Acting
Peter Greene
EN, ZH, DE cinema · 70 credits
Born
8 October 1965
Died
12 December 2025 (aged 60)
Birthplace
Montclair, New Jersey, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Greene, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Filmography
Clika
as Lieutenant Jones
3 Days Rising
as Eric Usher, Producer
Beggarman
as Vinny
Pet Shop Days
as Dealer
Cold Betrayal
as Gilbert
The Mick and the Trick
as Patrick Shannon
Buckle Up
as Reacher
Little Dixie
as Karl Roach
Out of Exile
as Whitman Rader
Cross
as Ethan
The Crusaders
as Hughie
Body Brokers
as Dr. Riner
Tesla
as Nichols
Exit 0
as The Writer
Samir
as Valentine
City of Lies
as Commander Fasulo
Turnabout
as Leo
New York, New York
as Downey
The Kill Hole
as Peter Krebbs
The Child
as Martin Engler
A Porn Star Is Born
as Ron Goldman
Brutal
as Cario Morello
The Shoemaker
as Dutchie
The Grasslands
as Baby John
Earthling
as Swinnert
The Bounty Hunter
as Mahler
Once Fallen
as Sonny
Clown
as Clown
Final Engagement
as Priest
Fist of the Warrior
as John Lowe
Assassin's Vow
as Priest
End Game
as Philip Keifer aka Jack Baldwin
Dead and Deader
as Dr. Scott
Brothers in Arms
as Bert
H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds
as Matt Herbert
Confession
as Detective William Fletcher
Black Cloud
as Norm Olsen
Gentleman B.
as Manny Breen
Under the Influence
as Stephen Tally
Nobody's Baby
as Vern
Dead Dogs Lie
as Marcus Devlin
Training Day
as Jeff (uncredited)
Ticker
as Det. Artie Pluchinsky
Shadow Hours
as Detective Adrianson
Blue Streak
as Deacon
Out in Fifty
as Tony Grayson
Black Cat Run
as D.J. Wheeler
Trading Favors
as Teddy
Double Tap
as Nash
Coyote Run
as Clifton Santier / Bosco
Kiss & Tell
as Detective John Finnigan
The Rich Man's Wife
as Cole Wilson
Lowball
as John
Clean, Shaven
as Peter Winter
Bang
as Adam
The Usual Suspects
as Redfoot the Fence (uncredited)
The Mask
as Dorian Tyrrell
Pulp Fiction
as Zed
Judgment Night
as Sykes
Laws of Gravity
as Jimmy
After Midnight
Producer