Kevin Weisman
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Kevin Weisman is an American film
, television
and stage
actor
. His best-known acting role was that of Marshall Flinkman
on the television series Alias
(2001–2006).
from UCLA's
prestigious School of Theatre/Film/Television and also studied at New York's Circle in the Square Theatre
. Kevin was a founding member of Buffalo Nights Theater Company, and went on to produce and act in over fifteen award winning shows in and around the Los Angeles area.
Weisman's stage résumé includes roles in Arthur Schnitzler
's Anatol, Jean Giraudoux
's Apollo of Bellac
, which received a Garland for Production of the Year and seven LA Weekly
award nominations; Madman and the Nun, The Firebugs
, Suburban Motel
, Ethan Lipton's Hope on the Range, Arthur Miller
's Incident at Vichy, Oscar Wilde
's Salome
, and the West Coast Premiere of Jonathan Marc Sherman
's Sophistry.
His other theatre credits include' Tis Pity She's a Whore, The Greeks (which received the 1999 LA Weekly Theater Award
for Production of the Year) and The Goldoni Trilogy. Weisman has also worked at the La Mirada Theater for Performing Arts, where he appeared as 'Gabe' in Donald Margulies' pulitzer prize winning play, "Dinner with Friends" ("Weisman shows Gabe's touching naiveté, his love of the stability and order of marriage, and his agonized confusion over having to take sides" O.C. Register) and as 'Uncle Louie' in Neil Simon's pullitzer prize winning "Lost in Yonkers"
, directed by Michael Goorjian. His best-known acting role is as Marshall Flinkman
on the hit television series Alias
(2001–2006). He has also appeared on Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown
. Weisman was the drummer
for the rock band
Trainwreck
and loves to play poker, softball and golf.
He is also involved in a number of charities, including Koreh LA, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and Wheels for Humanity.
, on May 21, 2005. Their daughter, Maya Rose, was born on March 31, 2006 in Los Angeles and their son, Eli Samuel, was born on February 11, 2008.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and stage
Stage (theatre)
In theatre or performance arts, the stage is a designated space for the performance productions. The stage serves as a space for actors or performers and a focal point for the members of the audience...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. His best-known acting role was that of Marshall Flinkman
Marshall Flinkman
Marshall J. Flinkman is a fictional character on the television series, Alias. Flinkman, portrayed by Kevin Weisman, is the tech geek at SD-6 and then later the CIA...
on the television series Alias
Alias (TV series)
Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006...
(2001–2006).
Early life
He pursued acting at a young age, participating in local drama festivals in and around the Los Angeles area (DTASC). He received a BABachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from UCLA's
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
prestigious School of Theatre/Film/Television and also studied at New York's Circle in the Square Theatre
Circle in the Square Theatre
The Circle in the Square Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre in midtown Manhattan on 50th Street in the Paramount Plaza building.The original Circle in the Square was founded by Paul Libin, Theodore Mann and Jose Quintero in 1951 and was located at 5 Sheridan Square in Greenwich Village...
. Kevin was a founding member of Buffalo Nights Theater Company, and went on to produce and act in over fifteen award winning shows in and around the Los Angeles area.
Stage credits
Weisman is a founding member of the Buffalo Nights Theatre Company and appeared in numerous plays at their resident space, the Powerhouse Theatre in Santa Monica.Weisman's stage résumé includes roles in Arthur Schnitzler
Arthur Schnitzler
Dr. Arthur Schnitzler was an Austrian author and dramatist.- Biography :Arthur Schnitzler, son of a prominent Hungarian-Jewish laryngologist Johann Schnitzler and Luise Markbreiter , was born in Praterstraße 16, Leopoldstadt, Vienna, in the Austro-Hungarian...
's Anatol, Jean Giraudoux
Jean Giraudoux
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux was a French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright. He is considered among the most important French dramatists of the period between World War I and World War II. His work is noted for its stylistic elegance and poetic fantasy...
's Apollo of Bellac
Apollo of Bellac
The Apollo of Bellac is a comedic one act play written in 1942 by French dramatist Jean Giraudoux.-Plot summary:...
