
Brian Kerwin
Acting
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.
Born: October 25, 1949 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Filmography (54)

Addiction: A 60's Love Story
2015

The Knick
2014

Elementary
2012

The Client List
2012

The Help
2011

27 Dresses
2008

Big Love
2006

Close to Home
2005

Grey's Anatomy
2005

Medium
2005

Desperate Housewives
2004

Boston Legal
2004

Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
2004

Nip/Tuck
2003

Without a Trace
2002

Monk
2002

Strong Medicine
2000

Common Ground
2000

The West Wing
1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Beggars and Choosers
1999

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
1999

Mr. Jealousy
1998

Flash
1997

The Myth of Fingerprints
1997

Volcano: Fire on the Mountain
1997

Unlikely Angel
1996

Dear Diary
1996

Jack
1996

Getting Away with Murder
1996

It Came from Outer Space II
1995

Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
1995

Frasier
1993

Love Field
1992

Hard Promises
1992

Law & Order
1990

Tales from the Crypt
1989

Torch Song Trilogy
1988

Roseanne
1988

King Kong Lives
1986

Murphy's Romance
1985

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Highway to Heaven
1984

The Hitchhiker
1983

The Blue and the Gray
1982

St. Elsewhere
1982

Simon & Simon
1981

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
1979

B. J. and the Bear
1979

The Love Boat
1977

Logan's Run
1977

Battle of the Network Stars
1976

Great Performances
1971

One Life to Live
1968
