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Brian Kerwin

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Kerwin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Oct 25, 1949 In Chicago, Illinois, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
74
First Appeared:
In the series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962-10-01
Latest Project:
Movie Addiction: A 60's Love Story 2015-05-14
Known For
Poster of Monk
Poster of The West Wing
Poster of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Poster of The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
Filmography
Movie Addiction: A 60's Love Story Irv Bornstein 2015-05-14
Movie You Must Be Joking Sandy 2014-05-23
Series The Knick Corky 2014-08-08
Series The Client List Garrett Landry 2012-04-08
Series Elementary Charles Cooper 2012-09-27
Movie The Help Robert Phelan 2011-08-09
Movie 27 Dresses Hal Nichols 2008-01-10
Movie The Exonerated Cop #2 2006-03-06
Series Big Love Unknown 2006-03-12
Series Medium Unknown 2005-01-03
Series Grey's Anatomy Unknown 2005-03-27
Series Close to Home Unknown 2005-09-20
Movie Debating Robert Lee Gary Mann 2004-09-17
Movie Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman Nathan Lloyd 2004-09-26
Series Desperate Housewives Unknown 2004-10-03
Series Boston Legal Unknown 2004-10-03
Series Nip/Tuck Unknown 2003-07-22
Series Monk Unknown 2002-07-12
Series Without a Trace Unknown 2002-09-26
Movie Common Ground Chuck Dawson 2000-01-29
Movie The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer 1999-05-09
Series Beggars and Choosers 1999-06-19
Series The West Wing Unknown 1999-09-22
Series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Unknown 1999-09-20
Movie Mr. Jealousy Stephen 1998-06-05
Movie Giving Up the Ghost Kevin 1998-09-07
Movie Volcano: Fire on the Mountain Buck Adams 1997-02-23
Movie Flash David Strong 1997-12-21
Movie The Myth of Fingerprints Elliot 1997-09-17
Movie Getting Away with Murder Marty Lambert 1996-04-12
Movie Sins of Silence Joey Finn 1996-02-20
Movie Jack Brian Powell 1996-08-09
Movie Critical Choices Rev. Bobby Ray Flood 1996-12-08
Movie Unlikely Angel Ben Bartilson 1996-12-17
Movie Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain Matt Hollinger 1995-11-03
Movie Abandoned and Deceived Doug 1995-03-20
Movie It Came from Outer Space II Jack Putnam 1995-12-31
Series Angel Falls Eli Harrison 1993-08-26
Series Frasier Bob 1993-09-16
Movie Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore Jack Adkins 1992-01-19
Movie Hard Promises Walt 1992-01-31
Movie Love Field Ray Hallett 1992-12-11
Movie Spies, Inc. Jim 1992-09-11
Movie Switched at Birth Robert Mays 1991-04-28
Movie Challenger Captain Michael J. Smith 1990-02-25
Series Law & Order Unknown 1990-09-13
Series Tales from the Crypt Unknown 1989-06-10
Series Roseanne Unknown 1988-10-18
Movie Torch Song Trilogy Ed Reese 1988-12-14
Movie King Kong Lives Hank Mitchell 1986-12-16
Movie Murphy's Romance Bobby Jack Moriarty 1985-12-25
Movie Nickel Mountain George 1984-01-01
Series Highway to Heaven Unknown 1984-09-19
Movie Wet Gold Ben Keating, the Diver 1984-10-28
Movie Intimate Agony Nick Todd 1983-03-21
Series The Hitchhiker Unknown 1983-11-01
Series St. Elsewhere Unknown 1982-10-26
Series The Blue and the Gray Malachy Hale 1982-11-14
Movie Miss All-American Beauty Michael Carrington 1982-12-27
Series Simon & Simon Unknown 1981-11-24
Movie Power Jack Vanda 1980-01-14
Movie Getting Wasted Brad Carson 1980-01-01
Series B. J. and the Bear Unknown 1979-02-10
Movie Hometown U.S.A. T. J. Swackhammer 1979-01-01
Series The Chisholms 1979-03-29
Movie The Paradise Connection Bruce Douglas 1979-09-15
Series The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo 1979-09-18
Movie A Real American Hero Til Johnson 1978-12-09
Series Grizzly Adams Unknown 1977-02-09
Series Logan's Run Unknown 1977-09-16
Series The Love Boat Unknown 1977-09-24
Series Battle of the Network Stars Unknown 1976-11-13
Series One Life to Live Charlie Banks 1968-07-15
Series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Unknown 1962-10-01