Kyle Secor


Kyle Ivan Secor is an American television and film actor. He is known for portraying Detective Tim Bayliss on the crime drama series .

Early years

Secor was born in Tacoma, Washington as the youngest boy in a family of three boys. He grew up in nearby Federal Way and graduated from Federal Way High School in 1975. His father worked in sales. As a boy, he wanted to be a professional basketball player, and at 6'4" had the height and build, but his dreams of going pro or becoming a professional were hindered as he suffered extreme near-sightedness, so he was forced to look elsewhere for a career.

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, City Slickers, Sleeping with the Enemy, Delusion, and Untamed Heart, 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 with his resignation in the series finale. 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, Secor 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 nine 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 television film 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 was 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 revival of the television series Hawaii Five-0 on the fifth episode of their first season, "Nalowale", playing Ambassador Michael Reeves. He also had a recurring role as Thomas Snow/Icicle on the 2018-19 fifth season of The Flash.

Personal life

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

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989Heart of DixieCharles Payton 'Tuck' Tucker
1991Sleeping with the EnemyFleishman
1991DelusionChevy
1991City SlickersJeff
1991The DoctorAlan
1991Late for DinnerLeland Shakes
1993Untamed HeartHoward
1994Drop ZoneSwoop
2000EndsvilleCaleb Solar
2000BeatDave Kammerer
2010'KenShort film
2011Pirate and DoctorDoctorShort film
2016'Minister Edwidge Owens

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986–1987Santa BarbaraBrian BradfordTV series
1987–1988St. ElsewhereBrett Johnston5 episodes
1988Inherit the WindBertram CatesTV movie
1988ShootdownJohn MooreTV movie
1989'JimmyTV movie
1990Tales from the CryptDevlin CatesEpisode: "The Thing from the Grave"
1992In the Line of Duty: Siege at MarionAdam SwappTV movie
1992Eerie, IndianaTodd Ski Episode: "No Brain, No Pain"
1992Middle AgesBrian ConoverTV series
1993Silent VictimJed JacksonTV movie
1993–1999'Det. Tim Bayliss122 episodes
Nominated – Q Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series
Nominated – TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama
1994Midnight RunaroundDale AdderTV movie
1994NYPD BlueDr. Danny SchragerEpisode: "Zeppo Marks Brothers"
1995Beauty's RevengeKevin ReeseTV movie
1996Law & OrderDet. Tim BaylissEpisode: "Charm City"
1996Her Desperate ChoiceJim RossiTV movie
1998Mind GamesDoug BerrickTV movie
1999Party of FiveEvan Stilman8 episodes
2000'Det. Tim BaylissTV movie
2000City of AngelsDr. Raleigh Stewart11 episodes
2001Bailey's MistakeLowell LenoxTV movie
2001Crossing JordanDet. CollinsEpisode: "Pilot"
2001–2002PhillyDaniel X. Cavanaugh22 episodes
2002Without a TraceDuncan MullerEpisode: "He Saw, She Saw"
2003'The Man with Red EyesTV movie
2004'Dr. Vincent LurieEpisode: "Butterflied"
2004InfidelityJim MontetTV movie
2004–2007Veronica MarsJake Kane10 episodes
2005–2006Commander in ChiefRod Calloway19 episodes
2007Hidden PalmsAlan 'Skip' Matthews4 episodes
2007Women's Murder ClubHanson North5 episodes
2008Boston LegalDr. Robert BrooksEpisode: "True Love"
2009Ghost WhispererDoug BancroftEpisode: "Life on the Line"
2009Dark BlueFBI Agent HollisEpisode: "Pilot"
2010White CollarDr. Wayne PowellEpisode: "Vital Signs"
2010'Tom LynchEpisode: "To Have and to Hold"
2010'Mark WheelerEpisode: "Layover"
2010'Thomas Bates4 episodes
2010OutlawWarner QuinnEpisode: "In Re: Curtis Farwell"
2010Hawaii Five-0Ambassador Michael ReevesEpisode: "Nalowale"
2010Criminal MindsDon SandersonEpisode: "25 to Life"
2010Private PracticeAdam WilderEpisode: "Can't Find My Way Back Home"
2011Private PracticeAdam WilderEpisode: "The Hardest Part"
2013The MentalistFather Peter DiBuonoEpisode: "The Red Barn"
2013CastleFBI Deputy Director Anthony FreedmanEpisode: "Watershed"
2014'BillEpisode: "The Seven Wonders"
2014ResurrectionBrian AddisonRecurring
2015BackstromSenator Tobias Percival IIPremier Episode: "Dragon Slayer"
2015AquariusLeo NankinEpisode: "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"
2016NotoriousDr. GovnerEpisode: "Chase"
2018–2019The FlashThomas Snow/IcicleRecurring role
2019Grey’s AnatomyJohn DickinsonRecurring role
2020'Deputy Fire Chief Alden RadfordEpisode: "Pilot"