Kevin Corrigan
Kevin Fitzgerald Corrigan (born March 27, 1969) is an American character actor. He has appeared mostly in independent films and television since the 1990s, including the role of Uncle Eddie on the sitcom Grounded for Life (2001–2005). His film appearances have included supporting roles in Goodfellas (1990), Walking and Talking (1996), Henry Fool (1997), The Departed (2006), Superbad (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), Seven Psychopaths (2012), The King of Staten Island (2020) and co-starring roles in Big Fan (2009) and Results (2015). He has been twice nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male.
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| Born | Kevin Fitzgerald Corrigan March 27, 1969 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 1 |
Life and career
Corrigan was born in The Bronx, New York, to an Irish American father and a Puerto Rican mother.[1] After studying at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, he made his film debut in 1989 in Lost Angels, starring Donald Sutherland and Adam Horovitz. He was cast in Goodfellas as the younger brother of Henry Hill (Ray Liotta). During the independent film boom of the 1990s, Corrigan built a career playing quirky, unconventional characters in films such as True Romance, Living in Oblivion, Walking and Talking and Rhythm Thief. He made his television series debut as a cast member of the short-lived Rhea Perlman sitcom Pearl. He also appeared in the video for "Get Me" by the indie band Dinosaur Jr. in 1993.
Corrigan became well known for his role as the slacker Eddie Finnerty on the sitcom Grounded for Life, which ran for five seasons. After the show's cancellation, he returned to appearing in smaller film projects, with the exception of a role in Martin Scorsese's The Departed as the drug-dealing cousin of Leonardo DiCaprio's character. Since that film's success, he has appeared more regularly in high-profile films. He had roles in two Judd Apatow-produced films: Superbad, as the violent owner of the house where Jonah Hill's and Michael Cera's characters attempt to steal alcohol, and Pineapple Express, as one of the main villain's henchmen. He also appeared in Ridley Scott's American Gangster as an informant for Russell Crowe's character. Corrigan was also in the movie The Last Winter, as Motor, a mechanic. In 2009 he was in the Oscar-winning short film The New Tenants.[2] In 2009, Corrigan guested on the science fiction drama Fringe as the mysterious character Sam Weiss. He played the role of Sal against Patton Oswalt in the critically praised independent film Big Fan, written and directed by Robert D. Siegel. He also starred in the 2010 John Landis-produced thriller Some Guy Who Kills People,[3] which was directed by Jack Perez.[4] In 2015, he co-starred with Guy Pearce in Results, the fifth feature film by writer-director Andrew Bujalski. The film had its world premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was released theatrically on May 29, 2015, and has an 82% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Personal life
In 2001, he married actress Elizabeth Berridge, whom he met on the set of the independent film Broke Even. They have a daughter, Sadie Rose Corrigan.
Corrigan plays bass in the band Crystal Robots.
Filmography
Films
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989 | ABC Afterschool Special | Erik | "Taking a Stand" (Season 17: Episode 4) |
| CBS Schoolbreak Special | Gary | "Flour Babies" (Season 7: Episode 2) | |
| 1989–90 | Superboy | Ranger / Security Guard | "With This Ring, I Thee Kill" (Season 2: Episode 1) "Superboy... Lost" (Season 3: Episode 11) |
| 1991 | Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace | Television film | |
| 1996–97 | Pearl | Franklin 'Frankie' Spivak | 22 episodes |
| 1997 | Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground | Writer | Television film Segment: "The Red Shoes" |
| 1998 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Carl Curtis | "Fallen Heroes: Part 1" (Season 6: Episode 22) |
| 2000 | Freaks and Geeks | Toby | "Carded and Discarded" (Season 1: Episode 7) |
| 2001–05 | Grounded for Life | Edwin "Eddie" Finnerty | 91 episodes Credited as Kevin Fitzgerald Corrigan (76 episodes) |
| 2003 | Hack | Brad Pierson | "A Dangerous Game" (Season 1: Episode 12) |
| Sick in the Head | Television film | ||
| 2007 | The Black Donnellys | Whitey | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Medium | David Brewer | "A Person of Interest" (Season 5: Episode 3) |
| Law & Order | Ronny Aldridge | "Bailout" (Season 19: Episode 15) | |
| Damages | Finn Garrity | 4 episodes | |
| Californication | Mike 'Zloz' Zlozowski | "Slow Happy Boys" (Season 3: Episode 5) | |
| Mercy | Gerard | "Pulling the Goalie" (Season 1: Episode 4) "Some of Us Have Been to the Desert" (Season 1: Episode 9) | |
| 2009–11 | Fringe | Sam Weiss | 7 episodes |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Flossy | "Ace" (Season 11: Episode 22) |
| 2010–14 | Community | Professor Sean Garrity | "Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design" (Season 2: Episode 9) "Competitive Wine Tasting" (Season 2: Episode 20) "Introduction to Teaching" (Season 5: Episode 2) |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Patrick Clarkson | "About Face" (Season 9: Episode 18) |
| 2012 | Made in Jersey | Curran Papke | Episode: "Ancient History" |
| 2012–13 | The Mentalist | Agent Bob Kirkland | 7 episodes |
| The Mob Doctor | Titus Amato | 4 episodes | |
| 2013 | Men at Work | Darryl | Episode: "Weekend at PJ's" |
| Necessary Roughness | William Glass | Episode: "Good Will Haunting" | |
| 2015 | Public Morals | Smitty | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Portlandia | Kevin | Episode: "First Feminist City" |
| 2016–17 | Dice | Milkshake | 13 episodes |
| The Get Down | Jackie Moreno | 11 episodes | |
| 2017 | Blue Bloods | Jimmy Pearson | Episode: "Lost Souls" |
| 2018 | Deception | Master Thief / Prison Inmate | Episode: "Escapology" |
| 2019 | Ray Donovan | Declan Sullivan | Episode: "An Irish Lullaby” |
Music videos
- Featured in video for "Get Me" by Dinosaur Jr., from the album Where You Been, 1993
- Played band member Dan Bejar in video for "Moves" by The New Pornographers, from the album Together, 2010
- Played the Dad in video for "Safe Word" by the band Choke Chains, fronted by his long time friend and prolific Detroit musician, Thomas Jackson Potter, 2016
- Played a Parking Enforcement Officer in video for "Loading Zones" by the musician Kurt Vile, 2018
See also
References
- O'Hare, Kate (2001-02-24). "Donal Logue Is Grounded For Life". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- The New Tenants at IMDB
- "First Casting for John Landis Produced 'Some Guy Who Kills People'!". BloodyDisgusting.
- "Director Jack Perez Talks Some Guy Who Kills People". DreadCentral.
External links
- Kevin Corrigan at IMDb
- Kevin Corrigan at Deja Scene
- Kevin Corrigan in Safe Word, by Choke Chains.
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