Terry Kinney

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Terry Kinney
Kinney in 2016
Born (1954-01-29) January 29, 1954 (age 70)
Alma materIllinois State University
Occupation(s)Actor, theatre director
Years active1974–present
Spouses
(m. 1984; div. 1988)
(m. 1993; div. 2006)
Children2

Terry Kinney (born January 29, 1954) is an American

Tim McManus on HBO's prison drama Oz
.

Early life

Kinney was born in Lincoln, Illinois, the son of Elizabeth L. (née Eimer), a telephone operator, and Kenneth C. Kinney, a tractor company supervisor.[1]

Career

Theatre

Kinney has been involved in theatre since 1974, when he,

reasons to be pretty in 2009. In 2010, he directed another Lanford Wilson play, Fifth of July for Bay Street Theatre (July) and for the Williamstown Theatre Festival
(August).

In October–November 2012, Kinney directed Checkers a new play by Douglas McGrath at the Vineyard Theatre, New York City.[4] He directed Lyle Kessler's new play Collision in January 2013 at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.[5]

Film and television

Besides his theatrical work, Kinney has done much acting, mainly for television, starting in 1986 with an appearance in

Tim McManus on HBO's prison drama Oz
.

In 1995, Kinney co-starred with Tommy Lee Jones in an adaptation of an Elmer Kelton western novel titled The Good Old Boys. Tommy Lee Jones directed this made-for-TV movie which also co-starred Sissy Spacek, Matt Damon, Sam Shepard, Wilford Brimley and retired Texas Ranger H. Joaquin Jackson.

Kinney also directed two episodes of Oz, "Cruel and Unusual Punishments" in 1999 and "Wheel of Fortune" in 2002. Explaining the experience, he said, "it was great training for shooting on a limited budget, on a time crunch."[6]

His film work includes a role in the 1988 film

coming-of-age drama, Fly Away Home. In 1999, Kinney played the lead in the indie film, The Young Girl and the Monsoon, about Hank, a 39-year-old photo-journalist dealing with a demanding job and a growing daughter. In 2001, he played the estranged father of the protagonist, Sara Johnson (Julia Stiles), in the film Save the Last Dance
.

In 2006, Kinney directed a short film (18 minutes) called Kubuku Rides (This Is It), which portrays the effects of drug addiction of a mother as seen by her young son. The film is based on the short story by

Larry Brown. It is the first film produced by Steppenwolf Films. In 2008, he directed Diminished Capacity
, a feature film with a big Steppenwolf presence, based on the Sherwood Kiraly novel of that name.

For television, in 2008, Kinney was Deputy Attorney General Zach Williams in Canterbury's Law, a short-lived Fox series. In 2009, he played Sergeant Harvey Brown in the ABC series, The Unusuals, and in the same year, he had a recurring role as Special Agent Sam Bosco on the hit CBS series, The Mentalist.

2010 saw a pilot for a CBS drama called The Line, starring Dylan Walsh as ATF Agent Donovan with Kinney as a complex criminal, Alex Gunderson, that Donovan is hunting. The series was to be based on a novel by Robert Gregory Browne called "Kiss Her Goodbye". (Browne said that the show was tentatively called "ATF".[7]) In 2011 Kinney had a recurring role in the North American adaptation of Being Human as Heggemann, an 1,100-year-old Dutch vampire. In April 2012 he starred in the CBS police procedural drama NYC 22 as Field Training Officer Daniel "Yoda" Dean. However, after four episodes NYC 22 was axed. Kinney also guest starred as Salvatore Amato, a member of a Chicago crime family, in the new Fox drama The Mob Doctor premiering in September 2012.[8]

Kinney was cast as a series regular on ABC drama series Black Box opposite Kelly Reilly and Vanessa Redgrave, set to air on ABC in 2014.[9]

From 2016 to 2023, Kinney has played Hall, a recurring character in the TV series Billions. In 2019, Terry was cast in the Shonda Rhimes mini-series Inventing Anna alongside Julia Garner, Laverne Cox, and Anna Chlumsky.[10] The series, which depicts Instagram-famous scam artist Anna Sorokin, premiered on Netflix in 2022.

Personal life

From 1984 to 1988, Kinney was married to Elizabeth Perkins. From 1993 to 2005, he was married to his Oz co-star Kathryn Erbe, with whom he has two children.

Kinney lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Theater directing credits

Year Title Role Notes
1976 The Lover Director
Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred Laurie Metcalf and Jeff Perry
1981 Of Mice and Men Director
Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred Gary Sinise
1982 And a Nightingale Sang Director
Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred Joan Allen
1984 Fool for Love Director
Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred William Petersen and Rondi Reed
1985 Streamers Director
Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred Gary Sinise and Jeff Perry
1990 Reckless Director
Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred Joan Allen
1992 My Thing Of Love Director
Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred Laurie Metcalf
1994 A Clockwork Orange Director
Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago
1997
A Streetcar Named Desire
Director
Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred Gary Sinise
1998 Eyes For Consuela Director Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City/Starred David Strathairn
2000 One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Director
Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred Gary Sinise
2003 The Violet Hour Director
Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago
2004 Beautiful Child Director Vineyard Theatre, New York City/Starred Gary Sinise
2005 After Ashley Director Vineyard Theatre, New York City/Starred Kieran Culkin and Anna Paquin
2006 The Well-Appointed Room Director
Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred Josh Charles and Tracy Letts
The Agony and the Agony Director Vineyard Theatre, New York City/Starred Nicky Silver
2009
reasons to be pretty
(Neil Labute)
Director MCC, New York City/Starred Piper Perabo and Thomas Sadoski
2010 Fifth of July (Lanford Wilson) Director Bay Street Theatre (July), then Williamstown Theatre Festival (August)
2019 Curse of the Starving Class (Sam Shepard) Director Signature Theatre, New York City/Starred Maggie Siff

