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Kevin Rahm | |
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Born | Mineral Wells, Texas, U.S. | January 7, 1971
Education | Brigham Young University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993–present |
Spouse | Amy Lonkar (m. 2012) |
Children | 1 |
Kevin Rahm (born January 7, 1971) [1] is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Kyle McCarty on Judging Amy , Lee McDermott on Desperate Housewives , and Ted Chaough on Mad Men .
Rahm was born in Mineral Wells, Texas. [2] He was raised in Bossier City, Louisiana, where he was a cheerleader at Loyola College Prep in Shreveport, Louisiana and graduated from Atlanta High School in Atlanta, Texas in 1989. Following high school, Rahm, then a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, attended one of the church's Missionary Training Centers before serving as a missionary in France, Switzerland, and on the islands of Mauritius and Réunion between 1990 and 1992. [3]
After returning to the United States, he studied pre-law at Brigham Young University, before changing his major to drama. In 1994, he was awarded the Irene Ryan Award for best college actor. [4] In 1996, Rahm dropped out of college to pursue an acting career in Hollywood.
Rahm played Kyle McCarty, Amy Gray's cousin, for three seasons on Judging Amy . He joined the show in season 3, when Dan Futterman left. In 2001 he starred in the Volkswagen Super Bowl commercial "Big Day". [5] On October 21, 2007, he made his first appearance as Lee McDermott, a new Wisteria Lane resident on ABC's Desperate Housewives , who is gay. Bob Hunter (played by Tuc Watkins).
In 2014, Rahm was cast as a newsroom editor in the film Nightcrawler. From 2010 to 2015, Rahm played Ted Chaough, a Madison Avenue advertising creative director, in AMC's award-winning series Mad Men .[ citation needed ] In March 2015, Rahm began starring in a recurring role as consultant and attorney Michael "Mike B." Barnow on the CBS political drama series Madam Secretary . [6]
On April 28, 2012 Rahm married Amy Lonkar, a cardiothoracic surgeon at the UC Davis Medical Center. [7] They have a daughter. The family lives in Sacramento, California. [8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | The Mediator | Debtor | Short film |
1995 | Out of Annie's Past | Young Waiter | |
1995 | Of Love & Betrayal | Jack O'Connor | |
1996 | Turning Point | Young Frank Thomas | |
1996 | Same River Twice | Moocher | |
1997 | Tiny Heroes | Weasels (voice) | |
1998 | Clay Pigeons | Bystander at Amanda's | |
1999 | Valerie Flake | Jogger Ronald | |
2000 | Intrepid | Steward Beck | |
2000 | Nurse Betty | Friend #1 | |
2001 | Alfred Hitchcock's Gun | Andrew | |
2004 | Everybody and Their Mother Wants to Write and Direct | Agent's Assistant | |
2004 | Alfie | Terry | |
2005 | Chasing Leonard | Clark | Short film |
2006 | Moosecock | Jimmy Johnson | Short film |
2006 | Mojave Phone Booth | Tim | |
2006 | Falling Objects | Peter | Short film |
2007 | Route 30 | Arden | |
2007 | LA Blues | Bobby Gordon | |
2007 | Easy Pickins | Jimmy | Short film |
2007 | Nonplussed | Liam | Short film |
2012 | Overnight | Chip | |
2014 | Nightcrawler | Frank Kruse | |
2017 | Clinical | Alex | |
2018 | The Oath | Keith Balers |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Touched by an Angel | Doug Richards | Episode: "The One That Got Away" |
1996 | In the Blink of an Eye | Gate Guard | Television movie |
1996 | Unabomber: The True Story | Gary Wright | Television movie |
1997 | Divided by Hate | Frank | Television movie |
1998 | Legion of Fire: Killer Ants! | Glenn | Television movie |
1998 | Pacific Blue | Ed Simmons | Episode: "Cutting Edge" |
1999–2000 | Jesse | Dr. Danny Kozak | 20 episodes |
1999 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Norvo | Episode: "Prodigal Daughter" |
1999 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Jay Snelling | Episode: "Bobbi Dearest" |
1999 | Rescue 77 | Hansen | 3 episodes |
1999 | Silk Stalkings | — | Episode: "Dream Weavers" |
1999 | Everything's Relative | Leo Gorelick | 4 episodes |
2001–2004 | Judging Amy | Kyle McCarty | 65 episodes |
2001 | Ally McBeal | Clayton Hooper | Episode: "Reach Out and Touch" |
2001 | Friends | Tim | Episode: "The One with Rachel's Date" |
2005 | Joan of Arcadia | Dana Tuchman | 2 episodes |
2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Mr. Duff | Episode: "Save Me" |
2005 | Close to Home | Pastor Mark Rayburn | Episode: "Divine Directions" |
2006 | Crumbs | Roger | 2 episodes |
2006 | CSI: NY | Tony Collins | Episode: "Fair Game" |
2006 | Night Stalker | Dr. Aaron Shields | Episode: "Timeless" |
2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Joe Hirschoff | 2 episodes |
2006 | Alpha Mom | — | Television movie |
2007–2012 | Desperate Housewives | Lee McDermott | 53 episodes |
2007 | Scrubs | Joe Hutnick | Episode: "My Own Worst Enemy" |
2007 | Conspiracy | — | Unsold TV pilot |
2008 | Without a Trace | Ryan McAvoy | Episode: "Closure" |
2009 | CSI: Miami | Dr. Sean Loftin | Episode: "Chip/Tuck" |
2009 | Three Rivers | John Warren | Episode: "The Kindness of Strangers" |
2010 | The Mentalist | Brad Elias | S2 E13 "Redline" |
2010 | Open Books | Dale | Television movie |
2010–2015 | Mad Men | Ted Chaough | 27 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
2011–2013 | I Hate My Teenage Daughter | Jack | 13 episodes |
2014 | Surviving Jack | Adult Frankie (voice) | 7 episodes |
2014 | Red Zone | Paul Jordan | Television movie |
2015–2016 | Bates Motel | Bob Paris | 9 episodes |
2015–2019 | Madam Secretary | Michael 'Mike B' Barnow | 29 episodes |
2016–2019 | Lethal Weapon | Captain Brooks Avery | 49 episodes |
2018 | The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale | Special Guest | Episode: "Skip Joel" |
2021–2022 | Love, Victor | Charles Campbell | 5 episodes |
Actor Kevin Rahm is 51.
Born - Jan 7, 1971 in Mineral Wells, Texas, United States.