Stephen Kay

Stephen Kay
Born1963 (age 62–63)
New Zealand
EducationBrown University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active1986–present
Spouse
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(m. 2014)​
ChildrenLilli Kay

Stephen T. Kay (born 1963) is a New Zealand actor, director, and writer of film and television.

Career

He was a native of Morristown, New Jersey and graduated from Brown University.

He has directed the films Get Carter and Boogeyman, as well as directing episodes of Saved, The Shield, Friday Night Lights, Sons of Anarchy, Quantico, The Punisher, Yellowstone, Coyote, Big Sky, Mayor of Kingstown, 1883, Lioness, and Landman. Beginning his career as an actor, his acting credits include Quantum Leap, Murder, She Wrote, Party of Five and regular roles in Deadly Games and General Hospital.

Personal life

In 2013, Kay became engaged to Piper Perabo, star of Covert Affairs, a show Kay directed and produced. They wed on July 26, 2014, in New York City.

Kay had previously dated Desperate Housewives actresses Teri Hatcher and Eva Longoria, whom he had directed in the 2004 television movie The Dead Will Tell, for about a year each – Longoria in 2004 and Hatcher during 2006–07. He has a daughter Lilli Kay, from a previous relationship.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1986The Zero BoysSoldier #2Actor
1992Lethal Weapon 3Movie DirectorActor
1994Angel 4: UndercoverDevonActor
1998October 22SingerActor
1999The Mod SquadBald DudeActor
2000Get CarterN/aDirector
2001Angel EyesTony PindellaActor
2005BoogeymanN/aDirector
2011Cell 213N/aDirector
2011IsolationN/aDirector

Director on Television

Year Title Role Notes
1990ThirtysomethingEditorEpisode: "Going Limp"
1991Quantum LeapRalphEpisode: "Permanent Wave"
1992-2003General HospitalReginald Jennings30 episodes
1993Murder, She WroteVincent PolaskiEpisode: "Dead to Rights"
1996Darren CrosleyEpisode: "Something Foul in Flappieville"
1995Deadly GamesPeter Rucker13 episodes
1997Party of FiveHawkinsEpisode: "Permanent Wave"
2000WastedDirectorTV film
2004-2008The Shield6 episodes
2004The Dead Will TellTV film
2005The Hunt for the BTK Killer
The Commuters
2006Saved3 episodes
2006-2009Friday Nights Lights
2008DirtEpisode: "Dirty, Slutty Whores"
2008-2010Sons of Anarchy7 episodes
2009Life on MarsEpisode: "Revenge of Broken Jaw"
2010My GenerationEpisode: "On the Road
2011The Craigslist KillerTV film
Justice for Natalee Holloway
2011-2014Covert Affairs15 episodes
2012Blue Eyed ButcherTV film
2014Those Who KillEpisode: "Untethered"
2015The Lizzie Borden Chronicles2 episodes; miniseries
Quantico2 episodes
2016Harley and the DavidsonsEpisode: "Race to the Top"; miniseries
2017Wisdom of the CrowdEpisode: "Trojan Horse"
2018TakenEpisode: "Quarry"
SixEpisode: "The Reckoning"
2019The PunisherEpisode: "Collision Course"
2019-2022New Amsterdam2 episodes
Yellowstone15 episodes
2021Coyote2 episodes
Big SkyEpisode: "All Kinds of Snakes"
2022-2023Mayor of Kingstown8 episodes
2024Lioness4 episodes
2024-2026Landman16 episodes
2026The Hunting PartyEpisode: "Colette Akins"

References

  1. ↑ Profile, nytimes.com; accessed March 3, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Stephen T. Kay profile". vidiot.com. Retrieved March 3, 2016..
  3. ↑ Leonard, Elizabeth (September 6, 2013). "Piper Perabo Engaged to Stephen Kay". People.
  4. ↑ "Piper Perabo and Stephen Kay Tie the Knot". People. July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ Orloff, Brian (November 17, 2006). "Teri Hatcher Dating Eva Longoria's Ex". People. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007.
  6. ↑ Nebens, Richard (June 4, 2024). "Who Is Lilli Kay? 6 Things to Know About Your Honor & Yellowstone Actress". The Direct. Retrieved 21 August 2024.