Jay Mohr was the actor who played the role of Peter. The comedy series 'Action' was short-lived with only 13 episodes. The show revolved around Peter Dragon, a Hollywood producer, who tries to bounce back from his failure at the box office. The critically praised show ran on FOX in 1999- 2000.
In the comedy, Peter Dragon is a star producer of Dragonfire Films. He gets his brake as a gay porn screenwriter and has now moved up to be a hotshot Hollywood producer of tasteless action movies. The other main characters include, Wendy (Illeana Douglas), his daughter; his uncle Lonnie Dragon, (Buddy Hackett); President of Production at Dragonfire Films, Stuart Glazer (Jack Plotnick); and Adam Rafkin, (Jarrad Paul), who is a struggling screenwriter.
Though it did not run for long, 'Action' had a number of celebrity cameo appearances. The list includes Keanu Reeves, Salma Hayek and Sandra Bullock.