Lee Tergesen

Tergesen was born in Boston, Massachusetts and graduated from Valley Regional High School in nearby Deep River. He moved to New York to try to become an actor. He graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA)'s two-year program in Manhattan, where, from 1986 to 1989, he worked at the Empire Diner.

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Monster (2003)

SuspensefulViolentDisturbingDark

An emotionally scarred highway drifter shoots a sadistic trick who rapes her, and ultimately becomes the United States' first female serial killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patty Jenkins
CAST:  Charlize Theron  •  Christina Ricci  •  Bruce Dern  •  Lee Tergesen

An emotionally scarred highway drifter shoots a sadistic trick who rapes her, and ultimately becomes the United States' first female serial killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patty Jenkins
CAST:  Charlize Theron  •  Christina Ricci  •  Bruce Dern  •  Lee Tergesen

Point Break (1991)

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In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kathryn Bigelow
CAST:  Patrick Swayze  •  Keanu Reeves  •  Gary Busey  •  Lori Petty

In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kathryn Bigelow
CAST:  Patrick Swayze  •  Keanu Reeves  •  Gary Busey  •  Lori Petty

Shaft (2000)

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Singleton
CAST:  Samuel L. Jackson  •  Jeffrey Wright  •  Christian Bale  •  Busta Rhymes

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Singleton
CAST:  Samuel L. Jackson  •  Jeffrey Wright  •  Christian Bale  •  Busta Rhymes

The Exonerated (2006)

Six people tell their stories on a single subject - how they got wrongfully convicted to death penalty, but later got exonerated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Balaban
CAST:  Susan Sarandon  •  Aidan Quinn  •  Danny Glover  •  Brian Dennehy

Six people tell their stories on a single subject - how they got wrongfully convicted to death penalty, but later got exonerated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Balaban
CAST:  Susan Sarandon  •  Aidan Quinn  •  Danny Glover  •  Brian Dennehy

The Hot Spot (1990)

A man enters a small town which unwittingly gets obscured as girls, money, bank heists, police, killers and even a loner will strive forward in this crime-thriller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dennis Hopper
CAST:  Don Johnson  •  Virginia Madsen  •  Jennifer Connelly  •  Charles Martin Smith

A man enters a small town which unwittingly gets obscured as girls, money, bank heists, police, killers and even a loner will strive forward in this crime-thriller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dennis Hopper
CAST:  Don Johnson  •  Virginia Madsen  •  Jennifer Connelly  •  Charles Martin Smith

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Liebesman
CAST:  Jordana Brewster  •  Taylor Handley  •  Diora Baird  •  Matt Bomer

Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Liebesman
CAST:  Jordana Brewster  •  Taylor Handley  •  Diora Baird  •  Matt Bomer

Wayne's World (1992)

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The adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. The show comes to the attention of a sleazy network executive who wants to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Penelope Spheeris
CAST:  Mike Myers  •  Dana Carvey  •  Rob Lowe  •  Tia Carrere

The adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. The show comes to the attention of a sleazy network executive who wants to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Penelope Spheeris
CAST:  Mike Myers  •  Dana Carvey  •  Rob Lowe  •  Tia Carrere

Wayne's World 2 (1993)

A message from Jim Morrison in a dream prompts cable access TV stars Wayne and Garth to put on a rock concert, "Waynestock," with Aerosmith as headliners. But amid the preparations, Wayne frets that a record producer is putting the moves on his girlfriend, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Surjik
CAST:  Mike Myers  •  Dana Carvey  •  Christopher Walken  •  Tia Carrere

A message from Jim Morrison in a dream prompts cable access TV stars Wayne and Garth to put on a rock concert, "Waynestock," with Aerosmith as headliners. But amid the preparations, Wayne frets that a record producer is putting the moves on his girlfriend, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Surjik
CAST:  Mike Myers  •  Dana Carvey  •  Christopher Walken  •  Tia Carrere

The Forgotten (2004)

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Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 8-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist reveals that she has created eight years of memories about a son she never had. But when she meets a man who has had a similar experience ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Ruben
CAST:  Julianne Moore  •  Anthony Edwards  •  Jessica Hecht  •  Matthew Pleszewicz

Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 8-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist reveals that she has created eight years of memories about a son she never had. But when she meets a man who has had a similar experience ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Ruben
CAST:  Julianne Moore  •  Anthony Edwards  •  Jessica Hecht  •  Matthew Pleszewicz

Wild Iris (2001)

A depressed woman battles with her mother and abuses alcohol following the suicide of her husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Petrie
CAST:  Gena Rowlands  •  Laura Linney  •  Emile Hirsch  •  Fred Ward

A depressed woman battles with her mother and abuses alcohol following the suicide of her husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Petrie
CAST:  Gena Rowlands  •  Laura Linney  •  Emile Hirsch  •  Fred Ward

Red Tails (2012)

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Hemingway
CAST:  Bryan Cranston  •  David Oyelowo  •  Cuba Gooding Jr.  •  Daniela Ruah

