Peter Greene
Peter Greene (born Peter Green; October 8, 1965 – December 12, 2025) was an American character actor generally known for portraying villains. He was best known for his roles in the 1994 films The Mask, in which he played the main antagonist Dorian Tyrell, and Pulp Fiction, where he portrayed Zed, a sadistic security guard.
He did not pursue a career in acting until his mid 20s. He initially landed several roles in cinema and television in the early 1990s. His breakthrough came in 1994-1995 with roles in Pulp Fiction, The Mask, Clean, Shaven, and The Usual Suspects. He often played villains such as in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Training Day, and martial arts/crime film Fist of the Warrior.
He struggled with heroin and cocaine addiction in the 1990s. He was arrested for drug-related crimes multiple times.
He worked with director Jordan Alan twice. Once on the film Kiss and Tell, a dark comic turn for the actor and then again 4 years later in The Gentleman Bandit (aka Gentleman B). After Greene's arrests in 1998 for drug-related crimes, Alan put the actor through rehab to get him through the second film and eventually, after coming upon Greene doing heroine with Mike Starr, he was forced to replace Greene's voice because of the vocal problems caused by drugs. Despite these problems, Mr. Alan vouched for Greene to producer Tobe Jaffe for the movie Blue Streak, in which he played Martin Lawrence's nemesis.
He continued to mostly work as a character actor. He appeared in the short-lived television drama The Black Donnellys and in the opening scene of the premier of the FX series Justified. He also appeared as a policeman in Prodigy of Mobb Deep's video for "A,B,C's", as well as the focal character in House of Pain's video for "Fed Up".
He died at his Lower East Side apartment in Manhattan, New York City, on December 12, 2025, at the age of 66. In February 2026, the cause of death was declared an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to the left axilla causing injury of the brachial artery.
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Películas (70)
3 Days Rising
2026 · Eric Usher, Producer
The Random Guest
2026 · Shane
Clika
2026 · Lieutenant Jones
Beggarman
2025 · Vinny
Pet Shop Days
2025 · Dealer
The Mick and the Trick
2024 · Patrick Shannon
Cold Betrayal
2024 · Gilbert
Cross
2023 · Ethan
Buckle Up
2023 · Reacher
Little Dixie
2023 · Karl Roach
Out of Exile
2023 · Whitman Rader
The Crusaders
2022 · Hughie
Body Brokers
2021 · Dr. Riner
Tesla
2020 · Nichols
Let's Get Lost
2020 · Ray
Samir
2019 · Valentine
Exit 0
2019 · The Writer
City of Lies
2018 · Commander Fasulo
New York, New York
2016 · Downey
Turnabout
2016 · Leo
Sweet Lorraine
2015 · Marcus
Stanley's Adventures
2013
The Grasslands
2012 · Baby John
A Porn Star Is Born
2012 · Ron Goldman
The Child
2012 · Martin Engler
The Kill Hole
2012 · Peter Krebbs
Brutal
2012 · Cario Morello
The Shoemaker
2012 · Dutchie
Earthling
2011 · Swinnert
Once Fallen
2010 · Sonny
The Bounty Hunter
2010 · Mahler
Clown
2008 · Clown
Fist of the Warrior
2007 · John Lowe
Final Engagement
2007 · Priest
Assassin's Vow
2007 · Priest
Dead and Deader
2006 · Dr. Scott
End Game
2006 · Philip Keifer aka Jack Baldwin
Confession
2005 · Detective William Fletcher
H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds
2005 · Matt Herbert
Brothers in Arms
2005 · Bert
Black Cloud
2004 · Norm Olsen
Gentleman B.
2003 · Manny Breen
Scenes of the Crime
2002 · Rick
Under the Influence
2002 · Stephen Tally
Dead Dogs Lie
2001 · Marcus Devlin
Training Day
2001 · Jeff (uncredited)
Ticker
2001 · Det. Artie Pluchinsky
Nobody's Baby
2001 · Vern
Shadow Hours
2000 · Detective Adrianson
Blue Streak
1999 · Deacon
Out in Fifty
1999 · Tony Grayson
Black Cat Run
1998 · D.J. Wheeler
Permanent Midnight
1998 · Gus
Kiss & Tell
1997 · Detective John Finnigan
Double Tap
1997 · Nash
Coyote Run
1997 · Clifton Santier / Bosco
Trading Favors
1997 · Teddy
The Rich Man's Wife
1996 · Cole Wilson
Lowball
1996 · John
Bang
1995 · Adam
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
1995 · Producer
The Usual Suspects
1995 · Redfoot the Fence (uncredited)
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995 · Merc #1
Clean, Shaven
1995 · Peter Winter
Pulp Fiction
1994 · Zed
The Mask
1994 · Dorian Tyrrell
Judgment Night
1993 · Sykes
Laws of Gravity
1992 · Jimmy
After Midnight
1989 · Producer
Into the Black
· Buddy
Series (10)
Dope Thief
2025
The Continental: From the World of John Wick
2023 · Uncle Charlie
Chicago P.D.
2014 · Rory Jensen
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · Rick Peterson
Justified
2010 · Thomas "Tommy Bucks" Buckley
Life on Mars
2008 · Jimmy McManus
The Black Donnellys
2007 · Derek 'Dokey' Farrell
La Ley y el Orden
1990 · Francis Partell
Hardball
1989
Flying High
1978