Kevin Corrigan (born March 27, 1969) is an American character actor. He has appeared mostly in independent films and television since the 1990s, including as Uncle Eddie on the sitcom Grounded for Life (2001–2005). His film appearances include supporting roles in Goodfellas (1990), Rhythm Thief (1994), Bad Boys (1995), Walking and Talking (1996), Henry Fool (1997), The Departed (2006), Superbad (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), Seven Psychopaths (2012), The King of Staten Island (2020), and co-starring roles in Big Fan (2009) and Results (2015). He has been twice nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. In 2026, he appeared in the 4th season of Reacher.
Early life Corrigan was born and raised in the Bronx borough of New York City.
Career After studying at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, he made his film debut in 1989 in Lost Angels, starring Donald Sutherland and Adam Horovitz. He was cast in Goodfellas as the younger brother of Henry Hill (Ray Liotta). During the independent film boom of the 1990s, Corrigan built a career playing quirky, unconventional characters in films such as True Romance, Living in Oblivion, Walking and Talking and Rhythm Thief. He made his television series debut as a cast member of the short-lived Rhea Perlman sitcom Pearl. He also appeared in the video for "Get Me" by the indie band Dinosaur Jr. in 1993.
Corrigan became well known for his role as the slacker Eddie Finnerty on the sitcom Grounded for Life, which ran for five seasons. After the show's cancellation, he returned to appearing in smaller film projects, with the exception of a role in Martin Scorsese's The Departed as the drug-dealing cousin of Leonardo DiCaprio's character. Since that film's success, he has appeared more regularly in high-profile films. He had roles in two Judd Apatow-produced films: Superbad, as the violent owner of the house where Jonah Hill's and Michael Cera's characters attempt to steal alcohol, and Pineapple Express, as one of the main villain's henchmen. He also appeared in Ridley Scott's American Gangster as an informant for Russell Crowe's character. Corrigan was also in the movie The Last Winter, as Motor, a mechanic. In 2009 he was in the Oscar-winning short film The New TenantsThe New Tenants at IMDB and guested on the science fiction drama Fringe as Sam Weiss. He played Sal in the critically praised independent film Big Fan, written and directed by Robert D. Siegel. In 2010, Corrigan starred in the John Landis-produced thriller Some Guy Who Kills People, directed by Jack Perez, and appeared in Tony Scott's Unstoppable. In 2015, he co-starred with Guy Pearce in Results, writer-director Andrew Bujalski's fifth feature film.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1989 Lost Angels Gata 1990 Altar Boy Men Don't Leave Mike Goodfellas Michael Hill 1991 One Good Cop Clifford Billy Bathgate Arnold 1992 Zebrahead Dominic Jumpin' at the Boneyard Morty 1993 True Romance Marvin Peter 1994 Family Remains Max Short film American Standoff The Guy Short film Frank Rhythm Thief Fuller 1995 Short film Living in Oblivion Assistant Camera Bad Boys Elliot Kiss of Death Kid Selling Infinity Drunks Cam 1996 Bandwagon Wynn Knapp Gijón International Film Festival – Special Jury Award Walking and Talking Bill Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male A Pallbearer Trees Lounge Matthew Illtown Francis (Cisco) 1997 Kicked in the Head Redmond Co-writer Revelation Short film Henry Fool Warren 1998 Buffalo '66 Rocky the Goon Uncredited Slums of Beverly Hills Eliot Arenson Lulu on the Bridge Man with Gun Brown's Requiem Walter 1999 Roberta Jonathan Fishman Coming Soon Sid Love Bites Barrett Short film Detroit Rock City Beefy Jerk #1 2000 Steal This Movie! Jerry Rubin Broke Even Dot Chain of Fools Paulie 2001 Scotland, PA Anthony 'Banko' Banconi 2003 See Jane Run Frank Chelsea Walls Crutches American Saint Miles Hottonian When Zachary Beaver Came to Town Paulie Credited as Kevin Fitzgerald Corrigan 2004 Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Paul Hauser Direct-to-video2005 Lonesome Jim Tim Sexual Life Phil Break a Leg J.D. Larry the Bus Driver Credited as Kevin Fitzgerald Corrigan2006 Out There Derrick The Dog Problem Benny The Last Winter Motor Nominated—Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast The Departed Cousin Sean Delirious Ricco Feel Tony 2007 On the Road with Judas JJ Lask Goodbye Baby Randy Superbad Mark American Gangster Campizi 2008 Definitely, Maybe Simon RSO [Registered Sex Offender] Grabok