Kevin O'Rourke (actor)

This article is about the American actor. For the Irish economist, see Kevin O'Rourke.

Kevin O'Rourke
Born (1956-01-25) January 25, 1956 (age 68)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Alma materWilliams College (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present

Kevin O'Rourke (born January 25, 1956)[1] is an American film, stage, and television actor, best known for his role as Scott Sherwood in Remember WENN (1996–1998), Edward Bader in Boardwalk Empire, and as Spencer Tracy in The Aviator.

Early life and education

Kevin O'Rourke was born January 25, 1956, in Portland, Oregon,[2] and raised in Tacoma, Washington.[3] He graduated from Williams College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre.[2]

Career

O'Rourke made his film debut in The Dark End of the Street (1981), and had supporting roles in Tattoo (1981) and Vice Versa (1988). From 1996 to 1998, he starred as Scott Sherwood on the series Remember WENN. After the conclusion of the series, he starred as Roy Mason in the television remake of Rear Window (1998). He also featured in one episode of The Sopranos' first season as soccer coach Don Hauser.

In 2004, he had a minor role as Spencer Tracy in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator, and later appeared on the soap opera One Life to Live from Stan Lowell from 2008 to 2010. In 2010, he was cast as Edward L. Bader in the series Boardwalk Empire, which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

O'Rourke founded the Williams College Summer Theatre Lab in 2005, serving as its artistic director for a decade.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1981 The Dark End of the Street Foreman
1981 Tattoo Texan
1987 The Bedroom Window Policeman #1
1988 Gandahar Metal Man Voice; English version
1988 Vice Versa Brad
1991 Ironclads Lt. Joe Smith Jr. Television film
1991 The Julie Show Tony Barnow Television film
1991 With Murder in Mind Ted Sloan Television film
1997 Turbulence Mark Pavone
1998 Rear Window Roy Mason Television film
1999 Deep in My Heart Bob Cummins Television film
2001 Riding in Cars with Boys Jail Ward
2004 The Aviator Spencer Tracy
2015 Freeheld Dan Wickery
2017 Imitation Girl Larry
2019 The Irishman John McCullough
2020 An American Pickle Dane Brunt

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1984 Search for Tomorrow Stephen Teichman 2 episodes
1986 Kate & Allie Arnie Episode: "Too Late to Rebel"
1991 Law & Order Kevin Donavan Episode: "Life Choice"
1994 Law & Order Marty Willick Episode: "Precious"
1996–1998 Remember WENN Scott Sherwood 34 episodes
1997 Law & Order Deputy District Attorney Jerry Weiss Episode: "Turnaround"
1998 New York Undercover Tanner Episode: "Quid Pro Quo"
1999 Law & Order Detective O'Malley Episode: "Patsy"
1999 The Sopranos Coach Don Hauser Episode: "Boca"
2000–2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Defense Attorney Sam Tiffany 2 episodes
2004–2010 Law & Order Defense Attorney Stan Malloy 4 episodes
2008 Cashmere Mafia Peter Johnson Episode: "Pilot"
2008–2010 One Life to Live Stan Lowell 33 episodes
2009 Damages S.A.C. Don McGraff 2 episodes
2010 The Good Wife Martin Knox Episode: "Bang"
2010–2013 Boardwalk Empire Edward L. Bader 33 episodes
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2011–2013 Blue Bloods Monsignor Walter Donahue 4 episodes
2012 Unforgettable Jack Feeney Episode: "Butterfly Effect"
2013 Person of Interest Special Operations Psychologist Episode: "The Devil's Share"
2014 Veep Blake Stewart 2 episodes
2015 Elementary Deputy Commissioner Pat Episode: "Absconded"
2015–2018 Madam Secretary Chip Harding 2 episodes
2016 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Rosenthal Episode: "Heartfelt Passages"
2016 Outsiders Sheriff Tom Weinike 5 episodes
2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dan Hewitt Episode: "Net Worth"
2019 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Hal Taylor Episode: "Plastic"

References

  1. ^ "Kevin O'Rourke". AllMovie. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Willis, John, ed. (2000). Theatre World 1994-1995. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 219. ISBN 978-1-557-83250-4.
  3. ^ "18 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Portland". The Oregonian. April 28, 2014. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "Artistic Program Director". Williams College. Studio '62. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.