geary Theater 2004 Valhalla Ludwig of Bavaria New York Theatre Workshop 2004 Spatter Pattern (Or, How I Got Away With It) Dunn Peter Jay Sharp Theater 2005–2006 The Odd Couple Roy Brooks Atkinson Theatre