Terry Kinney

Terry Kinney (born January 29, 1954) is an American actor, theater director, and founding member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, with Gary Sinise and Jeff Perry. Kinney is best known for his role as Tim McManus on HBO's prison drama Oz.

Early life Kinney was born in Lincoln, Illinois, the son of Elizabeth L. (née Eimer), a telephone operator, and Kenneth C. Kinney, a tractor company supervisor.

Career

Theatre Kinney has been involved in theatre since 1974, when he, Gary Sinise and Jeff Perry founded the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. In describing the company's radical usage of cinematic techniques such as accelerated time, substantial soundtracks and the rough equivalent of dissolves and bleeds, Kinney had said:We’ve always been more influenced by cinematic techniques than stage techniques because stage techniques have been around long enough to become really boring and cliché. Our earliest influences were the films of Cassavetes, not any plays we’d seen. We always tend to score our pieces and we always tend to manipulate the audience to look where we want them to look and the way to do that is to get very tight on certain situations. He has directed several plays and performed in several. He performed in the Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Orphans which premiered Off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre with John Mahoney and Kevin Anderson to critical acclaim. 1985, he performed in the Drama Desk Award–winning play Balm in Gilead by Lanford Wilson. In 1996, Kinney played Tilden in the Sam Shepard play Buried Child directed by Gary Sinise in New York City. During a performance of Buried Child, Kinney had a "terrible, horrible, screaming panic attack" and stayed offstage for several years, only returning in 2002 in a performance with Kurt Elling called Petty Delusions and Grand Obsessions. He directed Richard Greenberg's play Well Appointed Room in 2006 and Neil LaBute's reasons to be pretty in 2009. In 2010, he directed another Lanford Wilson play, Fifth of July, for Bay Street Theatre (July) and for the Williamstown Theatre Festival (August).

In October–November 2012, Kinney directed Checkers, a new play by Douglas McGrath at the Vineyard Theatre, New York City. He directed Lyle Kessler's new play Collision in January 2013 at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.

Film and television Besides his theatrical work, Kinney has done much acting, mainly for television, starting in 1986 with an appearance in Miami Vice. In 1987, he starred as Pastor Tom Bird in the CBS miniseries Murder Ordained opposite JoBeth Williams. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the idealistic unit manager Tim McManus on HBO's prison drama Oz.

In 1995, Kinney co-starred with Tommy Lee Jones in an adaptation of an Elmer Kelton western novel titled The Good Old Boys. Tommy Lee Jones directed this made-for-TV movie which also co-starred Sissy Spacek, Matt Damon, Sam Shepard, Wilford Brimley and retired Texas Ranger H. Joaquin Jackson.

Kinney also directed two episodes of Oz, "Cruel and Unusual Punishments" in 1999 and "Wheel of Fortune" in 2002. Explaining the experience, he said, "it was great training for shooting on a limited budget, on a time crunch."

His film work includes a role in the 1988 film Miles from Home, which featured many cast members of Steppenwolf and was directed by Sinise. In 1995, he played mayoral candidate Todd Carter in Carl Franklin's film Devil in a Blue Dress. In 1996, Kinney played a comedic role as Uncle David in the coming-of-age drama Fly Away Home. In 1999, Kinney played the lead in the indie film The Young Girl and the Monsoon, about Hank, a 39-year-old photojournalist dealing with a demanding job and a growing daughter. In 2001, he played the estranged father of the protagonist, Sara Johnson (Julia Stiles), in the film Save the Last Dance.

In 2006, Kinney directed an 18-minute film called Kubuku Rides (This Is It), which portrays the effects of drug addiction of a mother as seen by her young son. The film is based on the short story by Larry Brown. It is the first film produced by Steppenwolf Films. In 2008, he directed Diminished Capacity, a feature film with a big Steppenwolf presence, based on the Sherwood Kiraly novel of that name.

For television, in 2008, Kinney was Deputy Attorney General Zach Williams in Canterbury's Law, a short-lived Fox series. In 2009, he played Sergeant Harvey Brown in the ABC series The Unusuals, and in the same year, he had a recurring role as Special Agent Sam Bosco on the hit CBS series The Mentalist.

2010 saw a pilot for a CBS drama called The Line, starring Dylan Walsh as ATF Agent Donovan with Kinney as a complex criminal, Alex Gunderson, that Donovan is hunting. The series was to be based on a novel by Robert Gregory Browne called Kiss Her Goodbye. (Browne said that the show was tentatively called ATF. ) In 2011 Kinney had a recurring role in the North American adaptation of Being Human as Heggemann, an 1,100-year-old Dutch vampire. In April 2012 he starred in the CBS police procedural drama NYC 22 as Field Training Officer Daniel "Yoda" Dean. However, after four episodes NYC 22 was axed. Kinney also guest starred as Salvatore Amato, a member of a Chicago crime family, in the new Fox drama The Mob Doctor premiering in September 2012.

Kinney was cast as a series regular on ABC drama series Black Box opposite Kelly Reilly and Vanessa Redgrave, set to air on ABC in 2014.

From 2016 to 2023, Kinney has played Hall, a recurring character in the TV series Billions. In 2019, Terry was cast in the Shonda Rhimes mini-series Inventing Anna alongside Julia Garner, Laverne Cox, and Anna Chlumsky. The series, which depicts Instagram-famous scam artist Anna Sorokin, premiered on Netflix in 2022.

