Brian Kerwin

Brian Kerwin

Actor

Chicago, Illinois, USA
October 25, 1949

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Kerwin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

The Help
The Help
8.2
/ English
27 Dresses
27 Dresses
6.5
/ English
Jack
Jack
6.3
/ English
King Kong Lives
King Kong Lives
5.2
/ English
Love Field
Love Field
6.1
/ English
Mr. Jealousy
Mr. Jealousy
5.9
/ English
Flash
Flash
8.2
/ English
Critical Choices
Critical Choices
6.3
/ English
Unlikely Angel
Unlikely Angel
6.1
/ English
Torch Song Trilogy
Torch Song Trilogy
7.3
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Help
2011Winner

Best Performance

The Help

27 Dresses
2008Nominee

Best Performance

27 Dresses

Jack
1996Nominee

Best Performance

Jack

Career Highlights

King Kong Lives
1986Highlight

Best Performance

King Kong Lives

Love Field
1992Highlight

Best Performance

Love Field