Brian Kerwin

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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Filmography

2015

Addiction: A 60's Love Story
Addiction: A 60's Love Story
as Irv Bornstein
Movie - Released: 5/14/2015

2014

You Must Be Joking
You Must Be Joking
as Sandy
Movie - Released: 5/23/2014
Movie
Dangerous Liaisons
as Senator Fontaine
Movie - Released: 1/1/2014
The Knick
The Knick
as Corky
TV - Released: 8/8/2014

2012

Elementary
Elementary
as Charles Cooper
TV - Released: 9/27/2012
The Client List
The Client List
as Garrett Landry
TV - Released: 4/8/2012

2011

The Help
The Help
as Robert Phelan
Movie - Released: 8/9/2011

2008

27 Dresses
27 Dresses
as Hal Nichols
Movie - Released: 1/10/2008

2006

The Exonerated
The Exonerated
as Cop #2
Movie - Released: 3/6/2006
Big Love
Big Love
TV - Released: 3/12/2006

2005

Medium
Medium
as Nathan Bradley
TV - Released: 1/3/2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as Holden McKee
TV - Released: 3/27/2005
Close to Home
Close to Home
TV - Released: 9/20/2005

2004

Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
as Nathan Lloyd
Movie - Released: 9/26/2004
Debating Robert Lee
Debating Robert Lee
as Gary Mann
Movie - Released: 9/17/2004
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
as Harvey Bigsby
TV - Released: 10/3/2004
Boston Legal
Boston Legal
as Jack Fleming
TV - Released: 10/3/2004

2003

Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck
as Eugene Alderman
TV - Released: 7/22/2003

2002

Monk
Monk
as Ben Glazer
TV - Released: 7/12/2002
Without a Trace
Without a Trace
as Randall Parker
TV - Released: 9/26/2002

2000

Common Ground
Common Ground
as Chuck Dawson
Movie - Released: 1/29/2000
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine
as Leslie Campbell
TV - Released: 7/23/2000

1999

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
Movie - Released: 5/9/1999
Beggars and Choosers
Beggars and Choosers
as Rob Malone
TV - Released: 6/19/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Evan Ramsey
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Stanley Billings
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
The West Wing
The West Wing
as Ben Dryer
TV - Released: 9/22/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Roger Murray
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
TV - Released: 5/9/1999

1998

Giving Up the Ghost
Giving Up the Ghost
as Kevin
Movie - Released: 9/7/1998
Mr. Jealousy
Mr. Jealousy
as Stephen
Movie - Released: 6/5/1998

1997

Flash
Flash
as David Strong
Movie - Released: 12/21/1997
Volcano: Fire on the Mountain
Volcano: Fire on the Mountain
as Buck Adams
Movie - Released: 2/23/1997
The Myth of Fingerprints
The Myth of Fingerprints
as Elliot
Movie - Released: 9/17/1997

1996

Jack
Jack
as Brian Powell
Movie - Released: 8/9/1996
Getting Away with Murder
Getting Away with Murder
as Marty Lambert
Movie - Released: 4/12/1996
Unlikely Angel
Unlikely Angel
as Ben Bartilson
Movie - Released: 12/17/1996
Critical Choices
Critical Choices
as Rev. Bobby Ray Flood
Movie - Released: 12/8/1996
Sins of Silence
Sins of Silence
as Joey Finn
Movie - Released: 2/20/1996
Dear Diary
Dear Diary
as Tom
Movie - Released: 12/13/1996

1995

Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
as Matt Hollinger
Movie - Released: 11/3/1995
Abandoned and Deceived
Abandoned and Deceived
as Doug
Movie - Released: 3/20/1995
It Came from Outer Space II
It Came from Outer Space II
as Jack Putnam
Movie - Released: 12/31/1995

1993

TV
Angel Falls
as Eli Harrison
TV - Released: 8/26/1993
Frasier
Frasier
as Bob
TV - Released: 9/16/1993

1992

Love Field
Love Field
as Ray Hallett
Movie - Released: 12/11/1992
Hard Promises
Hard Promises
as Walt
Movie - Released: 1/31/1992
Spies, Inc.
Spies, Inc.
as Jim
Movie - Released: 9/11/1992
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
as Jack Adkins
Movie - Released: 1/19/1992

1991

Switched at Birth
Switched at Birth
as Robert Mays
Movie - Released: 4/28/1991

1990

Challenger
Challenger
as Captain Michael J. Smith
Movie - Released: 2/25/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Ted Weldon
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1989

Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as Donald
TV - Released: 6/10/1989

1988

Torch Song Trilogy
Torch Song Trilogy
as Ed Reese
Movie - Released: 12/14/1988
Roseanne
Roseanne
TV - Released: 10/18/1988

1987

Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
as Hal Graham
Movie - Released: 11/6/1987

1986

King Kong Lives
King Kong Lives
as Hank Mitchell
Movie - Released: 12/16/1986
Movie
King Kong! The Living Legend
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/1/1986

1985

Murphy's Romance
Murphy's Romance
as Bobby Jack Moriarty
Movie - Released: 12/25/1985

1984

Wet Gold
Wet Gold
as Ben Keating, the Diver
Movie - Released: 10/28/1984
Nickel Mountain
Nickel Mountain
as George
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven
TV - Released: 9/19/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Andy Townsend
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1983

Intimate Agony
Intimate Agony
as Nick Todd
Movie - Released: 3/21/1983
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker
as Doctor Winters
TV - Released: 11/1/1983

1982

Miss All-American Beauty
Miss All-American Beauty
as Michael Carrington
Movie - Released: 12/27/1982
The Tragedy of King Lear
The Tragedy of King Lear
Movie - Released: 12/31/1982
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
TV - Released: 10/26/1982
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray
as Malachy Hale
TV - Released: 11/14/1982

1981

Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
TV - Released: 11/24/1981

1980

Power
Power
as Jack Vanda
Movie - Released: 1/14/1980
Getting Wasted
Getting Wasted
as Brad
Movie - Released: 1/1/1980

1979

Hometown U.S.A.
Hometown U.S.A.
as T. J. Swackhammer
Movie - Released: 1/1/1979
The Paradise Connection
The Paradise Connection
as Bruce Douglas
Movie - Released: 9/15/1979
B. J. and the Bear
B. J. and the Bear
TV - Released: 2/10/1979
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
as Deputy Birdwell "Birdie" Hawkins
TV - Released: 9/25/1979
The Chisholms
The Chisholms
as Gideon Chisholm
TV - Released: 3/29/1979

1978

A Real American Hero
A Real American Hero
as Til Johnson
Movie - Released: 12/9/1978

1977

The Love Boat
The Love Boat
TV - Released: 9/24/1977
Grizzly Adams
Grizzly Adams
TV - Released: 2/9/1977
Logan's Run
Logan's Run
TV - Released: 9/16/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Ted Lawrence
TV - Released: 9/24/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Hank Austin
TV - Released: 9/24/1977

1976

Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars
TV - Released: 11/13/1976

1971

Great Performances
Great Performances
as Hal Graham
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1968

One Life to Live
One Life to Live
as Charlie Banks
TV - Released: 7/15/1968