Peter Porte (born March 31, 1984) is an American actor, known for the soap opera ''

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'', the films ''It's Not Porn...'' and ''Sutures'', and the sitcom ''

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'' playing Brad Walker, who is married to Bonnie Wheeler. He also played Josh on the Netflix comedy series ''

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Early life and education

Porte grew up in

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, New York and always wanted to be an actor. Porte first got into acting in the third grade when he appeared in a

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pageant. According to Porte, he only got the role because his mother, who is from

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, made his costume out of "traditional Polish garb." Porte continued acting throughout high school and ultimately decided to become a professional actor. Porte graduated from George F. Baker High School in 2002. He earned a BFA in Acting at

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. Porte then went onto study at the

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in London.

Personal life

On October 7, 2018, Porte married Jacob Villere in a ceremony held in

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Career

Though he always considered himself an actor, Porte started his career as a model. He's done shows in

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and

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. Toured with the Broadway National Touring Company of ''Mamma Mia!'', after which he made the move to Los Angeles. On stage, performing five seasons with the critically acclaimed For the Record company. Videos on the website Funny or Die. Lead and supporting roles in film and hit network television shows including: ''Cold Case'', ''CSI: Miami,'' ''Medium,'' ''The New Normal'' and ''Parks and Recreation.'' In 2011, he joined the cast of ''

'' as a series regular, playing the role of Ricky Williams. Following his run on the series, he had recurring roles in ''Devious Maids'' for the Lifetime Network and in ''Baby Daddy'' for FreeForm. He has also had roles in episodes of the NBC comedy ''Telenovela,'' CBS ''Mom'' and ''NCIS: LA,'' and Fox ''New Girl.'' Porte starred in the indie thriller ''The Good Nanny'' and the made-for-television movie ''A Cinderella Christmas'' for ION Television, while recurring on the comedy web series ''Living with Models,'' and starring in the world premiere of Eve Ensler's play ''O.P.C.'' at the American Repertory Theatre. Porte starred as a surfer in the 2017 Hallmark movie, ''Love at the Shore''. He also starred in the 2018 film, ''Love, Once and Always'' and 2019 film ''Rome in Love'' for

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. In 2020, he starred as one of the gay leads in the landmark production '' Dashing in December'', one of the first LGBTQ+ centered Christmas romance movies produced for mainstream television. In 2022, he played Josh on the hit Netflix comedy series ''

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Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Porte, Peter 1985 births American gay actors Living people Male actors from New York City Male models from New York (state) Male soap opera actors Tisch School of the Arts alumni