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    Brian Kerwin

    1949-10-25 (74 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA

    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.

    Movies

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    Addiction: A 60's Love Story
    48 %|May 14, 2015
    Thriller, Crime
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    You Must Be Joking
    53 %|May 23, 2014
    Comedy
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    The Help
    82.03 %|Aug 9, 2011
    Drama
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    27 Dresses
    64 %|Jan 10, 2008
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Exonerated
    80 %|Mar 6, 2006
    Drama
    actor
    Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
    50 %|Sep 26, 2004
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Debating Robert Lee
    70 %|Sep 17, 2004
    Drama
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    Common Ground
    47 %|Jan 29, 2000
    TV Movie, Drama
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    The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
    53 %|May 9, 1999
    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Giving Up the Ghost
    60 %|Sep 7, 1998
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    Mr. Jealousy
    58 %|Jun 5, 1998
    Comedy, Romance
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    Flash
    82 %|Dec 21, 1997
    Family, Drama
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    The Myth of Fingerprints
    48 %|Sep 17, 1997
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
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    Volcano: Fire on the Mountain
    59 %|Feb 23, 1997
    Drama, Action
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    Unlikely Angel
    67 %|Dec 17, 1996
    TV Movie, Fantasy, Comedy
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    Dear Diary
    60 %|Dec 13, 1996
    Romance, Comedy, Drama
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    Critical Choices
    60 %|Dec 8, 1996
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Jack
    63.08 %|Aug 9, 1996
    Comedy, Family, Drama
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    Getting Away with Murder
    48 %|Apr 12, 1996
    Comedy
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    Sins of Silence
    60 %|Feb 20, 1996
    TV Movie, Drama
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    It Came from Outer Space II
    33 %|Dec 31, 1995
    TV Movie, Science Fiction
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    Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
    63 %|Nov 3, 1995
    Drama, Adventure, Family, Mystery
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    Abandoned and Deceived
    66 %|Mar 20, 1995
    Drama
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    Love Field
    58 %|Dec 11, 1992
    Drama, Romance
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    Spies, Inc.
    43 %|Sep 11, 1992
    Comedy, Action
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    Hard Promises
    51 %|Jan 31, 1992
    Comedy, Romance
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    Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
    60 %|Jan 19, 1992
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Switched at Birth
    60 %|Apr 28, 1991
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Challenger
    62 %|Feb 25, 1990
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Torch Song Trilogy
    73 %|Dec 14, 1988
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
    68 %|Nov 6, 1987
    Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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    King Kong Lives
    51 %|Dec 16, 1986
    Fantasy, Action, Adventure
    actor
    King Kong! The Living Legend
    0 %|Jun 1, 1986
    Documentary
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    Murphy's Romance
    59.84 %|Dec 25, 1985
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Wet Gold
    45 %|Oct 28, 1984
    Action, Drama, TV Movie
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    Nickel Mountain
    33 %|Jan 1, 1984
    Drama
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    Intimate Agony
    43 %|Mar 21, 1983
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Miss All-American Beauty
    20 %|Dec 27, 1982
    Comedy, Drama, Romance, TV Movie
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    Power
    20 %|Jan 14, 1980
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Getting Wasted
    65 %|Jan 1, 1980
    Comedy
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    The Paradise Connection
    0 %|Sep 15, 1979
    Crime, Adventure, Action, TV Movie
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    Hometown U.S.A.
    10 %|Jan 1, 1979
    Comedy
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    A Real American Hero
    40 %|Dec 9, 1978
    Action, Crime, Drama, TV Movie

    Series

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    The Knick
    79.16 %|Aug 8, 2014
    Drama
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    Elementary
    75.86 %|Sep 27, 2012
    Drama, Mystery, Crime
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    The Client List
    68 %|Apr 8, 2012
    Drama
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    Big Love
    69.62 %|Mar 12, 2006
    Drama
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    Close to Home
    61.31999999999999 %|Sep 20, 2005
    Drama, Crime, Mystery
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    Grey's Anatomy
    82.42000000000002 %|Mar 27, 2005
    Drama
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    Medium
    75.09 %|Jan 3, 2005
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Desperate Housewives
    79.27 %|Oct 3, 2004
    Mystery, Drama, Comedy
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    Boston Legal
    78.77 %|Oct 3, 2004
    Comedy, Drama
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    Nip/Tuck
    72.09 %|Jul 22, 2003
    Drama
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    Without a Trace
    73 %|Sep 26, 2002
    Crime, Mystery, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Monk
    79 %|Jul 12, 2002
    Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The West Wing
    83 %|Sep 22, 1999
    Drama
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    79.42999999999999 %|Sep 20, 1999
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    79.42999999999999 %|Sep 20, 1999
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    79.42999999999999 %|Sep 20, 1999
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    actor
    Beggars and Choosers
    33 %|Jun 19, 1999
    Comedy
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    The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
    45 %|May 9, 1999
    Drama
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    Frasier
    77 %|Sep 16, 1993
    Comedy, Family
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    Angel Falls
    90 %|Aug 26, 1993
    Drama
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    Law & Order
    74 %|Sep 13, 1990
    Crime, Drama
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    Tales from the Crypt
    79.65 %|Jun 10, 1989
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Roseanne
    69.03 %|Oct 18, 1988
    Comedy
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    Murder, She Wrote
    75.75 %|Sep 30, 1984
    Mystery, Crime, Drama
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    Highway to Heaven
    73.28 %|Sep 19, 1984
    Family, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Hitchhiker
    61.150000000000006 %|Nov 1, 1983
    Drama, Crime
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    The Blue and the Gray
    69 %|Nov 14, 1982
    Drama
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    St. Elsewhere
    52.629999999999995 %|Oct 26, 1982
    Drama
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    Simon & Simon
    66 %|Nov 24, 1981
    Drama
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    The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
    48 %|Sep 18, 1979
    Comedy
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    The Chisholms
    62 %|Mar 29, 1979
    Western
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    B. J. and the Bear
    55 %|Feb 10, 1979
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Love Boat
    62.59 %|Sep 24, 1977
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Love Boat
    62.59 %|Sep 24, 1977
    Drama, Comedy
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    The Love Boat
    62.59 %|Sep 24, 1977
    Drama, Comedy
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    Logan's Run
    66 %|Sep 16, 1977
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Grizzly Adams
    70.43 %|Feb 9, 1977
    Western, Action & Adventure
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    Battle of the Network Stars
    72 %|Nov 13, 1976
    Comedy
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    Great Performances
    51 %|Jan 28, 1971
    Comedy, Documentary, Drama
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    One Life to Live
    72 %|Jul 15, 1968
    Soap, Drama