Kevin Blair Spirtas is an American actor.

Career

Spirtas is perhaps best known for his roles as Dr. Craig Wesley on the

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Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...

'', Jonas Chamberlain on the

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soap opera ''

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'', and as Nick in the

slasher film A slasher film is a genre of horror films involving a killer stalking and murdering a group of people, usually by use of bladed or sharp tools like knife, chainsaw, scalpel, etc. Although the term "slasher" may occasionally be used informally as a ...

'' Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood'' (1988). Spirtas has worked on

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, with roles including Hugh Jackman's understudy in ''

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''. He began using the name "Kevin Spirtas" professionally in 1995, having been previously credited as "Kevin Blair". In 2015, Spirtas portrayed Dominic Delacort on the soap opera web series '' Winterthorne''. In 2016, he was nominated for an

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for Best Guest Actor in a Drama, and a

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for Outstanding Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for the role.

Personal life

Spirtas was born in

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...

, the son of Sandra, who is active in community politics, and Arnold Spirtas, who runs an environmental demolition company. Spirtas graduated from

Ladue Horton Watkins High School Ladue Horton Watkins High School is a public high school in Ladue, Missouri, United States, that is administered by the Ladue School District. Its namesake, Horton Watkins, was vice president of the International Shoe Company and died in 1949. The ...

in 1980. He was raised Jewish and is openly

gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...

Filmography

* ''

The Hills Have Eyes Part II ''The Hills Have Eyes Part II'' is a 1985 American horror film written and directed by Wes Craven. The film stars Tamara Stafford, Kevin Spirtas, John Bloom, Michael Berryman, Penny Johnson, Janus Blythe, John Laughlin, Willard E. Pugh, P ...

'' (1984) - Roy * ''

Rituals A ritual is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, actions, or objects, performed according to a set sequence. Rituals may be prescribed by the traditions of a community, including a religious community. Rituals are characterized, ...

'' (1984) - Tom Gallagher (1984–1985) * '' The Facts of Life'' (1986) - Doug * '' Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood'' (1988) - Nicholas Rogers * ''

Quantum Leap ''Quantum Leap'' is an American science fiction television series, created by Donald P. Bellisario, that premiered on NBC and aired for five seasons, from March 26, 1989, to May 5, 1993. The series stars Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett, a physi ...

'' (1989) - Bob Thompson * '' Bloodstone: Subspecies II'' (1993) - Mel * '' Bloodlust: Subspecies III'' (1994) - Mel * '' Valley of the Dolls'' (1994, series) - Tim Burke * ''

Silk Stalkings ''Silk Stalkings'' is an American crime drama television series that premiered on CBS on November 7, 1991, as part of the network's late-night ''Crimetime After Primetime'' programming package. Broadcast for two seasons until CBS ended the ''Crim ...

'' (1995) - Steven Kincade * ''Raging Angels'' (1995) - Zealot * ''Who Killed Buddy Blue?'' (1995) - Brad Caesar * ''Green Plaid Shirt'' (1997) - Guy * '' Married... with Children'' (1996) - Instructor * ''A Match Made in Heaven'' (1997) - Bruce * '' Fired Up'' (1997) - John * ''

'' (1997–2003, 2005, 2009, 2022) - Craig Wesley * '' Defying Gravity'' (1997) - Bartender * ''Striking Resemblance'' (1997) - Michael / Mitchell * ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...

'' (1997) * ''

Apt Pupil ''Apt Pupil'' (1982) is a novella by Stephen King, originally published in the 1982 novella collection ''Different Seasons'', subtitled "Summer of Corruption". Format of the story ''Apt Pupil'' consists of 30 chapters, many of which are headed by ...

'' (1998) - Paramedic * ''Embrace the Darkness'' (1999) - Galen * ''

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...

'' (2000) - Dr. Wesley * '' V.I.P.'' (2000) - Mr. Groom * ''God's Helper'' (2001) - Dwight * ''Love Bytes'' (2001) - Jesus * '' Daredevil'' (2003) - Prosecutor at Jackson Trial (Director's cut) * ''Horror High'' (2005) - Lt. Hellstrom * ''

'' (2008) - Jonas Chamberlain * ''

Albino Farm ''Albino Farm'' is a 2009 horror film written and directed by Joe Anderson and Sean McEwen. It stars Chris Jericho, Richard Christy, Tammin Sursok, and Alex Neustaedter. Plot In the small town of Shiloh, two boys on bicycles ride through the wo ...

'' (2009) - Preacher * ''Hustling'' (TV series; 2012–2014) - Joel * ''The Dark Rite'' (2015) - Man * '' Winterthorne'' (2015) - Dominic Delacort * ''Backstabbed'' (2016) - Max Rhymer * ''After Forever'' (2017– ) - Brian * ''Blood Bound'' (2018) - Man * ''Days of Our Lives: The Digital Series'' (2019) - Craig Wesley

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