
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
October 25, 1949 (age 76)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
Brain Kerwin
Брайан Кервин
Brian Kerwin
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.
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Known For

TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Evan Ramsey
1999

TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Stanley Billings
1999

TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Roger Murray
1999

TV
Grey's Anatomy
Holden McKee
2005

TV
Law & Order
Ted Weldon
1990

TV
Frasier
Bob
1993

TV
Desperate Housewives
Harvey Bigsby
2004

TV
Boston Legal
Jack Fleming
2004

TV
Great Performances
Hal Graham
1971

TV
Monk
Ben Glazer
2002

TV
Elementary
Charles Cooper
2012

TV
The West Wing
Ben Dryer
1999

TV
Murder, She Wrote
Andy Townsend
1984

TV
Medium
Nathan Bradley
2005

TV
The Love Boat
1977

TV
The Love Boat
Ted Lawrence
1977

TV
The Love Boat
Hank Austin
1977

TV
Without a Trace
Randall Parker
2002

TV
Nip/Tuck
Eugene Alderman
2003

TV
Strong Medicine
Leslie Campbell
2000
Filmography
2015FilmAddiction: A 60's Love Storyas Irv Bornstein2014TVThe Knickas Corky2014FilmYou Must Be Jokingas Sandy2014FilmDangerous Liaisonsas Senator Fontaine2012TVElementaryas Charles Cooper2012TVThe Client Listas Garrett Landry2011FilmThe Helpas Robert Phelan2008Film27 Dressesas Hal Nichols2006TVBig Loveas Eddie2006FilmThe Exoneratedas Cop #22005TVClose to Homeas Lee Towers2005TVGrey's Anatomyas Holden McKee2005TVMediumas Nathan Bradley2004TVDesperate Housewivesas Harvey Bigsby2004TVBoston Legalas Jack Fleming2004FilmRevenge of the Middle-Aged Womanas Nathan Lloyd2004FilmDebating Robert Leeas Gary Mann2003TVNip/Tuckas Eugene Alderman2002TVWithout a Traceas Randall Parker2002TVMonkas Ben Glazer2000TVStrong Medicineas Leslie Campbell2000FilmCommon Groundas Chuck Dawson1999TVThe West Wingas Ben Dryer1999TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitas Evan Ramsey1999TVBeggars and Choosersas Rob Malone1999FilmThe Hunt for the Unicorn Killer1999TVThe Hunt For The Unicorn Killer1998FilmGiving Up the Ghostas Kevin1998FilmMr. Jealousyas Stephen1997FilmFlashas David Strong1997FilmThe Myth of Fingerprintsas Elliot1997FilmVolcano: Fire on the Mountainas Buck Adams1996FilmUnlikely Angelas Ben Bartilson1996FilmDear Diaryas Tom1996FilmCritical Choicesas Rev. Bobby Ray Flood1996FilmJackas Brian Powell1996FilmGetting Away with Murderas Marty Lambert1996FilmSins of Silenceas Joey Finn1995FilmIt Came from Outer Space IIas Jack Putnam1995FilmGold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountainas Matt Hollinger1995FilmAbandoned and Deceivedas Doug1993TVFrasieras Bob1993TVAngel Fallsas Eli Harrison1992FilmLove Fieldas Ray Hallett1992FilmSpies, Inc.as Jim1992FilmHard Promisesas Walt1992FilmAgainst Her Will: An Incident in Baltimoreas Jack Adkins1991TVSwitched at Birthas Robert Mays1990TVLaw & Orderas Ted Weldon1990FilmChallengeras Captain Michael J. Smith1989TVTales from the Cryptas Donald1988FilmTorch Song Trilogyas Ed Reese1988TVRoseanne1988TVBluegrassas Dancy Cutler1987FilmTales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jacksonas Hal Graham1986FilmKing Kong Livesas Hank Mitchell1986FilmKing Kong! The Living Legendas Self1985FilmMurphy's Romanceas Bobby Jack Moriarty1984FilmWet Goldas Ben Keating, the Diver1984TVMurder, She Wroteas Andy Townsend1984TVHighway to Heaven1984FilmNickel Mountainas George1983TVThe Hitchhikeras Doctor Winters1983FilmIntimate Agonyas Nick Todd1982FilmThe Tragedy of King Lear1982FilmMiss All-American Beautyas Michael Carrington1982TVThe Blue and the Grayas Malachy Hale1982TVSt. Elsewhereas Terence O'Casey1981TVSimon & Simon1980FilmGetting Wastedas Brad1979TVThe Misadventures of Sheriff Loboas Deputy Birdwell "Birdie" Hawkins1979FilmThe Paradise Connectionas Bruce Douglas1979TVThe Chisholmsas Gideon Chisholm1979TVB. J. and the Bear1979FilmHometown U.S.A.as T. J. Swackhammer1978FilmA Real American Heroas Til Johnson1977TVThe Love Boat1977TVLogan's Runas Patrick1976TVBattle of the Network Stars1971TVGreat Performancesas Hal Graham1968TVOne Life to Liveas Charlie Banks