Actor / Director Profile

Peter Hermann lived in Germany until he was age 10. He was later educated at Yale University.He met his wife Mariska Hargitay, on the set of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999).Before becoming an actor, Peter taught ESL and Special Ed as part of Teach For America Program. After that, he became a fact checker at Vanity Fair.He speaks four languages: English, German, Spanish, and French.