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Brian Kerwin

Acting 76 years old Chicago, Illinois, USA ★ 1.3
Born: October 25, 1949

Biography

Brian Kerwin (born October 25, 1949) is an American actor.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kerwin won the Theatre World Award in 1988 for the off-Broadway play Emily. His Broadway theatre credits include the 1997 revival of The Little Foxes and the Elaine May comedy After the Night and the Music in 2005. That same year he starred in Edward Albee's The Goat or Who is Sylvia? at the Mark Taper Forum and played Nick in a highly praised revival of Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? with Glenda Jackson and John Lithgow. He also played opposite Kathy Baker in the South Coast Repertory production of The Man from Nebraska in 2006. His most recent stage appearance was in the Broadway production August: Osage County.

Kerwin's feature films include Murphy's Romance, Hard Promises, 27 Dresses (as Katherine Heigl's character's father), Torch Song Trilogy, Love Field, Jack, King Kong Lives, The Myth of Fingerprints, and Debating Robert Lee. Kerwin has enjoyed an extensive career in television, beginning with the daytime serial The Young and the Restless in 1976. In addition to many television movies, his credits include a regular role on the Showtime series Beggars and Choosers, recurring roles on The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, The Chisholms (four 1979 episodes as Gideon Chisholm), Roseanne, The West Wing, Nip/Tuck and Big Love and guest appearances in The Love Boat, Simon & Simon, Highway to Heaven, Murder, She Wrote, St. Elsewhere, Frasier, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Boston Legal, Medium, Without a Trace, and Desperate Housewives. In 2007, he joined the cast of the soap opera One Life to Live. Brian was also in a television movie with Michelle Pfeiffer called Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson. He played her married lover. His name was spelled Brain Kerwin in the credits.

Kerwin has been married to Jeanne Marie Troy since September 2, 1990. They have three children, Finn, Matilda, and Brennan. The family lives in New York City.

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Known For

Frasier
Frasier Bob 1993
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives Harvey Bigsby 2004
Boston Legal
Boston Legal Jack Fleming 2004
Monk
Monk Ben Glazer 2002
The West Wing
The West Wing Ben Dryer 1999

Filmography

Acting Credits (85)

Addiction: A 60's Love Story
Addiction: A 60's Love Story Irv Bornstein 2015
The Knick
The Knick Corky 2014
You Must Be Joking
You Must Be Joking Sandy 2014
Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons Senator Fontaine 2014
Elementary
Elementary Charles Cooper 2012
The Client List
The Client List Garrett Landry 2012
The Help
The Help Robert Phelan 2011
27 Dresses
27 Dresses Hal Nichols 2008
Big Love
Big Love Eddie 2006
The Exonerated
The Exonerated Cop #2 2006
Close to Home
Close to Home Lee Towers 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy Holden McKee 2005
Medium
Medium Nathan Bradley 2005
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives Harvey Bigsby 2004
Boston Legal
Boston Legal Jack Fleming 2004
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman Nathan Lloyd 2004
Debating Robert Lee
Debating Robert Lee Gary Mann 2004
Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck Eugene Alderman 2003
Without a Trace
Without a Trace Randall Parker 2002
Monk
Monk Ben Glazer 2002
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine Leslie Campbell 2000
Common Ground
Common Ground Chuck Dawson 2000
The West Wing
The West Wing Ben Dryer 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Evan Ramsey 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Stanley Billings 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Roger Murray 1999
Beggars and Choosers
Beggars and Choosers Rob Malone 1999
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer 1999
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer 1999
Giving Up the Ghost
Giving Up the Ghost Kevin 1998
Mr. Jealousy
Mr. Jealousy Stephen 1998
Flash
Flash David Strong 1997
The Myth of Fingerprints
The Myth of Fingerprints Elliot 1997
Volcano: Fire on the Mountain
Volcano: Fire on the Mountain Buck Adams 1997
Unlikely Angel
Unlikely Angel Ben Bartilson 1996
Dear Diary
Dear Diary Tom 1996
Critical Choices
Critical Choices Rev. Bobby Ray Flood 1996
Jack
Jack Brian Powell 1996
Getting Away with Murder
Getting Away with Murder Marty Lambert 1996
Sins of Silence
Sins of Silence Joey Finn 1996
It Came from Outer Space II
It Came from Outer Space II Jack Putnam 1995
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain Matt Hollinger 1995
Abandoned and Deceived
Abandoned and Deceived Doug 1995
Frasier
Frasier Bob 1993
Angel Falls
Angel Falls Eli Harrison 1993
Love Field
Love Field Ray Hallett 1992
Spies, Inc.
Spies, Inc. Jim 1992
Hard Promises
Hard Promises Walt 1992
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore Jack Adkins 1992
Switched at Birth
Switched at Birth Robert Mays 1991
Law & Order
Law & Order Ted Weldon 1990
Challenger
Challenger Captain Michael J. Smith 1990
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt Donald 1989
Torch Song Trilogy
Torch Song Trilogy Ed Reese 1988
Roseanne
Roseanne 1988
Bluegrass
Bluegrass Dancy Cutler 1988
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson Hal Graham 1987
King Kong Lives
King Kong Lives Hank Mitchell 1986
King Kong! The Living Legend
King Kong! The Living Legend Self 1986
Murphy's Romance
Murphy's Romance Bobby Jack Moriarty 1985
Wet Gold
Wet Gold Ben Keating, the Diver 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Andy Townsend 1984
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven 1984
Nickel Mountain
Nickel Mountain George 1984
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker Doctor Winters 1983
Intimate Agony
Intimate Agony Nick Todd 1983
The Tragedy of King Lear
The Tragedy of King Lear 1982
Miss All-American Beauty
Miss All-American Beauty Michael Carrington 1982
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray Malachy Hale 1982
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere Terence O'Casey 1982
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon 1981
Getting Wasted
Getting Wasted Brad 1980
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo Deputy Birdwell "Birdie" Hawkins 1979
The Paradise Connection
The Paradise Connection Bruce Douglas 1979
The Chisholms
The Chisholms Gideon Chisholm 1979
B. J. and the Bear
B. J. and the Bear 1979
Hometown U.S.A.
Hometown U.S.A. T. J. Swackhammer 1979
A Real American Hero
A Real American Hero Til Johnson 1978
The Love Boat
The Love Boat 1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Ted Lawrence 1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Hank Austin 1977
Logan's Run
Logan's Run Patrick 1977
Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars 1976
Great Performances
Great Performances Hal Graham 1971
One Life to Live
One Life to Live Charlie Banks 1968

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