Brian Hallisay

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::summary American actor ::

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Field	Value
name	Brian Hallisay
birth_date
birth_place	Washington, D.C., U.S.
alma_mater	Cornell University (BA)
occupation	Actor
years_active	2005–present
spouse
children	3
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| name = Brian Hallisay | image = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S. | education = | alma_mater = Cornell University (BA) | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2005–present | spouse = | children = 3

Brian Gleidson Hallisay (born October 31, 1978) 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 starred on the television series Revenge as Ben Hunter.

Early life

Hallisay was born on Halloween Day in Washington, D.C., graduated from Gonzaga College High School in 1996 and then moved on to Cornell University, graduating in 2000.

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). He 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.

In 2006, 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.

From late 2018 to early 2019, Hallisay played a recurring role on 9-1-1 as Doug Kendall alias Jason Bailey, the abusive husband of Maddie Buckley, a character played by his real-life wife, Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Personal life

In March 2012, Hallisay began dating his The Client List co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt. In June 2013, it was announced that Hewitt and Hallisay were engaged and expecting their first child. They married November 20, 2013, before the birth of their first child, a daughter, Autumn James. In June 2015, the couple had a boy, Atticus James. In September 2021, Hewitt and Hallisay welcomed their third child, a son named Aidan James.

Filmography

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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
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::data[format=table title="Television"]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	**	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	**	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, Main Cast after episode 7)
2016	Major Crimes	Bo McLaren	Episode: "N.S.F.W."
2016	Code Black	Drew McAdoo	Episode: "Landslide"
2018	NCIS	David Crocker	Episode: "Dark Secrets"
2018–19, 2023, 2024	9-1-1	Jason Bailey/Doug Kendall	Recurring role (Season 2); 1 episode (Season 6); 1 episode (Season 7)
2019	Suits	Craig Cameron	Episode: "Cairo"
2024	The Holiday Junkie	Mason
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References

References

1. "Brian Hallisay". [[TV Guide.
2. Ausiello, Michael. (July 21, 2014). "Revenge Scoop: Brian Hallisay Heads to the Hamptons – as Emily's New Lover?". TVLine.com.
3. Steinberg, Jamie. "Brian Hallisay: Particularly Privileged". StarryMag.com.
4. "Brian Hallisay". Buddytv.
5. "Who Is Brian Hallisay? 10 Things To Know About Jennifer Love Hewitt's Fiance". Huffingtonpost.
6. "Brian Hallisay Heads to Hamptons to Join ABC's 'Revenge'".
7. "Jennifer Love Hewitt Pregnant, Expecting a Baby With Brian Hallisay". [[Us Weekly]].
8. Billups, Andrea. (June 5, 2013). "Jennifer Love Hewitt Is Engaged". [[People (magazine).
9. Eggenberger, Nicole. (November 26, 2013). "Jennifer Love Hewitt Gives Birth to Baby Girl Autumn James, Secretly Married Brian Hallisay". Us Weekly.
10. (November 26, 2013). "Jennifer Love Hewitt Welcomes Daughter Autumn James". People.
11. Germaine Benson. (2015-06-25). "Jennifer Love Hewitt gives birth to son Atticus". UPI.
12. Annie Martin. (2021-09-10). "Jennifer Love Hewitt gives birth to third child". UPI.

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