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American actor (born 1954)

Kenneth Edward Olin (born July 30, 1954) is an American actor, television director, and producer. As an actor, Olin is known for his role as Michael Steadman in the ABC drama series Thirtysomething (1987–1991), for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama nomination in 1990. Olin later began working behind the scenes, as a director and producer. His credits as a producer include Alias (2001–2006), Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011), and This Is Us (2016–2022). Olin is married to actress Patricia Wettig.

Olin made several guest appearances on episodic primetime TV in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His first series regular role was on the short lived NBC comedy drama Bay City Blues in 1983. He later joined the cast of NBC police drama Hill Street Blues playing Detective Harry Garibaldi from 1984 to 1985, and from 1985 to 1986 co starred on the CBS prime time soap opera Falcon Crest as Father Christopher Rossini. Olin also guest starred on Murder, She Wrote and Hotel before he was cast as Michael Steadman, one of the lead roles in the ABC drama series Thirtysomething. Debuting in 1987, the series received critical acclaim, setting a new bar for realism in the realm of prime time drama. For his performance, Olin was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 1990. In 1996, Olin played a leading role in the short lived CBS crime drama EZ Streets. From 1998 to 1999, he played the leading role in another short lived CBS series, medical drama L. A. Doctors. He appeared along with wife Patricia Wettig in the 1995 television film Nothing But the Truth, and well as in Telling Secrets (1993) with Cybill Shepherd, The Advocate's Devil (1997) alongside Mariska Hargitay, and Evolution's Child (1999). His film credits include roles in Ghost Story (1981), Queens Logic (1991), and 'Til There Was You (1997). From 2007 to 2011, Olin had a recurring role opposite wife Patricia Wettig in the ABC drama series Brothers & Sisters. From 2015 to 2017, he had a recurring role in the CBS drama series, Zoo. In 2020, ABC ordered a sequel for Thirtysomething and Olin was set to return alongside Mel Harris, Timothy Busfield and Patricia Wettig; however, the project remains in development limbo.

Olin directed six episodes of Thirtysomething. He also directed television movies The Broken Cord (1992), Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992), In Pursuit of Honor (1995) and Phenomenon II (2003), as well as White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994) for Buena Vista Pictures. He directed episodes of L. A. Doctors, Judging Amy, Felicity, The West Wing, 23 episodes of Alias, 20 episodes of Brothers & Sisters, Sleepy Hollow, and 20 episodes of This Is Us. Olin has been an executive producer on several television dramas, starting with the ABC action drama Alias (2001 2006). From 2006 to 2011, he was a producer on ABC's family drama Brothers & Sisters, and also appeared on a recurring basis. His wife, Patricia Wettig, was also a regular cast member on the show. In the summer of 1990, Olin directed Wettig in a production of "My Mother Said I Never Should" at the Powerhouse Theatre at Vassar College. His other credits include Breaking News (2002), The Mob Doctor (2012 2013) and Sleepy Hollow. In 2016, he began producing NBC's family drama This Is Us, which received four Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series nominations during its run.

Olin was born to a Jewish family in Chicago, Illinois, the son of a former Peace Corps official and pharmaceutical company owner. He was raised in Highland Park, Illinois. He graduated from The Putney School in Putney, Vermont, in 1972. He then completed his college career at the University of Pennsylvania. He is married to thirtysomething co star, Patricia Wettig, with whom he has a son, Clifford, and a daughter, Roxanne, who appeared on The City.

YearTitleRoleNotes1978The Paper ChaseTimothy"The Man Who Would Be King"1979Women at West PointBoard MemberTV movie1981Ghost StoryYoung Sears James1983–84Bay City BluesRock Padilloseries regular (8 episodes)1984Flight 90: Disaster on the PotomacDavid FrankTV movie1984–85Hill Street BluesDetective Harry Garibaldirecurring role (29 episodes)1985–86Falcon CrestFather Christopherseries regular (17 episodes)1986There Must Be a PonyJay SavageTV movie1986Murder, She WrotePerry Revere"Deadline for Murder"1987Tonight's the NightHenry FoxTV movie1987I'll Take ManhattanNat LammermanMiniseries1987HotelMark Fredricks"Class of '72"1987The HitchhikerSteve"Best Shot"1987–91thirtysomethingMichael Steadmanseries regular (85 episodes)Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama (1990)Nominated – Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series (1991)1988A Stoning in Fulham CountyJim SandlerTV movie1988Police Story: Cop KillerOfficer Manny MandellTV movie1990Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in BostonCharles StuartTV movie1991Queens LogicRay1993Telling SecretsDetective Jay JensenTV movie1995Nothing But the TruthDoctor Peter ClaymanTV movie1995Dead by SunsetBrad CunninghamMiniseries1996–97EZ StreetsDetective Cameron Quinnseries regular (12 episodes)1997'Till There Was YouGregory1997The Advocate's DevilAbe RingelTV movie1998–99L. A. DoctorsDr. Roger Cattanseries regular (24 episodes)1999Evolution's ChildJames MydellTV movie1999Y2KNick CromwellTV movie2001Say Uncleunknown roleTV movie2001–02AliasDavid McNeil3 episodes2002Breaking NewsRichard Sloan"Pilot"2005The Naked Brothers Band: The MovieKen Olin2007–2011Brothers & SistersDavid Caplanrecurring role (30 episodes)2012AmericanaMartin GaranoTV movie2013Criminal MindsBruce Morrison"All That Remains"2015–17ZooProfessor Robert Oz / Robert Ozrecurring role (10 episodes)2018The Cloverfield ParadoxRadio Voice (Voice Role)2020thirtysomething(else)Michael SteadmanTV movie