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Terry Serpico (born 27 June 1964; age 60) is the actor who played Admiral Brett Anderson in the Star Trek: Discovery first season episodes "The Vulcan Hello" and "Battle at the Binary Stars".
Serpico began his acting career in 1997 in Donnie Brasco co-starring Zach Grenier, Robert Miano, and Rocco Sisto. Later that year was Cop Land with John Doman. 1999 found Serpico appearing in Random Hearts working with Bill Cobbs and Susanna Thompson. In 2000, Serpico was cast in the television film Homicide: The Movie based on NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street joining Michelle Forbes, Ed Begley, Jr. and Reg E. Cathey. Also that year Serpico reunited with Rocco Sisto for Frequency. 2001 found Serpico cast in Hannibal alongside David Andrews, Francis Guinan, Mark Margolis, and Don McManus.
Serpico later took the role of the US Postal Inspector, Mitch Ohlmeyer, in CBS' The Inspectors, which premiered in 2015.