Kevin Bigley
{{short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kevin Bigley
| image = Kevin Bigley (cropped).jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|10|5}}
| birth_place = Yuba City, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2009–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Kate Cobb|2014}}
|education = DePaul University {{small|(BFA)}}
}}
Kevin Warren Bigley{{cite web | url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/kevin_warren_bigley_born_1986_17231342 | title=California Birth Index | accessdate= January 24, 2016 }} (born October 5, 1986) is an American television and film actor, best known for playing rookie paramedic Brian Czyk on the USA Network series Sirens.
Biography
Bigley was born in Yuba City, California, and studied acting at The Theatre School at DePaul University, in Chicago, Illinois. He began learning comedy as a defense mechanism to stave off bullying.{{cite web|url=http://thelaughbutton.com/features/laugh-button-interview-sirens-star-kevin-bigley/ | title=The Laugh Button interview with 'Sirens' star Kevin Bigley | first=Blake |last=Garris| date=March 31, 2014|accessdate= January 24, 2016|archivedate=August 26, 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826063630/http://thelaughbutton.com/features/laugh-button-interview-sirens-star-kevin-bigley/ |url-status=live}} Bigley began his acting career in San Francisco, California.{{cite web| url=http://journeyofafrontman.com/2014/04/23/on-the-line-with-kevin-bigley/ | title=On the Line with Kevin Bigley| first=Alex|last=Obert|publisher=JourneyOfAFrontman.com|accessdate= January 24, 2016 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150927132558/http://journeyofafrontman.com/2014/04/23/on-the-line-with-kevin-bigley/ | archivedate= September 27, 2015| url-status=live}} He appeared in a seven-month run of "Killer Joe" at Profiles Theatre in Chicago. He also performed in "A Separate Peace" at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater.
After working with actor Vince Vaughn on a TV pilot, Bigley moved to Los Angeles in 2010 and worked jobs including catering for a Jerry Springer game show, Baggage, on the GSN. He landed a part in Vaughn's 2011 movie The Dilemma and went on to appear onscreen in film and television, including on the series Bones, CSI: Miami and Chicago Code before winning the role of rookie EMT Brian Czyk the USA Network series ''Sirens.{{cite web|title=Brian Czyk played by Kevin Bigley|url=http://www.usanetwork.com/sirens/cast/brian-czyk|publisher=USA Network|accessdate=March 28, 2014| archivedate= March 4, 2014| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140304101616/http://www.usanetwork.com/sirens/cast/brian-czyk | url-status=live}}
In 2019, Bigley was cast to play a recurring character in the Amazon Original series Undone, then later in 2020, he was cast as a main character, Luke, in the science fiction comedy Upload, another Amazon Original.
Filmography
=Films=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 2009
|The Survivors |Vampire |Short |
| rowspan=2|2011
|Bank Customer | |
| My Left Hand Man
|Beckett Emerson |Short |
| 2014
|Faux Hawk | |
| rowspan=3|2016
|Chad | |
| Delinquent
|Britt | |
| The Angry Birds Movie
|Greg (voice) | |
| 2020
|Ty | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 2010
|Paul |Television film |
| rowspan=3|2011
|Paul Flynn |Episode: "Ice Man/Malibu" |
| The Chicago Code
|Beat Copper #1 |Episode: "Pilot" |
| CSI: Miami
|Nick Holland |Episode: "Special Delivery" |
| rowspan=3|2012
|Paul Fisher |Television film |
| Game Change
|Television film |
| Coco & Ruby
|Jake Plumber |2 episodes |
| rowspan=2|2013
|Sidney Jouron |Episode: "The Fact in the Fiction" |
| Melissa & Joey
|Devin |Episode: "Bad Influence" |
| 2014
|Officer Deetmore |Episode: "Fancy Brudgom" |
| 2014–2020
|Quentin Tarantulino & Shep Von Trap |7 episodes; Voice role |
| 2014–2015
|Brian Czyk |Lead role |
| 2015
|Daniel Calf (voice) |Episode: "Seizures Suit Stanny" |
| rowspan=2|2016
|Randall |2 episodes |
| *Loosely Exactly Nicole
|Derrick |6 episodes |
| rowspan=2|2017
|The House: A Hulu Halloween Anthology |Jonathan Prather |Episode: "Unexplained Phenomena" |
| Parked
| |Television film |
| 2018
|Michael |4 episodes |
| 2018–2019
|Mr. Dodson |2 episodes |
| 2019
|Reed Hollingsworth |Recurring role |
| 2020–present
|Luke |Series regular |
| 2023
|Rick Doyle |6 Episodes |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- [https://twitter.com/kevinbigley Kevin Bigley on Twitter]
- {{IMDb name|3707003|Kevin Bigley}}
- {{cite video|url=http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/33521662/v72337483/kevin-bigley-joins-express-written-consent |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125030017/http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/33521662/v72337483/kevin-bigley-joins-express-written-consent |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 25, 2016 | title=Kevin Bigley visits EWC | publisher = Express Written Consent (Major League Baseball) |date= April 13, 2015|accessdate= January 24, 2016}}
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Male actors from California
Category:People from Yuba City, California
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