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1978 A Wedding Caterer Uncredited
1985 Seven Minutes in Heaven Bill the Photographer
1986 No Mercy Paul Deveneux
1987 A Walk on the Moon Lew Ellis
1988
Miles from Home
Mark
1991 Queens Logic Jeremy
Talent for the Game Gil Lawrence
1992 The Last of the Mohicans John Cameron
1993 Body Snatchers Steve Malone
The Firm Lamar Quinn
1995 Devil in a Blue Dress Todd Carter
1996 Sleepers Ralph Ferguson
Fly Away Home David Alden
1997 White Lies Richard
1998 Luminous Motion Pedro
1999 The Young Girl and the Monsoon Hank With Ellen Muth
Oxygen Captain Tim Foster
2000 The House of Mirth George Dorset
2001 Save the Last Dance Roy Johnson
2003 House Hunting Hogue Short film
2004 Focus Group Bob Sadler Short film
2005 The Game of Their Lives Dent McSkimming
Runaway Dr. Maxim
2007 Turn the River Markus
2012 Promised Land David Churchill
2015 I Smile Back Dr. Page
2017 Abundant Acreage Available Jesse Ledbetter
November Criminals Principal Karlstadt
2018 Mile 22 Johnny Porter
2019 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Mike Fisher
2021 The Little Things Captain Farris

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1986 Miami Vice Asst. State Atty. William Pepin Episode: "The Good Collar"
1987–1989 thirtysomething Steve Woodman 7 episodes
1987 Murder Ordained Pastor Tom Bird TV film
1990
Kojak: None So Blind
Paul Hogarth TV film
1991 The Grapes of Wrath Reverend Jim Casey Teleplay
1992 Deadly Matrimony Jim Mihkalik Miniseries
1993 JFK: Reckless Youth Joseph P. Kennedy TV film
1995 The Good Old Boys Walter Calloway TV film (dir: Tommy Lee Jones)
1996 Homicide: Life on the Street Richard Laumer Episode: "Map of the Heart"
Critical Choices Lloyd TV film
1997 George Wallace Billy Watson TV film (dir: John Frankenheimer)
1997–2003 Oz Emerald City Unit Manager Tim McManus Main role
1998 Don't Look Down Dr. Paul Sadowski TV film (dir: Wes Craven)
1999 That Championship Season James Daly TV film
2001 Midwives Rand Danforth TV film
2002 The Laramie Project Dennis Shepard TV film
2003 Queens Supreme Andrew Grigg Episode: "Words That Wound"
2004 CSI: NY District Attorney Tom Mitford 2 episodes
2005 Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution Detective Neil O'Hara TV film
2006 Kidnapped James "Sully" Sullivan Episode: "Sorry, Wrong Number"
2008 Law & Order Clifford Chester Episode: "Driven"
Wainy Days Marvin Episode: "Carol"
Canterbury's Law Deputy Attorney General Zach Williams Main cast
2009 The Unusuals Sergeant Harvey Brown Main cast
The Mentalist Special Agent Sam Bosco Recurring role
2010 The Good Wife Gerald Kozko 3 episodes
2011–2012 Being Human Heggemann Recurring role
2012 NYC 22 Daniel "Yoda" Dean Main cast
The Mob Doctor Dante Amato 2 episodes
2013 Elementary Howard Ennis Episode: "The Deductionist"
2014 Black Box Dr. Owen Morely Series regular
2015 Show Me a Hero Peter Smith Miniseries
Fargo Chief Gibson 2 episodes
2016–2017 Good Behavior Christian Series regular
2016–2022 Billions Hall Recurring role
2018 Electric Dreams Mr. Dick Episode: "The Father Thing"
2022 Inventing Anna Barry Miniseries (8 episodes)
The Watcher Jasper Winslow 4 episodes
2023 Justified: City Primeval Toma Costia 3 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Terry Kinney Biography (1954-)". Filmreference.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
  2. BOMB Magazine
    Spring, 1989. Retrieved May 15th, 2013.
  3. ^ Hayford, Justin (July 11, 2002). "Petty Delusions and Grand Obsessions". Chicago Reader. Alison Draper/Sun-Times Media Group. Chicagoreader.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  4. ^ Jones, Kenneth (June 21, 2012). "New Works by Rajiv Joseph, Jenny Schwartz and Doug McGrath Will Cling to Vineyard's Vine in 2012-13". Playbill. Philip S. Birsh. Playbill.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  5. ^ Bacalzo, Dan (June 29, 2012). "Terry Kinney to Direct Amoralists Production of Lyle Kessler's Collision". Theatermania.com. TheaterMania.com, Inc. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  6. ^ Kinney was talking about his preparation for directing Diminished Capacity, reported at indieWIRE.
  7. ^ See Browne's Facebook page.
  8. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original
    on 30 July 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2013-09-26). "Terry Kinney Joins 'Black Box', Robin Weigert In 'Trending Down' & 'Chicago PD', Annabelle Stephenson Boards 'Revenge'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  10. ^ Otterson, Joe (2019-11-07). "Shonda Rhimes' Anna Delvey Series at Netflix Adds Five More to Cast". Variety. Retrieved 2022-02-22.

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