Kevin Glen Weisman (born December 29, 1970) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Lester Thompson in the NBC drama, '' Suits LA'' (2025)'','' as well as

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in the

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action thriller series '' Alias'' (2001–2006), Ray Spiewack in the

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action drama series ''

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'' (2015–2017), and Ned Berring in the

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legal drama series ''

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'' (2016). In 2017, Kevin began a three-year stint as Dale Yorkes on the

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series ''Marvel's'' ''Runaways''.

Early life

Weisman was born to a

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family in Los Angeles, California.Jewish Federations of North America: "Film and Television Celebrities Promote Jewish Federations in First-Ever National Television Advertising Campaign - Jewish Stars Promote Federations' Initiatives and Mission"
August 2, 2004 He pursued acting at a young age, first appearing as The Professor in a fourth grade production of

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. While at Taft High School In Woodland Hills, California (a neighborhood of Los Angeles), Kevin participated in local drama festivals in and around the Los Angeles area (DTASC), performing work from the likes of

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and

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. He went on to receive a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Theater, Film and Television, and then to further his study of the craft of acting at New York's prestigious

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. Weisman is a founding member of the multi-award-winning Los Angeles based theater troupe, Buffalo Nights Theater Company

Stage credits

In 2015, Weisman was awarded a Lead Actor Award ( Stage Raw) for his work as Francois Villon in

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's ''Villon'', which premiered at the Odyssey Theater in Los Angeles. The show was produced by the

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. Prior Los Angeles productions include tackling the role of frustrated writer Arthur Kellogg in Jaime Pachino's 2012 West Coast premiere of ''The Return to Morality'' with the Production Company in Los Angeles. A founding member of Buffalo Nights Theatre Company, Weisman has produced, directed, and acted in over 25 productions in and around the Los Angeles area. Highlights include the title role of Anatol in

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's ''Anatol,'' and as Los Angeles philanthropist and convicted felon Griffith J. Griffith in the award- winning ''Crazy Drunk'' at the John Anson Ford Theatre in Los Angeles. Other notable productions with the company include

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's '' Apollo of Bellac'' (''

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Production of the Year''); ''Madman and the Nun'', '' The Firebugs'', '' Suburban Motel'', Ethan Lipton's ''Hope on the Range'',

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's ''Incident at Vichy'',

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's ''

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'', and the West Coast Premiere of Jonathan Marc Sherman's ''Sophistry''. Other theatrical turns include stand out performances at The Odyssey Theater and the

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in masterworks such as '''Tis Pity She's a Whore'', ''The Greeks (

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for Production of the Year)'' and ''The Goldoni Trilogy'' . Weisman has also treaded the boards at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, where he appeared as Uncle Louie In Neil Simon's ''Lost in Yonkers,'' and as Gabe in Donald Margulies' Pulitzer Prize winning play, ''Dinner with Friends,'' directed by Brian Kite''.''

Other work

Internationally known for his portrayal of Marshall J. Flinkman for five seasons on the critically acclaimed ABC series '' Alias'', Weisman was later cast as series regular, Kives'','' in the 2013

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/HBO project ''

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'', in which TV.com named Kevin one of the "season's best new characters". In 2015, Weisman joined the cast of the David E. Kelley Amazon series, ''

,'' as agoraphobic recluse Ned Berring. Later that year, Weisman appeared as Stevie in a first-season episode of AMC's ''

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'' entitled ''Hero'', and landed the recurring role of Dr. Jeffrey Maynard on NBC's hit drama, ''

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''. That same year, Kevin was tapped to play bon vivant Ray Spiewack on the CBS drama ''

,'' which resulted in a raucous three season arc. Other fan favorites include the recurring Assistant DA, Todd Erlich, on TNT's ''

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'', and a memorable turn as Anson Stokes in ''

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'' (Season 7) episode " Je Souhaite", written and directed by

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. In 2006, director

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called on Weisman to appear in his now cult classic film, ''

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,'' and in 2010, director

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hired him to play Aidan Quinn's character's younger, mentally challenged brother, Daniel Baker, in '' Flipped''. In 2012, Weisman played the recurring role of the mysterious Mr. Blonde, opposite Jason Issacs in the NBC show ''

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''. Other television work includes the recurring role of the deferential minion, Dreg'','' on Joss Whedon's ''

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'', ''Roswell'', ''ER'', ''

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'', '' JAG'', '' The Pretender'', ''

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'', ''Just Shoot Me'', ''Chuck'', '' Miami Medical'', ''

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'', ''Moonlight'', '' Fairly Legal'', ''Felicity'', ''Human Target'', ''The Forgotten'', ''The Glades'', ''CSI'', '' CSI: Miami'', ''CSI: New York'', ''

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'', and ''October Road''. Additional film work includes ''The Rock'', ''Gone in 60 Seconds'', '' Space Buddies'', ''Unicorn City'', ''Bending The Rules'', and ''Undocumented''. In 2004, Weisman produced and acted in the independent feature film '' The Illusion'', directed by Emmy Award winner Michael Goorjian, and starring Hollywood legend

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. Illusion won the "Best Screenplay" award at the 12th Annual

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, and was an official selection of the 16th Annual

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. An avid poker player, Kevin appeared on Bravo's '' Celebrity Poker Showdown''. A drummer since age 12, Weisman has kept the back-beat for the band Trainwreck, with

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(with

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). Quite prolific in the world of voice-over, Weisman's soul soothing vocal timbre has been heard on radio and television ads for such companies as Nike, Coca-Cola, and AT&T. He was also the voice of Honda cars and trucks for over three years. Weisman has appeared on both the ''

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'' "Must List" (2006), and on the ''

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'' "Top 10 Scene Stealers" list a total of three times. He has been nominated for a

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twice for his work on ''Alias'' (best side-kick), and '' Marvel's Runaways'' once (Best Drama). He and the cast of ''Alias'' took home a People's Choice award after their first season for Best New Show. In 2002, Kevin and the rest of the '' Alias'' cast were nominated for a ''Best Drama''

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Award. In 2021, Weisman started the 'Did We Do It' podcast alongside former Trainwreck bandmate Kyle Gass.

Philanthropy

In 2004, Weisman was a participant in the first-ever national television advertising campaign supporting donations to Jewish federations. The program featured "film and television personalities celebrating their Jewish heritage and promoting charitable giving to the Jewish community". Additional charities Kevin is actively involved in include The Children's Defense Fund, the DMD Fund (supporting the fight against

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, Broadway Cares, Wheels For Humanity, Bet Tzedek (a non-profit law-firm that provides free legal services to low-income, disabled and elderly residents of Los Angeles Country), The Melanoma Research Foundation, and The Clear View Treatment Center, which provides a residential treatment program for adolescent boys who have been neglected, abused and abandoned.

Personal life

In 2005, Weisman married Jodi Tanowitz, a

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, in a Jewish ceremony. He has two daughters, Maya Rose Weisman (b. 2006) and Ellie Samantha Weisman (b. 2008).People: "The Marrying Kind"
June 6, 2006 The couple divorced in 2011, but remain committed to co-parenting their two daughters together. Kevin currently resides in Los Angeles in the Hollywood Hills (not far from his childhood home in Encino), and has three sisters. He has been practicing yoga for over twenty years, and is a vegan.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

Official site
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