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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.

Known for

Addiction: A 60's Love Story
Addiction: A 60's Love Story
2015 • Irv Bornstein
You Must Be Joking
You Must Be Joking
2014 • Sandy
Dangerous Liaisons
2014 • Senator Fontaine
The Help
The Help
2011 • Robert Phelan
27 Dresses
27 Dresses
2008 • Hal Nichols
The Exonerated
The Exonerated
2006 • Cop #2
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
2004 • Nathan Lloyd
Debating Robert Lee
Debating Robert Lee
2004 • Gary Mann

Full filmography

Dangerous Liaisons
2014 • Senator Fontaine
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The Help
The Help
2011 • Robert Phelan
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27 Dresses
27 Dresses
2008 • Hal Nichols
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Common Ground
Common Ground
2000 • Chuck Dawson
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Mr. Jealousy
Mr. Jealousy
1998 • Stephen
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Flash
Flash
1997 • David Strong
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Unlikely Angel
Unlikely Angel
1996 • Ben Bartilson
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Critical Choices
Critical Choices
1996 • Rev. Bobby Ray Flood
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Jack
Jack
1996 • Brian Powell
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Sins of Silence
Sins of Silence
1996 • Joey Finn
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Love Field
Love Field
1992 • Ray Hallett
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Challenger
Challenger
1990 • Captain Michael J. Smith
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King Kong Lives
King Kong Lives
1986 • Hank Mitchell
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Murphy's Romance
Murphy's Romance
1985 • Bobby Jack Moriarty
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Wet Gold
Wet Gold
1984 • Ben Keating, the Diver
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Intimate Agony
Intimate Agony
1983 • Nick Todd
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Miss All-American Beauty
Miss All-American Beauty
1982 • Michael Carrington
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The Paradise Connection
The Paradise Connection
1979 • Bruce Douglas
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Hometown U.S.A.
Hometown U.S.A.
1979 • T. J. Swackhammer
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A Real American Hero
A Real American Hero
1978 • Til Johnson
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Brian Kerwin – Biography, Known For & Filmography