Background
Tigar was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts and raised in the Boston area.
Tigar was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts and raised in the Boston area.
He received his Bachelor and Doctor of Philosophy in German literature from Harvard University.
As an undergraduate, he was active in theater as both an actor and a director He spent a year at the University of Göttingen and performed in Vienna and other European cities. He speaks fluent German and has translated a number of German plays into English.
He starred as Captain Jensen in Los Angeles Heat and has appeared in numerous television series such as The West Wing, Boardwalk Empire, Barney Miller, Night Court, Highway To Heaven and Fringe, as well as in motion pictures like The Avengers, where he speaks with a German accent.