Editing Kyle Secor

{{short description|American television and film actor (born 1957)}}
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| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1957|5|31}}
| birth_place = [[Tacoma, Washington]], U.S.
| years active = 1986–present 
| occupation = {{hlist |Actor |director |writer}}
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| spouse     = {{marriage|Kari Coleman|2002}} 
| children = 2 
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'''Kyle Ivan Secor''' (born May 31, 1957) is an American television and film actor. He is known for portraying Detective [[Tim Bayliss]] on the crime drama series ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' (1993–1999).

==Early years==
Secor was born in [[Tacoma, Washington]] as the youngest boy in a family of three boys. He grew up in nearby [[Federal Way, Washington|Federal Way]] and graduated from [[Federal Way High School]] in 1975. His father worked in sales. As a boy, he wanted to be a professional basketball player, and at 6'4" had the height and build, but his dreams of going pro or becoming a professional were hindered as he suffered extreme near-sightedness, so he was forced to look elsewhere for a career. <ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/40/Kyle-Secor.html Kyle Secor Biography (1957–)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Career==
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After attending a community college, Secor moved to [[Los Angeles]]. There, he performed in plays such as ''[[And a Nightingale Sang]]'' at the Santa Monica Playhouse (1986),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Middleton |first=Thomas H. |date=April 30, 1986 |title=Childhood Chants About Underpants |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-30-vw-2828-story.html |access-date=April 4, 2022}}</ref> ''[[Look Homeward, Angel (play)|Look Homeward, Angel]]'' (1986) and ''[[In the Jungle of Cities]]'' (1987) at the [[Pasadena Playhouse]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Arkatov |first=Janice |date=June 3, 1986 |title=SECOR LIVES A DREAM BECAUSE OF AN 'ANGEL': 'ANGEL' MAKES ACTOR'S FOND DREAM COME TRUE |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-03-ca-9318-story.html |access-date=April 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Koehler |first=Robert |date=February 20, 1987 |title=STAGE REVIEW: STUMBLING VERSION OF EARLY BRECHT |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-02-20-ca-3016-story.html |access-date=April 4, 2022}}</ref> 

Secor's first major television role was the character Brian Bradford on the [[soap opera]] ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'', soon followed by a stint on the hospital drama ''[[St. Elsewhere]],'' in which he played Brett Johnston, a patient dying of [[AIDS]].

After working in several movies, including ''[[Heart of Dixie (film)|Heart of Dixie]]'' (1989), ''[[City Slickers]]'' (1991), ''[[Sleeping with the Enemy (1991 film)|Sleeping with the Enemy]]'' (1991), ''[[Delusion (1991 film)|Delusion]]'' (1991), and ''[[Untamed Heart]]'' (1993), in 1993 Secor was cast as Detective [[Tim Bayliss]] in ''Homicide: Life on the Street'', a role which he would fill for the entirety of the series. Throughout most of this time, Secor was paired on screen with actor [[Andre Braugher]], who played his partner Frank Pembleton. Though the show was an [[ensemble cast|ensemble]] work, Secor's character was placed in a particularly pivotal role, as the series began on his first day of work in the [[Baltimore]] homicide unit, and ended with his resignation in the series finale. Bayliss' character was conflicted through much of the show's run, obsessed with the murder of a child he and Pembleton could not solve. The character also had issues involving social protest, past [[child molestation|molestation]] by an uncle and questions about his own [[Human male sexuality|sexuality]].

After a successful seven-year run on ''Homicide'', Secor went on to a short-lived role on ''[[Party of Five]]'' and made two feature films, ''Endsville'' and ''Beat''. He returned to the small screen as a doctor in the [[CBS]] production, ''City of Angels'', for nine weeks during the fall of 2000. He appeared in the [[made-for-TV movie]] ''Bailey's Mistake'', which was shown on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on March 18, 2001. He appeared in the [[pilot episode]] of ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'' in the fall of 2001 and had a recurring supporting role in the cancelled ABC production of [[Steven Bochco]]'s ''[[Philly (TV series)|Philly]]'' from September 2001 through May 2002. In fall 2002 he was seen as a guest star on CBS's ''[[Without a Trace]]''. Spring of 2004 brought [[Lifetime Network|Lifetime]]'s ''Infidelity'' opposite former ''Philly'' costar [[Kim Delaney]], and the long-awaited [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]-ABC [[television film]] ''[[A Wrinkle in Time (2003 film)|A Wrinkle in Time]]'' featuring him in the role of the Man with Red Eyes. He had a recurring role as [[Jake Kane]] in the 2004–2005 freshman season of the show ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' and guest-starred in the series finale.

From 2005 to 2006, he starred with [[Geena Davis]] in ABC's ''[[Commander in Chief (television)|Commander in Chief]]'', playing Rod Calloway, the husband and 'first gentleman' of President Mackenzie Allen, the first female President.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Duffy |first=Mike |date=November 28, 2005 |title=As 'first gentleman,' Kyle Secor treads new ground |work=The Gainesville Sun |url=https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2005/11/29/as-first-gentleman-kyle-secor-treads-new-ground/31467668007/ |access-date=April 4, 2022}}</ref> In 2007, he played Alan 'Skip' Matthews in the short-lived show ''[[Hidden Palms]]''.

