Brian Kerwin

About Brian Kerwin

Who is it?: Actor, Producer, Soundtrack
Birth Day: October 25, 1949
Birth Place:  Chicago, Illinois, United States
Birth Sign: Scorpio
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 1976–present
Spouse(s): Jeanne Marie Troy (1990–2016; her death); 3 children

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Brian Kerwin was born on October 25, 1949 in  Chicago, Illinois, United States, is Actor, Producer, Soundtrack. Kerwin grew up in the Chicago suburb of Flossmoor, Illinois. After graduating from USC's Film School in 1972, he moved to New York City to pursue acting on the stage. After several off-off Broadway productions, he was cast for a brief stint on "The Young and the Restless", in Los Angeles. He ended up staying in LA for the next 15 years, working steadily in films, TV and on stage.He worked regularly in TV, from standard network fare to recurring roles in Roseanne (1988), The West Wing (1999), and HBO's The Knick (2014). He appeared in numerous TV movies and miniseries and starred in Showtime's critically acclaimed series, Beggars and Choosers (1999).In feature films Kerwin landed the role of the errant ex of Sally Field in Murphy's Romance (1985), and he played opposite Harvey Fierstein in the groundbreaking film, Torch Song Trilogy (1988) (a role he also played in the Tony Award winning play). He starred with Robin Williams in Jack (1996), Michelle Pfeiffer in Love Field (1992), and Sissy Spacek in Hard Promises (1991). He also appeared in 27 Dresses (2008) and played the father of Emma Stone in The Help (2016).The focus of Kerwin's work has always been the stage. He has performed in regional theatres throughout the country, including South Coast Rep, San Diego's Old Globe, The Seattle Rep and The Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. He and his wife, Jeanne, a theatrical producer, moved to Manhattan's Upper West Side in 1993, where they raised their three children. While there, he worked extensively both on and off Broadway, culminating with his 19 month run in Tracy Lett's Tony and Pulizer Award winning play, August: Osage County.Widowed in 2016, Kerwin resides in NYC.
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💰Brian Kerwin Net worth: $700,000

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Awards and nominations:

He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category in 2008, 2010 and 2011 for his work on One Life to Live.

Biography/Timeline

1976

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.

1988

Born in Chicago and raised in Flossmoor, 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.

1989

In 1989 he had played Nick in a revival of Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Doolittle Theatre (now the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre) in Los Angeles. The production, directed by the Playwright, starred Glenda Jackson and John Lithgow, with Cynthia Nixon as Kerwin's character's wife, Honey. The production was not well received. He 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 original Broadway production of August: Osage County.

1990

Kerwin married Jeanne Marie Troy on September 2, 1990, with whom he had three children (Finn, Matilda, Brennan). She died on February 11, 2016 after a three year battle with brain cancer.

2007

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 episodes), Roseanne (as Gary Hall), 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, Blue Bloods, Boston Legal, Medium, Without a Trace, and Desperate Housewives. From 2007-2012, he appeared on the soap opera One Life to Live.

2008

He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category in 2008, 2010 and 2011 for his work on One Life to Live.