Professional Background
Peck is best known for his role as Austin Reed on the daytime soap opera Days of our Lives from April 13, 1995 to April 5, 2002, and from September 20, 2005 to October 26, 2006.
Peck was a recast to the role, and succeeded a popular actor, Patrick Muldoon. Peck became a fan favorite, reportedly getting the most fan mail of anyone in the Days cast. He appeared on the cover of "Playgirl" and "YM". Peck, along with Days co-star Christie Clark, won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Romance. The actors came back to the show in 2005, but were released from their contracts in 2006.
In November 2006, Peck relocated to Brooklyn, New York, to assume the role of Brad Snyder on the CBS daytime drama As the World Turns. He first aired in January 2007. In August 2009 it was revealed that Peck would be released from his contract and his character was killed off in October of that year. Peck continued to air as Brad's ghost through December 2009.
Peck has guest starred on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Charmed, The District, Are You A Serial Killer, as well as the 2006 movie Dating Games People Play and 2009's The Blue Tooth Virgin. He has also appeared in the acclaimed off-Broadway play The Irish Curse.
In January 2011, it was announced that Peck would join the cast of One Life to Live as porn producer Rick Powers.
- Daytime roles
- Austin Reed on Days of our Lives (April 13, 1995–April 5, 2002; September 20, 2005–October 26, 2006)
- Brad Snyder on As the World Turns (January 19, 2007–December 25, 2009)
- Rick Powers on One Life to Live (March 25, 2011 - January 12, 2012)
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