Summary
Kevin Corrigan (born March 27, 1969)[2] is an American character actor. He has appeared mostly in independent films and television since the 1990s, including as Uncle Eddie on the sitcom Grounded for Life (2001–2005). His film appearances include supporting roles in Goodfellas (1990), Rhythm Thief (1994), Walking and Talking (1996), Henry Fool (1997), The Departed (2006), Superbad (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), Seven Psychopaths (2012), The King of Staten Island (2020), and co-starring roles in Big Fan (2009) and Results (2015). He has been twice nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male.
Kevin Corrigan | |
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 Corrigan at the 2017 Montclair Film Festival | |
| Born | March 27, 1969 New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 1 |
Life and career edit
Corrigan was born and raised in the Bronx borough of New York City.[2][3] After studying at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, he made his film debut in 1989 in Lost Angels, starring Donald Sutherland and Adam Horovitz. He was cast in Goodfellas as the younger brother of Henry Hill (Ray Liotta). During the independent film boom of the 1990s, Corrigan built a career playing quirky, unconventional characters in films such as True Romance, Living in Oblivion, Walking and Talking and Rhythm Thief. He made his television series debut as a cast member of the short-lived Rhea Perlman sitcom Pearl. He also appeared in the video for "Get Me" by the indie band Dinosaur Jr. in 1993.
Corrigan became well known for his role as the slacker Eddie Finnerty on the sitcom Grounded for Life, which ran for five seasons. After the show's cancellation, he returned to appearing in smaller film projects, with the exception of a role in Martin Scorsese's The Departed as the drug-dealing cousin of Leonardo DiCaprio's character. Since that film's success, he has appeared more regularly in high-profile films. He had roles in two Judd Apatow-produced films: Superbad, as the violent owner of the house where Jonah Hill's and Michael Cera's characters attempt to steal alcohol, and Pineapple Express, as one of the main villain's henchmen. He also appeared in Ridley Scott's American Gangster as an informant for Russell Crowe's character. Corrigan was also in the movie The Last Winter, as Motor, a mechanic. In 2009 he was in the Oscar-winning short film The New Tenants[4] and guested on the science fiction drama Fringe as Sam Weiss. He played Sal in the critically praised independent film Big Fan, written and directed by Robert D. Siegel. In 2010, Corrigan starred in the John Landis-produced thriller Some Guy Who Kills People,[5] directed by Jack Perez,[6] and appeared in Tony Scott's Unstoppable. In 2015, he co-starred with Guy Pearce in Results, writer-director Andrew Bujalski's fifth feature films.
Filmography edit
Films edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Lost Angels | Gata | |
| 1990 | The Exorcist III | Altar Boy | |
| Men Don't Leave | Mike | ||
| Goodfellas | Michael Hill | ||
| 1991 | One Good Cop | Clifford | |
| Billy Bathgate | Arnold | ||
| 1992 | Zebrahead | Dominic | |
| Jumpin' at the Boneyard | Morty | ||
| 1993 | True Romance | Marvin | |
| The Saint of Fort Washington | Peter | ||
| 1994 | Family Remains | Max | Short film |
| American Standoff | The Guy | Short film | |
| The Last Good Time | Frank | ||
| Rhythm Thief | Fuller | ||
| 1995 | An Eviction Notice | Short film | |
| Living in Oblivion | Assistant Camera | ||
| Bad Boys | Elliot | ||
| Kiss of Death | Kid Selling Infinity | ||
| Drunks | Cam | ||
| 1996 | Bandwagon | Wynn Knapp | Gijón International Film Festival – Special Jury Award |
