Kevin Heffernan
Heffernan signs autographs during a visit toCheyenne Mountain Air Force Station in 2016.
Born	(1968-05-25)May 25, 1968 (age 57) West Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater	Colgate University (BA) Brooklyn Law School (JD)
Occupations	Actor, director, producer, writer, comedian
Years active	1996–present

Kevin Heffernan (born May 25, 1968) is an American actor, filmmaker, and member of theBroken Lizard comedy group.

Heffernan was born inWest Haven, Connecticut. His mother, Catheryn Jane (née Eiby), is the West Haven treasurer, and his father, Eugene Michael Heffernan, worked as a probate judge. His paternal grandfather, William J. Heffernan, was mayor of West Haven.^[1]

Heffernan is a graduate ofFairfield College Preparatory School and laterColgate University, the latter where he was a part of comedy group Charred Goosebeak with other members of theBeta Theta Pi fraternity. This group would stay together outside college, and become the groupBroken Lizard. Heffernan is a graduate ofBrooklyn Law School, and passed thebar exams in Connecticut and New York, but does not practice law.^[1]

Instead, he and the other members of Broken Lizard spent several years to make the filmSuper Troopers. They took it to theSundance Film Festival, and sold the distribution rights toFox Searchlight Pictures for $3.25 million.^[2][1] It grossed $23.1 million when released in 2001, and Heffernan's comedy acting career was made.^[1] Heffernan is best known for his role of Vermont State Trooper Rod Farva inSuper Troopers and its 2018 sequelSuper Troopers 2.^[2][3]

He works especially closely with fellowBroken Lizard memberSteve Lemme. They do a two-man touringstandup comedy show, apodcast, a web series, and aNetflix special.^[2]

Heffernan also played Landfill and Gil inBeerfest, and co-starred in theDukes of Hazzard film as "Sheev".

He has also appeared onHow I Met Your Mother (ep. "I'm Not That Guy"),Curb Your Enthusiasm,Veep,Arrested Development,Agent Carter,^[2] and in two episodes of season 5 ofThe Goldbergs, as Ms.Torg's favorite "chalk throwing" teacher.

From 2019 to 2023, he portrayed Chief Terry McConky in theTruTV cable television firefighter comedy seriesTacoma FD. This series launched in March 2019, and was partly based on the stories of Heffernan's cousinWilliam "Bill" Heffernan, who is the historian for the West Haven Fire Department, a Connecticut State legislator and a consultant for the program.^[4][3] In February 2024, TruTV canceled the series after four seasons.^[5]

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