Kevin J. O'Connor
Born
Kevin James O'Connor

(1963-11-15) November 15, 1963
EducationDePaul University (BFA)
Years active1979–present
SpouseJane Unrue (divorced)

Kevin James O'Connor[1] (born November 15, 1963) is an American actor, known for portraying character roles in major studio films such as F/X2, Lord of Illusions, The Mummy, Van Helsing, There Will Be Blood and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. He is a favorite of writer/directors Stephen Sommers and Paul Thomas Anderson, who often cast him in their films.

Life and career

O'Connor trained for the stage at The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago, before making his big-screen debut as high school rebel and beatnik poet Michael Fitzsimmons in Francis Ford Coppola's Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). His next major part was quizzical newspaper reporter Taggerty Hayes in the HBO miniseries Tanner '88. He portrayed a young Ernest Hemingway in the 1988 film The Moderns, had a small role in 1989's Steel Magnolias, and a featured role in 1994's erotic thriller Color of Night, which starred Bruce Willis and Jane March.

O'Connor worked with writer/director Stephen Sommers on the 1998 science-fiction adventure Deep Rising. He subsequently appeared in Sommers' projects The Mummy, in which he played the not-to-be-trusted and materialistic Beni; Van Helsing, in which he played Count Dracula's devious servant (and Dr. Frankenstein's former assistant) Igor; and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, in which he portrayed Doctor Mindbender. O'Connor had a key supporting role in There Will Be Blood as Henry, the "brother" of Daniel Day-Lewis's oil man, Daniel Plainview. O'Connor also starred in John Candy's last film, Canadian Bacon; he portrayed Roy Boy, a suicidal, eccentric American intent on sabotaging Canada. He reunited with There Will Be Blood director Paul Thomas Anderson for a small role in The Master.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1986 One More Saturday Night Hood
Peggy Sue Got Married Michael Fitzsimmons
1988 Candy Mountain Julius
The Moderns Ernest Hemingway
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Lt. Thomas Keefer TV movie
1989 Signs of Life Eddie Johnson
Steel Magnolias Sammy Desoto
1990 Love at Large Art the farmhand
1991 F/X2 Matt Neely
1992 Equinox Russell Franks
Hero Chucky
1994 No Escape Stephano
Color of Night Casey Heinz
1995 Canadian Bacon Roy Boy
Virtuosity Clyde Reilly
Lord of Illusions Philip Swann
1996 Hit Me Cougar
1997 Chicago Cab Southside Guy
The Love Bug Roddy Martel TV movie
Amistad Missionary
1998 Gods and Monsters Harry
Deep Rising Joey "Toochi" Pantucci
Black Cat Run Hobbs TV movie
1999 The Mummy Beni Gabor
Chill Factor Telstar
If... Dog... Rabbit... Jamie Cooper
2004 Van Helsing Igor
2006 Kettle of Fish Harry
2007 Seraphim Falls Henry
Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane Frank
There Will Be Blood Henry Plainview
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Doctor Mindbender Cameo
2012 The Master Bill William
2016 The Cleanse Fredericks
2018 Widows Bobby Welsh
2019 Buck Run John Yoder
Colewell Charles
Captive State Kermode
2020 Exorcism at 60,000 Feet Buzz
Wish Upon A Unicorn Willie

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1988 Tanner '88 Hayes Taggerty 7 episodes
1991 Law & Order Patrick McCarter Episode: The Troubles
1994 Birdland Mr. Horner 7 episodes
2000 The Others Warren Day 13 episodes
2001 Gideon's Crossing Dr. Michael Pirandello Episode: The Mistake
2004 Century City Henry Krell Episode: A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Lose
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Dr. Evan Chapel Episode: Grow
2009 The Beast Harry Conrad 13 episodes
2012–2013 The Mob Doctor Stavos Kazan 9 episodes
2014–2015 Chicago P.D. Commander Fischer 12 episodes
2016 11.22.63 Yellow-card Man 5 episodes
2017 The Blacklist Calvin Dawson Episode: The Travel Agency (No. 90)
2019 Catch-22 Lt. Colonel Korn 6 episodes
On Becoming a God in Central Florida Roger Penland 6 episodes

References

  1. "Kevin J. O'Connor Biography (1963-)". www.filmreference.com. Retrieved Jul 27, 2019.
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