Wayne Péré (born March 23, 1965), sometimes credited as Wayne Pére or Wayne Pere, is an American character actor.
Life and career Péré was born in Houma, Louisiana, and is the youngest of three brothers. After graduating high school, Péré had an interest in becoming a commercial diver and moved to Houston to learn the craft. He eventually grew bored with the job and quit. He followed his brothers' footsteps and headed to Louisiana State University where he discovered acting "by accident" while looking at courses relating to speech. After graduating, he began to star in various projects such as Galaxy Quest where he met a then unknown Sam Rockwell. He also guest starred in Northern Exposure, Ghost Whisperer and Nip/Tuck He was part of the main cast of the short lived series Dead Last.
Péré continued to appear in other shows, such as Underground, and made other appearances in film, such as The Big Short, Trumbo and Free State of Jones. He joined the cast of Marvel's Cloak & Dagger as Peter Scarborough. He also appeared in Venom alongside Tom Hardy and Riz Ahmed and made appearances in the HBO series Tracey Takes On... and Watchmen, as well as the films Trial by Fire and Capone.
Filmography + Film roles Year Title Role Notes1990An American SummerRockman1991Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of TimePunker #21993Painted DesertCosmo1996Eye for an EyeGene Forest, French Teacher1998Out of SightPhilipSoundmanIgby Walters1999The LimeyPool Hall CreepGalaxy QuestLathe2002Full FrontalSex Shop Man #2GracedNicholasShort film2003Rapid ExchangeDaltryDirect-to-Video2004In the Land of Milk and MoneyHank Cameraman2005GratuityJack KendleShort film2006Extreme WalkingCleveland TimsAlso director2007Ocean's ThirteenFireworks GuyPerfect DayShort film; Producer and editor2008Pillow TalkShort film; Producer and editor2009The Informant!Sheldon ZennerPretty TwistedSlash / ClaranceShort filmKinkShort film; Director and writer2010Mirrors 2Detective PiccirilliDirect-to-VideoSwishbucklersProducer, additional editor and unit production manager2011Seeking JusticeCancerCreatureBud2012Lay the FavoriteScottBending the RulesI.A. Sergeant2013The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of GeorgiaStation Master - 1858Empire StateWilliams12 Years a SlaveWinslowUncreditedNothing Left to FearMasonKing of HerringsLeon2014KristyProfessor99 HomesFrank's LawyerThe Masters of Suspense (Les Maîtres du suspense)Dwayne2015A Sort of HomecomingAdamMaggieGeorge GarmenUncreditedFantastic FourScience Fair JudgeAmerican UltraDeputy KrantzI Saw the LightToby MarshallTrumboNext Door NeighborThe Big ShortMartin Blaine2016Midnight SpecialPrison FBI AgentMiracles from HeavenBenSmotheredRanger MoochieFree State of JonesColonel Robert Lowry2017The Case for ChristWayne MarlowThe BeguiledCaptainSpider-Man: HomecomingHistory TeacherMark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White HouseJohn EhrlichmanShock and AweIntelligence SourceHeart, BabyAbraham2018Billionaire Boys ClubBaxterTrial by FireGeorge GilbertVenomDr. Lloyd Emerson2019The Perfect DateDelbert NewhouseSemper FiTom Nichols2020Walkaway JoeLeoCaponeSupervisor Nordhoff2023 BottomsPrincipal Meyers The Dirty South
