Ronnie Kerr
{{short description|American actor (born 1974)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ronnie Kerr
| image = Ronnie Kerr.jpg
| caption =
| birthname = Ronald George Smith III
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|3|30}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|Pompton Plains, New Jersey U.S.}}
| othername =
| occupation = Actor, Writer, Producer
| years_active = 1987–present
| domesticpartner =
| website =
}}
Ronnie Kerr (born Ronald George Smith III, 30 March 1974) is an American actor, best known for playing the role of Romeo in The Army Show and the movie Shut Up and Kiss Me in 2010.{{cite web |first=BeBe |last=Sweetbriar | url=http://www.edgeboston.com/columnists/joshaterovis///133596/rugby_great_ian_roberts_takes_first_gay_role_in_%E2%80%99saltwater%E2%80%99|title=Rugby great Ian Roberts takes first gay role in 'Saltwater'|date=29 May 2012 |publisher=edgeboston.com|accessdate=23 January 2014}} He has also starred in many other films and been a personal trainer to several celebrity clients. His first TV role was in NYPD Blue in 2001.{{cite web |first=Dylan |last=Vox | url=http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/5403025|title=Getting in Shape With Gay Fitness Personality Ronnie Kerr |date=15 February 2008|publisher=gmax.co.za |accessdate=26 January 2014}}
Early and personal life
He was born as Ronald George Smith III in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. He went to Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a full tennis scholarship but then injured his ankle. While rehabilitating, he started using the gym more frequently and carried on with fitness training.
He was then publicly outed in July 2007 when he was spotted in a Chicago gay bar with newly out basketball player John Amaechi.{{cite web|first=Andrew |last=Belonksy |url=http://www.queerty.com/johnnie-and-ronnie-sitting-in-a-tree-20070712 |publisher=queerty.com | title=Johnnie and Ronnie Sitting in a Tree? | date=12 July 2007 | accessdate=26 January 2014}}
Career
He moved to Los Angeles in 1996, to act in his first action film Absolute Aggression (also starring Robert Davi), which led to other film roles.
In 2006, he appeared on the cover of the book The Superhero's Closet by H. Andrew Lynch.{{cite book |last=Lynch |first=H. Andrew |title=The Superheroes Closet|publisher=Xlibris Corporation |date=9 May 2006|isbn=1425705677}}
He was still acting, and appeared in the third and final series of The Ultimate Coyote Ugly Search,
when he started working on a web series called Flab2Fab! in which he trained gym clients.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt9REcZw7lA |title=flab2FAB! with Ronnie Kerr - Bryan's Bodacious Workout Pt. 2 |date=30 May 2013 |website=YouTube |access-date=March 20, 2021}}
In 2008, he wrote a fitness column for the Canadian magazine abOUT before it ceased operations in 2011.{{cite journal |last=Kerr |first=Ronnie |date=March 2008 |title=Working It Out |journal=AbOUT |issue=40 |pages=12–14 }}
In 2011, he moved to San Diego, as many of his friends had already moved there{{cite web |first=Aaron |last=Heier | url=http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/Blogs/Out-in-San-Diego/Winter-Fall-2011/Six-Questions-with-Out-Actor-Writer-Producer-Ronnie-Kerr/ |title=6 Questions with Out Actor/Writer/Producer Ronnie Kerr |date=9 March 2011 |publisher=sandiegomagazine.com |accessdate=23 January 2014}}
and formed his own production company, Kerrdog Productions.