The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Hemingway
CAST:  Bryan Cranston  •  David Oyelowo  •  Cuba Gooding Jr.  •  Daniela Ruah

Pineapple (2006)

A Texas publishing exec who's on the wagon and in A.A., walks in on his wife in bed with another man, and in the nasty divorce that follows, he falls off the wagon and takes up Crystal. Alternating between concern for his pre-teen daughter, his enjoyment of rough ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damian Skinner
CAST:  Steven Chester Prince  •  Eliza Swenson  •  Lee Tergesen  •  Skye McCole Bartusiak

A Texas publishing exec who's on the wagon and in A.A., walks in on his wife in bed with another man, and in the nasty divorce that follows, he falls off the wagon and takes up Crystal. Alternating between concern for his pre-teen daughter, his enjoyment of rough ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damian Skinner
CAST:  Steven Chester Prince  •  Eliza Swenson  •  Lee Tergesen  •  Skye McCole Bartusiak

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)

Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story is told through two unique perspectives: Charles Eastman, a young, white-educated Sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of assimilation, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yves Simoneau
CAST:  Anna Paquin  •  Chevez Ezaneh  •  August Schellenberg  •  Duane Howard

Beginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story is told through two unique perspectives: Charles Eastman, a young, white-educated Sioux doctor held up as living proof of the alleged success of assimilation, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yves Simoneau
CAST:  Anna Paquin  •  Chevez Ezaneh  •  August Schellenberg  •  Duane Howard

A Thief Of Time (2004)

Officers Leaphorn and Chee search for a missing anthropologist suspected of stealing artifacts from a burial site.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Eyre
CAST:  Adam Beach  •  Wes Studi  •  Beth Grant  •  Gary Farmer

Officers Leaphorn and Chee search for a missing anthropologist suspected of stealing artifacts from a burial site.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Eyre
CAST:  Adam Beach  •  Wes Studi  •  Beth Grant  •  Gary Farmer

Silver Tongues (2011)

Two lovers travel from town to town playing a dark game of deceit that soon spirals out of control, threatening their very relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Arthur
CAST:  Lee Tergesen  •  Enid Graham  •  Tate Ellington  •  Emily Meade

Two lovers travel from town to town playing a dark game of deceit that soon spirals out of control, threatening their very relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Arthur
CAST:  Lee Tergesen  •  Enid Graham  •  Tate Ellington  •  Emily Meade

Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)

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In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Campbell
CAST:  Fred Ward  •  David Warner  •  Julianne Moore  •  Clancy Brown

In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Campbell
CAST:  Fred Ward  •  David Warner  •  Julianne Moore  •  Clancy Brown

The Killing Mind (1991)

Isobel Neiman, a former FBI agent turned cop, is assigned to catch a ballerina's murderer, but runs into resistance by fellow cops who don't think a woman detective can handle the case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ray Rhodes
CAST:  Stephanie Zimbalist  •  Tony Bill  •  Daniel Roebuck  •  K. Todd Freeman

Isobel Neiman, a former FBI agent turned cop, is assigned to catch a ballerina's murderer, but runs into resistance by fellow cops who don't think a woman detective can handle the case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ray Rhodes
CAST:  Stephanie Zimbalist  •  Tony Bill  •  Daniel Roebuck  •  K. Todd Freeman

The Collection (2012)

Arkin escapes with his life from the vicious grips of "The Collector" during an entrapment party where he adds beautiful Elena to his "Collection." Instead of recovering from the trauma, Arkin is suddenly abducted from the hospital by mercenaries hired by Elena's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcus Dunstan
CAST:  Josh Stewart  •  Christopher McDonald  •  Emma Fitzpatrick  •  Lee Tergesen

Arkin escapes with his life from the vicious grips of "The Collector" during an entrapment party where he adds beautiful Elena to his "Collection." Instead of recovering from the trauma, Arkin is suddenly abducted from the hospital by mercenaries hired by Elena's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcus Dunstan
CAST:  Josh Stewart  •  Christopher McDonald  •  Emma Fitzpatrick  •  Lee Tergesen

No One Lives (2013)

A gang of ruthless highway killers kidnap a wealthy couple traveling cross country only to shockingly discover that things are not what they seem.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryûhei Kitamura
CAST:  Luke Evans  •  Adelaide Clemens  •  Derek Magyar  •  Beau Knapp

A gang of ruthless highway killers kidnap a wealthy couple traveling cross country only to shockingly discover that things are not what they seem.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryûhei Kitamura
CAST:  Luke Evans  •  Adelaide Clemens  •  Derek Magyar  •  Beau Knapp

Shot in the Heart (2001)

The story of a man coming to terms with the sins and secrets of his notorious brother and, in the process, exploring the legacy of violence in his own family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Agnieszka Holland
CAST:  Giovanni Ribisi  •  Elias Koteas  •  Sam Shepard  •  Amy Madigan

The story of a man coming to terms with the sins and secrets of his notorious brother and, in the process, exploring the legacy of violence in his own family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Agnieszka Holland
CAST:  Giovanni Ribisi  •  Elias Koteas  •  Sam Shepard  •  Amy Madigan
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