Dirk Benedict Dirk Benedict Dirk Benedict (born Dirk Niewoehner on March 1, 1945) is an American movie, television and stage actor and author. He is best known for playing the characters Lieutenant Templeton "Faceman" Peck in "The A-Team" television series and Lieutenant Starbuck in the original "Battlestar Galactica" film and television series. He is the author of "Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy" and "And Then We Went Fishing". Benedict was born Dirk Niewoehner in Helena, Montana, the son of Priscilla Mella (née Metzger), an accountant, and George Edward Niewoehner, a lawyer. He grew up in White Sulphur Springs, Montana. He graduated from
Josh Peck "". Josh was nominated for Favorite Television Actor at the 2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for his work on "Drake & Josh". Peck also made his debut as a director in the "Drake & Josh" episode, "Battle of Panthatar". He also directed his co-star Drake Bell's music video for the theme song to "Drake & Josh", "Found a Way". He has also appeared in the series finale of "What's New, Scooby-Doo?", an episode of "" called "Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-F.I.V.E.", and the direct-to-video New Line Cinema film "Havoc". Peck returned to the character of Josh Nichols in 2008 for the television film