Peter Mark Kendall

Peter Mark Kendall
Born	(1986-05-11) May 11, 1986 (age 39) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present
Spouse	Helen Cespedes ​ (m. 2016)​

Peter Mark Kendall (born May 11, 1986) is an American actor and musician with a career in stage, film and television. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} He is known for playing the role of Hans in FX's The Americans and Richard Onsted in the CBS series Strange Angel . ^{[6] [7]}

Early life

Kendall was born Baltimore, Maryland to a family that emigrated from South Africa.

He received a BA in theatre from McDaniel College, where he also studied jazz guitar. He completed his MFA in Acting from Brown University in 2013.

Career

Kendall's acting career began after he obtained a role in the television series The Leftovers and he played the role of Tom Henney. Thereafter, he played roles in Chicago Med, The Americans and Girls. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

He made his first appearance in film playing Connor in Time Out of Mind . ^[12] Kendall starred on Broadway in Six Degrees of Separation, The Harvest, Blue Ridge, Mercury Fur, and The Rose Tattoo. ^{[13] [14] [15]} He has also composed music for film, podcasts, and ads with Hickory Collective.

He is married to actress Helen Cespedes. ^[16]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Time Out of Mind	Connor	[17]
	Seven Lovers	Ian
2015	Louder Than Bombs	Student (College Party)
2016	The Ticket	Arnold Dixon
2019	The Rest of Us	Chris
	Entangled	Mark
2020	Boys on Film 20: Heaven Can Wait
	The Scottish Play	Adam
2022	Top Gun: Maverick	Meek Engineer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	The Leftovers	Tom Henney	Episode: "B.J. and the A.C."
2015	Girls	Jeffrey	3 episodes (season 4)
2015–2017	The Americans	Hans	Recurring role (seasons 3–5)
2015	Law & Order: SVU	Steven Kaplan	Episode: "Intimidation Game"
	Eye Candy	Bubonic / Charlie	2 episodes
	Public Morals	Fester	Episode: "A Fine Line"
2016–2018	Chicago Med	Joey Thomas	Recurring role (seasons 1–2), Guest (seasons 3–4)
2016	Gotham	Puck Davies	Episode: "Wrath of the Villains: Prisoners"
	Untitled CW/CBS Mars Project	Mason Rose	Unsold pilot
2017	The Good Fight	Ted Acker-Byrne	Episode: "Henceforth Known as Property"
	Blue Bloods	Kyle Wentworth	Episode: "Pick Your Poison"
2018–2019	Strange Angel	Richard Onsted	Main cast
2020	Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens	Rat Lung	Episode: "Vagarina"
2023	Kaleidoscope	Stan Loomis	Main cast
2025–present	Watson	Dr. Stephens Croft/Dr. Adam Croft	Main cast

Key

†	Denotes TV productions that have not yet been released

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes
2008	The Matchmaker	August	Center Stage	[18]
2009	'Tis Pity She's a Whore	Poggio
2015	Mercury Fur	Party Guest	The New Group	Off-Broadway
2016	The Harvest	Josh	Lincoln Center Theater	World premiere; Off-Broadway
2017	Six Degrees of Separation	Rick	Ethel Barrymore Theatre	Broadway
2018-2019	Blue Ridge	Cole	Atlantic Theater Company	World premiere; Off-Broadway
2022	Dodi & Diana	Jason	HERE Arts Center	World premiere
2023	A Bright New Boise	Will	Signature Theatre Company	Off-Broadway
2024	The Lonely Few	Adam	MCC Theater

References

1. Fierberg, Ruthie (12 June 2019). "Strange Angel's Peter Mark Kendall Proves His Theatre Credentials". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
2. "Local Actor Featured in Three Breakout Roles". Baltimore magazine. 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
3. Isherwood, Charles (2016-11-20). "Review: In 'The Harvest,' a Crisis of Feeling for Young Evangelicals". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-08-27.
4. Jacobson, Aileen (2015-06-06). "Review: In 'The New Sincerity,' Worldviews Are Constantly Changing". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-08-27.
5. "In 'La Camioneta,' Mark Kendall traces school bus' strange trip". Los Angeles Times. 2013-06-11. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
6. "Actor Peter Mark Kendall Talks Hit Show 'Strange Angel'" . Retrieved 2019-08-27.
7. "Richard Onsted Peter Mark Kendall". CBS Interactive.
8. "'Girls' New Character is Making Things Tough". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
9. "Local Actor Featured in Three Breakout Roles". Baltimore magazine. 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
10. Andreeva, Nellie (2014-04-25). "Desiree Akhavan & Peter Mark Kendall Join HBO's 'Girls'". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
11. Zuckerman, Esther. "The Americans showrunners on what happened to [REDACTED]". News. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
12. Time Out of Mind (in French), retrieved 2019-08-27
13. "Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of Blue Ridge Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
14. Brantley, Ben (2017-06-18). "Review: A Scam Artist's Masterwork in 'Six Degrees of Separation'". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-08-27.
15. "Reviews Les Liaisons Dangereuses The Harvest". www.vulture.com. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
16. "Helen Cespedes - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
17. "Peter Kendall". Baltimore Style. 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
18. https://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/274156-peter-mark-kendall

External links

• Peter Mark Kendall at IMDb