Kevin O'Rourke (born January 25, 1956) is an American film, stage, and television actor, best known for his role as Scott Sherwood in ''

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'' (1996–1998), Edward Bader in ''

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'', and as

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in '' The Aviator''.

Early life and education

Kevin O'Rourke was born January 25, 1956, in

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, and raised in

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. He graduated from

Williams College Williams College is a Private college, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim ...

with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre.

Career

O'Rourke made his film debut in ''The Dark End of the Street'' (1981), and had supporting roles in ''

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'' (1981) and '' Vice Versa'' (1988). From 1996 to 1998, he starred as Scott Sherwood on the series ''

''. After the conclusion of the series, he starred as Roy Mason in the television remake of ''

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'' (1998). He also featured in one episode of ''

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first season as soccer coach Don Hauser. In 2004, he had a minor role as

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's '' The Aviator'', and later appeared on the soap opera ''

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'' from Stan Lowell from 2008 to 2010. In 2010, he was cast as Edward L. Bader in the series ''

'', which earned him a

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

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:ORourke, Kevin 1956 births American male stage actors Male actors from Portland, Oregon Male actors from Tacoma, Washington Williams College alumni Living people