American actor
Kevin Rahm
Rahm in 2009
Born (1971-01-07 ) January 7, 1971 (age 53) Education Brigham Young University Occupation Actor Years active 1993–present Spouse
Children 1
Kevin Rahm (born January 7, 1971)[ 1] is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Kyle McCarty on Judging Amy , Lee McDermott on Desperate Housewives , and Ted Chaough on Mad Men .
Early life and education
Rahm was born in Mineral Wells, Texas .[ 2] He was raised in Bossier City, Louisiana , where he was a cheerleader at Loyola College Prep in Shreveport, Louisiana and graduated from Atlanta High School in Atlanta, Texas in 1989. Following high school, Rahm, then a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , attended one of the church's Missionary Training Centers before serving as a missionary in France , Switzerland , and on the islands of Mauritius and Réunion between 1990 and 1992.[ 3]
After returning to the United States, he studied pre-law at Brigham Young University , before changing his major to drama. In 1994, he was awarded the Irene Ryan Award for best college actor.[ 4] In 1996, Rahm dropped out of college to pursue an acting career in Hollywood .
Career
Rahm played Kyle McCarty, Amy Gray's cousin, for three seasons on Judging Amy . He joined the show in season 3, when Dan Futterman left. In 2001 he starred in the Volkswagen Super Bowl commercial "Big Day".[ 5] On October 21, 2007, he made his first appearance as Lee McDermott , a new Wisteria Lane resident on ABC 's Desperate Housewives , who is gay and has a husband, Bob Hunter (played by Tuc Watkins ).
In 2014, Rahm was cast as a newsroom editor in the film Nightcrawler . From 2010 to 2015, Rahm played Ted Chaough , a Madison Avenue advertising creative director, in AMC 's award-winning series Mad Men .[citation needed ] In March 2015, Rahm began starring in a recurring role as consultant and attorney Michael "Mike B." Barnow on the CBS political drama series Madam Secretary .[ 6]
Personal life
On April 28, 2012 Rahm married Amy Lonkar, a cardiothoracic surgeon at the UC Davis Medical Center .[ 7] They have a daughter. The family lives in Sacramento, California .[ 8]
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1993
The Mediator
Debtor
Short film
1995
Out of Annie's Past
Young Waiter
1995
Of Love & Betrayal
Jack O'Connor
1996
Turning Point
Young Frank Thomas
1996
Same River Twice
Moocher
1997
Tiny Heroes
Weasels (voice)
1998
Clay Pigeons
Bystander at Amanda's
1999
Valerie Flake
Jogger Ronald
2000
Intrepid
Steward Beck
2000
Nurse Betty
Friend #1
2001
Alfred Hitchcock's Gun
Andrew
2004
Everybody and Their Mother Wants to Write and Direct
Agent's Assistant
2004
Alfie
Terry
2005
Chasing Leonard
Clark
Short film
2006
Moosecock
Jimmy Johnson
Short film
2006
Mojave Phone Booth
Tim
2006
Falling Objects
Peter
Short film
2007
Route 30
Arden
2007
LA Blues
Bobby Gordon
2007
Easy Pickins
Jimmy
Short film
2007
Nonplussed
Liam
Short film
2012
Overnight
Chip
2014
Nightcrawler
Frank Kruse
2017
Clinical
Alex
2018
The Oath
Keith Balers
Television
References
^ "Birthdays". The Modesto Bee . The Associated Press . January 7, 2022. p. 2A. Actor Kevin Rahm is 51.
^ "Kevin Rahm" . Allmovie . Retrieved November 7, 2023 . Born - Jan 7, 1971 in Mineral Wells, Texas, United States.
^ Scott D. Pierce (January 19, 2024). "Kevin Rahm travels from BYU to NBC Young LDS actor is starring in a network sitcom" . Deseret News .
^ "Home - The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival" . web.kennedy-center.org .
^ "The best commercial ever made? You tell us" . VectorVault . July 19, 2011.
^ "Madam Secretary Executive Producers Promise Answers for Season-Long Mystery | TV Guide" . TVGuide.com . February 26, 2015.
^ Profile , hollywoodreporter.com; accessed May 1, 2014.
^ "Kevin Rahm, Mad Men - 15 Minutes - Opinions - April 2, 2015" . Sacramento News & Review . April 2015.
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