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Brian Kerwin

Brian Kerwin

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 25, 1949 (75)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Kerwin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Addiction: A 60's Love Story

Addiction: A 60's Love Story

2015

as Irv Bornstein

You Must Be Joking

You Must Be Joking

2014

as Sandy

The Help

The Help

2011

as Robert Phelan

27 Dresses

27 Dresses

2008

as Hal Nichols

Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman

Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman

2004

as Nathan Lloyd

Debating Robert Lee

Debating Robert Lee

2004

as Gary Mann

Common Ground

Common Ground

2000

as Chuck Dawson

Giving Up the Ghost

Giving Up the Ghost

1998

as Kevin

Mr. Jealousy

Mr. Jealousy

1998

as Stephen

Flash

Flash

1997

as David Strong

Volcano: Fire on the Mountain

Volcano: Fire on the Mountain

1997

as Buck Adams

The Myth of Fingerprints

The Myth of Fingerprints

1997

as Elliot

Sins of Silence

Sins of Silence

1996

as Joey Finn

Jack

Jack

1996

as Brian Powell

Getting Away with Murder

Getting Away with Murder

1996

as Marty Lambert

Unlikely Angel

Unlikely Angel

1996

as Ben Bartilson

Dear Diary

Dear Diary

1996

as Tom

Critical Choices

Critical Choices

1996

as Rev. Bobby Ray Flood

It Came from Outer Space II

It Came from Outer Space II

1995

as Jack Putnam

Abandoned and Deceived

Abandoned and Deceived

1995

as Doug

Spies, Inc.

Spies, Inc.

1992

as Jim

Hard Promises

Hard Promises

1992

as Walt

Love Field

Love Field

1992

as Ray Hallett

Switched at Birth

Switched at Birth

1991

as Robert Mays

Challenger

Challenger

1990

as Captain Michael J. Smith

Torch Song Trilogy

Torch Song Trilogy

1988

as Ed Reese

King Kong Lives

King Kong Lives

1986

as Hank Mitchell

Murphy's Romance

Murphy's Romance

1985

as Bobby Jack Moriarty

Wet Gold

Wet Gold

1984

as Ben Keating, the Diver

Nickel Mountain

Nickel Mountain

1984

as George

Intimate Agony

Intimate Agony

1983

as Nick Todd

Miss All-American Beauty

Miss All-American Beauty

1982

as Michael Carrington

Getting Wasted

Getting Wasted

1980

as Brad

Power

Power

1980

as Jack Vanda

Hometown U.S.A.

Hometown U.S.A.

1979

as T. J. Swackhammer

The Paradise Connection

The Paradise Connection

1979

as Bruce Douglas

A Real American Hero

A Real American Hero

1978

as Til Johnson

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Television Credits

One Life to Live

as Charlie Banks

Episodes: 3549

First Aired: Jul 15, 1968

Beggars and Choosers

as Rob Malone

Episodes: 42

First Aired: Jun 19, 1999

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo

as Deputy Birdwell "Birdie" Hawkins

Episodes: 37

First Aired: Sep 25, 1979

The Chisholms

as Gideon Chisholm

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Mar 29, 1979

Angel Falls

as Eli Harrison

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Aug 26, 1993

Nip/Tuck

as Eugene Alderman

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 22, 2003

The West Wing

as Ben Dryer

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 22, 1999

The Client List

as Garrett Landry

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 08, 2012

The Blue and the Gray

as Malachy Hale

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 14, 1982

Desperate Housewives

as Harvey Bigsby

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 2004

Frasier

as Bob

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

Strong Medicine

as Leslie Campbell

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 23, 2000

Medium

as Nathan Bradley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2005

Grey's Anatomy

as Holden McKee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

Monk

as Ben Glazer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 2002

Tales from the Crypt

as Donald

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

Without a Trace

as Randall Parker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2002

Boston Legal

as Jack Fleming

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2004

The Hitchhiker

as Doctor Winters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 01, 1983

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Evan Ramsey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Stanley Billings

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Elementary

as Charles Cooper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 2012

The Knick

as Corky

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 08, 2014

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Roger Murray

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Law & Order

as Ted Weldon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

The Love Boat

as Ted Lawrence

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

The Love Boat

as Hank Austin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Great Performances

as Hal Graham

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Murder, She Wrote

as Andy Townsend

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Roseanne

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 18, 1988

Big Love

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 12, 2006

St. Elsewhere

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 26, 1982

Simon & Simon

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 24, 1981

Battle of the Network Stars

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 13, 1976

The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 09, 1999

B. J. and the Bear

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 10, 1979

The Love Boat

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Highway to Heaven

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1984

Close to Home

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2005

Grizzly Adams

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 09, 1977

Logan's Run

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1977

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