Brian Hallisay

Brian Hallisay
Born October 31, 1978
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education B.A.
Alma mater Cornell University
Occupation Actor, economist
Years active 2005–present
Spouse(s) Jennifer Love Hewitt (m. 2013)
Children 1

Brian Hallisay (born October 31, 1978)[1] is an American actor known for his roles as Will Davis in the CW drama series Privileged and Kyle Parks in the Lifetime drama series The Client List. He currently stars in Revenge as Ben Hunter.[2]

Early life

Hallisay was born in Washington, D.C., and graduated from Cornell University in 2000.[1] After college and before moving to Los Angeles, he worked on Wall Street. He says, "I was slaving away at that and I had a really good time with it, but it got to the point where I said, "You know, I had always dreamed about seeing what acting was all about."[3]

Career

Hallisay made his television debut in 2005, appearing on Fox's The Inside, with Rachel Nichols and Adam Baldwin, as well as Lifetime's Strong Medicine, opposite Patricia Richardson.

On The CW's drama Privileged, Hallisay played Will Davis, a charming and wealthy Palm Beach bachelor who is delighted to learn that his next-door neighbors have hired a beautiful tutor named Megan Smith (Joanna García).

Hallisay continued in various television series, such as Without a Trace and Cold Case. Since then, he has landed roles in Bones, Medium, Bionic Woman, and CSI: NY, opposite Gary Sinise.

He made his feature debut in Erik MacArthur's Bottoms Up, starring Paris Hilton and Jason Mewes. Hallisay played the boyfriend to Hilton, a socialite who helps Mewes save his failing small-town restaurant. In 2011, Hallisay was cast in the third installment of Hostel where he played the lead character.

In 2012, Hallisay appeared in two episodes of The CW's series Ringer, and he signed a deal with Lifetime to appear as Kyle Parks in the drama series The Client List.

Personal life

In March 2012, Hallisay began dating his The Client List co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt.[4] In June 2013, it was announced that Hewitt and Hallisay were engaged[5] and expecting their first child.[4] They married sometime later in 2013,[6] prior to the birth of their daughter, Autumn James Hallisay, on November 26, 2013.[7] In January 2015, the couple announced that they are expecting their second child.[8][9]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Bottoms Up Hayden Field Direct-to-DVD
2011 Hostel: Part III Scott Direct-to-DVD
2014 Jessabelle Mark
2014 American Sniper Captain Gillespie
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Inside, TheThe Inside Jake Carrington Episode: "Aidan"
2005 Strong Medicine Dr. George Harmon Episode: "Chief Complaints"
2006 Without a Trace Alex Stark Episode: "Win Today"
2006 Cold Case Jimmy Bruno Episode: "Forever Blue"
2007 CSI: NY Emery Gable Episode: "Heart of Glass"
2007 Bones Ben Michaelson Episode: "The Glowing Bones in the Old Stone House"
2007 Bionic Woman Dr. Mark Stevens Episode: "Faceoff"
2008 Medium Sean Covey Episode: "Lady Killer"
2008–09 Privileged Will Davis Main cast; 17 episodes
2009 Eastwick Morgan Episode: "Fleas and Casserole"
2011 Rizzoli & Isles Chris Dunbar Episode: "My Own Worst Enemy"
2012 Ringer FBI Agent Pettibone 2 episodes
2012–13 Client List, TheThe Client List Kyle Parks Recurring, season 1; main cast, season 2; 22 episodes
2013 Body of Proof Dr. Jeffrey Dante Episode: "Lost Souls"
2014 Mistresses Ben Odell 4 episodes
2014–2015 Revenge Ben Hunter Season 4 (recurring; 7 episodes)
Season 4 (series regular; 15 episodes)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Brian Hallisay". TVGuide.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  2. http://tvline.com/2014/07/21/revenge-season-4-brian-hallisay-cast-ben/
  3. Hallisay in Steinberg, Jamie (n.d.). "Brian Hallisay: Particularly Privileged". StarryMag.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Jennifer Love Hewitt Pregnant, Expecting a Baby With Brian Hallisay". Us Magazine. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  5. Billups, Andrea (June 5, 2013). "Jennifer Love Hewitt Is Engaged". People. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  6. Eggenberger, Nicole (November 26, 2013). "Jennifer Love Hewitt Gives Birth to Baby Girl Autumn James, Secretly Married Brian Hallisay". Us Weekly. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  7. "Jennifer Love Hewitt Welcomes Daughter Autumn James". People. November 26, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  8. "Jennifer Love Hewitt Expecting Second Child". People. January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  9. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2901417/Jennifer-Love-Hewitt-Brian-Hallisay-confirm-expecting-second-child.html

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