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Kevin Bernhardt is an American screenwriter, film actor, television actor, and producer. Bernhardt started as an actor in TV, with contract roles on Dynasty in 1989 and General Hospital (1985–1986). Following that, he had a dozen lead film roles until the mid-1990s - when he began seeing his screenplays produced - and decided to focus on writing. He had over 30 screenplays produced, before returning to a lead role opposite Amy Redford in Hate Crime, and most recently, a major supporting role in 2022's Medieval.

Kevin Bernhardt
Born
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
Years active1985–present
SpouseApollonia Kotero (1987–1997)

Early life and education


Bernhardt was born in Daytona Beach, Florida, where he was adopted by Navy Damage Control Officer 'Red' and wife Beverly.[1] Years there were spent at an African-American elementary school (Turie T. Small), as part of the integration which continued in the late 1960s.

Bernhardt attended college at Binghamton University on a National Merit Scholarship sponsored by the Eureka tent factory, where his mother worked.


Career


After completing bachelor's degrees in Economics and Drama in 1983 he traveled to Los Angeles in January 1984,[2][1] where he passed the Series 7 exam and was hired by a securities company. But his true passion was the theater.

He landed a coveted contract role on General Hospital, and his storyline led the ratings for two years. Bernhardt took acting seriously enough to study in the small master class taught by Stella Adler, and he continued to work steadily as an actor for several years; in TV with another contract role as a priest on Dynasty, as well as several mostly 'bad-guy' leads in films such as Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth.[3] But once he saw his first screenplay produced – he devoted his undivided attention to writing.

Since then his writing has attracted a diverse array of well-known actors, including Kevin Bacon, Ben Foster, Michael Caine, Michael Shannon, Chris Rock, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Plummer, Til Schweiger, Donald Sutherland, Matthew Goode, Roy Scheider, Djimon Hounsou, Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, Charlie Sheen, Dolph Lundgren, John Lithgow, Tom Berenger, Peter Weller, Sylvester Stallone and Nick Nolte.

He has also worked with many notable directors including Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth), Andrew Davis (Holes, The Fugitive), Abel Ferrara (King of NY), John Hillcoat (Lawless), William Friedkin (The French Connection), Mimi Leder (Deep Impact), Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, The Misfits), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, Rambo), Frederic Forestier (Asterix...), Renny Harlin, Wayne Cramer (The Cooler), and Brad Anderson (The Call). His screenplays were largely used to create the first breakthrough films - for independent companies such as Elie Samaha's Franchise Pictures, and the predominant independent company in the world, Avi Lerner's Millennium-NuImage.



Writer – film



Producer


* Medieval (2018) (Executive producer)

Actor – film


* Medieval (2020) - Captain Martin

Actor – television



Miscellaneous crew



References


  1. Grant, James. "General Hospital's Kevin Bernhardt Is Apollonia's Current Prince". PEOPLE.com. People Magazine. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  2. Passalacqua, Connie (June 7, 1984). "Bernhardt running on the fast track". Eau Claire Leader Telegram. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  3. Kane, Paul (2015). The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy. McFarland. p. 104. ISBN 9781476600697. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  4. Motion Picture Almanac. Quigley Publishing Company. 2007. p. 517. ISBN 9780900610806. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. Visible Ink Press Staff; Craddock (1996). Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, 1997. Thomson Gale. p. cclxx. ISBN 9780787607807. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. Martin, Mick; Porter, Marsha (1997). Video Movie Guide 1998. Ballantine Books. pp. 77, 470, 569. ISBN 9780345407931. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. Weldon, Michael (1996). The Psychotronic Video Guide. Titan Books. pp. 260, 311, 366. ISBN 9781852867706. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. Cohn, Lawrence (August 24, 1992). "Television Reviews - Kick or Die". Variety. ISBN 9780824037963. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  9. Bonderoff, Jason (1987). Soap Opera Babylon. Perigee Books. p. 59. ISBN 9780399512919. Retrieved January 19, 2019.




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