Brian Kerwin

Acting

Brian Kerwin

Born October 25, 1949Chicago, Illinois, USA81 credits

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

The Knick
2014The Knick
as CorkyTV
D
2014Dangerous Liaisons
as Senator FontaineMovie
Elementary
2012Elementary
as Charles CooperTV
The Client List
2012The Client List
as Garrett LandryTV
The Help
2011The Help
as Robert PhelanMovie
27 Dresses
200827 Dresses
as Hal NicholsMovie
Big Love
2006Big Love
as EddieTV
The Exonerated
2006The Exonerated
as Cop #2Movie
Close to Home
2005Close to Home
as Lee TowersTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomy
as Holden McKeeTV
Medium
2005Medium
as Nathan BradleyTV
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewives
as Harvey BigsbyTV
Boston Legal
2004Boston Legal
as Jack FlemingTV
Debating Robert Lee
2004Debating Robert Lee
as Gary MannMovie
Nip/Tuck
2003Nip/Tuck
as Eugene AldermanTV
Without a Trace
2002Without a Trace
as Randall ParkerTV
Monk
2002Monk
as Ben GlazerTV
Strong Medicine
2000Strong Medicine
as Leslie CampbellTV
Common Ground
2000Common Ground
as Chuck DawsonMovie
The West Wing
1999The West Wing
as Ben DryerTV
Mr. Jealousy
1998Mr. Jealousy
as StephenMovie
Flash
1997Flash
as David StrongMovie
Unlikely Angel
1996Unlikely Angel
as Ben BartilsonMovie
Dear Diary
1996Dear Diary
as TomMovie
Critical Choices
1996Critical Choices
as Rev. Bobby Ray FloodMovie
Jack
1996Jack
as Brian PowellMovie
Getting Away with Murder
1996Getting Away with Murder
as Marty LambertMovie
Sins of Silence
1996Sins of Silence
as Joey FinnMovie
Frasier
1993Frasier
as BobTV
A
1993Angel Falls
as Eli HarrisonTV
Love Field
1992Love Field
as Ray HallettMovie
Spies, Inc.
1992Spies, Inc.
as JimMovie
Hard Promises
1992Hard Promises
as WaltMovie
Switched at Birth
1991Switched at Birth
as Robert MaysTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as Ted WeldonTV
Challenger
1990Challenger
as Captain Michael J. SmithMovie
Torch Song Trilogy
1988Torch Song Trilogy
as Ed ReeseMovie
Bluegrass
1988Bluegrass
as Dancy CutlerTV
King Kong Lives
1986King Kong Lives
as Hank MitchellMovie
Murphy's Romance
1985Murphy's Romance
as Bobby Jack MoriartyMovie
Wet Gold
1984Wet Gold
as Ben Keating, the DiverMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wrote
as Andy TownsendTV
Nickel Mountain
1984Nickel Mountain
as GeorgeMovie
The Hitchhiker
1983The Hitchhiker
as Doctor WintersTV
Intimate Agony
1983Intimate Agony
as Nick ToddMovie
Miss All-American Beauty
1982Miss All-American Beauty
as Michael CarringtonMovie
The Blue and the Gray
1982The Blue and the Gray
as Malachy HaleTV
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhere
as Terence O'CaseyTV
Getting Wasted
1980Getting Wasted
as BradMovie
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
1979The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
as Deputy Birdwell "Birdie" HawkinsTV
The Paradise Connection
1979The Paradise Connection
as Bruce DouglasMovie
The Chisholms
1979The Chisholms
as Gideon ChisholmTV
Hometown U.S.A.
1979Hometown U.S.A.
as T. J. SwackhammerMovie
A Real American Hero
1978A Real American Hero
as Til JohnsonMovie
Logan's Run
1977Logan's Run
as PatrickTV
Great Performances
1971Great Performances
as Hal GrahamTV
One Life to Live
1968One Life to Live
as Charlie BanksTV