Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kerwin won the Theatre World Award in 1988 for the off-Broadway play Emily. His Broadway theatre credits include the 1997 revival of The Little Foxes and the Elaine May comedy After the Night and the Music in 2005. That same year, he starred in Edward Albee's The Goat or Who is Sylvia? at the Mark Taper Forum. He also played opposite Kathy Baker in the South Coast Repertory production of The Man from Nebraska in 2006. His most recent stage appearance was in the Broadway production August: Osage County.
Kerwin's feature films include Murphy's Romance, Torch Song Trilogy, Love Field, Jack, King Kong Lives, The Myth of Fingerprints, and Debating Robert Lee. Kerwin has enjoyed an extensive career in television, beginning with the daytime serial The Young and the Restless in 1976. In addition to many television movies, his credits include a regular role on the Showtime series Beggars and Choosers, recurring roles on The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo; Roseanne; The West Wing; Nip/Tuck; and Big Love, and guest appearances in The Love Boat; Simon & Simon; Highway to Heaven; Murder, She Wrote; St. Elsewhere; Frasier; Law & Order; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Boston Legal; Medium; Without a Trace; and Desperate Housewives. In 2007, he joined the cast of the soap opera One Life to Live.
Kerwin has been married to Jeanne Marie Troy since September 2, 1990. They have three children, Finn, Matilda, and Brennan. The family lives in New York City.
Big Love
Eddie
2007
The Virgin of Akron, Ohio
2007
Monk
Ben Glazer
2006
Desperate Housewives
Harvey Bigsby
20061
Without a Trace
Randall Parker
2006
Close to Home
Lee Towers
2006
Nip/Tuck
Mr. Alderman
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Holden McKee
2005
Medium
Nathan Bradley
2005
Boston Legal
Jack Fleming
2004
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
Nathan Lloyd
2004
The West Wing
Ben Dryer
2004
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Stanley Billings
2003
Strong Medicine
Les Campbell
2003
Law & Order
Ted Weldon
2002
Frasier
Bob
2001
A Girl Thing
Gary Tucker
2001
Beggars and Choosers
Rob Malone
1999
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
Saul Lapidus
1999
Giving Up the Ghost
Kevin
1998
Dead Man's Gun
Joe Wheeler
1998
Flash
David Strong
1997
Volcano: Fire on the Mountain
Buck Adams
1997
Unlikely Angel
Ben Bartilson
1996
Critical Choices
Flood
1996
It Came from Outer Space II
Jack Putnam
1996
Sins of Silence
Joey Finn
1996
Abandoned and Deceived
Doug
1995
Angel Falls
Eli Harrison
1993
Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore
Jack Adkins
1992
Switched at Birth
Robert Mays
1991
Roseanne
Gary Hall
1990
Tales from the Crypt
Donald
1990
Challenger
Capt. Michael J. Smith
1990
The Hitchhiker
1989
Bluegrass
Dancy Cutler
1988
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson
Hal Graham
1987
St. Elsewhere
Terence O'Casey
1986
Murder, She Wrote
Andy Townsend
1984
Highway to Heaven
Barry Rudd
1984
Wet Gold
Ben Keating, the Diver
1984
Simon & Simon
Slack Reynolds
1983
Antony and Cleopatra
Eros
1983
Miss All-American Beauty
Michael Carrington
1982
The Blue and the Gray
Malachy Hale
1982
James' Boys
1982
The Love Boat
1980
Lobo
Birdwell "Birdie" Hawkins
1979-1981
Power
Jack Vanda
1980
The Paradise Connection
Bruce Douglas
1979
B.J. and the Bear
Birdwell "Birdie" Hawkins
1979
The Chisholms
Gideon Chisholm
1979
A Real American Hero
Til Johnson
1978
David Cassidy
Man Undercover
1978
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
1977
Logan's Run
Patrick
1977
The Young and the Restless
Greg Foster
1976 to 1977
27 Dresses
Hal Nichols
2008
Debating Robert Lee
Gary Mann
2004
Mr. Jealousy
Stephen
1997
The Myth of Fingerprints
Elliot
1997
Jack
Brian Powell
1996
Getting Away with Murder
Marty Lambert
1996
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Matt Hollinger
1995
Love Field
Ray Hallett
1992
Hard Promises
Walt
1991
Torch Song Trilogy
Ed Reese
1988
Spies Inc.
Jim
1988
King Kong 2
Hank Mitchell
1986
Nickel Mountain
George
1984
Getting Wasted
Brad Carson
1980
Hometown USA
T. J. Swackhammer
1979
DATE OF BIRTH: October 25, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH: Chicago, Illinois
