Kevin Spirtas

American actor (born 1962)

Kevin Spirtas
Born	Kevin Blair Spirtas St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation	Actor

Kevin Blair Spirtas is an American actor.

Career

Spirtas is perhaps best known for his roles as Dr. Craig Wesley on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, Jonas Chamberlain on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, and as Nick in the slasher film Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988). Spirtas has worked on Broadway, with roles including Hugh Jackman's understudy in The Boy from Oz. He began using the name "Kevin Spirtas" professionally in 1995, having been previously credited as "Kevin Blair".

In 2015, Spirtas portrayed Dominic Delacort on the soap opera web series Winterthorne.^[1]^[2]^[3] In 2016, he was nominated for an Indie Series Award for Best Guest Actor in a Drama,^[4] and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for the role.^[5]^[6]

Personal life

Spirtas was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Sandra, who is active in community politics, and Arnold Spirtas, who runs an environmental demolition company.^[7] Spirtas graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School in 1980.^[8]

He was raised Jewish^[9] and is openly gay.^[10]

Filmography

The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984) - Roy
Rituals (1984) - Tom Gallagher (1984–1985)
The Facts of Life (1986) - Doug
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) - Nicholas Rogers
Quantum Leap (1989) - Bob Thompson
Bloodstone: Subspecies II (1993) - Mel
Bloodlust: Subspecies III (1994) - Mel
Valley of the Dolls (1994, series) - Tim Burke
Silk Stalkings (1995) - Steven Kincade
Raging Angels (1995) - Zealot
Who Killed Buddy Blue? (1995) - Brad Caesar
Green Plaid Shirt (1997) - Guy
Married... with Children (1996) - Instructor
A Match Made in Heaven (1997) - Bruce
Fired Up (1997) - John
Days of Our Lives (1997–2003, 2005, 2009, 2022) - Craig Wesley
Defying Gravity (1997) - Bartender
Striking Resemblance (1997) - Michael / Mitchell
The Young and the Restless (1997)
Apt Pupil (1998) - Paramedic
Embrace the Darkness (1999) - Galen
Friends (2000) - Dr. Wesley
V.I.P. (2000) - Mr. Groom
God's Helper (2001) - Dwight
Love Bytes (2001) - Jesus
Daredevil (2003) - Prosecutor at Jackson Trial (Director's cut)
Horror High (2005) - Lt. Hellstrom
One Life to Live (2008) - Jonas Chamberlain
Albino Farm (2009) - Preacher
Hustling (TV series; 2012–2014) - Joel
The Dark Rite (2015) - Man
Winterthorne (2015)^[1]^[2] - Dominic Delacort
Backstabbed (2016) - Max Rhymer
After Forever (2017– ) - Brian
Blood Bound (2018) - Man
Days of Our Lives: The Digital Series (2019) - Craig Wesley

References

^ ^a ^b "Watch The Winterthorne First Trailer ... Where Candy and Drama Come Together!". Michael Fairman On-Air On-Soaps. May 22, 2015. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Mulcahy, Jr., Kevin (August 27, 2015). "Watch the Premiere of Michael Caruso's Winterthorne". We Love Soaps. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
^ Kerr, Luke (May 22, 2015). "Winterthorne Debuts Epic First Trailer". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
^ "Nominations Announced For 7th Annual ISAs". Indie Series Awards. February 3, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
^ "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces the 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy® Award Nominations". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. March 24, 2016. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
^ "Young & Restless Leads Daytime Emmy Noms But Ceremony Won't Be on TV". Variety. March 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
^ "Soap Opera Magazine - March 31, 1998 Issue". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
^ "Distinguished Alumni" Archived 2018-10-11 at the Wayback Machine. Ladue Education Foundation and Alumni Association. Accessed February 8, 2018.
^ "Articles from September 15 Editions of Soap Magazines". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
^ Jacobs, Damon L. (2009-11-23). ""Kevin Spirtas Is Fully "Loaded": The WLS Interview, Part 2"". Welovesoaps.net. Retrieved 2014-01-28.