Brian Hallisay (born October 31, 1978) is an American actor, known for his roles as Will Davis in the CW drama series '' Privileged'' and Kyle Parks in the Lifetime drama series ''

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''. He starred on the television series '' Revenge'' as Ben Hunter.

Early life

Hallisay was born in

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, graduated from

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in 1996 and then moved on to

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, graduating in 2000. After college and before moving to

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, he worked on Wall Street. Regarding the career change, he commented: "I was slaving away at that and I had a really good time with it, but it got to the point where I said, 'You know, I had always dreamed about seeing what acting was all about.'"

Career

Hallisay made his television debut in 2005, appearing on

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's '' The Inside'', with Rachel Nichols and

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, as well as Lifetime's '' Strong Medicine'', opposite

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. On

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's drama '' Privileged'', Hallisay played Will Davis, a charming and wealthy Palm Beach bachelor who is delighted to learn that his next-door neighbors have hired a beautiful tutor named Megan Smith (

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). He continued in various television series, such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. Since then, he has landed roles in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Bionic Woman'', and ''

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'', opposite

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. In 2006, he made his feature debut in Erik MacArthur's '' Bottoms Up'', starring

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and

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. Hallisay played the boyfriend to Hilton, a socialite who helps Mewes save his failing small-town restaurant. In 2011, Hallisay was cast in the third installment of '' Hostel'' where he played the lead character. In 2012, Hallisay appeared in two episodes of The CW's series '' Ringer'', and he signed a deal with Lifetime to appear as Kyle Parks in the drama series ''

''. From late 2018 to early 2019, Hallisay played a recurring role on '' 9-1-1'' as Doug Kendall alias Jason Bailey, the abusive husband of Maddie Buckley, a character played by his real-life wife, Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Personal life

In March 2012, Hallisay began dating his ''The Client List'' co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt. In June 2013, it was announced that Hewitt and Hallisay were engaged and expecting their first child. They married November 20, 2013, before the birth of their first child, a daughter, Autumn James. In June 2015, the couple had a boy, Atticus James. In September 2021, Hewitt and Hallisay welcomed their third child, a son named Aidan James.

Filmography

References

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