Kyle Bornheimer | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | Shannon Ryan |
| Children | 2[1] |
Kyle Bornheimer is an American actor and comedian known for his roles on the sitcoms Worst Week, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Casual, and Playing House.
Life and career
Bornheimer attended St. Monica Grade School and Marian High School, graduating in 1994. Bornheimer is a founding member of The Curtainbox Theatre Company.[2]
With a string of national commercials, Bornheimer established an "always on TV" reputation with 30-second spots for such national accounts as Geico, Staples, Coors Light, Imodium, Stanley and T-Mobile.[3]
He landed the lead of Sam Briggs on the sitcom Worst Week. He starred with Alyssa Milano on the TV sitcom Romantically Challenged. The series premiered on ABC on April 19, 2010, but ABC officially canceled the series on May 16, 2010.
In Breaking Bad, he played Ken, an obnoxious stockbroker who gets his car blown up by Walter White in the Season 1 episode "Cancer Man", and later reprised his role as the character in the prequel Better Call Saul, as the victim of a prank pulled by Jimmy McGill and Kim Wexler in the Season 2 episode "Switch".[4] Bornheimer has also been featured in episodes of Better Off Ted, The Office, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Party Down. More recently, Bornheimer starred in the NBC sitcom Perfect Couples opposite Olivia Munn, David Walton, and Hayes MacArthur and in the ABC sitcom Family Tools with J.K. Simmons and Leah Remini.
In 2016, Bornheimer appeared on the CBS sitcom Angel from Hell. His feature film credits include She's Out of My League, You Again, and Bachelorette. He also made two appearances in Judd Apatow's Netflix series Love.[5]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Spokane | James | |
| Devils are Dreaming | Arden | ||
| 2005 | An Alright Start | Doug | |
| 2007 | Blades of Glory | Rink PA Nationals | |
| 2010 | For Christ's Sake | Tony | |
| She's Out of My League | Dylan Kettner | ||
| You Again | Tim | ||
| 2012 | Bachelorette | Joe | |
| 2013 | The Big Wedding | Andrew | |
| 2014 | Veronica Mars | Hedge Fund Guy | |
| 2015 | The D Train | Randy | |
| The Last Time You Had Fun | Clark | ||
| 2016 | Me Him Her | Steve | |
| Rules Don't Apply | Concerned Orderly | ||
| 2017 | Little Evil | Victor | |
| 2019 | Marriage Story | Ted | |
| 2020 | Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made | Crispin Flavius | |
| Onward | Wilden Lightfoot / Narrator (voice) | ||
| The Lovebirds | Brett |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Monk | Uniform Cop | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Kid" |
| 2004 | The O.C. | Norman | Episode: "The Risky Business" |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother | Austin | Episode: "Okay Awesome" |
| 2005 | Medium | Waiter | Episode: "Too Close to Call" |
| 2006 | Will & Grace | Waiter | Episode: "Cop to It" |
| 2006 | Lovespring International | Derek Gardner | Episode: "Burke Makes a Friend" |
| 2006 | Weeds | Chuck | Episode: "Crush Girl Love Panic" |
| 2006 | The Unit | Officer Jones | Episode: "Off the Meter" |
| 2007 | The Office | Ad Company Representative | Episode: "Local Ad" |
| 2008 | Girlfriends | Jason | Episode: "What's Black-a-Lackin'?" |
| 2008 | Worst Week | Sam Briggs | 16 episodes |
| 2008 | Breaking Bad | Ken | Episode: "Cancer Man" |
| 2008 | Jericho | Chris Calley | Episode: "Condor" |
| 2009 | Party Down | Mark Defino | Episode: "James Rolf High School Twentieth Reunion" |
| 2010 | Better Off Ted | Pete | Episode: "The Long and Winding High Road" |
| 2010 | Chuck | Hunter Perry | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Final Exam" |
| 2010 | Royal Pains | Spencer Fisher | Episode: "Spasticity" |
| 2010 | Romantically Challenged | Perry Gill | 6 episodes |
| 2010–11 | Perfect Couples | Dave | 11 episodes |
| 2012 | Bent | Dan | Episode: "Tile Date" |
| 2013 | Arrested Development | Shannon Ryan | Episode: "A New Start" |
| 2013 | Family Tools | Jack Shea | 10 episodes[6] |
| 2014 | Those Who Kill | Paul Cavallo | 5 episodes |
| 2014–21 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Sgt. Teddy Wells Ramos | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Workaholics | Girthquake | Episode: "Fry Guys" |
| 2014 | Justified | Jack Anderson | Episode: "Whistle Past the Graveyard" |
| 2015 | Agent Carter | Ray Krzeminski | Episodes: "Now is Not the End", "Bridge and Tunnel", "Time and Tide" |
| 2015–16 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Pat Dantrick | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Playing House | Dan | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Angel from Hell | Brad | Main cast, 13 episodes |
| 2016 | Better Call Saul | Ken | Episode: "Switch" |
| 2016 | The Mindy Project | J.J. | Episode: "Mindy Lahiri is DTF" |
| 2016–17 | Casual | Jack Briggs | 14 episodes |
| 2016 | Westworld | Clarence | Episode: "The Original" |
| 2016 | American Housewife | Bruce | Episode: "Power Couple" |
| 2017 | Angie Tribeca | Scott | Episode: "If You See Something, Solve Something" |
| 2017 | Modern Family | Scotty | Episode: "Lake Life" |
| 2017 | Will & Grace | Lenny | Episode: "11 Years Later" |
| 2018 | Love | Ken Cruikshank | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Speechless | Eddie | Episode: "A-C-- ACTION" |
| 2018 | Drunk History | Ghost Army Soldier | Episode: "World War II" |
| 2019 | Heartstrings | Landon | Episode: "These Old Bones" |
| 2020–2022 | Avenue 5 | Doug | Recurring role |
| 2020 | Amazing Stories | Michael Harris | Episode: "Dynoman and the Volt!!" |
| 2020 | Broke | Barry | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | High School | Patrick | series regular |
References
- ↑ "Star's lack of mechanical skill not an act". Dispatch.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ↑ "The Curtainbix Theatre Company - Kyle Bornheimer". Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ↑ Snierson, Dan (March 16, 2007). "Half-Minute Man". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ "'Better Call Saul': 19 'Breaking Bad' Characters We've Seen (Photos)". TheWrap. 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
- ↑ Petski, Denise (21 June 2017). "'Love': Kathy Baker & Kyle Bornheimer Set To Recur In Netflix Comedy Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ↑ West, Kelly (May 15, 2012). "The Family Tools Preview: J.K. Simmons And Kyle Bornheimer Star In ABC's Midseason Comedy". TV BLEND. Retrieved May 17, 2012.