Brian Kerwin

Brian Kerwin is an American actor who was born in Chicago and grew up in Flossmoor, Illinois. He graduated from USC Film School in 1972 and then relocated to New York to pursue stage work, earning a 1988 Theatre World Award for the off-Broadway play Emily. On Broadway, he appeared in the 1997 revival of The Little Foxes and in Elaine May's comedy After the Night and the Music. He also appeared at the Mark Taper Forum in Edward Albee's The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?. His films include Murphy's Romance (1985), Torch Song Trilogy (1988), Love Field (1992), Jack (1996), and 27 Dresses (2008), where he played the father of Katherine Heigl's character. On television, he started with The Young and the Restless in 1976 and later had a regular role on Beggars and Choosers, recurring parts on Roseanne, The West Wing, Nip/Tuck, and Big Love, and between 2007 and 2012 he was on One Life to Live.