Peter Murnik (born December 14, 1965) is an American actor known for roles in Justified, JAG, Pensacola: Wings of Gold, Martial Law, and ER. He also had a role in the 1998 movie Hard Rain.[1][2]

Peter Murnik
Born (1965-12-14) December 14, 1965 (age 58)
OccupationActor

Early life and education

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Murnik was born in Concord, Massachusetts. He attended Boston University.

Career

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Murnik is known for his role as Lt. Martel in the two-part Seinfeld episode "The Trip". He investigated a murder case in Los Angeles and arrested Kramer as the serial killer, but eventually let him go after a long interrogation that put Kramer in tears.[3][4] He was a main star in the BYUtv series, Granite Flats.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 Pastime Simmons
1990 Disturbed Brad
1991 Body Parts Mark Draper
1991 Father of the Bride Patrolman
1993 Golden Gate Agent Byrd
1995 Phoenix Dillon
1995 Til Death Do Us Part Paul
1996 It's My Party Greg King
1996 Cityscrapes: Los Angeles Elliot
1996 Rowing Through John Biglow
1998 Hard Rain Phil
1998 Armageddon NASA Tech
1998 The Party Crashers Former Athlete
1999 The Hungry Bachelors Club Jethro Youngblood
2006 Young, Single & Angry Dr. David
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Tracking Station Supervisor
2011 The Soccer Nanny Coach Bobby Breed
2012 The Paperboy Death Row Guard
2016 Suburban Cowboy Shorty
2016 Lucifer Sheriff Davis
2020 Burning Dog Mysterious Suit
TBA All the Colors of the Dark Officer Daniels

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 TV 101 Harold Ross Episode: "Keegan's Past"
1989 Thunderboat Row Moby Griffin Television film
1989 Tour of Duty 2nd Lt. Miller Episode: "Doc Hoc"
1989 Booker Chester Arrizola Episode: "Razing Arizona"
1990 Gunsmoke: The Last Apache Lt. Davis Television film
1990 The Outsiders Hal Episode: "Tequila Sunset"
1991 Quantum Leap Second Military Officer Episode: "The Wrong Stuff"
1992 Seinfeld Lt. Martel Episode: "The Trip"
1992 Angel Street Officer Snepp Episode: "Midnight Times a Hundred"
1993 Class of '61 Upton Television film
1993 Northern Exposure Bob Miller Episode: "Kaddish, for Uncle Manny"
1993 The John Larroquette Show Bob Episode: "Thirty Day Chip"
1994 Against the Wall Jess Television film
1994 Dead at 21 Lorne Episode: "Cry Baby Cry"
1994 Diagnosis: Murder Ralph McReedy Episode: "The Busy Body"
1996 Andersonville Limber Jim Miniseries
1997 Vanishing Point Gilmore Television film
1997 ER Officer Mulvahill Episode: "When the Bough Breaks"
1997 The Pretender Bobby Cain Episode: "Over the Edge"
1997–2001 JAG Clark Palmer / Tom Boone 7 episodes
1998 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Monty Pearl 2 episodes
1998 Martial Law Douglas Seed Episode: "Bad Seed"
2003 Miracles Detective Wilson Estep Episode: "Hand of God"
2007 Smith Bill Turkenson Episode: "Six"
2010 Trauma Johnny the Paramedic Episode: "13"
2010 Desperate Housewives Officer Episode: "Sorry Grateful"
2010 The Event Mr. Berg 2 episodes
2011 The Cape Officer #2 Episode: "Pilot"
2011 Rizzoli & Isles Rod Mason Episode: "Remember Me"
2011–2013 Justified Trooper Tom Bergen 11 episodes
2012 Shameless Colonel Kirk McNally 2 episodes
2012 Touch Officer McKinney Episode: "Gyre, Part 1"
2012 Vegas John Turley Episode: "Solid Citizens"
2013–2015 Granite Flats Hershel Jenkins 21 episodes
2016 The Fluffy Shop Officer Gavin Television film
2017 The Mist Mike Copeland 3 episodes
2017 Mindhunter Detective Carver 2 episodes
2019 The Kids Are Alright Motorcycle Cop Episode: "Low Expectations"
2019 SEAL Team Dr. Wilson 2 episodes
2020 NCIS Admiral Michael Caplinger Episode: "The Arizona"
2021 Animal Kingdom The Wizard 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Development, PodBean. "Peter Murnik - Episode 379". www.coopertalk.net. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Molinari, Matteo; Kamm, Jim (2002). Oops! They Did It Again!: More Movie Mistakes That Made the Cut. Kensington Publishing Corporation. ISBN 978-0-8065-2320-0.
  3. ^ Bjorklund, Dennis (September 1, 2017). Seinfeld Reference: The Complete Encyclopedia with Biographies, Character Profiles & Episode Summaries. Praetorian Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9679852-4-4.
  4. ^ Bjorklund, Dennis (April 11, 2021). Seinfeld Ultimate Episode Guide. Praetorian Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4944-0595-3.
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