Kevin Heffernan (actor)
Kevin Heffernan (born May 25, 1968) is an American actor, writer, producer, and director, and member of the Broken Lizard comedy group.
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Heffernan signs autographs during a visit to Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station in 2016. | |
Born | West Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | May 25, 1968
Occupation | Actor, director, producer, writer, comedian |
Years active | 1996–present |
Life and career
Heffernan was born in West Haven, Connecticut. His mother, Catheryn Jane (née Eiby), is the West Haven treasurer, and his father, Eugene Michael Heffernan, worked as a probate judge. His paternal grandfather, William J. Heffernan, was mayor of West Haven.[1][2]
Heffernan is a graduate of Fairfield College Preparatory School and later Colgate University, the latter where he was a part of comedy group Charred Goosebeak with the other Lizards, and a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Heffernan is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School. He is best known for his role of Vermont State Trooper Rod Farva in Super Troopers, as Landfill and Gil in Beerfest, and co-starring in the Dukes of Hazzard film as "Sheev".
He has also appeared on How I Met Your Mother (ep. "I'm Not That Guy"), Curb Your Enthusiasm, Veep, Arrested Development, and Agent Carter.
Filmography
- Puddle Cruiser (1996) – Grogan
- No Looking Back (1998) – Guy In Diner #1
- Big Helium Dog (1999) – Phil
- Super Troopers (2001) – Rod Farva (with Broken Lizard)
- Reel Comedy: Super Troopers (2002) – Rod Farva (with Broken Lizard)
- Club Dread (2004) – Lars (with Broken Lizard)
- The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (2004) - Himself
- The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) – Sheev
- Sky High (2005) – Ron Wilson
- On the One (2005) – Amish Man
- Beerfest (2006) – Landfill/Gil/Sausage Lady (with Broken Lizard)
- Strange Wilderness (2008) – Whitaker
- The RJ Danko Story (2008) – Weber
- The Slammin' Salmon (2009) – Rich Ferente; also his debut as director (with Broken Lizard)
- The Babymakers (2012) - Wade
- Super Troopers 2 (2018) - Rod Farva (with Broken Lizard)
- Scoob! (2020) - Bike Cop Gary (voice debut)
Television
- 2007: Curb Your Enthusiasm - Episode: The TiVo Guy
- 2007: How I Met Your Mother - Episode: I'm Not That Guy
- 2014: Workaholics - Episode: DeputyDong
- 2015: Agent Carter - Episode: "Now is Not the End"
- 2016: Time Traveling Bong - Episode: Chapter 1: The Beginning
- 2017: The Goldbergs - Episode: Hogan Is My Grandfather
- 2019: Tacoma FD - "Chief Terry McConky" and Executive Producer
References
- "West Haven native returns home after hitting it big in Hollywood". Nhregister.com. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- "REYNOLDS & CRIMMINS FAMILY:Information about Kevin Heffernan". Familytreemaker.genealogy.com. August 15, 1996. Retrieved November 16, 2013.