Kevin Kilner

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Kevin Kilner
Born (1958-05-03) May 3, 1958 (age 66)
Education Johns Hopkins University
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
Spouse
Jordan Baker
(m. 1998)

Kevin Kilner (born May 3, 1958) is an American television and film actor.

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Life and career

Kilner was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Dorothea, a kindergarten teacher, and Edward Kilner, who worked in advertising sales and insurance. He went to Dulaney High School in Baltimore County. [1] He made his first television appearance on an episode of The Cosby Show in 1989. He is perhaps best known for playing Nick in Smart House as well as the protagonist in the first season of Earth: Final Conflict and Officer Dean in The Stoned Age.

In 1995-96, Kilner starred in Almost Perfect [2] as the romantic interest of Nancy Travis, who played a screenwriter, but Kilner was written out of the show in the second-season premiere. In 2009, he appeared on two episodes of the Joss Whedon show Dollhouse .

Kilner is an alumnus of Dulaney High School and the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. [3] While attending Johns Hopkins he was a member of the National Champion lacrosse team.

From June 30 to July 16, 2006, he appeared on stage in the Alley Theatre production of Wait Until Dark . [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Switch Dan Jones
1991Under SurveillanceNick Parruso
1993 Twenty Bucks Gary Adams
1994 The Stoned Age Officer Dean
1997 Home Alone 3 Jack Pruitt
1998 Music from Another Room Hank
2000 The Brainiacs.com David Tyler
2001 American Pie 2 Dad
2002 Auto Focus Clayton Moore
2004 Raising Helen Ed Portman
2004 A Cinderella Story Andy Ames
2005 Shopgirl Charley
2006InsideMark Smith
2008 Julia Johnny
2008 The Coverup Gregg Pratt
2010 In My Sleep Greg
2010 One Wish Jake Wylie
2013 Paranoia Tom Lungren
2014Young AmericansRoy
2016 Hard Sell Eddie
2017The Unattainable StoryPeter
2017 Trust Fund Grayson Donahue
2018Noah WiseHarold WiseCompleted

