Dwier Brown

American actor

Dwier Brown
Born	(1959-01-30) January 30, 1959 (age 65) Norton, Ohio, U.S.
Years active	1982–present
Spouse(s)	Kim Maxwell-Brown (1992–2009; divorced) Laurie Lennon (2009–present)

Dwier Brown (born January 30, 1959) is an American actor. In the 1989 film Field of Dreams he played John Kinsella,^[1]^[2] the father of Kevin Costner's character, and he played Henry Mitchell in Dennis the Menace Strikes Again in 1998. Brown has appeared in several horror films, such as House (1986) and The Guardian (1990), the latter directed by William Friedkin, who also directed The Exorcist. He has also made appearances on several television series, including Firefly, Criminal Minds, and Ghost Whisperer. In 2014, he wrote a memoir titled If You Build It... described as a book about "fathers, fate, and Field of Dreams.^[3]"

Early life

Brown was born on January 30, 1959, in Wadsworth, Ohio. He graduated from Ashland University,^[4] in Ashland, Ohio.^[5]^[6]

Selected filmography

The Member of the Wedding (1982, TV Movie) – Jarvis
The Thorn Birds (1983, TV Mini-Series) – Stuart Cleary, adult
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) – Doctor
Copacabana (1985, Tv Movie) – Bibi Sutton
House (1986) – Lieutenant
Tic Tac Dough (TV 1986) contestant on final six shows
House II: The Second Story (1987) – Clarence
Field of Dreams (1989) – John Kinsella
The Guardian (1990) – Phil Sterling
The Cutting Edge (1992) – Hale Forrest
Galaxies Are Colliding (1992) – Adam
Mom and Dad Save the World (1992) – Sirk
Revenge on the Highway (1992, TV Movie) – Red Robin
Quantum Leap (1992, TV Series) – Neil Walters
Gettysburg (1993) – Capt. Brewer
Without Warning (1994, TV Movie)–– Matt Jensen
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1995) – Hal
Same River Twice (1996) – Mikey
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again (1998) – Henry Mitchell
Rip Girls (2000, TV Movie) – Ben Miller
Reunion (2001) – Patrick
The Zeros (2001) – Leo
Falling Like This (2001) – Deputy Sheriff
Red Dragon (2002) – Mr Jacobi
Firefly (2003, Episode: "Trash") – Durran Haymer
Criminal Minds (2006, TV Series) – William Copeland
The Unit (2007, TV Series) – Ambassador Blashek
Fast Girl (2008) – Bill Johnstone
Crazy (2008) – Businessman in busy
We Shall Remain: Tecumseh's Vision (2009) – William Henry Harrison^[7]
The Intervention (2009) – Matthew Garret
Freedom Riders (2009, TV Series)
Ghost Whisperer (2010, TV Series) – Jeff
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2010, TV Series) – Young Sam Braun
Locked Down (2010) – Kirkman
Private Practice (2012, TV Series) – Matthew
Ironside (2013, TV Series) – Carter Watson
Rizzoli & Isles (2016) – Priest

References

^ "'Field Of Dreams' Actor Reflects On Father-Son Relationships". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "Thirty years later, 'Field of Dreams' dad is still answering 'Wanna have a catch?'". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "If You Build It … Explores Father/Son Relationships". Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
^ "Noted Actor and Ashland University Alumnus Dwier Brown to Present 2019 Burton D. Morgan Lecture at AU | Ashland University News Center". news.ashland.edu.
^ "Dwier Brown". IMDb.
^ "Noted actor and Ashland University alumnus Dwier Brown to present 2019 Burton D. Morgan Lecture at AU". Ashland Times-Gazette. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "Cast & Crew | We Shall Remain | American Experience | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 29 July 2016.