Peter Mark Kendall

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Peter Mark Kendall
Born (1986-05-11) May 11, 1986 (age 38)
Occupation Actor
Years active2008–present
Spouse
Helen Cespedes
(m. 2016)
Children1

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] Peter is an American actor with a family that emigrated from South Africa to Baltimore, Maryland where he was born.

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Education

Kendall 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.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Time Out of Mind Connor [16]
Seven LoversIan
2015 Louder Than Bombs Student (College Party)
2016 The Ticket Arnold Dixon
2019The Rest of UsChris
EntangledMark
2020Boys on Film 20: Heaven Can Wait
The Scottish PlayAdam
2022 Top Gun: Maverick Meek Engineer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 The Leftovers Tom HenneyEpisode: "B.J. and the A.C."
2015 Girls Jeffrey3 episodes (season 4)
2015–2017 The Americans HansRecurring role (seasons 3–5)
2015 Law & Order: SVU Steven KaplanEpisode: "Intimidation Game"
Eye Candy Bubonic / Charlie2 episodes
Public Morals FesterEpisode: "A Fine Line"
2016–2018 Chicago Med Joey ThomasRecurring role (seasons 1–2),
Guest (seasons 3–4)
2016 Gotham Puck DaviesEpisode: "Wrath of the Villains: Prisoners"
Untitled CW/CBS Mars ProjectMason Rose Unsold pilot
2017 The Good Fight Ted Acker-ByrneEpisode: "Henceforth Known as Property"
Blue Bloods Kyle WentworthEpisode: "Pick Your Poison"
2018–2019 Strange Angel Richard OnstedMain cast
2020 Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens Rat LungEpisode: "Vagarina"
2023 Kaleidoscope Stan LoomisMain cast
2025 [a] Watson Dr. Stephens Croft/Dr. Adam CroftMain cast
Key
Denotes TV productions that have not yet been released

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueNotes
2008 The Matchmaker August Center Stage [17]
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
2018-2019Blue RidgeCole Atlantic Theater Company World premiere; Off-Broadway
2022Dodi & DianaJason HERE Arts Center World premiere
2023 A Bright New Boise Will Signature Theatre Company Off-Broadway
2024The Lonely FewAdam MCC Theater

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