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 The Cosby Show Steve"Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten"
1990Murder in ParadiseCharlie Raski [5] TV film
1990 China Beach Agent 29 / Ace"Phoenix"
1990 Tales from the Crypt James"The Sacrifice"
199083 Hours 'til DawnBobby DankworthTV film
1990 L.A. Law James Campbell"Smoke Gets in Your Thighs"
1990 Knots Landing Alex Georgi"The Lady or the Tiger?", "Asked to Rise", "A Merry Little Christmas"
1991 Sons and Daughters Michael Morgan"Dating Game"
1991 Jake and the Fatman Jack Carpentier"Second Time Around"
1991 The Heroes of Desert Storm Capt. ShuppTV film
1992 Empty Nest Jerry Duvall"Ex-Appeal"
1992Lady Against the OddsSteve ZimmermanTV film
1992–1993 Murder, She Wrote Paul Marlowe / Eugene Gillrich"Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice", "For Whom the Ball Tolls"
1993 HeartBeat Steven TowersTV film
1993 Camp Wilder Max"Love Stinks"
1995–1996 Almost Perfect Mike RyanMain role
1996 Poltergeist: The Legacy David Praeger"The Signalman"
1996TimepieceDavid ParkinTV film
1997All Lies End in MurderRich BernardiTV film
1997–2001 Earth: Final Conflict William BooneMain role (season 1), recurring (season 5)
1998 Frasier Steve Garrett"Roz and the Schnoz"
1998 Rude Awakening Ted"Filling the Wrong Hole"
1998 Point Last Seen Kevin HarrisonTV film
1999 Encore! Encore! Ken"Crime & Punishment"
1999 Smart House Nick CooperTV film
1999 Touched by an Angel Jordan Avery"Til Death Do Us Part"
2000My Mother, the SpyRabbi / Gary SuttonTV film
2000 The Fearing Mind Det. Sarno"Sweet Meat"
2001 The Division Dr. Charles Munson"Hero"
2001 The Lot Danny Matthews"Danny Matthews Takes a Wife"
2002 CSI: Miami Drake Hamilton"Just One Kiss"
2003 Malcolm in the Middle Vince"Malcolm Holds His Tongue"
2003Knee High P.I.PrattTV film
2003 Miss Match Dr. John"Addicted to Love"
2003 Judging Amy Larry Richards"Rumspringa"
2004 Crossing Jordan Mr. Darnell"What Happens in Vegas Dies in Boston"
2005 Medical Investigation Paul Maloney"Tribe"
2005 Monk Jack Bollinger"Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk"
2005 Threshold Sen. Will Tollman"The Order"
2005–2006 One Tree Hill Larry SawyerRecurring role (season 3)
2006 In from the Night Chet HammondTV film
2006 The New Adventures of Old Christine Charles Ehrhardt"Some of My Best Friends Are Portuguese"
2006 The Closer Det. Hubbard"Blue Blood"
2007 A Stranger's Heart Doc JacksonTV film
2007 The Unit Col. Bazemore"Paradise Lost"
2007 Hidden Palms George Witter"Pilot"
2007 The 1/2 Hour News Hour Jack McCraneyRecurring role
2007 Ghost Whisperer Bill Fordham"Don't Try This at Home"
2007 Big Shots Frank O'Connell"The Good, the Bad, and the Really Ugly"
2007–2009 Greek Mr. Chambers"Liquid Courage", "Tailgate Expectations", "Agents for Change"
2008 Cashmere Mafia ClaytonGuest role
2008 Eli Stone Dr. Agon"Heal the Pain"
2009 Ugly Betty Dr. Mervin Farber"Sisters on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"
2009 Life on Mars Dr. Richard Olsen"Revenge of the Broken Jaw"
2009 Dollhouse Joe Hearn"Stage Fright", "Man on the Street"
2009 Life Howard Amis"Initiative 38"
2009 Damages Carter Wilcox"Trust Me"
2009 Chasing a Dream Leo GenoveseTV film
2010 CSI: NY Dwight Bernard"The Formula"
2010Next Stop MurderSimsTV film
2011 The Craigslist Killer David McAllisterTV film
2011 White Collar Agent Roe"Burke's Seven"
2011 The Cape Henry Jerrod"Dice"
2011 Happily Divorced Richard"A Date with Destiny"
2013 Royal Pains Tom Seelig"HankWatch"
2013 Blue Bloods Agt. Richard Keller"To Protect and Serve"
2013–2014 House of Cards Michael Kern"Chapter 1", "Chapter 2", "Chapter 26"
2014 Castle Jamie Burman"The Greater Good"
2014 Madam Secretary Robert Cole"Pilot"
2014 Person of Interest Nick Dawson"Prophets"
2015 Happyish DavidRecurring role
2015 The Good Wife Brooks Volk"Discovery"
2016 Unforgettable Tom Noonan"The Return of Eddie"
2016 Elementary Michael Haas"Who Is That Masked Man?"
2016 Quantico Glenn Wyatt"Care"
2017 The Blacklist Chris Farnsworth"The Forecaster (No. 163)"
2020 Bull Peter Maybrook"Look Back in Anger"
2021 Bonding MJP3 episodes
2021 Acapulco Barry Rosenthal"Uptown Girl"

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References

  1. Kevin Kilner Biography (1958-)
  2. "Profile : Kevin Kilner : A 'Perfect' Part". Los Angeles Times . 24 December 1995.
  3. "Johns Hopkins Gazette: November 4, 1996".
  4. "Wait Until Dark". Alley Theatre. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
  5. Goodman, Walter (19 January 1990). "Trouble Goes to Hawaii for 'Murder in Paradise'". The New York Times.