Personal life From 1984 to 1988, Kinney was married to Elizabeth Perkins. From 1993 to 2005, he was married to his Oz co-star Kathryn Erbe, with whom he has two children.

Kinney lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Theater directing Year Title Role Notes 1976 The Lover Director Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred Laurie Metcalf and Jeff Perry 1981 Of Mice and Men Director Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred Gary Sinise 1982 And a Nightingale Sang Director Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred Joan Allen 1984 Fool for Love Director Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred William Petersen and Rondi Reed 1985 Streamers Director Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred Gary Sinise and Jeff Perry 1990 Reckless Director Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred Joan Allen 1992 My Thing Of Love Director Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred Laurie Metcalf 1994 A Clockwork Orange Director Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago 1997 A Streetcar Named Desire Director Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred Gary Sinise 1998 Eyes For Consuela Director Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City/Starred David Strathairn 2000 One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Director Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred Gary Sinise 2003 The Violet Hour Director Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago 2004 Beautiful Child Director Vineyard Theatre, New York City/Starred Gary Sinise 2005 After Ashley Director Vineyard Theatre, New York City/Starred Kieran Culkin and Anna Paquin 2006 The Well-Appointed Room Director Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago/Starred Josh Charles and Tracy Letts The Agony and the Agony Director Vineyard Theatre, New York City/Starred Nicky Silver 2009 reasons to be pretty (Neil LaBute) Director MCC, New York City/Starred Piper Perabo and Thomas Sadoski 2010 Fifth of July (Lanford Wilson) Director Bay Street Theatre (July), then Williamstown Theatre Festival (August) 2019 Curse of the Starving Class (Sam Shepard) Director Signature Theatre, New York City/Starred Maggie Siff

Filmography Film + Year Title Role Notes 1978 A Wedding Caterer Uncredited 1985 Seven Minutes in Heaven Bill the Photographer 1986 No Mercy Paul Deveneux 1987 A Walk on the Moon Lew Ellis 1988 Miles from Home Mark 1991 Queens Logic Jeremy Talent for the Game Gil Lawrence 1992 The Last of the Mohicans John Cameron 1993 Body Snatchers Steve Malone The Firm Lamar Quinn 1995 Devil in a Blue Dress Todd Carter 1996 Sleepers Ralph Ferguson Fly Away Home David Alden 1997 White Lies Richard 1998 Luminous Motion Pedro 1999 The Young Girl and the Monsoon Hank With Ellen Muth Oxygen Captain Tim Foster 2000 The House of Mirth George Dorset 2001 Save the Last Dance Roy Johnson 2003 House Hunting Hogue Short film 2004 Focus Group Bob Sadler Short film 2005 The Game of Their Lives Dent McSkimming Runaway Dr. Maxim 2007 Turn the River Markus 2012 Promised Land David Churchill 2015 I Smile Back Dr. Page 2017 Abundant Acreage Available Jesse Ledbetter November Criminals Principal Karlstadt 2018 Mile 22 Johnny Porter 2019 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Mike Fisher 2021 The Little Things Captain Farris

Television + Year Title Role Notes 1986 Miami Vice Asst. State Atty. William Pepin Episode: "The Good Collar" 1987–1989 thirtysomething Steve Woodman 7 episodes 1987 Murder Ordained Pastor Tom Bird TV film 1990 Kojak: None So Blind Paul Hogarth TV film 1991 The Grapes of Wrath Reverend Jim Casey Teleplay 1992 Deadly Matrimony Jim Mihkalik Miniseries 1993 JFK: Reckless Youth Joseph P. Kennedy TV film 1995 The Good Old Boys Walter Calloway TV film (dir: Tommy Lee Jones) 1996 Homicide: Life on the Street Richard Laumer Episode: "Map of the Heart" Critical Choices Lloyd TV film 1997 George Wallace Billy Watson TV film (dir: John Frankenheimer) 1997–2003 Oz Emerald City Unit Manager Tim McManus Main role 1998 Don't Look Down Dr. Paul Sadowski TV film (dir: Wes Craven) 1999 That Championship Season James Daly TV film 2001 Midwives Rand Danforth TV film 2002 The Laramie Project Dennis Shepard TV film 2003 Queens Supreme Andrew Grigg Episode: "Words That Wound" 2004 CSI: NY District Attorney Tom Mitford 2 episodes 2005 Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution Detective Neil O'Hara TV film 2006 Kidnapped James "Sully" Sullivan Episode: "Sorry, Wrong Number" 2008 Law & Order Clifford Chester Episode: "Driven" Wainy Days Marvin Episode: "Carol" Canterbury's Law Deputy Attorney General Zach Williams Main cast 2009 The Unusuals Sergeant Harvey Brown Main cast The Mentalist Special Agent Sam Bosco Recurring role 2010 The Good Wife Gerald Kozko 3 episodes 2011–2012 Being Human Heggemann Recurring role 2012 NYC 22 Daniel "Yoda" Dean Main cast The Mob Doctor Dante Amato 2 episodes 2013 Elementary Howard Ennis Episode: "The Deductionist" 2014 Black Box Dr. Owen Morely Series regular 2015 Show Me a Hero Peter Smith Miniseries Fargo Chief Gibson 2 episodes 2016–2017 Good Behavior Christian Series regular 2016–2022 Billions Hall Recurring role 2018 Electric DreamsMr. DickEpisode: "The Father Thing" 2022Inventing AnnaBarryMiniseries (8 episodes) The WatcherJasper Winslow4 episodes 2023 Justified: City PrimevalToma Costia3 episodes