, which received a Garland for Production of the Year and seven LA Weekly
LA Weekly
LA Weekly is a free weekly tabloid-sized "alternative weekly" in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1978 by Editor/Publisher Jay Levin and a board of directors that included actor-producer Michael Douglas...
award nominations; Madman and the Nun, The Firebugs
Biedermann und die Brandstifter
The Fire Raisers , also known in English as Firebugs or The Firebugs, was written by Max Frisch in 1953, first as a radio play, then adapted for television and the stage ....
, Suburban Motel
George F. Walker
George F. Walker, CM is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter. He is one of Canada's most prolific playwrights, and also one of the most widely produced Canadian dramatists both in Canada and internationally.-Early years:...
, Ethan Lipton's Hope on the Range, Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in American theatre, writing dramas that include plays such as All My Sons , Death of a Salesman , The Crucible , and A View from the Bridge .Miller was often in the public eye,...
's Incident at Vichy, Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
's Salome
Salome (play)
Salome is a tragedy by Oscar Wilde.The original 1891 version of the play was in French. Three years later an English translation was published...
, and the West Coast Premiere of Jonathan Marc Sherman
Jonathan Marc Sherman
Jonathan Marc Sherman is a contemporary American playwright.He was born in Morristown, New Jersey, and grew up in Livingston. He began writing plays on a typewriter his father gave him as a birthday gift when he was twelve or thirteen years old...
's Sophistry.
His other theatre credits include
LA Weekly Theater Award
LA Weekly Theater Award is an annual critics' award established in 1979, given by the LA Weekly for outstanding achievements in small theatre productions in Southern California...
for Production of the Year) and The Goldoni Trilogy. Weisman has also worked at the La Mirada Theater for Performing Arts, where he appeared as 'Gabe' in Donald Margulies' pulitzer prize winning play, "Dinner with Friends" ("Weisman shows Gabe's touching naiveté, his love of the stability and order of marriage, and his agonized confusion over having to take sides" O.C. Register) and as 'Uncle Louie' in Neil Simon's pullitzer prize winning "Lost in Yonkers"
Other work
Weisman produced and acted in the 2001 feature film, The IllusionThe Illusion
The Illusion is a play by Tony Kushner, adapted from Pierre Corneille's seventeenth-century comedy, L'Illusion Comique. It follows a contrite father, Pridamant, seeking news of his prodigal son from the sorcerer Alcandre. The magician conjures three episodes from the young man's life...
, directed by Michael Goorjian. His best-known acting role is as Marshall Flinkman
Marshall Flinkman
Marshall J. Flinkman is a fictional character on the television series, Alias. Flinkman, portrayed by Kevin Weisman, is the tech geek at SD-6 and then later the CIA...
on the hit television series Alias
Alias (TV series)
Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006...
(2001–2006). He has also appeared on Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Celebrity Poker Showdown was a celebrity game show on the cable network Bravo. It was a limited-run series in which celebrities played poker, and ran eight tournaments during its five-season run....
. Weisman was the drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
for the rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
Trainwreck
Trainwreck (band)
Trainwreck is an American rock band, a project of Kyle Gass' alter-ego, "Klip Calhoun". The band is described as being part of Tenacious D's family, in that Gass, Konesky and Spiker all play for Tenacious D. In addition, Jason Reed also played a fundamental role in Tenacious D's 2006-07 Tour...
and loves to play poker, softball and golf.
He is also involved in a number of charities, including Koreh LA, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and Wheels for Humanity.
Personal life
Weisman married Jodi Tanowitz, a preschool teacherTeacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
, on May 21, 2005. Their daughter, Maya Rose, was born on March 31, 2006 in Los Angeles and their son, Eli Samuel, was born on February 11, 2008.
