Brian Hallisay

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Brian Hallisay
Born (1978-10-31) October 31, 1978 (age 45)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma mater Cornell University (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
Spouse
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(m. 2013)​
Children3

Brian Hallisay (born October 31, 1978) [1] is an American actor, known for his roles as Will Davis in The CW drama series Privileged and Kyle Parks in the Lifetime drama series The Client List . He starred on the television series Revenge as Ben Hunter. [2]

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Early life

Hallisay was born on Halloween Day in Washington, D.C., graduated from Gonzaga College High School in 1996 and then moved on to Cornell University, graduating in 2000. [1] After college and before moving to Los Angeles, he worked on Wall Street. Regarding the career change, he commented: "I was slaving away at that and I had a really good time with it, but it got to the point where I said, 'You know, I had always dreamed about seeing what acting was all about.'" [3]

Career

Hallisay made his television debut in 2005, appearing on Fox's The Inside , with Rachel Nichols and Adam Baldwin, as well as Lifetime's Strong Medicine , opposite Patricia Richardson. [4]

On The CW's drama Privileged , Hallisay played Will Davis, a charming and wealthy Palm Beach bachelor who is delighted to learn that his next-door neighbors have hired a beautiful tutor named Megan Smith (Joanna García). [4] He continued in various television series, such as Without a Trace and Cold Case . Since then, he has landed roles in Bones , Medium , Bionic Woman , and CSI: NY , opposite Gary Sinise. [5]

In 2006, he made his feature debut in Erik MacArthur's Bottoms Up , starring Paris Hilton and Jason Mewes. Hallisay played the boyfriend to Hilton, a socialite who helps Mewes save his failing small-town restaurant. In 2011, Hallisay was cast in the third installment of Hostel where he played the lead character. In 2012, Hallisay appeared in two episodes of The CW's series Ringer , and he signed a deal with Lifetime to appear as Kyle Parks in the drama series The Client List . [6]

From late 2018 to early 2019, Hallisay played a recurring role on 9-1-1 as Doug Kendall alias Jason Bailey, the abusive husband of Maddie Buckley, a character played by his real-life wife, Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Personal life

In March 2012, Hallisay began dating his The Client List co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt. [7] In June 2013, it was announced that Hewitt and Hallisay were engaged [8] and expecting their first child. [7] They married November 20, 2013, [9] before the birth of their first child, a daughter, Autumn James. [10] In June 2015, the couple had a boy, Atticus James. [11] In September 2021, Hewitt and Hallisay welcomed their third child, a son named Aidan James. [12]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Bottoms Up Hayden FieldDirect-to-DVD
2011 Hostel: Part III ScottDirect-to-DVD
2014 Jessabelle Mark
2014 American Sniper Captain Gillespie
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 The Inside Jake CarringtonEpisode: "Aidan"
2005 Strong Medicine Dr. George HarmonEpisode: "Chief Complaints"
2006 Without a Trace Alex StarkEpisode: "Win Today"
2006 Cold Case Jimmy BrunoEpisode: "Forever Blue"
2007 CSI: NY Emery GableEpisode: "Heart of Glass"
2007 Bones Ben MichaelsonEpisode: "The Glowing Bones in the Old Stone House"
2007 Bionic Woman Dr. Mark StevensEpisode: "Faceoff"
2008 Medium Sean CoveyEpisode: "Lady Killer"
2008–09 Privileged Will DavisMain cast; 17 episodes
2009 Eastwick MorganEpisode: "Fleas and Casserole"
2011 Rizzoli & Isles Chris DunbarEpisode: "My Own Worst Enemy"
2012 Ringer FBI Agent Pettibone2 episodes
2012–13 The Client List Kyle ParksRecurring, season 1; main cast, season 2; 22 episodes
2013 Body of Proof Dr. Jeffrey DanteEpisode: "Lost Souls"
2014 Mistresses Ben Odell4 episodes
2014–2015 Revenge Ben HunterSeason 4 (Recurring, Main Cast after episode 7)
2016 Major Crimes Bo McLarenEpisode: "N.S.F.W."
2016 Code Black Drew McAdooEpisode: "Landslide"
2018 NCIS David CrockerEpisode: "Dark Secrets"
2018–19, 2023, 2024 9-1-1 Jason Bailey/Doug KendallRecurring role (Season 2); 1 episode (Season 6); 6 episode (season 7)
2019 Suits Craig CameronEpisode: "Cairo"

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