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Brian Kerwin

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Lanky, blue-eyed blond American lead and second lead from Chicago whose fresh-scrubbed Ivy League good looks were first noticed on TV soaps and a couple of rugged series. His sensitive, innocent-eyed charm sometimes belied a less-than-honorable nature, as was the case when he played Sally Field's ne'er-do-well ex-husband in the film Murphy's Romance... See full bio »

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2013 Blue Bloods (TV series)
Pete Seabrook
– No Regrets (2013) … Pete Seabrook
 
2012 Elementary (TV series)
Charles Cooper
– Flight Risk (2012) … Charles Cooper
 
2012 The Client List (TV series)
Garrett Landry
– Try, Try Again (2012) … Garrett Landry
– Ring True (2012) … Garrett Landry
– Tough Love (2012) … Garrett Landry
 
2007-2011 One Life to Live (TV series)
Charlie Banks
– Episode #1.11084 (2011) … Charlie Banks
– Episode #1.10935 (2011) … Charlie Banks
– Episode #1.10924 (2011) … Charlie Banks (uncredited)
– Episode #1.10919 (2011) … Charlie Banks (uncredited)
– Episode #1.10918 (2011) … Charlie Banks (uncredited)
See all 306 episodes »
 
2011 A Gifted Man (TV series)
Jim Marks
– In Case of Discomfort (2011) … Jim Marks
 
2011 The Help
Robert Phelan
 
2008 27 Dresses
Hal
 
2007 Big Love (TV series)
Eddie
– Kingdom Come (2007) … Eddie
– Vision Thing (2007) … Eddie
– Rock and a Hard Place (2007) … Eddie
– Reunion (2007) … Eddie
 
2007 The Virgin of Akron, Ohio (TV series)
– Pilot (2007)
 
2006 Monk (TV series)
Ben Glazer
– Mr. Monk Meets His Dad (2006) … Ben Glazer
 
2006 Desperate Housewives (TV series)
Harvey Bigsby
– Bang (2006) … Harvey Bigsby
– Sweetheart, I Have to Confess (2006) … Harvey Bigsby
 
2006 Without a Trace (TV series)
Randall Parker
– Stolen (2006) … Randall Parker
 
2006 Close to Home (TV series)
Lee Towers
– The Good Doctor (2006) … Lee Towers
 
2005 Nip/Tuck (TV series)
Eugene Alderman
– Cherry Peck (2005) … Eugene Alderman
– Quentin Costa (2005) … Eugene Alderman
– Joy Kringle (2005) … Eugene Alderman
– Madison Berg (2005) … Eugene Alderman
 
2005 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Holden McKee
– Thanks for the Memories (2005) … Holden McKee
 
2005 Medium (TV series)
Nathan Bradley
– Too Close to Call (2005) … Nathan Bradley
 
2005 The Exonerated (TV movie)
Cop #2
 
2004 Boston Legal (TV series)
Jack Fleming
– Truth Be Told (2004) … Jack Fleming
 
2004 Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman (TV movie)
Nathan Lloyd
 
2004 Debating Robert Lee
Gary Mann
 
2004 The West Wing (TV series)
Ben Dryer
– Talking Points (2004) … Ben Dryer
– Eppur Si Muove (2004) … Ben Dryer
– An Khe (2004) … Ben Dryer
 
2001-2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Evan Ramsey / Stanley Billings
– Appearances (2003) … Stanley Billings
– Repression (2001) … Evan Ramsey
 
2003 Strong Medicine (TV series)
Les Campbell
– Intensive Care (2003) … Les Campbell
 
2002 Law & Order (TV series)
Ted Weldon
– Missing (2002) … Ted Weldon
 
2001 Frasier (TV series)
Bob
– Don Juan in Hell: Part 1 (2001) … Bob
– Don Juan in Hell: Part 2 (2001) … Bob
 
1999-2001 Beggars and Choosers (TV series)
Rob Malone
– The Long Goodbye (2001) … Rob Malone
– From Russia, with Love (2001) … Rob Malone
– We'll Always Have Burbank (2001) … Rob Malone
– Golf War Syndrome (2001) … Rob Malone
– Hitting the Bottle (2001) … Rob Malone
See all 42 episodes »
 
2001 A Girl Thing (TV movie)
Gary Tucker
 
2000 Common Ground (TV movie)
Chuck Dawson
 
1999 The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (TV movie)
Saul Lapidus
 
1998 Giving Up the Ghost (TV movie)
Kevin
 
1998 Dead Man's Gun (TV series)
Joe Wheeler / Teddy Boyd
– The Resurrection of Joe Wheeler (1998) … Teddy Boyd/Joe Wheeler
 
1997 Flash (TV movie)
David Strong
 
1997 Mr. Jealousy
Stephen
 
1997 The Myth of Fingerprints
Elliot
 
1997 Volcano: Fire on the Mountain (TV movie)
Buck Adams
 
1996 Unlikely Angel (TV movie)
Ben Bartilson
 
1996 Critical Choices (TV movie)
Flood
 
1996 Jack
Brian Powell
 
1996 Getting Away with Murder
Marty Lambert
 
1996 Sins of Silence (TV movie)
Joey Finn
 
1996 It Came from Outer Space II (TV movie)
Jack Putnam
 
1996 Dear Diary (short)
 
1995 Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Matt Hollinger
 
1995 Abandoned and Deceived (TV movie)
Doug
 
1993 Angel Falls (TV series)
Eli Harrison
 
1992 Love Field
Ray Hallett
 
1992 Spies Inc.
Jim
 
1992 Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore (TV movie)
Jack Adkins
 
