Peter Greene was found ‘facedown’ lying on the floor following death

Peter Greene was lying ‘face down’ when police arrived and found him dead, with a handwritten note from the actor also discovered.

The Pulp Fiction actor was found dead inside his apartment in New York City’s Lower East Side in the late afternoon on Friday, December 12.

Peter’s longtime manager, Gregg Edwards, confirmed the tragic news to The New York Post.

Police told the outlet that his body was found unresponsive inside his residence at ‘around 3:25 p.m’. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A neighbour has now said that Peter’s body was discovered face down on the floor.

They told the New York Daily News: ‘Peter was lying on the floor, facedown, facial injury, blood everywhere…’

The publication has also reported that a handwritten note was found on the door to Peter’s apartment.

It reportedly said ‘I’m still a Westie,’ which appears to be a reference to the Irish-American gang who had operated out of Hell’s Kitchen between from 1970.

Peter’s cause of death has yet to be determined, with an autopsy due to be carried out, though police do not suspect foul play. 

His manager Gregg said he was told music had been playing in the star’s apartment for more than 24 hours, prompting a wellness check, according to the New York Daily News. The publication was first to break the story about his passing.

He added that he had spoken with Greene earlier this week.

Peter, who also appeared in The Usual Suspects, was set to begin production in January alongside Mickey Rourke on an independent thriller titled Mascots.

Gregg said that when he informed the film’s writer-director, Kerry Mondragón, of the actor’s death he broke down in tears.

‘They were very upset,’ he shared.

Greene was also set to star in State of Confusion, a crime-drama written and directed by E.B. Hughes.

Filming was scheduled for late fall 2026 in Cape May, New Jersey, and parts of New York. 

Born in Montclair, New Jersey, Peter ran away at 15 and lived on the streets of New York City.

He later turned to drug use and eventually dealing, he told Premiere magazine in 1996. 

He didn’t begin acting until his mid 20s, and landed several film and television roles in the early 1990s.

After a suicide attempt in March 1996, he sought treatment for his addictions, according to the profile.

In 2007, Peter was arrested for possessing crack cocaine according to the New York Daily News.

With close to 95 acting credits, Greene’s roles also included Laws of Gravity (1992), Clean, Shaven (1993), Blue Streak (1999), and Training Day (2001).

He is survived by a sister and a brother.