Peter Mark Kendall was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His parents emigrated with his three older siblings from South Africa in 1985. He grew up in Towson, a suburb outside of the city. He attended McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College), where he received a BA in Theatre and Jazz Studies. He then received his MFA in Acting from the Brown University/Trinity Rep Program. Since graduating in 2013, Peter has starred on Broadway in the Tony-nominated revival of "Six Degrees of Separation" with Allison Janney, off-Broadway in Samuel D. Hunter's "The Harvest" at Lincoln Center, "Mercury Fur" at The New Group, and acted opposite Patti LuPone in "The Rose Tattoo" at the Samuel Friedman Theater. Peter was a series regular on CBS All Access' "Strange Angel." Other television appearances include recurring roles on "The Americans," "Girls," and "Chicago Med," as well as numerous guest-starring roles on such shows as "Gotham," "SVU," "The Leftovers, and "The Good Fight." Film appearances include "Louder Than Bombs, "Time Out of Mind," "The Ticket" (TriBeCa), and "Seven Lovers." Peter is an accomplished musician and has created music for Hickory Collective, which composes music for film, ads, and podcasts. He lives with his wife, actor Helen Cespedes, in Manhattan, NY.