In 2015, he wrote a film titled Please Don't Eat the Pansies. In 2016, an Indiegogo campaign was launched to help raise $35,000 to fund the movie. The cast included Mary Wilson of The Supremes, singer/actor Tom Goss and Andrew Lauer.{{cite web|last1=Isaac|first1=Tim|title=Gay-Themed Rom-Com Please Don't Eat The Pansies! Seeks Indiegogo Funding|url=https://www.biggaypictureshow.com/bgps/2016/02/gay-themed-rom-com-please-dont-eat-the-pansies-seeks-funding/|date=24 February 2016|publisher=biggaypictureshow.com|accessdate=24 April 2018}}
He was voted one of the top three trainers in Denver, Colorado by Mile High Sports Magazine and one of the top two trainers in Dallas, Texas by the Dallas Voice.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
Filmography
=Films=
| class = "wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Film ! Role ! Director ! Notes |
|---|
| 2018
|The Dawn |Detective Wilson |
| 2017
|Gangster Land |Frank Rio |
| 2015
|When The Time Is Right |Bobo |
| 2013
|Vampire Boys 2: The New Brood |Judah |
| 2012
|Legalize Love |spokesman on a gay marriage campaign |Part of the Legalizelove.com campaign{{cite web | url=http://vimeo.com/47162934 |title=Legalize Love |year=2013 |publisher=vimeo.com |accessdate=26 January 2014}} |
| 2012
|Will Baston |Charlie Vaughn |With Ian Roberts and singer/songwriter Justin Utley |
| 2012
|The 49th Line |Jeff |Drew O'Kane |Stars with Christopher Stapleton and Mike Korich |
| 2012
|Counter Culture (TV Movie) |Tate |Ted Wass | |
| 2010
|Shut Up and Kiss Me |Ben |Devin Hamilton |Kerr wrote, acted and produced this film{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyqj_2bFtko |title=trailer Shut Up and Kiss Me |date=July 23, 2009 |website=YouTube |access-date=March 20, 2021}} |
| 2008
|Daydream Obsession 3: Legacy |Greg |Thomas R. Smyth |
| 2006
|Stranger in park |
| 2006
|Can't Buy Me Love |Jack Thompson |Short 20-minute film, won the Dallas OUT TAKES Best Short Film of 2006{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001072/2006 |title=Dallas OUT TAKES |year=2006 |publisher=imdb.com |accessdate=26 January 2014}} |
| 2006
|Sinful |Jim |Tony Marsiglia |Also stars Misty Mundae{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sinful_2006/ |title=Sinful (2005) |year=2005 |publisher=rottentomatoes.com |accessdate=26 January 2014}} |
| 2006
|Getting It Straight |Billy the cocktail waiter (credited as 'Ron Smith') |Brian Michael Pelletier |Also stars Charlene Tilton{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8qYszM92Ts |title=Charlene Tilton Plays A Cougar - Getting It Straight (Gay Short Film) |date=June 1, 2013 |website=YouTube |access-date=March 20, 2021}} |
| 2005
|Regarding Billy |Billy |Jeff London |Also features Jack Sway and Jason Van Eman{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/regarding-billy/ |title=Regarding Billy (2005) |year=2005 |publisher=rottentomatoes.com |accessdate=26 January 2014}} |
| 2005
|No Match Found |Kevin |Brian Pelletier |Short 90 min debut from writer/director Brian as part of his screenwriting class at Los Angeles Valley College |
| 2002
|Out of Sync |George |Robert Pena | |
| 2001
|Man on the street (uncredited) |Robert Malenfant |
| 2000
|Lesson of the Assassin |Assassin #1 |James Glenn Dudelson |
| 1999
|Pit of Vipers |Montana Joe |Joel M. Rice |Also stars Mark Schrier, Dion DeRizzo and Elizabeth Johnson |
| 1998
|Shampoo Horns |Bartender |Manuel Toledano |
| 1997
|Cyber Vengeance |Nazi Major (uncredited role) |J. Christian Ingvordsen |Stars Robert Davi{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyber-Vengeance-Matthias-Hues-Robert/dp/B003BGVRB6 |asin=B003BGVRB6 |title=Cyber Vengeance (DVD) Matthias Hues Robert Davi |year=1997 |publisher=amazon.co.uk |accessdate=30 January 2014}} |
| 1996
|Absolute Aggression |Lugosi |J. Christian Ingvordsen |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Director ! Notes |
|---|
| 2016
|Longshoreman | |
| 2016
|Chase Hansen | |
| 2016
|Betrayed |Detective Dennis Fitzgerald |Yoram Astakhan | |
| 2016
|The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead |Trooper Smith |Erik Weigel | |
| 2016
|Boystown |Dex, 5 episodes in Season 2 |Ricky Reilding |
| 2012
|Tate | |
| 2007
| | | |
| 2003-2005
|Merge |Resident carpenter | | |
| 2001
|E.M.T. | | |
| 1999
|Boxing Handler in "Raging Val" | | |
| 1998-1999
|Music Student #1 | |2 episodes in Season 6, "Before There Was Hip Hop" (1999) and "Greek to Me" (1998) |
| 1998
|Romeo | |First season |
=As a producer=
| class = "wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Film ! Note |
|---|
| 2014
|Satanicus | |
| 2014
|Paranormal Ghost Hunters Case Files: Bam the Ghost | |
| 2014
|The Visible Man | |
| 2013
|Fork You | |
| 2013
|Creep Creepersin's Dracula | |
| 2013
|Awesome Girl Gang Street Fighter | |
| 2013
|Gritty | |
| 2012
|Saltwater | |
| 2010
|Shut Up and Kiss Me | |
Other work
Kerr also had a bit part in the music video for George Strait's song "Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You", filmed in 2000.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppn0k9QtlR4 |title=George Strait - Don't Make Me Come Over There And Love You |date=7 October 2009 |website=YouTube |access-date=March 20, 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0006843}}
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Category:American male film actors
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Category:LGBTQ people from New Jersey
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