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Kevin Bernhardt
Kevin Bernhardt
Born	Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
Years active	1985–present
Spouse	Apollonia Kotero (1987–1997)

Kevin Bernhardt is an American screenwriter, film actor, television actor, and producer. Bernhardt started as an actor in TV, with contract roles on Dynasty in 1989 and General Hospital (1985–1986). Following that, he had a dozen lead film roles until the mid-1990s - when he began seeing his screenplays produced - and decided to focus on writing. He has had over 30 screenplays produced with name actors.

Early life and education

Bernhardt was born in Daytona Beach, Florida, where he was adopted by Navy Damage Control Officer 'Red' and wife Beverly.^[1] Years there were spent at an African-American elementary school (Turie T. Small), as part of the integration which continued in the late 1960s.

Bernhardt attended college at Binghamton University on a National Merit Scholarship sponsored by the Eureka tent factory, where his mother worked.

Career

After completing bachelor's degrees in Economics and Drama he traveled to Los Angeles in January 1984,^[2]^[1] where he passed the Series 7 exam and was hired by a securities company. But his true passion was the theater.

He landed a coveted contract role on General Hospital, and his storyline led the ratings for two years. Bernhardt took acting seriously enough to study in the small master class taught by Stella Adler, and he continued to work steadily as an actor for several years; in TV with another contract role as a priest on Dynasty, as well as several mostly 'bad-guy' leads in films such as Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth.^[3] But once he saw his first screenplay produced – he devoted his undivided attention to writing.

Since then his writing has attracted a diverse array of well-known actors, including Kevin Bacon, Ben Foster, Michael Caine, Michael Shannon, Chris Rock, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Plummer, Til Schweiger, Donald Sutherland, Matthew Goode, Roy Scheider, Djimon Hounsou, Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, Charlie Sheen, Dolph Lundgren, John Lithgow, Tom Berenger, Peter Weller, Sylvester Stallone and Nick Nolte.

He has also worked with many notable directors including Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth), Andrew Davis (Holes, The Fugitive), Abel Ferrara (King of NY), John Hillcoat (Lawless), William Friedkin (The French Connection), Mimi Leder (Deep Impact), Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, The Misfits), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, Rambo), Frederic Forestier (Asterix...), Renny Harlin, Wayne Cramer (The Cooler), and Brad Anderson (The Call). His screenplays were largely used to create the first breakthrough films - for independent companies such as Elie Samaha's Franchise Pictures, and the predominant independent company in the world, Avi Lerner's Nu Image.

Filmography

Year	Title	Functioned as			Role
Year	Title	Actor	Writer	Producer	Role
1984	General Hospital	Yes	No	No	15 episodes as Frisco Jones^[3]^[4]
1985	Le feu sous la peau	Yes	No	No	Feature film; starring as Raphael^[3]
1985	General Hospital	Yes	No	No	Series regular; 310 episodes as Kevin O'Connor^[3]
1987	Kick or Die	Yes	No	No	Film; starring as Don Potter^[5]^[3]^[6]^[7]
1988	Counterforce	Yes	No	No	Feature film; starring as Sutherland^[3]
1989	Dynasty	Yes	No	No	Guest Star; starring as Father Tanner McBride^[3]
	Midnight Warrior	Yes	No	No	Feature film; starring as Nick Branca^[6]
	Superboy	Yes	No	No	Guest Star; starring as Dr. Byron Shelley^[3]
1992	Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth	Yes	No	No	Feature film; starring as J.P Monroe^[5]^[3]^[6]
1993	Beauty School	Yes	No	No	Feature film; starring as Colt^[5]
1993	Treacherous	Yes	No	No	Feature film; starring as Damon Vasquez^[6]
1995	The Immortals	Yes	Yes	Yes	Feature film; starring as Billy Knox^[8]
1996	Hollow Point	No	Uncredited	No	Feature film; starring as Billy Knox^[8]
1997	Top of the World	Yes	Uncredited	Yes	Feature film; starring as Dean
	The Peacekeeper	No	Uncredited	No	Feature film
	Natural Enemy	No	Yes	No	Feature film
1998	Sweepers	No	Story	No	Feature film;
1999	Five Aces	No	Uncredited	No	Feature film
	Diplomatic Siege	No	Yes	No	Feature film
	Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying	No	Yes	No	Feature film; sequel to Turbulence
	Jill Rips	No	Yes	No	Feature film
2000	The Art of War	No	Uncredited	No	Feature film
	Agent Red	No	Uncredited	No	Feature film
	Amazing Grace	No	No	Yes	Feature film
2001	Without a Word	No	Uncredited	No	Feature film
2001	3000 Miles to Graceland	No	Uncredited	No	Feature film
2003	One Last Dance	No	Uncredited	No	Feature film
2005	Virginia	No	Yes	No	Feature film
2005	Valiant	No	Uncredited	No	Feature film
2006	Peaceful Warrior	No	Yes	No	Feature film^[9]
2008	John Rambo	No	Uncredited	No	Feature film
2009	The Art of War	No	Uncredited	No	Feature film
2010	Elephant White	No	Yes	No	Feature film
2015	Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman	No	No	Executive	Feature film
2015	Ghoul	No	No	Executive	Feature film
2017	The Shanghai Job	No	Yes	No	Feature film
2017	Hate Crime	Yes	No	No	Feature film; starring as Tom Brown
2018	Shiner	Yes	Yes	No	Feature film; starring as Happy McBride
2019	Cliffs of Freedom	No	Yes	No	Feature film
2020	Echo Boomers	No	Yes	Executive	Feature film
2021	Best Sellers	No	No	Executive	Feature film
2022	Medieval	Yes	Consultant	Executive	Feature film; starring as Captain Martin

References

^ ^a ^b Grant, James. "General Hospital's Kevin Bernhardt Is Apollonia's Current Prince". PEOPLE.com. People Magazine. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
^ Passalacqua, Connie (June 7, 1984). "Bernhardt running on the fast track". Eau Claire Leader Telegram. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Kane, Paul (2015). The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy. McFarland. p. 104. ISBN 9781476600697. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^ Bonderoff, Jason (1987). Soap Opera Babylon. Perigee Books. p. 59. ISBN 9780399512919. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Martin, Mick; Porter, Marsha (1997). Video Movie Guide 1998. Ballantine Books. pp. 77, 470, 569. ISBN 9780345407931. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Weldon, Michael (1996). The Psychotronic Video Guide. Titan Books. pp. 260, 311, 366. ISBN 9781852867706. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^ Cohn, Lawrence (August 24, 1992). "Television Reviews - Kick or Die". Variety. ISBN 9780824037963. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Visible Ink Press Staff; Craddock (1996). Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1997. Thomson Gale. p. cclxx. ISBN 9780787607807. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^ Motion Picture Almanac. Quigley Publishing Company. 2007. p. 517. ISBN 9780900610806. Retrieved January 19, 2019.