Brian Hallisay

Brian Gleidson Hallisay (born October 31, 1978) is an American actor, known for his roles as Will Davis in The CW drama series Privileged and Kyle Parks in the Lifetime drama series The Client List. He starred on the television series Revenge as Ben Hunter.

Early life Hallisay was born on Halloween Day in Washington, D.C., graduated from Gonzaga College High School in 1996 and then moved on to Cornell University, graduating in 2000.

Career Hallisay made his television debut in 2005, appearing on Fox's The Inside, with Rachel Nichols and Adam Baldwin, as well as Lifetime's Strong Medicine, opposite Patricia Richardson.

On The CW's drama Privileged, Hallisay played Will Davis, a charming and wealthy Palm Beach bachelor who is delighted to learn that his next-door neighbors have hired a beautiful tutor named Megan Smith (Joanna García).

In 2006, he made his feature debut in Erik MacArthur's Bottoms Up, starring Paris Hilton and Jason Mewes. Hallisay played the boyfriend to Hilton, a socialite who helps Mewes save his failing small-town restaurant. In 2011, Hallisay was cast in the third installment of Hostel where he played the lead character. In 2012, Hallisay appeared in two episodes of The CW's series Ringer, and he signed a deal with Lifetime to appear as Kyle Parks in the drama series The Client List.

From late 2018 to early 2019, Hallisay played a recurring role on 9-1-1 as Doug Kendall alias Jason Bailey, the abusive husband of Maddie Buckley, a character played by his real-life wife, Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Personal life In March 2012, Hallisay began dating his The Client List co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt. In June 2013, it was announced that Hewitt and Hallisay were engaged and expecting their first child. before the birth of their first child, a daughter, Autumn James. In June 2015, the couple had a boy, Atticus James. In September 2021, Hewitt and Hallisay welcomed their third child, a son named Aidan James.

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Bottoms Up Hayden Field Direct-to-DVD 2011 Hostel: Part III Scott 2014 Jessabelle Mark American Sniper Captain Gillespie

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Jake Carrington Episode: "Aidan" Strong Medicine Dr. George Harmon Episode: "Chief Complaints" 2006 Without a Trace Alex Stark Episode: "Win Today" Cold Case Jimmy Bruno Episode: "Forever Blue" 2007 CSI: NY Emery Gable Episode: "Heart of Glass" Bones Ben Michaelson Episode: "The Glowing Bones in the Old Stone House" Bionic Woman Dr. Mark Stevens Episode: "Faceoff" 2008 Medium Sean Covey Episode: "Lady Killer" 2008–2009 Privileged Will Davis Main cast; 17 episodes 2009 Eastwick Morgan Episode: "Fleas and Casserole" 2011 Rizzoli & Isles Chris Dunbar Episode: "My Own Worst Enemy" 2012 Ringer FBI Agent Pettibone 2 episodes 2012–2013 Kyle Parks Main Role (season 2); Recurring role (season 1); 22 episodes 2013 Body of Proof Dr. Jeffrey Dante Episode: "Lost Souls" 2014 Mistresses Ben Odell 4 episodes 2014–2015 Revenge Ben Hunter Main role (season 4) 2016 Major Crimes Bo McLaren Episode: "N.S.F.W." Code Black Drew McAdoo Episode: "Landslide"2018NCISDavid CrockerEpisode: "Dark Secrets" 2018–2019, 2023–2024 9-1-1 Doug Kendall / Jason Bailey Recurring role (Season 2); Guest Role (Season 6-7)2019Suits Craig CameronEpisode: "Cairo"2024The Holiday Junkie MasonTelevision film