Stephen Kay

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title: "Stephen Kay" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1963-births", "american-people-of-new-zealand-descent", "film-directors-from-new-jersey", "film-producers-from-new-jersey", "american-male-screenwriters", "american-television-directors", "living-people", "new-zealand-emigrants-to-the-united-states", "date-of-birth-missing-(living-people)", "place-of-birth-missing-(living-people)"] description: "American actor, director and writer of film and television" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Kay" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American actor, director and writer of film and television ::

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Field	Value
birth_date
birth_place	New Zealand
alma_mater	Brown University
occupation
years_active	1986–present
spouse
children	Lilli Kay
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| name = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = New Zealand | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = Brown University | occupation = | years_active = 1986–present | spouse = | children = Lilli Kay Stephen T. Kay (born 1963) is a New Zealand actor, director, and writer of film and television.

Career

He has directed the films Get Carter and Boogeyman, as well as directing episodes of Saved, The Shield, Friday Night Lights, Sons of Anarchy, Quantico, The Punisher, Yellowstone, Coyote, Big Sky, Mayor of Kingstown, 1883, Lioness, and Landman. Beginning his career as an actor, his acting credits include Quantum Leap, Murder, She Wrote, Party of Five and regular roles in Deadly Games and General Hospital.

Personal life

In 2013, Kay became engaged to Piper Perabo, star of Covert Affairs, a show Kay directed and produced. They wed on July 26, 2014, in New York City.

Kay had previously dated Desperate Housewives actresses Teri Hatcher and Eva Longoria, whom he had directed in the 2004 television movie The Dead Will Tell, for about a year each – Longoria in 2004 and Hatcher during 2006–07. He has a daughter Lilli Kay, from a previous relationship.{{cite web|url= https://thedirect.com/article/lilli-kay-your-honor-yellowstone-actress |title= Who Is Lilli Kay? 6 Things to Know About Your Honor & Yellowstone Actress|first= Richard |last=Nebens |date= June 4, 2024|accessdate=21 August 2024|website=The Direct}}

Filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	The Zero Boys	Soldier #2
1992	Lethal Weapon 3	Movie Director
1994	Angel 4: Undercover	Devon
1998	October 22	Singer
1999	The Mod Squad	Bald Dude
2000	Get Carter	Man at Party	Uncredited
2001	Angel Eyes	Tony Pindella
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References

References

1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922151844/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/142455/Stephen-Kay Profile], nytimes.com; accessed March 3, 2016.
2. [http://www.vidiot.com/UPN/DG/Kay.html Stephen T. Kay profile], vidiot.com; accessed March 3, 2016.
3. Leonard, Elizabeth. (September 6, 2013). "Piper Perabo Engaged to Stephen Kay". [[People (magazine).
4. (July 27, 2014). "Piper Perabo and Stephen Kay Tie the Knot". [[People (magazine).
5. Orloff, Brian. (November 17, 2006). "Teri Hatcher Dating Eva Longoria's Ex". [[People (magazine).

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