Peter Jacobson (as Dr. Chris Taub)
Dr. Chris Taub never planned on joining an elite team of diagnosticians. He was happy as a plastic surgeon, performing superficial cosmetic upgrades and living well among the rich and privileged. But when his affair with a partner's daughter was discovered, Taub was given a choice by the practice: if he resigned and signed a non-compete agreement, they wouldn't tell his wife, Rachel.
Taub chose to preserve his relationship with Rachel and was soon in a crazy competition for a spot on Dr. Gregory House's team. The extended job interview and his eventual position on the team rekindled a love of medicine and a desire to make a real difference in his patients' lives. Taub never shies away from giving his opinion on a case, even when it differs from House's.
Guilt drove Taub to confess to his wife, and though they reconciled, a dubious House believed Taub would cheat again, and began dogging Taub's every move, looking for cracks in his marriage.
When Taub learned Rachel was confiding in a man from an online support group for spouses of adulterers, telling her new friend things she couldn't share with Taub, he knew the marriage was over.
Newly single Taub moved in with fellow bachelor Dr. Eric Foreman. He soon began a romance with a pretty young nurse, while still sleeping with Rachel, who wasn't ready to let go of their relationship. Now all his chickens have come home to roost: both women are pregnant - and neither knows about the other.
Known for his recurring role as the cunning defense attorney Randy Dworkin on the long running series Law & Order, Peter Jacobson boasts an eclectic mix of television, film and stage work.
His most recent film work includes the upcoming independent mockumentary style comedy feature And They’re Off opposite Cheri Oteri, Kevin Nealon and Sean Astin. He also was seen in the comedy What Just Happened directed by Barry Levinson, Transformers directed by Michael Bay, action thriller Domino with Keira Knightley, Failure To Launch and Good Night, and Good Luck, which received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Ensemble Cast.
On television, Jacobson recently guest starred on an episode of The Good Wife and starred opposite Debra Messing in the Emmy Award-nominated miniseries The Starter Wife, and opposite Peter Krause and Julianna Margulies in The Lost Room, a miniseries nominated for two Emmy Awards. His other work includes the television films Path To War and 61* and guest-starring roles on the TV series CSI: Miami, Will & Grace, Criminal Minds, Boston Legal, Scrubs and ER.
Jacobson spent many years doing theatre in New York, appearing in a variety of plays such as The Taming Of The Shrew, Comedy Of Errors, Waiting For Lefty, The Water Engine and Four Dogs And A Bone, Picasso At The Lapin Agile and The Complete Wrks Of Wllm Shkspr (abridged).
A Native of Chicago and a graduate of Brown University, Jacobson attended The Juilliard School.
He splits his time between New York and Los Angeles.
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