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Brian Kerwin

Born
October 25, 1949
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
The Help
(2011)
Robert Phelan
Jack
(1996)
Brian Powell
27 Dresses
(2008)
Hal Nichols
King Kong Lives
(1986)
Hank Mitchell
Unlikely Angel
(1996)
Ben Bartilson
Common Ground
(2000)
Chuck Dawson
Love Field
(1992)
Ray Hallett
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
(1995)
Matt Hollinger
Critical Choices
(1996)
Rev. Bobby Ray Flood
Wet Gold
(1984)
Ben Keating, the Diver
Murphy's Romance
(1985)
Bobby Jack Moriarty
Abandoned and Deceived
(1995)
Doug
Flash
(1997)
David Strong
Torch Song Trilogy
(1988)
Ed Reese
Getting Wasted
(1980)
Brad
Full Filmography
Acting
A Real American Hero
(1978)
Til Johnson
Hometown U.S.A.
(1979)
T. J. Swackhammer
The Paradise Connection
(1979)
Bruce Douglas
Power
(1980)
Jack Vanda
Getting Wasted
(1980)
Brad
Miss All-American Beauty
(1982)
Michael Carrington
Intimate Agony
(1983)
Nick Todd
Wet Gold
(1984)
Ben Keating, the Diver
Nickel Mountain
(1984)
George
Murphy's Romance
(1985)
Bobby Jack Moriarty
King Kong Lives
(1986)
Hank Mitchell
King Kong! The Living Legend
(1986)
Self
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
(1987)
Hal Graham
Torch Song Trilogy
(1988)
Ed Reese
Challenger
(1990)
Captain Michael J. Smith
Switched at Birth
(1991)
Robert Mays
Love Field
(1992)
Ray Hallett
Spies, Inc.
(1992)
Jim
Hard Promises
(1992)
Walt
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
(1992)
Jack Adkins
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
(1995)
Matt Hollinger
Abandoned and Deceived
(1995)
Doug
It Came from Outer Space II
(1995)
Jack Putnam
Jack
(1996)
Brian Powell
Getting Away with Murder
(1996)
Marty Lambert
Unlikely Angel
(1996)
Ben Bartilson
Sins of Silence
(1996)
Joey Finn
Dear Diary
(1996)
Tom
Critical Choices
(1996)
Rev. Bobby Ray Flood
Flash
(1997)
David Strong
Volcano: Fire on the Mountain
(1997)
Buck Adams
The Myth of Fingerprints
(1997)
Elliot
Giving Up the Ghost
(1998)
Kevin
Mr. Jealousy
(1998)
Stephen
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
(1999)
Common Ground
(2000)
Chuck Dawson
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
(2004)
Nathan Lloyd
Debating Robert Lee
(2004)
Gary Mann
The Exonerated
(2006)
Cop #2
27 Dresses
(2008)
Hal Nichols
The Help
(2011)
Robert Phelan
You Must Be Joking
(2014)
Sandy
Addiction: A 60's Love Story
(2015)
Irv Bornstein
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