Who is Kevin Dunn?
Kevin Dunn is an American actor who had recurring roles on True Detective in 2014 and on the TV series, The Mosquito Coast, in 2021. Since the 1980s, he has appeared in supporting roles in several films and television series.
In this article, we will be discussing Kevin Dunn Biography, Age, Height, Weight, IMDb, Career, Movies/TV Shows, Awards/Nominations, Parents, Siblings, Wife, Children, Instagram, and Net Worth. Briefly, let’s take a look at his profile summary below.
Kevin Dunn Profile Summary
Name | Kevin James Dunn |
Date of birth | August 24, 1956 |
Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Age | 65 years old |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | N/A |
Gender | Male |
Horoscope | Virgo |
Mother | Margaret Dunn |
Father | John Dunn |
Siblings | Nora Dunn |
Height | 6ft 3in (1.91m) |
Weight | 75kg |
Relationship | Married |
Wife | Katina Alexander (m. 1986) |
Son | Jack Dunn |
Profession | Actor |
Net worth | $1 – $5 million |
Kevin Dunn Biography
Dunn was born in Chicago, Illinois, the U.S. to John Dunn, a musician and poet, and Margaret Dunn (née East), a nurse. He has a sister who goes by the name Nora Dunn, an actress/comedian. He was raised in a Catholic family and has Irish, English, Scottish, and German ancestry.
In 1977, Dunn graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University. In 2008, he received an honorary doctorate from the same school.
Kevin Dunn Age
Dunn was born on August 24, 1956. He is currently 65 years old and usually celebrates his birthday every 24th of August of each year. His zodiac sign is Virgo.
Kevin Dunn Height/Weight
Dunn stands at a height of 5 feet 10inches (1.78m) and his body weight is approximately 84kg.
Kevin Dunn IMDb Page
Dunn has an IMDb page with 132 Actor Credits, 1 Producer Credit, 1 Soundtrack Credit, and 14 Self Credits being recorded.
Kevin Dunn Career
Dunn has appeared in many live performances in Chicago and suburbs, including the theater companies Northlight, Remains, Wisdom Bridge, and Goodman before his TV and motion picture career. His work includes Samantha Who?, a series appearing on ABC from 2007 to 2009, as well as playing Ron Witwicky in Michael Bay’s Transformers film series. His film appearances include Small Soldiers, Stir of Echoes, Godzilla, Snake Eyes, Nixon, Mad Love, Ghostbusters II, Dave, Beethoven’s 2nd, Hot Shots!, and 1492: Conquest of Paradise. In 2000, Dunn played Murry Wilson in the mini-series, The Beach Boys: An American Family. He played President Richard Nixon’s White House Counsel, Charles Colson, in Nixon and played President Bill Clinton’s National Security Advisor, Sandy Berger, in the ABC mini-series, The Path to 9/11. In 2000, he co-starred in Bette, a sitcom starring Bette Midler, in which he played her husband in the first 11 episodes of the show. From 2004 to 2006, Dunn had a small recurring role as a baseball coach and mentor to Tyler Hoechlin character Martin Brewer, and Terry Hardwick on the long-running family drama 7th Heaven.
Dunn played the role of Joel Horneck, Jerry’s overzealous childhood friend, in the Seinfeld episode “Male Unbonding”. He has also starred in Live Free or Die as well as the 2006 film, Gridiron Gang. He is an executive producer of the award-winning documentary film Kumpanía: Flamenco Los Angeles (2011).
His recent film credits include A League of Their Own (2022), where he played the role of Morris Baker, and God’s Favorite (2022), where he played the role of Gene.
Kevin Dunn Movies/TV Shows
Below are the movies/TV shows Dunn starred in and produced:
- Constance (TV Movie) (completed)
- 2022: God’s Favorite Idiot (TV Series)
- 2022: The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series)
- 2022: A League of Their Own (TV Series)
- 2021: King Richard
- 2021: Catch the Fair One
- 2021: The Mosquito Coast (TV Series)
- 2021: Thunder Force
- 2021: The Coldest Case (Podcast Series short)
- 2020: Mom (TV Series)
- 2020: Miracle Workers (TV Series)
- 2019: Suits (TV Series)
- 2019: City on a Hill (TV Series)
- 2019: Above Suspicion
- 2019: Josiah (Short)
- 2013-2019: Veep (TV Series)
- 2019: Standing Up, Falling Down
- 2019: Minty Comedic Arts (TV Series)
- 2019: Documentary Now! (TV Series)
- 2019: Captive State
- 2019: Trading Paint
- 2019 The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special)
- 2019: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series)
- 2019: Good Morning America (TV Series)
- 2018: Ghosted (TV Series)
- 2017: The Bachelors
- 2017: Conan (TV Series)
- 2016: The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special)
- 2016: The Real Housewives of Atlanta (TV Series)
- 2016: Keeping Up with the Joneses
- 2016: The Night Of (TV Mini-Series)
- 2015-2016: Code Black (TV Series)
- 2016: American Dad! (TV Series)
- 2015: After Dark with Julian Clark (TV Series)
- 2015: Slow Learners
- 2015: Ashby
- 2014/I: Draft Day
- 2014: True Detective (TV Series)
- 2014: Cesar Chavez