| Walking and Talking | Bill | Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male | |
| The Pallbearer | A Pallbearer | ||
| Trees Lounge | Matthew | ||
| Illtown | Francis (Cisco) | ||
| 1997 | Kicked in the Head | Redmond | Co-writer |
| Revelation | Short film | ||
| Henry Fool | Warren | ||
| 1998 | Buffalo '66 | Rocky the Goon | Uncredited |
| Slums of Beverly Hills | Eliot Arenson | ||
| Lulu on the Bridge | Man with Gun | ||
| Brown's Requiem | Walter | ||
| 1999 | Roberta | Jonathan Fishman | |
| Coming Soon | Sid | ||
| Love Bites | Barrett | Short film | |
| Detroit Rock City | Beefy Jerk #1 | ||
| 2000 | Steal This Movie! | Jerry Rubin | |
| Broke Even | Dot | ||
| Chain of Fools | Paulie | ||
| 2001 | Scotland, PA | Anthony 'Banko' Banconi | |
| 2003 | See Jane Run | Frank | |
| Chelsea Walls | Crutches | ||
| American Saint | Miles Hottonian | ||
| When Zachary Beaver Came to Town | Paulie | Credited as Kevin Fitzgerald Corrigan | |
| 2004 | Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Paul Hauser | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Lonesome Jim | Tim | |
| Sexual Life | Phil | ||
| Break a Leg | J.D. | ||
| The Honeymooners | Larry the Bus Driver | Credited as Kevin Fitzgerald Corrigan | |
| 2006 | Out There | Derrick | |
| The Dog Problem | Benny | ||
| The Last Winter | Motor | Nominated—Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast | |
| The Departed | Cousin Sean | ||
| Delirious | Ricco | ||
| Feel | Tony | ||
| 2007 | On the Road with Judas | JJ Lask | |
| Goodbye Baby | Randy | ||
| Superbad | Mark | ||
| American Gangster | Campizi | ||
| 2008 | Definitely, Maybe | Simon | |
| RSO [Registered Sex Offender] | Grabok | ||
| The Toe Tactic | Hector Freegood | ||
| Pineapple Express | Budlofsky | ||
| Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | Man at Port Authority | ||
| 2009 | Hit and Run | Timothy Emser | Direct-to-video |
| Big Fan | Sal | ||
| 2B | Clayton Konroy | ||
| The Mother of Invention | Anton Pupkin | ||
| Harmony and Me | Carlos | ||
| Don't Look Up | Davis | ||
| Today's Special | Stanton | ||
| 2010 | The New Tenants | Zelko | Short film |
| Please Give | Don | ||
| Circus Maximus | Peter | ||
| Unstoppable | Inspector Scott Werner | ||
| The Next Three Days | Alex | ||
| 2011 | Some Guy Who Kills People | Ken Boyd | |
| Moves: The Rise and Rise of the New Pornographers | Dan Bejar | ||
| The Chaperone | Phillip Larue | ||
| Brutal | The Head | ||
| 2012 | The Dictator | Slade | |
| Seven Psychopaths | Dennis | ||
| 2013 | Life of Crime | Ray | |
| 2014 | Winter's Tale | Romeo Tan | |
| Wild Canaries | Anthony | ||
| 2015 | Cymbeline | The Hangman | |
| Results | Danny | Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Nominated—Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actor | |
| Knight of Cups | Gus | ||
| Meadowland | Joe | ||
| The Missing Girl | Curly | ||
| 2016 | Ordinary World | Pete | |
| 2017 | Take the 10 | Danny | |
| Infinity Baby | Larry | ||
| 2019 | Cliffs of Freedom | Stavros Valvianos | |
| 2020 | Lost Girls | Joe Scalise | |
| The King of Staten Island | Joe | ||
| Teenage Badass | Jordan | ||
| 2022 | Meet Cute | Phil the Bartender | |
| TBA | Leave Not One Alive | Post-production | |
| American Murderer | David Brown Sr. | Post-production |
Television series edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | ABC Afterschool Special | Erik | "Taking a Stand" (Season 17: Episode 4) |
| CBS Schoolbreak Special | Gary | "Flour Babies" (Season 7: Episode 2) | |
| 1989–1990 | Superboy | Ranger / Security Guard | "With This Ring, I Thee Kill" (Season 2: Episode 1) "Superboy... Lost" (Season 3: Episode 11) |
