Brian Kerwin
Brian Kerwin (born October 25, 1949) is an American actor who has starred in feature films, on Broadway, and television series and movies. Early life. Kerwin was born in Chicago and raised in Flossmoor, Illinois. Career. Kerwin won the Theatre World Award in 1988 for the off-Broadway play "Emily". His Broadway credits include the 1997 revival of "The Little Foxes" and the Elaine May comedy "After the Night and the Music" in 2005. The same year, he starred in Edward Albee's "The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?" at the Mark Taper Forum. In 1989, he 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 "". 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. His credits on TV 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", "", "Blue Bloods , Boston Legal", "Medium", "Without a Trace", and "Desperate Housewives". From 2007 to 2012, he appeared on the soap opera "One Life to Live". Personal life. Brian Kerwin has three siblings: Anne, Dennis, and Terrence. 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.