Secor had a recurring role as Hanson North, a defense attorney who has a romantic history with [[Laura Harris]]' character in ABC's ''[[Women's Murder Club (TV series)|Women's Murder Club]]'', 2007 – 2008.

He also acted in ''[[Boston Legal]]'' as Dr. Robert L. Brooks, who was married to Phoebe Prentice, a former flame of Alan Shore. Also, he guest starred in ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'' as Doug Bancroft. In August 2010 he made a guest appearance on ''[[The Closer]]'' as an airline pilot involved in drug smuggling. Secor appeared on the revival of the television series ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'' on the fifth episode of their first season, "Nalowale", playing Ambassador Michael Reeves. In 2016, he portrayed presidential candidate Minister Edwidge Owens running opposite Senator Charlene "Charlie" Roan ([[Elizabeth Mitchell]]) in ''[[The Purge: Election Year]]''. He also had a recurring role as Thomas Snow/Icicle on the 2018-19 [[The Flash (season 5)|fifth season]] of ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |date=August 22, 2018 |title=The Flash casts Veronica Mars alum Kyle Secor as Caitlin's MIA father |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/08/22/the-flash-kyle-secor-caitlin-father/ |access-date=April 4, 2022 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref>

In 2021, Secor published a semi-autobiographical book titled ''DEATH of the ACTOR: Everything I Never Learned About Nothing'' where he explores the concept of [[Nonduality (spirituality)|nonduality]] as it pertains to acting.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Secor |first=Kyle |title=DEATH of the ACTOR: Everything I Never Learned About Nothing |year=2021 |isbn=978-0-578-33985-6 |pages= |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Secor married actress Kari Coleman on January 28, 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/915466921.html?dids=915466921:915466921&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+23%2C+2005&author=Sarah+Rodman&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=TELEVISION%3B+Secor+elects+to+bring+warmth+to+%60Chief%27+role&pqatl=google|title=Secor elects to bring warmth to 'Chief' role |date=October 23, 2005|work=[[Boston Herald]]|access-date=August 16, 2011}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> They have two children.