1991 Hard Promises
Walt
 
1991 Switched at Birth (TV movie)
Robert Mays
 
1990 Roseanne (TV series)
Gary Hall
– Good-bye, Mr Right (1990) … Gary Hall
– Like a Virgin (1990) … Gary Hall
– To Tell the Truth (1990) … Gary Hall
– All of Me (1990) … Gary Hall
 
1990 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Donald
– Judy, You're Not Yourself Today (1990) … Donald
 
1990 Challenger (TV movie)
Capt. Michael J. Smith
 
1989 The Hitchhiker (TV series)
Doctor Winters
– Shadow Puppets (1989) … Doctor Winters
 
1988 Torch Song Trilogy
Ed Reese
 
1988 Bluegrass (TV movie)
Dancy Cutler
 
1987 Great Performances (TV series)
Hal Graham
– Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson (1987) … Hal Graham (as Brain Kerwin)
 
1986 King Kong Lives
Hank Mitchell
 
1986 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
Terence O'Casey
– Time Heals: Part 2 (1986) … Terence O'Casey
– Time Heals: Part 1 (1986) … Terence O'Casey
 
1985 Murphy's Romance
Bobby Jack Moriarty
 
1984 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Andy Townsend
– Death Casts a Spell (1984) … Andy Townsend
 
1984 Highway to Heaven (TV series)
Barry Rudd
– Hotel of Dreams (1984) … Barry Rudd
 
1984 Wet Gold (TV movie)
Ben Keating, the Diver
 
1984 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Slack Reynolds / Taylor Martin
– The Dark Side of the Street (1984) … Taylor Martin/Slack Reynolds
 
1984 Nickel Mountain
George
 
1983 Intimate Agony (TV movie)
Nick Todd
 
1983 Antony and Cleopatra (TV movie)
Eros
 
1982 The Tragedy of King Lear (video)
King of France
 
1982 Miss All-American Beauty (TV movie)
Michael Carrington
 
1982 The Blue and the Gray (TV mini-series)
Malachy Hale
– Part 3 (1982) … Malachy Hale
– Part 2 (1982) … Malachy Hale
– Part 1 (1982) … Malachy Hale
 
1982 James' Boys (TV series)
 
1980-1981 The Love Boat (TV series)
Ted Lawrence / Hank Austin
– Incredible Hunk, The/Isaac, the Marriage Counselor/Jewels & Jim (1981) … Hank Austin
– He Family Plan/The Promoter/May the Best Man Win/Forever Engaged/The Judges (1980) … Ted Lawrence
– The Family Plan/The Promoter/May the Best Man Win/Forever Engaged/The Judges (1980) … Ted Lawrence
 
1979-1981 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV series)
Deputy Birdwell 'Birdie' Hawkins
– Keep on Buckin' (1981) … Deputy Birdwell 'Birdie' Hawkins
– The Roller Disco Karate Kaper (1981) … Deputy Birdwell 'Birdie' Hawkins
– Lobo and the Pirates (1981) … Deputy Birdwell 'Birdie' Hawkins
– What're Girls Like You Doing in a Bank Like This? (1981) … Deputy Birdwell 'Birdie' Hawkins
– The Cowboy Connection (1981) … Deputy Birdwell 'Birdie' Hawkins
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1980 Power (TV movie)
Jack Vanda
 
1980 Getting Wasted
Brad Carson
 
1979 B.J. and the Bear (TV series)
Deputy Birdwell 'Birdie' Hawkins
– BJ's Sweethearts (1979) … Deputy Birdwell 'Birdie' Hawkins
– Run for the Money (1979) … Deputy Birdwell 'Birdie' Hawkins
– Lobo (1979) … Deputy Birdwell 'Birdie' Hawkins
 
1979 The Paradise Connection (TV movie)
Bruce Douglas
 
1979 Hometown U.S.A.
T. J. Swackhammer
 
1979 The Chisholms (TV mini-series)
Gideon Chisholm
– Chapter II (1979) … Gideon Chisholm
– Chapter I (1979) … Gideon Chisholm
 
1978 A Real American Hero (TV movie)
Til Johnson
 
1978 David Cassidy - Man Undercover (TV series)
Ernie
– Running the Hill (1978) … Ernie
 
1978 The Busters (TV movie)
Albie McRae
 
1977 The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (TV movie)
 
1977 Logan's Run (TV series)
Patrick
– The Innocent (1977) … Patrick
 
1976-1977 The Young and the Restless (TV series)
Greg Foster #2
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2000 Common Ground (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1985 Murphy's Romance (performer: "I LOVE YOU ONLY")
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2010 The 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee
 
2006 The Making of, Debating Robert Lee (documentary short)
Himself
 
2005/II Repetition
Himself
 
1980-1981 The Alan Thicke Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 September 1981 (1981) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 November 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1981 The John Davidson Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 September 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1981 Battle of the Network Stars X (TV special)
Himself - NBC Team
 
1980 CHiPs (TV series)
Himself
– The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party: Part 2 (1980) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1980 Battle of the Network Stars VIII (TV special)
Himself - NBC Team
 

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(12/07) Stage: Appeared (as "Steve Heidebrecht") in "August: Osage County" by Tracy Letts, Imperial Theatre, New York City. See more »

Alternate Names:

Brain Kerwin

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Son:Finn Kerwin (born c. 1992) daughter:Matilda Kerwin (born c. 1993) son:Brennan Kerwin (born c. 1995). See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio