About Peter Plano Actor

Peter Plano is an actor living in New York whose work spans film, television, and theatre. His screen credits include co-starring roles in the FX series Pose and Amazon’s Alpha House, as well as appearances in Tomorrow’s Today and Frederick Stroppel’s web series Suburban Legends. His independent film work includes lead roles in Will, Off the Coast of Me, and The January Project. He is a member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA.

Peter is the lead actor, co-writer, co-producer, and co-editor of the comedy-drama Buzzkill, now available on Amazon Prime Video, Fawesome, and Relay. His performance earned him a Best Actor nomination at the 2025 Garden State Film Festival, and the film received an 8/10 review from Film Threat. He also stars in and co-edited the black-and-white noir feature The Black Jacket, selected to premiere at the 2026 Big Apple Film Festival.

Peter studied and performed theatre at Southern Connecticut State University and was an Irene Ryan finalist at the American College Theater Festival. He became a member of The Naked Theatre, a company formed by college friends that was twice voted best small theatre group by the New Haven Advocate. There, he played roles including the Duke in Measure for Measure, the Guard in Museum, and Huey in Italian American Reconciliation.

After moving to New York City, Peter performed with several theatre companies, playing roles including Jackie Dwayne in Only Kidding, Lawrence in Home Free, and Danny in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea. He also originated roles in published plays written and directed by Frederick Stroppel, including Joel in Perfect Pitch, Josh in Soul Mates, and Mike in Harvest Time.