Which actor plays Detective Jake Peralta?

Andy Samberg plays Detective Jake Peralta in Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Peralta is the show's central detective character: highly skilled at solving crimes but frequently immature, impulsive, and obsessed with movies such as Die Hard.

Samberg was already widely known as a member of the comedy group The Lonely Island and as a former Saturday Night Live cast member when he took the role. Brooklyn Nine-Nine premiered on Fox in 2013 and later moved to NBC. His performance helped define the series' blend of workplace comedy, police procedural parody, and heartfelt character development.

Jake begins the series as a talented detective who resists authority and treats serious work like a game. His relationship with Captain Raymond Holt gradually becomes a major emotional thread, while his partnership and eventual marriage with Amy Santiago give the character a longer arc beyond jokes and arrests.

A common mix-up is confusing the actor with Jake's fellow cast members, including Andre Braugher, who played Captain Holt, or Joe Lo Truglio, who played Charles Boyle. Andy Samberg is specifically the actor behind Detective Jake Peralta.