Background
Hermann was born in New York City to German parents but moved to Germany when he was 2 months old.
Hermann was born in New York City to German parents but moved to Germany when he was 2 months old.
Yale University.
He lived in Germany until he was 10, and did not learn English until he returned to the United States. Hermann had brief stints on a variety of television shows that include the soap opera, Guiding Light (1997–1998), the American Broadcasting Company Family show, Beautiful People (2006) and the Lifetime original series, Angela"s Eyes (2006). Since 2002 he has had a recurring role as Trevor Langan, a defense attorney on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
He has made appearances in several commercials, such as the anti-tobacco "Fair Enough" ads.
In 2006, he starred as Jeremy Glick in the feature film, United 93. Hermann was in the Broadway premiere of Eric Bogosian"s Talk Radio, starring Liev Schreiber, and featuring fellow Law & Order: Special Victims Unit cast member Stephanie March.
lieutenant began performances on February 15, 2007, in preparation for a March 11 opening. Its final Broadway performance was on June 24, 2007.
He also guested on 30 Rock during its first season, and starred in American Broadcasting Company"s mid-season replacement series, Cashmere Mafia, as Davis Draper.
As of 2011 he appears in the Broadway play War Horse.