Biography

Kevin J. O'Connor is an American actor, model, voice over talent, and long-time healthcare executive. He was born in Kewanee, IL to Irish/English parents Martin R. O'Connor (deceased) and Elizabeth Joyce (Renfro) O'Connor. The youngest of five children, his family moved to Ft. Myers, FL when he was 2 years old. His acting career started with plays in middle school and high school, followed by numerous opportunities in front of large audiences in college and his early business career. Having graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.S. in Science Business (Pre-Medicine and Business combined concentration), O'Connor moved up the corporate ladder with career moves to: Tallahassee, FL; Orlando, FL; West Palm Beach, FL; Philadelphia, PA; Winston-Salem, NC; and in 2008 to the Lake Norman community just north of Charlotte, NC. It was in Charlotte that he won featured roles in the Cinemax Series "Banshee;" the Showtime Series "Homeland;" the Fox show "Sleepy Hollow;" and featured roles in numerous movies including "Iron Man 3;" "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire;" and many others in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and more. In 2015, O'Connor was voted/named Charlotte's "Favorite Local Actor" in the Elevate Lifestyle "The Best of the City Awards." Given the proximity to (arguably) the nation's largest concentration of NASCAR races and drivers, he has been in numerous NASCAR related commercials and industry video productions alongside many of the world's elite drivers. One such highlight was a 2017 Super Bowl commercial starring among many others two-time Daytona 500 champion Denny Hamlin and fan favorite Danica Patrick. A 2019 Continental Tire commercial video with NASCAR legend Tony Stewart caused a huge uproar on social media given O'Connor's comedic talents and amazing wardrobe selection. Among many fun onscreen highlights in his career, he counts getting a high-five from Owen Wilson in "Masterminds;" purposely bumping into Robert De Niro in "Last Vegas;" helping to drag a kicking and screaming and cussing Claire Danes through The Capital Grille and out the door in "Homeland;" having his pulse taken by Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison) on the Revolutionary War battlefield in "Sleepy Hollow;" being mistaken for actor Rob Riggle by his close friend Ed Helms and Christina Applegate in "Vacation;" chasing after Cara Delevingne and Nat Wolff in a speeding car in "Paper Towns;" rollerblading alongside SpongeBob SquarePants in "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water;" saving Angelica Celaya's life in "Constantine;" being killed in several productions; being jailed in a few; among many, many other wonderful memories.
- IMDb mini biography by: Kevin J. O'Connor