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1989
|''[[Heart of Dixie (film)|Heart of Dixie]]''
|Charles Payton 'Tuck' Tucker
|
|-
|1991
|''[[Sleeping with the Enemy]]''
|John Fleishman
|
|-
|1991
|''[[Delusion (1991 film)|Delusion]]''
|Chevy Cox
|
|-
|1991
|''[[City Slickers]]''
|Jeff
|
|-
|1991
|''[[The Doctor (1991 film)|The Doctor]]''
|Alan Williams
|
|-
|1991
|''[[Late for Dinner]]''
|Leland Shakes
|
|-
|1993
|''Deaf Heaven''
|Matthew
|Short film
|-
|1993
|''[[Untamed Heart]]''
|Howard
|
|-
|1994
|''[[Drop Zone (film)|Drop Zone]]''
|Swoop
|
|-
|2000
|''Endsville''
|Caleb Solar
|
|-
|2000
|''[[Beat (2000 film)|Beat]]''
|Dave Kammerer
|
|-
|2010
|''{{sortname|The|Letter|nolink=1}}''
|Ken
|Short film
|-
|2011
|''Pirate and Doctor''
|Doctor
|Short film
|-
| 2016
| ''[[The Purge: Election Year]]''
| Minister Edwidge Owens
|
|-
|2020
|''The Ball Method''
|Dr. Hollmann
|Short Film
|-
|2020
|''TAWN-19''
|DCI Stevens
|
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1986–1987
|''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]''
|Brian Bradford
|TV series
|-
|1987–1988
|''[[St. Elsewhere]]''
|Brett Johnston
|8 episodes
|-
|1988
|''[[Inherit the Wind (1988 film)|Inherit the Wind]]''
|Bertram Cates
|TV movie
|-
|1988
|''[[Shootdown (film)|Shootdown]]''
|John Moore
|TV movie
|-
|1989
|''{{sortname|The|Outside Woman|nolink=1}}''
|Jimmy Leonard
|TV movie
|-
|1990
|''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]''
|Devlin Cates
|Episode: "The Thing from the Grave"
|-
|1992
|''In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion''
|Adam Swapp
|TV movie
|-
|1992
|''[[Eerie, Indiana]]''
|Todd Ski (uncredited)
|Episode: "No Brain, No Pain"
|-
|1992
|''Middle Ages''
|Brian Conover
|TV series
|-
|1993
|''Silent Victim''
|Jed Jackson
|TV movie
|-
|1993–1999
|''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''
|[[Tim Bayliss|Det. Tim Bayliss]]
|122 episodes<br />Nominated – [[Viewers for Quality Television|Q Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series]] <small>(1997–99)</small><br />Nominated – [[TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama]] <small>(1998)</small>
|-
|1994
|''Midnight Runaround''
|Dale Adder
|TV movie
|-
|1994
|''[[NYPD Blue]]''
|Dr. Danny Schrager
|Episode: "Zeppo Marks Brothers"
|-
|1995
|''Beauty's Revenge''
|Kevin Reese
|TV movie
|-
|1996
|''[[Law & Order]]''
|Det. Tim Bayliss
|Episode: "Charm City"
|-
|1996
|''Her Desperate Choice''
|Jim Rossi
|TV movie
|-
|1998
|''Mind Games''
|Doug Berrick
|TV movie
|-
|1999
|''[[Party of Five]]''
|Evan Stilman
|8 episodes
|-
|2000
|''[[Homicide: The Movie]]''
|Det. Tim Bayliss
|TV movie
|-
|2000
|''[[City of Angels (2000 TV series)|City of Angels]]''
|Dr. Raleigh Stewart
|11 episodes
|-
|2001
|''Bailey's Mistake''
|Lowell Lenox
|TV movie
|-
|2001
|''[[Crossing Jordan]]''
|Det. Collins
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|2001–2002
|''[[Philly (TV series)|Philly]]''
|Daniel X. Cavanaugh
|22 episodes
|-
|2002
|''[[Without a Trace]]''
|Duncan Muller
|Episode: "He Saw, She Saw"
|-
|2003
|''{{sortname|A|Wrinkle in Time|A Wrinkle in Time (2003 film)}}''
|The Man with Red Eyes
|TV movie
|-
|2004
|''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
|Dr. Vincent Lurie
|Episode: "Butterflied"
|-
|2004
|''Infidelity''
|Jim Montet
|TV movie
|-
|2004–2007
|''[[Veronica Mars]]''
|Jake Kane
|10 episodes
|-
|2005–2006
|''[[Commander in Chief (TV series)|Commander in Chief]]''
|Rod Calloway
|19 episodes
|-
|2007
|''[[Hidden Palms]]''
|Alan 'Skip' Matthews
|4 episodes
|-
|2007
|''[[Women's Murder Club (TV series)|Women's Murder Club]]''
|Hanson North
|5 episodes
|-
|2008
|''[[Boston Legal]]''
|Dr. Robert Brooks
|Episode: "True Love"
|-
|2009
|''[[Ghost Whisperer]]''
|Doug Bancroft
|Episode: "Life on the Line"
|-
|2009
|''[[Dark Blue (TV series)|Dark Blue]]''
|FBI Agent Hollis
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|2010
|''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]]''
|Dr. Wayne Powell
|Episode: "Vital Signs"
|-
|2010
|''{{sortname|The|Deep End|The Deep End (2010 TV series)}}''
|Tom Lynch
|Episode: "To Have and to Hold"
|-
|2010
|''{{sortname|The|Closer}}''
|Mark Wheeler
|Episode: "Layover"
|-
|2010
|''{{sortname|The|Gates|The Gates (TV series)}}''
|Thomas Bates
|4 episodes
|-
|2010
|''[[Outlaw (TV series)|Outlaw]]''
|Warner Quinn
|Episode: "In Re: Curtis Farwell"
|-
|2010
|''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]''
|Ambassador Michael Reeves
|Episode: "Nalowale"
|-
|2010
|''[[Criminal Minds]]''
|Don Sanderson
|Episode: "25 to Life"
|-
|2010-2011
|''[[Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice]]''
|Adam Wilder
|Episodes: "Can't Find My Way Back Home" and "The Hardest Part"
|-
|2013
|''[[The Mentalist]]''
|Father Peter DiBuono
|Episode: "The Red Barn"
|-
|2013
|''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''
|FBI Deputy Director Anthony Freedman
|Episode: "Watershed"
|-
|2014
|''[[American Horror Story: Coven]]''
|Bill
|Episode: "[[The Seven Wonders (American Horror Story)|The Seven Wonders]]"
|-
|2014
|''[[Resurrection (U.S. TV series)|Resurrection]]''
|Brian Addison
|Recurring (Season 2)
|-
|2015
|''[[Backstrom (TV series)|Backstrom]]''
|Senator Tobias Percival II
|Premier Episode: "Dragon Slayer"
|-
|2015
|''[[Aquarius (U.S. TV series)|Aquarius]]''
|Leo Nankin
|Episode: "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"
|-
|2016
|''[[Notorious (2016 TV series)|Notorious]]''
|Dr. Govner
|Episode: "Chase"
|-
|2018–2019
|''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]''
|[[Icicle (comics)|Thomas Snow/Icicle]]
|3 episodes 
|-
|2019
|''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
|John Dickinson
|Recurring role (Season 15)
|-
|2021
|''[[9-1-1: Lone Star]]''
|Deputy Fire Chief Alden Radford
|3 episodes 
|-
|2021
|''[[The Rookie (TV series)|The Rookie]]''
|Special Agent Sam Taggart
|Episodes: "Triple Duty" and "Life and Death"
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://kylesecor.net Official website]
*{{IMDb name|1717}}

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