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Frasier Frasier Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars... |
Decorator | Episode: "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" |
| 1997 | The Weird Al Show The Weird Al Show The Weird Al Show is a television show hosted by "Weird Al" Yankovic. Produced in association with Dick Clark Productions, it aired Saturday mornings on the CBS TV network from September to December 1997. The show was released on DVD on August 15, 2006... |
Spike | Episode: "Bad Influence" |
| Pauly Pauly Pauly was a comedy television series on FOX in 1997. The show starred Pauly Shore. It was cancelled after five episodes, leaving two episodes unaired.- Plot :... |
Burger | 5 Episodes | |
| Just Shoot Me! Just Shoot Me! Just Shoot Me! is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March 4, 1997 to August 16, 2003, with 148 episodes produced. The show was created by Steven Levitan, the show's executive producer.-Description:... |
Neil | Episode: "The Experiment" | |
| 1998 | ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
Glenn Karkowski | Episode: "Exodus" |
| The Drew Carey Show The Drew Carey Show The Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004. The show was set in Cleveland, Ohio, and revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionalized version of the actor.... |
Carl | Episode: "Drew and the Conspiracy" | |
| Maggie Winters Maggie Winters Maggie Winters was a short-lived CBS sitcom that ran from 1998 to early 1999. The title character was played by Faith Ford.-Plot:Recently divorced from her dentist husband, Maggie Winters moved in with her mother Estelle in her home town of Shelbyville, Indiana and got a job at Hanley's, a local... |
Harold | Episode: "Dinner at Rachel's" | |
| 1999 | JAG JAG (TV series) JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions... |
Jerry Kemp | Episode: "The Adversaries" |
| 1999–2000 | Roswell Roswell (TV series) Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002... |
Larry | 2 Episodes |
| 2000 | Felicity | Earl | 2 Episodes |
| Love & Money | Eddie | Episode: "Puff the Magic Sister" | |
| The Pretender The Pretender (TV series) The Pretender is an American television series that aired on NBC from 1996 to 2000. The series starred Michael T. Weiss as Jarod, a genius and former child prodigy with "the ability to become anyone he wants to be," i.e., to flawlessly impersonate anyone in virtually any line of work... |
Mr. Abel | Episode: "Meltdown" | |
| The X-Files The X-Files The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s... |
Anson Stokes | Episode: "Je Souhaite" | |
| 2001 | Gideon's Crossing Gideon's Crossing Gideon's Crossing is a US medical drama starring Andre Braugher. The series was loosely based on the experience of real-life physician Jerome Groopman and his book The Measure of Our Days. It premiered on October 10, 2000, and ran for one season, with its last episode airing on April 9, 2001, with... |
Mr. Ryan | Episode: "The Crash" |
| Charmed Charmed Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M... |
Lukas | Episode: "Sin Francisco" | |
| Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Lost & Found employee | Episode: "An Eye for a Finger" | |
| In a Heartbeat In a Heartbeat In a Heartbeat is a Disney Channel Original Series inspired by real life EMT squads whose staff consists of high school students located all over the country that premiered in 2000 and ran from 2000-2001. The series follows the lives of several teenagers who volunteer as part-time EMTs while going... |
Distressed Man | Episode: "Star Struck" | |
| First Years | PI Richard Wad | 2 Episodes | |
| 2000–2001 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Dreg | 3 Episodes |
| 2001–2006 | Alias Alias (TV series) Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006... |
Marshall Flinkman Marshall Flinkman Marshall J. Flinkman is a fictional character on the television series, Alias. Flinkman, portrayed by Kevin Weisman, is the tech geek at SD-6 and then later the CIA... |
105 Episodes Nominated–Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Sidekick (2003, 2005) |
| 2006 | Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts... |
Dennis Hightower | Episode: "The Ghost Within" |
| 2007 | Moonlight Moonlight (TV series) Moonlight was an American paranormal romance television drama created by Ron Koslow and Trevor Munson, who was also executive producer for all episodes with Joel Silver, Gerard Bocaccio, Gabrielle Stanton and Harry Werksman. The series follows private investigator Mick St... |
Steve Balfour | 4 Episodes |
| Chuck Chuck (TV series) Chuck is an action-comedy/spy-drama television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working for the Central... |
Reardon Paine | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Truth" | |
| October Road October Road (TV series) October Road is an American television drama that debuted on ABC on March 15, 2007 following Grey's Anatomy. It follows Nick Garrett , who after a decade returns to his hometown, the fictional Knights Ridge, Massachusetts.The series is produced by ABC Studios and GroupM Entertainment; the latter is... |
