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
Ethan Peck of the Arts at New York University, enrolling in the Experimental Theater Wing for 3 years, before leaving to further his growing acting career. Peck has been dating Harvard entrepreneur and singer Molly DeWolf Swenson since 2016. Ethan Peck Ethan Gregory Peck (born March 2, 1986) is an American actor. Peck is the grandson of actor Gregory Peck, and his first wife, Finnish-born Greta Kukkonen. Peck had many star television appearances as a young actor, including a younger Michael Kelso (played by Ashton Kutcher) in "That '70s Show". In his first film role at age 9, he co-starred in the