Peter is an American actor who works in television, theater and film. He's recognized for playing Jason Figueroa on season 2 of Orange is the New Black, as well as for numerous episodic appearances on the Law and Order franchises. He grew up in Northport, NY, a small port town on the North Shore of Long Island. The only son from a large Italian family, his father was in computer sales at the outset of the personal computer, and his his mother was a housewife who also worked in special education. Peter is an alum of Brandeis University and also NYU's Graduate Acting Program.