American television and film actor (born 1957)
Kyle Secor
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Born
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1957-05-31
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May 31, 1957
(age 67)
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Occupations
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Years active
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Spouse
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Kari Coleman
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m.
2002)
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Children
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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
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Secor was born in
Tacoma, Washington
as the youngest boy in a family of three boys. He grew up in nearby
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.
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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),
[2]
Look Homeward, Angel
(1986) and
In the Jungle of Cities
(1987) at the
Pasadena Playhouse
.
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Secor's first major television role was the character Brian Bradford on the
soap opera
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
(1989),
City Slickers
(1991),
Sleeping with the Enemy
(1991),
Delusion
(1991), and
Untamed Heart
(1993), Secor was cast as
Det. Tim Bayliss
in the pilot of
Homicide: Life on the Street
in 1993, 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 Det. Frank Pembleton. Though the show was an
ensemble
work, Secor's character was placed in a particularly pivotal role, as the series began its first episode 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 Baltimore child he and Pembleton could not solve. The character also had issues involving social protest, past
molestation
by an uncle and questions about his own
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
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
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
's
Infidelity
opposite former
Philly
costar
Kim Delaney
, and the long-awaited
Disney
-ABC
television 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
, playing Rod Calloway, the husband and 'first gentleman' of President Mackenzie Allen, the first female President.
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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
, 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
on the fifth episode of their first season, "Nalowale", playing Ambassador Michael Reeves. In 2016, he portrayed presidential candidate Minister Edwidge Owens running opposite Sen. Charlene "Charlie" Roan (
Elizabeth Mitchell
) in
The Purge: Election Year
. He also had a recurring role as Thomas Snow/Icicle on the 2018-19
fifth season
of
The Flash
.
[6]
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
as it pertains to acting.
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Personal life
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Secor married actress Kari Coleman on January 28, 2002.
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They have two children.
Filmography
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References
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- ^
Kyle Secor Biography (1957?)
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Middleton, Thomas H. (April 30, 1986).
"Childhood Chants About Underpants"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
April 4,
2022
.
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Arkatov, Janice (June 3, 1986).
"SECOR LIVES A DREAM BECAUSE OF AN 'ANGEL': 'ANGEL' MAKES ACTOR'S FOND DREAM COME TRUE"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
April 4,
2022
.
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Koehler, Robert (February 20, 1987).
"STAGE REVIEW: STUMBLING VERSION OF EARLY BRECHT"
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Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
April 4,
2022
.
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Duffy, Mike (November 28, 2005).
"As 'first gentleman,' Kyle Secor treads new ground"
.
The Gainesville Sun
. Retrieved
April 4,
2022
.
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Agard, Chancellor (August 22, 2018).
"The Flash casts Veronica Mars alum Kyle Secor as Caitlin's MIA father"
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Entertainment Weekly
. Retrieved
April 4,
2022
.
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Secor, Kyle (2021).
DEATH of the ACTOR: Everything I Never Learned About Nothing
.
ISBN
978-0-578-33985-6
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"Secor elects to bring warmth to 'Chief' role"
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Boston Herald
. October 23, 2005
. Retrieved
August 16,
2011
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