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.

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Brian Kerwin Movies

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27 Dresses (2008)

Comedy Romance
Jane has spent years saying yes to everyone but herself, collecting twenty-seven bridesmaid dresses as proof of her boundless generosity. She is hopelessly devoted to her boss, a man who...
Score 6.5
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Volcano: Fire on the Mountain (1997)

Action Drama
At a ski resort nestled beneath an active volcano, a volcanologist watches seismic readings spike with alarming precision. Nobody wants to hear it. The mountain town relies on tourism dollars,...
Score 6.2

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