| 1991 | Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace | Jimmy Stella Tella | Television film |
| 1996–1997 | Pearl | Franklin 'Frankie' Spivak | 22 episodes |
| 1997 | Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground | Writer | Television film Segment: "The Red Shoes" |
| 1998 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Carl Curtis | "Fallen Heroes: Part 1" (Season 6: Episode 22) |
| 2000 | Freaks and Geeks | Toby | "Carded and Discarded" (Season 1: Episode 7) |
| 2001–2005 | Grounded for Life | Edwin "Eddie" Finnerty | 91 episodes Credited as Kevin Fitzgerald Corrigan (76 episodes) |
| 2003 | Hack | Brad Pierson | "A Dangerous Game" (Season 1: Episode 12) |
| Sick in the Head | Television film | ||
| 2007 | The Black Donnellys | Whitey | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Medium | David Brewer | "A Person of Interest" (Season 5: Episode 3) |
| Law & Order | Ronny Aldridge | "Bailout" (Season 19: Episode 15) | |
| Damages | Finn Garrity | 4 episodes | |
| Californication | Mike 'Zloz' Zlozowski | "Slow Happy Boys" (Season 3: Episode 5) | |
| Mercy | Gerard | "Pulling the Goalie" (Season 1: Episode 4) "Some of Us Have Been to the Desert" (Season 1: Episode 9) | |
| 2009–2011 | Fringe | Sam Weiss | 7 episodes |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Flossy | "Ace" (Season 11: Episode 22) |
| 2010–2014 | Community | Professor Sean Garrity | "Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design" (Season 2: Episode 9) "Competitive Wine Tasting" (Season 2: Episode 20) "Introduction to Teaching" (Season 5: Episode 2) |
| 2011 | CSI: Miami | Patrick Clarkson | "About Face" (Season 9: Episode 18) |
| 2012 | Made in Jersey | Curran Papke | Episode: "Ancient History" |
| 2012–2013 | The Mentalist | Agent Bob Kirkland | 7 episodes |
| The Mob Doctor | Titus Amato | 4 episodes | |
| 2013 | Men at Work | Darryl | Episode: "Weekend at PJ's" |
| Necessary Roughness | William Glass | Episode: "Good Will Haunting" | |
| 2015 | Public Morals | Smitty | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Portlandia | Kevin | Episode: "First Feminist City" |
| 2016–2017 | Dice | Milkshake | 13 episodes |
| The Get Down | Jackie Moreno | 11 episodes | |
| 2017 | Blue Bloods | Jimmy Pearson | Episode: "Lost Souls" |
| 2018 | Deception | Master Thief / Prison Inmate | Episode: "Escapology" |
| 2019 | Ray Donovan | Declan Sullivan | 5 Episodes |
| 2019- 2021 | Godfather of Harlem | Vinero | |
| 2022 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Vincent Bishop | 3 episodes |
Music videos edit
- Featured in video for "Get Me" by Dinosaur Jr., from the album Where You Been, 1993
- Played band member Dan Bejar in video for "Moves" by The New Pornographers, from the album Together, 2010
- Played the Dad in video for "Safe Word" by the band Choke Chains, fronted by his long time friend and prolific Detroit musician, Thomas Jackson Potter, 2016
- Played a Parking Enforcement Officer in video for "Loading Zones" by the musician Kurt Vile, 2018
References edit
- ^ "Kevin Corrigan News & Biography - Empire".
- ^ a b "Kevin Corrigan". Allmovie. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ O'Hare, Kate (February 24, 2001). "Donal Logue Is Grounded For Life". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ The New Tenants at IMDB
- ^ "First Casting for John Landis Produced 'Some Guy Who Kills People'!". BloodyDisgusting. January 20, 2010.
- ^ "Director Jack Perez Talks Some Guy Who Kills People". DreadCentral. January 29, 2010.
External links edit
- Kevin Corrigan at IMDb
- Kevin Corrigan at Deja Scene
- Kevin Corrigan in Safe Word, by Choke Chains.