Kevin Rahm
| Kevin Rahm | |
|---|---|
 Rahm in 2009 | |
| Born |
January 7, 1971 Mineral Wells, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Amy Lonkar (m. 2012) |
| Children | 1 |
Kevin Rahm (born January 7, 1971) is an American actor best known for his television roles as Kyle McCarty on Judging Amy, Lee McDermott on Desperate Housewives, and Ted Chaough on Mad Men.
Early life
Rahm was born in Mineral Wells, Texas. While a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), he served as a missionary in France, Switzerland, and on the islands of Mauritius and Réunion between 1990-92. After returning to the U.S. he studied pre-law at Brigham Young University, before changing his major to drama. In 1994, he was awarded the Irene Ryan Award for best college actor, and in 1996 dropped out of university to pursue an acting career in Hollywood.
Rahm has stated that he is no longer a practicing Mormon.[1]
Career
Rahm played Kyle McCarty, Amy Gray's cousin, for 3 seasons on Judging Amy. He joined the show in season 3, when Dan Futterman left the show. He also played Norvo Tigan, the brother of Nicole de Boer's character of Ezri Dax, in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Prodigal Daughter"; "psychic-guy" patient Mr. Duff in the Grey's Anatomy episode, "Save Me"; the driver in the 2001 VW Jetta ad, "Big Day"; and the groom in the Apple iDVD ad, "Elope". He also appeared in Scrubs as a patient.
In September 2006, Rahm guest-starred in the two-part 7th season premiere of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. On October 21, 2007, he made his first appearance as Lee McDermott, a new Wisteria Lane resident on ABC's Desperate Housewives, who is gay and has a husband, Bob Hunter (played by Tuc Watkins).
Rahm guest-starred on Friends as Tim, Monica's inexperienced sous-chef, in "The One with Rachel's Date" in Season 8; has a recurring role on AMC's Mad Men as Ted Chaough, from rival firm CGC; played car salesman Brad Elias on the CBS', The Mentalist; and played Jack, Annie's ex-brother-in-law and crush, on Fox's I Hate My Teenage Daughter.
In 2014, Rahm played a newsroom editor in the movie Nightcrawler.
In March 2015, Rahm played a management consultant (Michael Barnow) to the Secretary of State in the TV show Madam Secretary.[2]
Personal life
Rahm married Amy Lonkar, a cardio-thoracic surgeon at the University of Southern California, on April 28, 2012, on a soundstage in Burbank, California.[3] Their first child, a daughter, was born on September 13, 2014. They currently live in Sacramento, California.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Out of Annie's Past | Young Waiter | |
| 1995 | Of Love & Betrayal | Jack O'Connor | |
| 1996 | Turning Point | Young Frank Thomas | |
| 1996 | Same River Twice | Moocher | |
| 1997 | Tiny Heroes | Weasels | |
| 1998 | Clay Pigeon | Bystander at Amanda's | |
| 1999 | Valerie Flake | Jogger Ronald | |
| 2000 | Intrepid | Steward Beck | |
| 2000 | Nurse Betty | Friend #1 | |
| 2001 | Alfred Hitchcock's Gun | Andrew | |
| 2004 | Everybody and Their Mother Wants to Write and Direct | Agent's Assistant | |
| 2004 | Alfie | Terry | |
| 2005 | Chasing Leonard | Clark | Short film |
| 2006 | Moosecock | Jimmy Johnson | Short film |
| 2006 | Mojave Phone Booth | Tim | |
| 2006 | Falling Objects | Peter | Short film |
| 2007 | Route 30 | Arden | |
| 2007 | LA Blues | Bobby Gordon | |
| 2007 | Easy Pickins | Jimmy | Short film |
| 2007 | Nonplussed | Liam | Short film |
| 2012 | Overnight | Chip | |
| 2014 | Nightcrawler | Frank Kruse | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Touched by an Angel | Doug Richards | Episode: "The One That Got Away" |
| 1996 | In the Blink of an Eye | Gate Guard | Television movie |
| 1996 | Unabomber: The True Story | N/A | Television movie |
| 1997 | Divided by Hate | Frank | Television movie |
| 1998 | Legion of Fire: Killer Ants! | Glenn | Television movie |
| 1998 | Pacific Blue | Ed Simmons | Episode: "Cutting Edge" |
| 1999–2000 | Jesse | Dr. Danny Kozak | 20 episodes |
| 1999 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Norvo | Episode: "Prodigal Daughter" |
| 1999 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Jay Snelling | Episode: "Bobbi Dearest" |
| 1999 | Rescue 77 | Hansen | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Silk Stalkings | N/A | Episode: "Dream Weavers" |
| 1999 | Everything's Relative | Leo Gorelick | 4 episodes |
| 2001–2004 | Judging Amy | Kyle McCarty | 65 episodes |
| 2001 | Ally McBeal | Clayton Hooper | Episode: "Reach Out and Touch" |
| 2001 | Friends | Tim | Episode: "The One with Rachel's Date" |
| 2005 | Joan of Arcadia | Dana Tuchman | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Mr. Duff | Episode: "Save Me" |
| 2005 | Close to Home | Pastor Mark Rayburn | Episode: "Divine Directions" |
| 2006 | Crumbs | Roger | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | CSI: NY | Tony Collins | Episode: "Fair Game" |
| 2006 | Night Stalker | Dr. Aaron Shields | Episode: "Timeless" |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Joe Hirschoff | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Alpha Mom | N/A | Television movie |
| 2007–2012 | Desperate Housewives | Lee McDermott | 53 episodes |
| 2007 | Scrubs | Joe Hutnick | Episode: "My Own Worst Enemy" |
| 2007 | Conspiracy | N/A | Unsold TV pilot |
| 2008 | Without a Trace | Ryan McAvoy | Episode: "Closure" |
| 2009 | CSI: Miami | Dr. Sean Loftin | Episode: "Chip/Tuck" |
| 2009 | Three Rivers | John Warren | Episode: "The Kindness of Strangers" |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Brad Elias | Episode: "Redline" |
| 2010 | Open Books | Dale | Television movie |
| 2010–2015 | Mad Men | Ted Chaough | 24 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
| 2011–2013 | I Hate My Teenage Daughter | Jack | 13 episodes |
| 2014 | Surviving Jack | Adult Frankie | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Red Zone | Paul Jordan | Television movie |
| 2015–2016 | Bates Motel | Bob Paris | 9 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Madam Secretary | Michael 'Mike B' Barnow | 7 episodes |
| 2016–present | Lethal Weapon | Captain Brooks Avery | Series regular |
References
- ↑ "Kevin Rahm would like to go out in 'Desperate' glory". The Salt Lake City Tribune.
- ↑ http://www.tvguide.com/news/madam-secretary-producers-promise-answers-for-season-long-mystery/
- ↑ Profile, hollywoodreporter.com; accessed May 1, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/kevin-rahm-mad-men/content?oid=16642255