Kelly AuCoin
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Kelly AuCoin is an American actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He has appeared in episodes of several American television series, including Gossip Girl
and The Good Wife, and has had supporting roles in the films The Kingdom
and Julie & Julia
.
suburb of Hillsboro
, the son of Les and Susan AuCoin, and grew up in Washington, D.C.
where his father, Les AuCoin
, served as a United States Congressman
from 1975 to 1993. His first acting role was in one of his father's campaign commercials, in which he countered claims that his father was a tax and spend
Democrat by humorously describing how cheap his father actually was. AuCoin is a graduate of Georgetown Day School
and Oberlin College
.
acting company in the early 1990s. After relocating to New York, AuCoin landed small roles in several soap opera
s, including Guiding Light
and The City. In the early 2000s, he appeared in episodes of The Sopranos
and Law & Order
. AuCoin has since appeared in other television series, such as Without a Trace
, The Good Wife, White Collar
, Kings
, and most recently, Gossip Girl
.
In 2005, he appeared as the young Octavius in a Broadway
revival of Julius Caesar
, which starred Denzel Washington
. AuCoin has appeared in numerous other Off Broadway stage productions, including 2008's The Fifth Column, 2009's Jailbait, and 2010's Happy Now?
.
His first major film role came in 2007, where he played State Department
official Ellis Leach in The Kingdom
. In 2009's Julie & Julia
, AuCoin played one of the executives for the Houghton Mifflin publishing company who declined to publish Julia Child
's soon-to-be-legendary cookbook.
for creative work in dance performance, and the couple lives in Brooklyn
.
Gossip Girl (TV series)
Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series was created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and premiered on The CW on September 19, 2007...
and The Good Wife, and has had supporting roles in the films The Kingdom
The Kingdom (film)
The Kingdom is a 2007 film directed by Peter Berg and starring Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Ashraf Barhom, with Kyle Chandler, Jeremy Piven and Ali Suliman....
and Julie & Julia
Julie & Julia
Julie & Julia is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron starring Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Amy Adams, and Chris Messina...
.
Early life
AuCoin was born in the Portland, OregonPortland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
suburb of Hillsboro
Hillsboro, Oregon
Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that compose what has become known as the...
, the son of Les and Susan AuCoin, and grew up in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
where his father, Les AuCoin
Les AuCoin
Walter Leslie "Les" AuCoin , is an American politician and the first Democrat elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from since it was formed in 1882. The seat has been held by a Democrat ever since....
, served as a United States Congressman
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1975 to 1993. His first acting role was in one of his father's campaign commercials, in which he countered claims that his father was a tax and spend
Tax and spend
"Tax and Spend" is an epithet applied to politicians , programs, and opposing political philosophy by the American center-right, conservative, and libertarian movements. It does have another neutral, objective, connotation i.e. with regard to tax policy or fiscal policy but this usage is...
Democrat by humorously describing how cheap his father actually was. AuCoin is a graduate of Georgetown Day School
Georgetown Day School
Georgetown Day School is a pre-K-12 private preparatory school in Washington, D.C..-History:GDS was founded in 1945 as the first integrated school in the District of Columbia.-Academics:...
and Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
.
Acting career
AuCoin was a member of the Oregon Shakespeare FestivalOregon Shakespeare Festival
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is a regional repertory theatre in Ashland, Oregon, United States. The festival annually produces eleven plays on three stages during a season that lasts from February to October...
acting company in the early 1990s. After relocating to New York, AuCoin landed small roles in several soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
s, including Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
and The City. In the early 2000s, he appeared in episodes of The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
and Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
. AuCoin has since appeared in other television series, such as Without a Trace
Without a Trace
Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
, The Good Wife, White Collar
White Collar (TV series)
White Collar is a USA Network television series created by Jeff Eastin, starring Matt Bomer as con-man Neal Caffrey and Tim DeKay as Special Agent Peter Burke. It premiered on October 23, 2009. In December 2009, White Collar was renewed for a second season that began on July 13, 2010...
