Kerr Smith

This article is about the American actor. For the Scottish footballer, see Kerr Smith (footballer).

Kerr Smith
Smith in 2024
Alma mater	University of Vermont
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present
Spouses	Harmoni Everett ​ ​ (m. 2003;div. 2009)​ Lisa Smith

Kerr Smith is an American actor known as Jack McPhee on Dawson's Creek , Kyle Brody in Charmed , Robert Quinn on The Fosters and Axel Palmer in My Bloody Valentine 3D . ^{[1] [2] [3]} He is also known as Carter Horton in Final Destination (2000) and Where Hope Grows (2014).

Early life

Smith is the son of Barbara Smith (née Hess) and a father who works as a financial advisor. ^[4]

He has a sister named Allison. He attended Peirce Middle School and he graduated from Henderson High School in West Chester, Pennsylvania, then studied at the University of Vermont, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He was also top of his class senior year.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

Smith began acting with roles on As the World Turns as Ryder Hughes from 1996 to 1997, the films Final Destination (2000) and a cameo in The Broken Hearts Club (2000), written and directed by Dawson's Creek writer Greg Berlanti and as a guest star in The WB's hit show Charmed as Agent Kyle Brody, a love interest for the fourth sister, Paige.

When he first appeared as Jack McPhee in the second season of the WB's Dawson's Creek , Smith portrayed a 16-year-old high school student; in reality, the actor was 26. Smith was 31 when the series ended its six-year run in 2003. He was the first man to have an on-screen gay kiss on American television, in season three of Dawson's Creek. ^[5]

In 2002, Kerr Smith starred in the TV film Critical Assembly, alongside Katherine Heigl. The film depicts young activists against trying to stop a catastrophic nuclear explosion.

Smith was the last person ever to be pranked on the original run of the MTV show Punk'd . In 2007, he appeared in several episodes of the popular TV series CSI: NY as Andrew "Drew" Bedford, the 333 stalker. He also played the radio host Ryan Thomas on The CW's drama series Life Unexpected .

Smith guest-starred on the television show NCIS , where he played Jonas Cobb, a naval officer who was the "Port-to-Port Killer," a serial killer who targets Navy personnel. He made his last appearance on the 8th-season finale.

As of 2014, Smith plays Robert Quinn on The Fosters . The same year, he starred in the acclaimed movie Where Hope Grows . He also played Frank Cowles in episode X of Criminal Minds.

Smith debuted on CW's Riverdale , as the principal of Riverdale High, in season 4, replacing Mr. Weatherbee, who “ascended” with the rest of the cult followers known as “The Farm”. His character name was Mr. Honey.

Personal life

Smith married actress Harmoni Everett on June 7, 2003. He filed for divorce on March 20, 2009. ^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Hit and Runway	Joey Worciuekowski
1999	Lucid Days in Hell	Kelly
2000	The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy	Catcher
2000	Final Destination	Carter Horton
2001	The Forsaken	Sean
2002	Pressure	Steve Hillman
2004	Cruel Intentions 3	Jason Argyle	Video
2009	My Bloody Valentine 3D	Axel Palmer
2011	Final Destination 5	Carter Horton	Archive footage
2013	Criticized	William Reynolds
2014	Produce: Where Hope Grows	Mitch Minniear
2014	What an Idiot	Mike
2014	Where Hope Grows	Mitch Minniear

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996–1997	As the World Turns	Ryder Hughes	Recurring role, 24 episodes
1998	Baywatch	Sean	Episode: "The Natural"
1998–2003	Dawson's Creek	Jack McPhee	Regular role, 113 episodes
2000	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	A Collins Boy	Episode: "Blood Drops"
2002	The Outer Limits	Zach Burnham	Episode: "The Tipping Point"
2002	Critical Assembly	Bobby Damon	Television film
2003	Miss Match	Santa Claus	Episode: "Santa, Baby"
2004	Silver Lake	Dennis Patterson	Television film
2004–2005	Charmed	Kyle Brody	Recurring role, 10 episodes
2005	CSI: Miami	Matthew Wilton	Episode: "Game Over"
2005	The Closer	Blake Rawlings	Episode: "Batter Up"
2005–06	E-Ring	Bobby Wilkerson	Main role, 16 episodes
2006–07	Justice	Tom Nicholson	Main role, 13 episodes
2007	Punk'd	Himself	Episode: "May 29, 2007"
2007	CSI: NY	Drew Bedford	Recurring role, 4 episodes
2008–09	Eli Stone	Paul Rollins	Recurring role, 5 episodes
2009	The Forgotten	Patrick Dent	Episode: "Diamond Jane"
2010–11	Life Unexpected	Ryan Thomas	Main role, 26 episodes
2011	NCIS	Navy Lt. Jonas Cobb	2 episodes
2013	An American Girl: Saige Paints the Sky	David Copeland	Television film
2014–18	The Fosters	Robert Quinn	19 episodes
2014	Criminal Minds	Frank Cowles	Episode: "X"
2015	Stalker	John Bardo	Episode: "The News"
2016	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Joseph Bauer	Recurring role, 3 episodes
2017	Doubt	ADA PJ Arrington	Episode: "Top Dog/Underdog"
2018	Wisdom of the Crowd	Supervisor Simko	Episode: "The Tipping Point"
2019	NCIS: Los Angeles	FBI Agent David Ross	2 episodes
2019–20	Riverdale	Principal Holden Honey	Recurring role
2019	Into the Dark	Shane	Episode: "Pilgrim"

References

1. Tanswell, Adam (January 16, 2010). "Q+A with Kerr Smith". Future Movies. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
2. Thomas, Carly (March 17, 2024). "James Van Der Beek, Kerr Smith Recall Dangerous Jet Ski Incidents While Filming 'Dawson's Creek'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
3. "Dawson's Creek's James Van Der Beek and Kerr Smith Recall Death-Defying Jetski". Peoplemag. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
4. Brubaker, Jack (November 23, 2004). "Prize-winning Wisconsin school play quotes from New Era letter". LancasterOnline. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
5. Wood, Jennie (February 21, 2017). "Timeline: Gays in Pop Culture". Factmonster. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
6. "Kerr Smith biography". Frost Snow. November 19, 2015.

External links

• Kerr Smith at IMDb