Brief Bio

Known for his recurring role as the cunning defense attorney "Randy Dworkin" on the long running series "Law & Order," Peter Jacobson boasts an eclectic mix of television, film and stage work.

His most recent film work includes the upcoming independent mockumentary style comedy feature "And They're Off" opposite Cheri Oteri, Kevin Nealon and Sean Astin. He also was seen in the comedy "What Just Happened" directed by Barry Levinson, "Transformers" directed by Michael Bay, action thriller "Domino" with Keira Knightley, "Failure To Launch" and "Good Night, and Good Luck," which received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Ensemble Cast.

On television, Jacobson starred opposite Debra Messing in the Emmy Award-nominated miniseries "The Starter Wife," and opposite Peter Krause and Julianna Margulies in "The Lost Room," a six-hour miniseries nominated for two Emmy Awards. His other work includes the television films "Path to War" and "61*" and guest-starring roles on the TV series "CSI: Miami," "Will & Grace," "Criminal Minds," "Boston Legal," "Scrubs" and "ER."

Jacobson spent many years doing theater in New York, appearing in a variety of plays such as "The Taming of the Shrew," the Public Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park presentation of "Comedy of Errors," "Waiting for Lefty" directed by Joanne Woodward, David Mamet's "The Water Engine" at the Atlantic Theatre Company and the original New York productions of John Patrick Shanley's "Four Dogs and a Bone," Steve Martin's "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" and "The Complete Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (abridged)."

A Native of Chicago and a graduate of Brown University, Jacobson attended The Juilliard School. He splits his time between New York and Los Angeles.