Life and career

Terlesky was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Since the mid-1980s, Terlesky has acted in a number of films and television series. His first notable television role was in the NBC drama Legmen. His other television credits include The Facts of Life, V, Our House, Empty Nest, Walker, Texas Ranger, a recurring role on Guns of Paradise and co-starring in the sitcom The Last Frontier.

Some of Terlesky's film acting credits include Secret Admirer (1985), The Naked Cage (1986), Chopping Mall (1986), Valet Girls (1987), The Allnighter (1987), Deathstalker II (1987), Appointment with Death (1988), Damned River (1989) and Crazy People (1990).

In 1998, Terlesky made his directorial debut with the film The Pandora Project, co-directing with Jim Wynorski. He directed a number of other independent, direct-to-video and television films before getting involved in episodic television. Since 2006, he has directed episodes of Boston Legal, Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, Drop Dead Diva, Human Target, Army Wives, Body of Proof, Gossip Girl, Castle Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.and How To Get Away With Murder.

Filmography

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Secret Admirer	Rick
1986	The Naked Cage	Willy
	Chopping Mall	Mike Brennan
1987	Valet Girls	Archie Lee Samples
	The Allnighter	C.J.
	Deathstalker II	Deathstalker	Video
1988	Appointment with Death	Raymond Boynton
1989	Damned River	Carl
1990	Crazy People	Adam Burgess
1993	The Last Job	Father	Short
	Little Miss Millions	Randolph Palmer (Uncredited)
1995	Hard Bounty	Carver
1996	Vampirella	Astronaut #2	Video
1998	Storm Trooper	Shotgun	Video
1999	Judgment Day	Shooter (Uncredited)	Video
2003	Written in Blood	Guard #2

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Legmen	David Taylor	6 Episodes
	The Facts of Life	Rich Thompson	1 Episode, My Boyfriend's Back
1985	Consenting Adult	Pete Roberts	TV Movie
	V	Dead Guy (Uncredited)	1 Episode, The Wildcats
1988	High Mountain Rangers	Chaz Collins	1 Episode, Matt's Choice
	Our House	Scott	2 Episodes
	Longhorn	Deputy US Marshal Custis Long	TV Movie
1989	Nightingales	Phillip Danlow	4 Episodes
	CBS Summer Playhouse	Frank Cabell	1 Episode, Curse of the Corn People
	Nashville Beat	Stick	TV Movie
	When He's Not a Stranger	Ron Cooper	TV Movie
	The Famous Teddy Z	Ryan Lane	1 Episode, Teddy Gets a House Guest
1990	The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage		TV Movie
	Bar Girls	Gabe Shriver	TV Movie
	Empty Nest	Bucky Barnes	1 Episode, There's No Accounting
1991	Paradise	Dakota	13 Episodes
1992	Battling for Baby	Phillip	TV Movie
	Grapevine	Greg	1 Episode, The Katie and Adam Story
1993	Sirens	Off. Dan Kelly #1
1995	Walker, Texas Ranger	Pete Battle	1 Episode, Mean Streets
	All-American Girl	Tim	1 Episode, Young Americans
1996	Murder, She Wrote	Vince DeNisco	1 Episode, Murder Among Friends
	Voice from the Grave	Bill Perkins	TV Movie
	The Last Frontier	Reed Garfield	6 Episodes
2005	Cerberus	Willis (Uncredited)	TV Movie
	CSI: Miami	Larry Van Owen	1 Episode, Nothing to Lose

Personal life

Terlesky is married to actress Jayne Brook. They have two daughters, Alexandra Sophia Terlesky and Annaliese Marie Terlesky.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]