+ Television roles Year Title Role Notes1989Alien NationThorEpisode: "Fifteen with Wanda"Chicken SoupStudentEpisode: "Pilot"John BanksEpisode: "Double Date"1990Doctor DoctorWaiterEpisode: "Doctors and Other Strangers"Normal LifeDeiterEpisode: "Transition"The FlashRickEpisode: "Pilot"WIOUDispatcherEpisode: "The Inquisition"The Trials of Rosie O'NeillTristanEpisode: "Mother Love"1991The New Adam-12RendquistEpisode: "Bad Blood"1993Moon Over MiamiEduardo CortezEpisode: "Quiero Vivir"1994PhenomPhotographerEpisode: "Angela's Fifteen Minutes"Winnetka RoadEpisode: "The White Zone"FriendsMaxEpisode: "The One with the Monkey"1994-1995Northern ExposureProf. Bob Pickering2 episodes1995Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanRolfEpisode: "Top Copy"EREric FavreEpisode: "Sleepless in Chicago"The WatcherFrancoEpisode: "Passion Plays"CourthouseAlec RobinsonEpisode: "Mitigating Circumstances"Murder, She WroteJimmy NeimanEpisode: "Nailed"Fallen AngelsZiagEpisode: "The Professional Man"1995-1997Walker, Texas RangerVictor LaRue3 episodes1996Dark AngelTV movieDiagnosis: MurderRay DininoEpisode: "Murder Can Be Contagious"The Burning ZoneEpisode: "Lethal Injection"Alien Nation: The Enemy WithinTerry FirmaTV movie1997OrleansStevovichEpisode: "Why Did the Crawfish Cross the Road?"The Gregory Hines ShowNoel MazzuEpisode: "Pilot"Pensacola: Wings of GoldEpisode: "Birds of Prey"Tracey Takes On...GeraldoEpisode: "Sex"Total SecurityStanley CahillEpisode: "Citizen Canine"Walker, Texas RangerCuadroza2 episodesStar Trek: VoyagerGuillEpisode: "Random Thoughts"1998ProfilerJimmy ConiglioEpisode: "Every Five Minutes"3rd Rock from the SunJonesyEpisode: "The Physics of Being Dick"That '70s ShowRandyEpisode: "That's 70's Pilot"V.I.P.Arnie FeignEpisode: "What to Do with Vallery When You're Dead"BrimstoneRabbi Samuel WeisburgEpisode: "Ashes"Spy GameBobEpisode: "Necessity Is the Mother of Infection"1999Oh BabyDiggerEpisode: "Dreams"Martial LawEddieEpisode: "Breakout"Tracey Takes On...ManiacEpisode: "Road Rage"Pirates of Silicon ValleyCaptain CrunchTV movieGrown UpsJeanEpisode: "Truth Be Told"Dawson's CreekBoat GuyEpisode: "Escape from Witch Island"1999-2001Any Day NowChristopher Palmer2 episodes2000Running MatesAide LarryTV movie2001NYPD BlueRob Liquori2 episodesDead LastDennis BudnyMain cast2002CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationPainterEpisode: "The Execution of Catherine Willows"The PracticeMitchell Orbis2 episodes2003The DivisionEpisode: "Baby It's Cold Outside"2004Las VegasLarry PhelanEpisode: "Catch of the Day"2005EyesTravis DeanEpisode: "Whereabouts"Blind JusticeTodd MoncriefEpisode: "In Your Face"NumbersHerbert QuiltyEpisode: "Convergence"2006NCISStanley SpringerEpisode: "Escaped"Ghost WhispererDr. Epstein2 episodes2007StandoffNeal PolniaczekEpisode: "Backfire"Ghost WhispererDr. Jay HayesEpisode: "The Underneath"2009LifeRed PescaEpisode: "I Heart Mom"2010Nip/TuckDan DalyEpisode: "Dan Daly"MandrakeLinTV movie2012TremeDr. WhaleyEpisode: "Careless Love"2013BansheeSenator Robert Schumacher2 episodesBonnie & ClydeDoyle JohnsonMiniseries2014American Horror Story: CovenMr. KingeryEpisode: "The Seven Wonders"Drop Dead DivaParole Commissioner2 episodesSatisfactionLionel ElkortEpisode: "Pilot"2015ZooLawrence FremerEpisode: "First Blood"South of HellTory Culland3 episodesThe MagiciansProfessor Van Der WegheEpisode: "Unauthorized Magic"2016Game of SilenceFrank CoxEpisode: "Pilot"UndergroundReverend Willowset4 episodesRootsBenjamin MurrayMiniseriesHalt and Catch FireAaron3 episodes2017Queen SugarTimothy NorthEpisode: "Freedom's Plow"2018Marvel's Cloak & DaggerPeter ScarboroughRecurring (Season 1)American Horror Story: ApocalypseMr. KingeryEpisode: "Boy Wonder"2019ZeroZeroZeroMark ShillsEpisode: "The Shipment"WatchmenThe SuspectEpisode: "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice"The BirchDon Bouchard4 episodes2020WestworldTherapistEpisode: "Parce Domine"2020-2021Your HonorJohnny ZanderMiniseries
+ Video game roles Year Title Role2004The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher BayBinks / Abe / Moesgaard / Mosely / PadillaMen of ValorWhite Marine 32009The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark AthenaBinks / Abe / Moesgaard / Mosely / Padilla
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