Terry Kinney

Birthplace: Lincoln, Illinois
Birthday: January 29, 1954

A tall, blond player of American film and stage with affecting eyes and a keen ability to elicit sympathy even if on the wrong side of good and evil, Terry Kinney is known within show business as one of the founders (along with Gary Sinise and John Malkovich, among others) of the prestigious Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. Kinney made his stage debut soon after Steppenwolf was founded in 1976 playing Murphy in a production of "The Indian Wants the Bronx". He has since gone on to play a host of roles, including Preacher Jim Casy in the award-win…more

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Actor

That Championship Season
James Daley
The Good Old Boys
Walter Calloway
Amber Frey: Witness For the Prosecution
Detective Neil O'Hara
JFK: Reckless Youth
Joe Kennedy Sr
Wes Craven Presents: Don't Look Down
Dr Paul Sadowski

Director

Oz
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Career Milestones

2008
Cast in the short-lived FOX legal drama, "Canterbury's Law"
2008
Helmed the indie comedy "Diminished Capacity"
2006
Wrote and directed the film, "Kubuku Rides (This Is It)"
2005
Directed Kieran Culkin and Anna Paquin in "After Ashley" on the New York stage
2003
Directed "The Violet Hour" at the at the Steppenwolf theatre