Hector Freegood Pineapple Express Budlofsky Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist Man at Port Authority 2009 Hit and Run Timothy Emser Direct-to-video Big Fan Sal 2B Clayton Konroy Anton Pupkin Harmony and Me Carlos Don't Look Up Davis Today's Special Stanton 2010 Zelko Short film Please Give Don Circus Maximus Peter Unstoppable Inspector Scott Werner The Next Three Days Alex 2011 Some Guy Who Kills People Ken Boyd Moves: The Rise and Rise of the New Pornographers Dan Bejar The Chaperone Phillip Larue Brutal The Head 2012 Slade Seven Psychopaths Dennis 2013 Life of Crime Ray 2014 Winter's Tale Romeo Tan Wild Canaries Anthony 2015 Cymbeline The Hangman Results Danny Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting MaleNominated—Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actor Knight of Cups Gus Meadowland Joe The Missing Girl Curly 2016 Ordinary World Pete 2017 Take the 10 Danny Infinity Baby Larry 2019 Cliffs of Freedom Stavros Valvianos Phoenix, Oregon Al 2020 Lost Girls Joe Scalise The King of Staten Island Joe Teenage Badass Jordan 2022 Meet Cute Phil the Bartender American Murderer David Brown Sr. 2026 The Projectionist Donald TBA Leave Not One Alive Post-production Bang Bang John Eton Festival releases 2024
Television Year Title Role Notes1989 ABC Afterschool Special Erik "Taking a Stand" (Season 17: Episode 4) CBS Schoolbreak Special Gary "Flour Babies" (Season 7: Episode 2) 1989–1990 Superboy Ranger / Security Guard "With This Ring, I Thee Kill" (Season 2: Episode 1)"Superboy... Lost" (Season 3: Episode 11) 1990 Rising SonDanny Television film 1991 Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus FaraceJimmy Stella Tella Television film 1996–1997 Pearl Franklin 'Frankie' Spivak 22 episodes 1997 Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground Writer Television filmSegment: "The Red Shoes" 1998 Homicide: Life on the Street Carl Curtis "Fallen Heroes: Part 1" (Season 6: Episode 22) 2000 Freaks and Geeks Toby "Carded and Discarded" (Season 1: Episode 7) 2001–2005 Grounded for Life Edwin "Eddie" Finnerty 91 episodesCredited as Kevin Fitzgerald Corrigan (76 episodes)2003 Hack Brad Pierson "A Dangerous Game" (Season 1: Episode 12) Sick in the Head Television film 2007 Whitey 6 episodes2009 Medium David Brewer "A Person of Interest" (Season 5: Episode 3) Law & Order Ronny Aldridge "Bailout" (Season 19: Episode 15) Damages Finn Garrity 4 episodes Californication Mike 'Zloz' Zlozowski "Slow Happy Boys" (Season 3: Episode 5) Mercy Gerard "Pulling the Goalie" (Season 1: Episode 4)"Some of Us Have Been to the Desert" (Season 1: Episode 9) 2009–2011 Fringe Sam Weiss 7 episodes 2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Flossy "Ace" (Season 11: Episode 22) 2010–2014 Community Professor Sean Garrity "Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design" (Season 2: Episode 9)"Competitive Wine Tasting" (Season 2: Episode 20)"Introduction to Teaching" (Season 5: Episode 2) 2011 CSI: Miami Patrick Clarkson "About Face" (Season 9: Episode 18) 2012 Made in Jersey Curran Papke Episode: "Ancient History"2012–2013 The Mentalist Agent Bob Kirkland 7 episodes The Mob Doctor Titus Amato 4 episodes2013 Men at Work Darryl Episode: "Weekend at PJ's" Necessary Roughness William Glass Episode: "Good Will Haunting" 2015 Public Morals Smitty 6 episodes 2016 Portlandia Kevin Episode: "First Feminist City"2016–2017 Dice Milkshake 13 episodes The Get Down Jackie Moreno 11 episodes 2017 Blue Bloods Jimmy Pearson Episode: "Lost Souls" 2018 Deception Master Thief / Prison Inmate Episode: "Escapology" 2019 Ray Donovan Declan Sullivan 5 episodes 2019- 2021 Godfather of Harlem Vinero 2022 Law & Order: Organized Crime Vincent Bishop 3 episodes 2025 The Hunting Party Dr. Ezekiel Malak "Ezekiel Malak" (Season 1: Episode 2)"Xander Wax" (Season 2: Episode 13) 2025 Deli Boys Chickie Lozano 2025 Poker Face Tommy Sullivan "Last Looks" (Season 2: Episode 2) 2026 Reacher Detective Shaun Docherty 8 Episodes (Season 4)
Music videos Featured in video for "Get Me" by Dinosaur Jr., from the album Where You Been, 1993 Played band member Dan Bejar in video for "Moves" by The New Pornographers, from the album Together, 2010 Played the Dad in video for "Safe Word" by the band Choke Chains, fronted by his long time friend and prolific Detroit musician, Thomas Jackson Potter, 2016 Played a Parking Enforcement Officer in video for "Loading Zones" by the musician Kurt Vile, 2018
References
External links
Kevin Corrigan at Deja Scene Kevin Corrigan in Safe Word, by Choke Chains.