- 2013: The Frozen Ground
- 2013: Jobs
- 2013: Prosecuting Casey Anthony (TV Movie)
- 2012/II: Fire with Fire
- 2011-2012: Luck (TV Series)
- 2011: Warrior
- 2011: Transformers: Dark of the Moon
- 2010-2011: Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (TV Series)
- 2011: You May Not Kiss the Bride
- 2011: Harry’s Law (TV Series)
- 2011: Kumpanía: Flamenco Los Angeles (Documentary) (executive producer)
- 2010: Unstoppable
- 2007-2009: Samantha Who? (TV Series)
- 2009: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- 2009: Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series)
- 2008: The 34th Annual People’s Choice Awards (TV Special)
- 2008: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- 2008: Cinemassacre’s Monster Madness (TV Series documentary)
- 2008: President Hollywood (TV Movie documentary)
- 2008: Irak-Afganistán, la guerra llega al cine (TV Movie documentary)
- 2007: Lions for Lambs
- 2007: Transformers: Beginnings (Video short)
- 2007: Transformers
- 2006-2007: Boston Legal (TV Series)
- 2007: Prison Break (TV Series)
- 2007: Certifiably Jonathan (Documentary)
- 2006: Starz Special: Gridiron Gang (TV Movie)
- 2006: The Mikes (TV Movie)
- 2006: A Perfect Day (TV Movie)
- 2006: The Path to 9/11 (TV Mini-Series)
- 2006: All the King’s Men
- 2006: Gridiron Gang
- 2006: The Black Dahlia
- 2006: The Closer (TV Series)
- 2006: Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series)
- 2006: Live Free or Die
- 2006: Lost (TV Series)
- 2004-2006: 7th Heaven (TV Series)
- 2006: The Darwin Awards
- 2005: Marsha Potter Gets a Life (TV Movie)
- 2005: I Heart Huckabees: Production Surveillance (Video documentary short)
- 2005: Law & Order (TV Series)
- 2004: NYPD 2069 (TV Movie)
- 2004: Huff (TV Series)
- 2004: LAX (TV Series)
- 2004: I Heart Huckabees
- 2004: NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 (TV Movie)
- 2003: Boston Public (TV Series)
- 2003: L.A. County 187 (TV Movie)
- 2003: Dragnet (TV Series)
- 2003: The Stranger Beside Me (TV Movie)
- 2002: Confessions (Short)
- 2002: Boomtown (TV Series)
- 2002: Push, Nevada (TV Series)
- 2002: Gleason (TV Movie)
- 2002: The Practice (TV Series)
- 2000-2001: Bette (TV Series)
- 2000: God, the Devil and Bob (TV Series)
- 1998-2000: Godzilla: The Series (TV Series)
- 2000: The Beach Boys: An American Family (TV Mini Series)
- 1999: Stir of Echoes
- 1999: Batman Beyond (TV Series)
- 1999: The First Gentleman (TV Movie)
- 1998: Snake Eyes
- 1998: Small Soldiers
- 1998: Almost Heroes
- 1998/I: Godzilla
- 1998: HBO First Look (TV Series documentary short)
- 1997: On the Edge of Innocence (TV Movie)
- 1997: Picture Perfect
- 1997: Arsenio (TV Series)
- 1997: The Sixth Man
- 1997: The Second Civil War (TV Movie)
- 1996: Chain Reaction
- 1996: Shattered Mind (TV Movie)
- 1996: Unforgivable (TV Movie)
- 1996: Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us (TV Movie)
- 1995: Nixon
- 1995: Shadow of a Doubt (TV Movie)
- 1995: Jack Reed: One of Our Own (TV Movie)
- 1995: JAG (TV Series)
- 1995: The Four Diamonds (TV Movie)
- 1995: Mad Love
- 1994: Little Big League
- 1993: Beethoven’s 2nd
- 1993: Dave
- 1992: Chaplin
- 1992: 1492: Conquest of Paradise
- 1992: Double Edge (TV Movie)
- 1991: Hot Shots!
- 1991: Only the Lonely
- 1990: The Bonfire of the Vanities
- 1990: Dear John (TV Series)
- 1990: Marked for Death
- 1990: Sydney (TV Series)
- 1990: Seinfeld (TV Series)
- 1990 Blind Faith (TV Mini-Series)
- 1990: Blue Steel
- 1989: Taken Away (TV Movie)
- 1989: Roseanne (TV Series)
- 1989: Ghostbusters II
- 1989: Gideon Oliver (TV Series)
- 1988-1989: Family Ties (TV Series)
- 1988-1989: L.A. Law (TV Series)
- 1989: 21 Jump Street (TV Series)
- 1988: Mississippi Burning
- 1988: Sonny Spoon (TV Series)
- 1988: Day by Day (TV Series)
- 1988: Beverly Hills Buntz (TV Series)
- 1987: Cheers (TV Series)
- 1987: Night of Courage (TV Movie)
- 1986: Jack and Mike (TV Series)
Kevin Dunn Awards/Nominations
Below are the awards/nominations received by Dunn:
- 2018: Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series; Veep (2012) (Won)
- 2017: Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series; Veep (2012) (Nominated)
- 2016: Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series; Veep (2012) (Nominated)
- 2015: Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series; Veep (2012) (Nominated)
- 2014: Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series; Veep (2012) (Nominated)
- 1996: Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast; Nixon (1995) (Nominated)
Kevin Dunn Parents/Siblings
Dunn is the son of John Dunn, a musician and poet, and Margaret Dunn (née East), a nurse. His sister, Nora Dunn, is an actress/comedian.
Kevin Dunn Wife/Children
Dunn got married to Katina Alexander in 1986. They have a son named Jack.
Kevin Dunn Instagram Account
Dunn doesn’t have an Instagram account.
Kevin Dunn Net Worth
Dunn is earning well from his acting career. His net worth is estimated to be between $1 – $5 million.