Peter Greene
Acting • Born 1965-10-08 – Died 2025-12-12
Biography
Peter Greene (born Peter Green; October 8, 1965 – December 12, 2025) was an American character actor generally known for portraying villains. He was best known for his roles in the 1994 films The Mask, in which he played the main antagonist Dorian Tyrell, and Pulp Fiction, where he portrayed Zed, a sadistic security guard. He did not pursue a career in acting until his mid 20s. He initially landed several roles in cinema and television in the early 1990s. His breakthrough came in 1994-1995 with roles in Pulp Fiction, The Mask, Clean, Shaven, and The Usual Suspects. He often played villains such as in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Training Day, and martial arts/crime film Fist of the Warrior. He struggled with heroin and cocaine addiction in the 1990s. He was arrested for drug-related crimes multiple times. He worked with director Jordan Alan twice. Once on the film Kiss and Tell, a dark comic turn for the actor and then again 4 years later in The Gentleman Bandit (aka Gentleman B). After Greene's arrests in 1998 for drug-related crimes, Alan put the actor through rehab to get him through the second film and eventually, after coming upon Greene doing heroine with Mike Starr, he was forced to replace Greene's voice because of the vocal problems caused by drugs. Despite these problems, Mr. Alan vouched for Greene to producer Tobe Jaffe for the movie Blue Streak, in which he played Martin Lawrence's nemesis. He continued to mostly work as a character actor. He appeared in the short-lived television drama The Black Donnellys and in the opening scene of the premier of the FX series Justified. He also appeared as a policeman in Prodigy of Mobb Deep's video for "A,B,C's", as well as the focal character in House of Pain's video for "Fed Up". He died at his Lower East Side apartment in Manhattan, New York City, on December 12, 2025, at the age of 66. In February 2026, the cause of death was declared an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to the left axilla causing injury of the brachial artery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Greene, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
75 credits
Judgment Night
Movie • 1993
Sykes
The Mask
Movie • 1994
Dorian Tyrrell
Laws of Gravity
Movie • 1992
Jimmy
Clean, Shaven
Movie • 1995
Peter Winter
Pulp Fiction
Movie • 1994
Zed
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Movie • 1995
Merc #1
Blue Streak
Movie • 1999
Deacon
Scenes of the Crime
Movie • 2002
Rick
Brothers in Arms
Movie • 2005
Bert
End Game
Movie • 2006
Philip Keifer aka Jack Baldwin
The Bounty Hunter
Movie • 2010
Earl Mahler
H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Movie • 2005
Matt Herbert
Trading Favors
Movie • 1997
Teddy
Final Engagement
Movie • 2007
Priest
Dead and Deader
Movie • 2006
Dr. Scott
The Rich Man's Wife
Movie • 1996
Cole Wilson
Fist of the Warrior
Movie • 2007
John Lowe
Black Cat Run
Movie • 1998
D.J. Wheeler
Nobody's Baby
Movie • 2001
Vern
Confession
Movie • 2005
Detective William Fletcher
Buckle Up
Movie • 2023
Reacher
Dead Dogs Lie
Movie • 2001
Marcus Devlin
Earthling
Movie • 2011
Swinnert
The Kill Hole
Movie • 2012
Peter Krebbs
Bang
Movie • 1995
Adam
The Crusaders
Movie • 2022
Hughie
The Child
Movie • 2012
Martin Engler
Double Tap
Movie • 1997
Nash
A Porn Star Is Born
Movie • 2012
Ron Goldman
Cold Betrayal
Movie • 2024
Out in Fifty
Movie • 1999
Tony Grayson
Stanley's Adventures
Movie • 2013
Brutal
Movie • 2012
Cario Morello
The Shoemaker
Movie • 2012
Dutchie
Sweet Lorraine
Movie • 2015
Marcus
Little Dixie
Movie • 2023
Karl Roach
Clown
Movie • 2008
Clown
Shadow Hours
Movie • 2000
Detective Adrianson
Turnabout
Movie • 2016
Leo
Permanent Midnight
Movie • 1998
Gus
Training Day
Movie • 2001
Jeff (uncredited)
Gentleman B.
Movie • 2003
Manny Breen
The Usual Suspects
Movie • 1995
Redfoot the Fence (uncredited)
Coyote Run
Movie • 1997
Clifton Santier / Bosco
Once Fallen
Movie • 2010
Sonny
Lowball
Movie • 1996
John
Exit 0
Movie • 2019
The Writer
Let's Get Lost
Movie • 2020
Ray
Out of Exile
Movie • 2023
Whitman Rader
Samir
Movie • 2019
Valentine
Kiss & Tell
Movie • 1997
Detective John Finnigan
Body Brokers
Movie • 2021
Dr. Riner
The Mick and the Trick
Movie • 2024
Patrick Shannon
Tesla
Movie • 2020
Nichols
Ticker
Movie • 2001
Det. Artie Pluchinsky
Assassin's Vow
Movie • 2007
Priest
The Grasslands
Movie • 2012
Baby John
New York, New York
Movie • 2016
Downey
Clika
Movie • 2026
Lieutenant Jones
Beggarman
Movie • 2025
Vinny
City of Lies
Movie • 2018
Commander Fasulo
Into the Black
Movie
Buddy
Pet Shop Days
Movie • 2025
Dealer
Under the Influence
Movie • 2002
Stephen Tally
3 Days Rising
Movie
Eric Usher
Hardball
TV • 1989
Flying High
TV • 1978
The Continental: From the World of John Wick
TV • 2023
Uncle Charlie
Justified
TV • 2010
Thomas "Tommy Bucks" Buckley
Chicago P.D.
TV • 2014
Rory Jensen
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Francis Partell
Life on Mars
TV • 2008
Jimmy McManus
The Black Donnellys
TV • 2007
Derek 'Dokey' Farrell
Hawaii Five-0
TV • 2010
Rick Peterson
Dope Thief
TV • 2025