Duncan Bow | Episode: "How to Kiss Hello" | |
| 2008 | CSI: NY CSI: NY CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes... |
Mike Hess | Episode: "The Box" |
| 2009 | Numb3rs NUMB3RS Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes... |
Bus Driver | Episode: "Jacked" |
| 2010 | The Forgotten The Forgotten (TV series) The Forgotten is a television series which premiered on September 22, 2009 on ABC. On November 9, 2009, ABC ordered five additional episodes of the series, bringing the first season's total to eighteen episodes... |
Ziipper | Episode: "Double Doe" |
| Human Target Human Target The Human Target is the name of two fictional comic book characters that have appeared in books published by DC Comics. The first is Fred Venable, who appears in Detective Comics #201 , by Edmond Hamilton and Sheldon Moldoff.... |
Martin Gleason | Episode: "Lockdown" | |
| CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.... |
Ricky Spano | Episode: "Meltdown" | |
| Miami Medical | Moose | Episode: "Man on the Road" | |
| Fringe Fringe (TV series) Fringe is an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The series follows a Federal Bureau of Investigation "Fringe Division" team based in Boston, Massachusetts under the supervision of Homeland Security... |
Gemini | Episode: "6955 kHz" | |
| 2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer... |
Craig Higgins | Episode: "Man Up" |
Film credits
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ollywoo | Brad Resnick | |
| Cage II | Cab Driver | ||
| 1996 | The Rock The Rock (film) The Rock is a 1996 action film that primarily takes place on Alcatraz Island and in the San Francisco Bay area. It was directed by Michael Bay and stars Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage and Ed Harris. It was produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and released through Hollywood Pictures. The film... |
Tourist | Uncredited |
| 1997 | Beverly Hills Family Robinson Beverly Hills Family Robinson Beverly Hills Family Robinson is a 1997 American Walt Disney television film based on the novel Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss. The film features Dyan Cannon, Martin Mull, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan O'Donohue as the main cast and was aired on ABC... |
Brinx | TV Movie |
| 1999 | Man of the Century Man of the Century Man of the Century is a 1999 comedy film directed by Adam Abraham and written by Abraham and Gibson Frazier. The film stars Frazier, Cara Buono, Susan Egan, Dwight Ewell and Anthony Rapp. It is a farce about the attitudes, values, and slang displayed in the popular culture of the 1920s . Man of... |
Squibb | |
| 2000 | Robbers | Director | |
| Gone in 60 Seconds | Intern #2 | ||
| More Dogs Than Bones | Arlo | ||
| 2001 | Lip Service | Jade | |
| 2002 | Buying the Cow Buying the Cow Buying the Cow is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Walt Becker and starring Jerry O'Connell and Bridgette L. Wilson.-Plot:Although he has had a relationship with her for five years now, David is too afraid to commit to his girlfriend Sarah, who is pressuring him into proposing to her... |
Cabdriver | |
| 2004 | Sweet Underground | Film Director | |
| Illusion Illusion (film) Illusion is an independent feature film released in the year 2004. It was directed by Michael Goorjian and features Kirk Douglas.-Plot:Legendary film director Donald Baines lies dying alone in his private screening room, watching the films he has devoted his life to creating. Having isolated... |
Kay | ||
| 2006 | Clerks II Clerks II Clerks II is a 2006 American comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, sequel to his 1994 film Clerks, and his sixth and latest feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse... |
Hobbit Lover | |
| 2007 | Business Class | G. Glenn Ross | TV Movie |
| 2008 | Bohica | Nasty | |
| 2009 | Space Buddies Space Buddies Space Buddies is a 2009 family comedy film. It is the third film in the Air Buddies series. It was released February 3, 2009. Like Air Buddies and Snow Buddies, this film was released directly on DVD and became the first Air Bud film to be released on Blu-ray.-Plot:The film starts as Buddha and... |
Dr. Finkel | Video |
| Level 26: Dark Origins | Josh Banner | Short | |
| Undocumented Undocumented (film) Undocumented is a 2010 independent suspense thriller directed by Chris Peckover and written by Chris Peckover and Joe Peterson. It stars Scott Mechlowicz, Alona Tal, Yancey Arias, Kevin Weisman and Peter Stormare.-Plot:... |
Jim | ||
| 2010 | Flipped Flipped (film) Flipped is a 2010 romantic comedy drama film directed by Rob Reiner. It is an adaptation of the novel Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen. It had a limited release in the US on August 6, 2010. The film had a wide release on August 27, 2010.... |
Daniel Baker | |
| 2011 | Unicorn City | Jeff | Post-Production |
| 2012 | Bending the Rules | Gil | Post-Production |
| High Midnight | Seth | Pre-Production |
External links
- Official site
- Kevin Weisman at the All Alias Guide