Peter Gerety, born May 17, 1940 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, is an actor. He guest stars as Judge Daniel Phelan in first, second, third, & fifth seasons. He has appeared in The Wire creator David Simon's earlier series Homicide: Life on the Street as Detective Stuart Gharty. He has appeared in K-PAX (2001), War of the Worlds (2005), Inside Man (2006), and Changeling (2008).