, Kings
Kings (U.S. TV series)
Kings is an American television drama series which aired on NBC. The series' narrative is loosely based on the Biblical story of King David, but set in a kingdom that culturally and technologically resembles the present-day United States....
, and most recently, Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl (TV series)
Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series was created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and premiered on The CW on September 19, 2007...
.
In 2005, he appeared as the young Octavius in a Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
revival of Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (play)
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, also known simply as Julius Caesar, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It portrays the 44 BC conspiracy against...
, which starred Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and film producer. He first rose to prominence when he joined the cast of the medical drama, St. Elsewhere, playing Dr...
. AuCoin has appeared in numerous other Off Broadway stage productions, including 2008's The Fifth Column, 2009's Jailbait, and 2010's Happy Now?
Happy Now?
Happy Now? is a play by Lucinda Coxon, first staged at the National Theatre, London in 2008.-Plot:After a conversation with Michael, a middle aged businessman, at a conference hotel, Kitty begins to wonder what life is really all about as she desperately tries to balance family life with personal...
.
His first major film role came in 2007, where he played State Department
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
official Ellis Leach in The Kingdom
The Kingdom (film)
The Kingdom is a 2007 film directed by Peter Berg and starring Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Ashraf Barhom, with Kyle Chandler, Jeremy Piven and Ali Suliman....
. In 2009's Julie & Julia
Julie & Julia
Julie & Julia is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron starring Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Amy Adams, and Chris Messina...
, AuCoin played one of the executives for the Houghton Mifflin publishing company who declined to publish Julia Child
Julia Child
Julia Child was an American chef, author, and television personality. She is recognized for introducing French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and her subsequent television programs, the most notable of which was The French Chef, which...
's soon-to-be-legendary cookbook.
Personal life
AuCoin is married to dancer Carolyn Hall, winner of a 2002 Bessie AwardBessie Awards
The New York Dance and Performance Awards, informally known as the Bessie Awards in honor of Bessie Schonberg, are awarded annually for innovative achievement in dance and related performances, particularly so-called "downtown" performances...
for creative work in dance performance, and the couple lives in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Josh | ||
| 2003 | Love & Stuff | Simon | |
| 2005 | Brian | ||
| 2007 | Serial | Peter Brown | |
| 2007 | Ghosts of the Heartland | Wellman | |
| 2007 | Ellis Leach | ||
| 2009 | Julie & Julia Julie & Julia Julie & Julia is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron starring Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Amy Adams, and Chris Messina... |
Houghton Mifflin Executive |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Mark | ||
| 1996 | Guiding Light Guiding Light Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009... |
Doug | |
| 1998 | Law & Order Law & Order Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,... |
||
| 2000 | Law & Order | Pat Callister | |
| 2001 | Law & Order | Rich Porter | |
| 2002 | New Americans | Brian | |
| 2004 | Agent Jim Ashe | ||
| 2006 | Law & Order | Andrew Semel | |
| 2008 | Without a Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:... |
Nick Selat | |
| 2009 | Kings Kings (U.S. TV series) Kings is an American television drama series which aired on NBC. The series' narrative is loosely based on the Biblical story of King David, but set in a kingdom that culturally and technologically resembles the present-day United States.... |
Serviceman Lawrence | |
| 2009 | Carl Thomas | ||
| 2010 | White Collar White Collar (TV series) White Collar is a USA Network television series created by Jeff Eastin, starring Matt Bomer as con-man Neal Caffrey and Tim DeKay as Special Agent Peter Burke. It premiered on October 23, 2009. In December 2009, White Collar was renewed for a second season that began on July 13, 2010... |
Arthur Landry | |
| 2010 | Gossip Girl Gossip Girl (TV series) Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series was created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and premiered on The CW on September 19, 2007... |
Doug Jarrett | |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama... |
Dr. Shelly Springe |