Peter Dobson

American actor

Peter Dobson
Born	(1964-07-19) July 19, 1964 (age 59) Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present

Peter Dobson (born July 19, 1964) is an American actor. His film roles include appearances in Sing (1989), Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), The Marrying Man (1991), The Frighteners (1996), and Drowning Mona (2000),^[1] in addition to a cameo as Elvis Presley in Forrest Gump (1994).^[2] On television, he starred as the title character in the CBS comedy Johnny Bago (1993) and the lead of the USA Network comedy-drama Cover Me (2000–2001).^[3]

Dobson was born at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, New Jersey, to an activist mother and a contractor father.^[4] He grew up in Middletown Township and attended Middletown High School South. He later lived in Loch Arbour.^[5]

Since 2015, he has been in talks to make his directorial debut with the film Exit 102: Asbury Park.^[6]^[7]

Partial filmography

Modern Girls (1986) - Alan (Margo's Ex who kisses like a lizard.) (uncredited)
Plain Clothes (1987) - Kyle Kerns
Defense Play (1987) - Ringo
Sing (1989) - Dominic
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) - Vinnie
L.A. Takedown (1989, TV Movie) - Chris Sheherlis
The Marrying Man (1991) - Tony
Undertow (1991) - Sam
Where the Day Takes You (1992) - Tommy Ray
Doppelganger (1993) - Rob
Forrest Gump (1994) - Young Elvis Presley
Toughguy (1995) - Terry's Friend
Party of Five (1995) - Morgan
The Frighteners (1996) - Ray Lynskey
The Big Squeeze (1996) - Benny O'Malley
Riot (1997, TV Movie) - Chaz (segment "Empty")
Quiet Days in Hollywood (1997) - Peter Blaine
Head over Heels (1997, TV Series) - Jack Baldwin
The Good Life (1997)^[8] - Gerard
Nowhere Land (1998) - Dean
A Table for One (1999) - Delivery Guy
Drowning Mona (2000) - Feege
Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000-2001, TV Series) - Danny Arno
Double Down (2001) - Cory
Snowbound (2001) - Gunnar Davis
Poolhall Junkies (2002) - Cory
Lady Jayne: Killer (2003) - Artie, Hitman #1
Dry Cycle (2003) - Maddox
Pledge of Allegiance (2003) - Salvatore Maldonado
The Poseidon Adventure (2005, TV Movie) - Agent Percy
Freezerburn (2005) - Vince Ruby
A-List (2006) - Jason
A Stranger's Heart (2007, TV Movie) - Jasper Cates
Made in Brooklyn (2007) - Jack
Protecting the King (2007) - Elvis Presley
Remembering Phil (2008) - Howard Nessbaum
2:22 (2008) - Curtis
Elwood (2011, Short)
A Dark Day's Night (2012) - Pete
American Idiots (2013) - Jesse Garrett
Jet Set (2013) - Jerry
20 Feet Below: The Darkness Descending (2014) - Jason
Fatal Instinct (2014) - Sgt. Birch
The Mourning (2015) - Mike
6 Ways to Die (2015) - Detective Wilcox
Hotel of the Damned (2016) - Jimmy
The Demo (2016) - Ray Nelson
Dirty Dead Con Men (2018) - Kook Packard

References

^ The Mourning profile, dreadcentral.com; accessed July 9, 2015.
^ MOVING CAMERAS AND LIVING MOVIES, books.google.de; accessed August 2, 2018.
^ Exit 102: Asbury Park (film) profile, Aquarian.com, January 15, 2009; accessed July 9, 2015.
^ "Peter Dobson Biography (1964-)".
^ Chesek, Tom. "ARCHIVE: A Sneak Preview in Circuit City", Upper Wet Side, April 22, 2011; accessed September 22, 2015. "Red Bank area native, movie actor and filmmaker Peter Dobson directing his project EXIT 102, which climaxes a daylong REELS & WHEELS event at various venues in Asbury Park.... PETER DOBSON: I was born in Riverview Hospital; lived on West Front Street out by River Plaza.... I went to Lincroft Elementary, Thompson Junior High and Middletown High School South — where I spent two years in tenth grade. I also lived for a while in Loch Arbour, so I have very vivid memories of hanging out in Asbury Park."
^ Exit 102: Asbury Park profile, exit102themovie.com; accessed August 2, 2018.
^ Peter Dobson profile, filmreference.com; accessed July 9, 2015.
^ "The wild, untold story of The Good Life". Little White Lies. February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.