Kevin Rahm


Kevin Rahm is an American actor known for his television roles as Kyle McCarty on Judging Amy, Lee McDermott on Desperate Housewives, and Ted Chaough on Mad Men.

Early life and education

Kevin Rahm was born on January 7, 1971 in Mineral Wells, Texas. He attended and graduated from Atlanta High School in Atlanta, Texas in May 1989. Following high school, Rahm, then a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, attended one the church's Missionary Training Centers before serving as a missionary in France, Switzerland, and on the islands of Mauritius and Réunion between 1990-1992. After returning to the United States, he studied pre-law at Brigham Young University, before changing his major to drama. In 1994, he was awarded the sought-after Irene Ryan Award for best college actor; in 1996, Rahm dropped out of college to pursue an acting career in Hollywood.

Career

Rahm played Kyle McCarty, Amy Gray's cousin, for 3 seasons on Judging Amy. He joined the show in season 3, when Dan Futterman left the show. He also played Norvo Tigan, the brother of Nicole de Boer's character of Ezri Dax, in the ' episode, "Prodigal Daughter |Prodigal Daughter"; "psychic-guy" patient Mr. Duff in the Grey's Anatomy episode, "Save Me"; the driver in the 2001 VW Jetta ad, "Big Day"; and the groom in the Apple iDVD ad, "Elope". He also appeared in Scrubs as a patient.
In September 2006, Rahm guest-starred in the two-part 7th season premiere of '. On October 21, 2007, he made his first appearance as Lee McDermott, a new Wisteria Lane resident on ABC's Desperate Housewives, who is gay and has a husband, Bob Hunter.
Rahm guest-starred on Friends as Tim, Monica's inexperienced sous-chef, in "The One with Rachel's Date" in Season 8; played car salesman Brad Elias on the CBS', The Mentalist; and played Jack, Annie's ex-brother-in-law and crush, on Fox's I Hate My Teenage Daughter.
In 2014, Rahm was cast as a newsroom editor in the film, Nightcrawler.
From 2010–2015, Rahm played Ted Chaough, a Madison Avenue advertising creative director, in AMC's award-winning show, Mad Men.
In March 2015, Rahm began a recurring role playing consultant and attorney, Michael Barnow, on the TV show, Madam Secretary.

Personal life

Rahm married Amy Lonkar, a cardio-thoracic surgeon, at the UC Davis Medical Center, on April 28, 2012. Together they have one child, a girl, born in 2014. Rahm and his family currently live in Sacramento, California.
Rahm has stated that he is no longer a practicing Member of The church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints.

Filmography

Film

Television