Early years

Secor was born in Tacoma, Washington. He grew up in nearby Federal Way and graduated from Federal Way High School in 1975. His father worked in sales.

Career

Secor's first major television role was the character Brian Bradford on the soap opera Santa Barbara, soon followed by a stint on the hospital drama St. Elsewhere, in which he played Bret Johnson, a patient dying of AIDS.

After working in several movies, including Heart of Dixie (1989), City Slickers (1991), Sleeping with the Enemy (1991), Delusion (1991), and Untamed Heart (1993), Secor was cast as Det. Tim Bayliss in the pilot of Homicide: Life on the Street in 1993, a role which he would fill for the entirety of the series. Throughout most of this time, Secor was paired on screen with actor Andre Braugher, who played his partner Det. Frank Pembleton. Though the show was an ensemble work, Secor's character was placed in a particularly pivotal role, as the series began its first episode on his first day of work in the Baltimore homicide unit, and ended the series finale with his resignation. Bayliss' character was conflicted through much of the show's run, obsessed with the murder of a Baltimore child he and Pembleton could not solve. The character also had issues involving social protest, past molestation by an uncle and questions about his own sexuality. In 1994, Kyle also played "Swoop" in the film Drop Zone starring Wesley Snipes.

After a successful seven-year run on Homicide, Secor went on to a short-lived role on Party of Five and made two feature films, Endsville and Beat. He returned to the small screen as a doctor in the CBS production, City Of Angels, for 9 weeks during the fall of 2000. He appeared in the made-for-TV movie Bailey's Mistake, which was shown on ABC on March 18, 2001. He appeared in the pilot episode of Crossing Jordan in the fall of 2001 and had a recurring supporting role in the cancelled ABC production of Steven Bochco's Philly from September 2001 through May 2002. In fall 2002 he was seen as a guest star on CBS's Without A Trace. Spring of 2004 brought Lifetime's Infidelity opposite former Philly costar Kim Delaney, and the long awaited Disney-ABC miniseries A Wrinkle In Time featuring him in the role of Hank. He had a recurring role as Jake Kane in the 2004-2005 freshman season of the show Veronica Mars and guest-starred in the series finale.

From 2005 to 2006, he starred with Geena Davis in ABC's Commander in Chief, playing Rod Calloway, the husband of the female President. In 2007, he played Alan 'Skip' Matthews in the short-lived show Hidden Palms.

Secor had a recurring role as Hanson North, a defense attorney who has a romantic history with Laura Harris' character in ABC's Women's Murder Club, 2007 - 2008.

He also acted in Boston Legal as Dr. Robert L. Brooks who is married to Phoebe Prentice, a former flame of Alan Shore. Also, he guest starred in Ghost Whisperer as Doug Bancroft. In August 2010 he made a guest appearance on The Closer, as an airline pilot involved in drug smuggling. Secor appeared on the television series Hawaii Five-0 on the fifth episode of their first season, "Nalowale", playing Ambassador Michael Reeves.

Personal life

Secor married actress Kari Coleman on January 28, 2002. They have two children, Emery and Harper.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Heart of Dixie	Charles Payton 'Tuck' Tucker
1991	Sleeping with the Enemy	Fleishman
1991	Delusion	Chevy
1991	City Slickers	Jeff
1991	The Doctor	Alan
1991	Late for Dinner	Leland Shakes
1993	Untamed Heart	Howard
1994	Drop Zone	Swoop
2000	Endsville	Caleb Solar
2000	Beat	Dave Kammerer
2010	Letter, TheThe Letter	Ken	Short film
2011	Pirate and Doctor	Doctor	Short film
2016	The Purge: Election Year		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986-1987	Santa Barbara	Brian Bradford	TV series
1987-1988	St. Elsewhere	Brett Johnston	5 episodes
1988	Inherit the Wind	Bertram Cates	TV movie
1988	Shootdown	John Moore	TV movie
1989	Outside Woman, TheThe Outside Woman	Jimmy	TV movie
1990	Tales from the Crypt	Devlin Cates	Episode: "The Thing from the Grave"
1992	In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion	Adam Swapp	TV movie
1992	Eerie, Indiana	Todd Ski (uncredited)	Episode: "No Brain, No Pain"
1992	Middle Ages	Brian Conover	TV series
1993	Silent Victim	Jed Jackson	TV movie
1993-1999	Homicide: Life on the Street	Det. Tim Bayliss	122 episodes Nominated - Q Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series Nominated - TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama
1994	Midnight Runaround	Dale Adder	TV movie
1994	NYPD Blue	Dr. Danny Schrager	Episode: "Zeppo Marks Brothers"
1995	Beauty's Revenge	Kevin Reese	TV movie
1996	Law & Order	Det. Tim Bayliss	Episode: "Charm City"
1996	Her Desperate Choice	Jim Rossi	TV movie
1998	Mind Games	Doug Berrick	TV movie
1999	Party of Five	Evan Stilman	8 episodes
2000	Homicide: The Movie	Det. Tim Bayliss	TV movie
2000	City of Angels	Dr. Raleigh Stewart	11 episodes
2001	Bailey's Mistake	Lowell Lenox	TV movie
2001	Crossing Jordan	Det. Collins	Episode: "Pilot"
2001-2002	Philly	Daniel X. Cavanaugh	22 episodes
2002	Without a Trace	Duncan Muller	Episode: "He Saw, She Saw"
2003	Wrinkle in Time, AA Wrinkle in Time	The Man with Red Eyes	TV movie
2004	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Dr. Vincent Lurie	Episode: "Butterflied"
2004	Infidelity	Jim Montet	TV movie
2004-2005	Veronica Mars	Jake Kane	9 episodes
2005-2006	Commander in Chief	Rod Calloway	19 episodes
2007	Veronica Mars	Jake Kane	Episode: "The Bitch Is Back"
2007	Hidden Palms	Alan 'Skip' Matthews	4 episodes
2007	Women's Murder Club	Hanson North	5 episodes
2008	Boston Legal	Dr. Robert Brooks	Episode: "True Love"
2009	Ghost Whisperer	Doug Bancroft	Episode: "Life on the Line"
2009	Dark Blue	FBI Agent Hollis	Episode: "Pilot"
2010	White Collar	Dr. Wayne Powell	Episode: "Vital Signs"
2010	Deep End, TheThe Deep End	Tom Lynch	Episode: "To Have and to Hold"
2010	Closer, TheThe Closer	Mark Wheeler	Episode: "Layover"
2010	Gates, TheThe Gates	Thomas Bates	4 episodes
2010	Outlaw	Warner Quinn	Episode: "In Re: Curtis Farwell"
2010	Hawaii Five-0	Ambassador Michael Reeves	Episode: "Nalowale"
2010	Criminal Minds	Don Sanderson	Episode: "25 to Life"
2010	Private Practice	Adam Wilder	Episode: "Can't Find My Way Back Home"
2011	Private Practice	Adam Wilder	Episode: "The Hardest Part"
2013	The Mentalist	Father Peter DiBuono	Episode: "The Red Barn"
2013	Castle	FBI Deputy Director Anthony Freedman	Episode: "Watershed"
2014	American Horror Story: Coven	Bill	Episode: "The Seven Wonders"
2014	Resurrection	Brian Addison	Recurring (Season 2)
2015	Backstrom	Senator Tobias Percival II	Premier Episode

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