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Kyle Ivan Secor (born May 31, 1957) is an American television and film actor. He is known for portraying DetectiveTim Bayliss on the crime drama seriesHomicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999).

Secor was born inTacoma, Washington as the youngest boy in a family of three boys. He grew up in nearbyFederal Way and graduated fromFederal Way High School in 1975.^[1] His father worked in sales. As a boy, he wanted to be a professional basketball player, and at 6'4" had the height and build, but his dreams of going pro or becoming a professional were hindered as he suffered extreme near-sightedness, so he was forced to look elsewhere for a career.^[2]

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After attending a community college, Secor moved toLos Angeles. There, he performed in plays such asAnd a Nightingale Sang at the Santa Monica Playhouse (1986),^[3]Look Homeward, Angel (1986) andIn the Jungle of Cities (1987) at thePasadena Playhouse.^[4][5]

Secor's first major television role was the character Brian Bradford on thesoap operaSanta Barbara, soon followed by a stint on the hospital dramaSt. Elsewhere, in which he played Brett Johnston, a patient dying ofAIDS.

After working in several movies, includingHeart of Dixie (1989),City Slickers (1991),Sleeping with the Enemy (1991),Delusion (1991), andUntamed Heart (1993), in 1993 Secor was cast as DetectiveTim Bayliss inHomicide: Life on the Street, a role which he would fill for the entirety of the series. Throughout most of this time, Secor was paired on screen with actorAndre Braugher, who played his partner Frank Pembleton. Though the show was anensemble work, Secor's character was placed in a particularly pivotal role, as the series began on his first day of work in theBaltimore homicide unit, and ended with his resignation in the series finale. Bayliss' character was conflicted through much of the show's run, obsessed with the murder of a child he and Pembleton could not solve. The character also had issues involving social protest, pastmolestation by an uncle and questions about his ownsexuality.

After a successful seven-year run onHomicide, Secor went on to a short-lived role onParty of Five and made two feature films,Endsville andBeat. He returned to the small screen as a doctor in theCBS production,City of Angels, for nine weeks during the fall of 2000. He appeared in themade-for-TV movieBailey's Mistake, which was shown onABC on March 18, 2001. He appeared in thepilot episode ofCrossing Jordan in the fall of 2001 and had a recurring supporting role in the cancelled ABC production ofSteven Bochco'sPhilly from September 2001 through May 2002. In fall 2002 he was seen as a guest star on CBS'sWithout a Trace. Spring of 2004 broughtLifetime'sInfidelity opposite formerPhilly costarKim Delaney, and the long-awaitedDisney-ABCtelevision filmA Wrinkle in Time featuring him in the role of the Man with Red Eyes. He had a recurring role asJake Kane in the 2004–2005 freshman season of the showVeronica Mars and guest-starred in the series finale.

From 2005 to 2006, he starred withGeena Davis in ABC'sCommander in Chief, playing Rod Calloway, the husband and 'first gentleman' of President Mackenzie Allen, the first female President.^[6] In 2007, he played Alan 'Skip' Matthews in the short-lived showHidden Palms.

Secor had a recurring role as Hanson North, a defense attorney who has a romantic history withLaura Harris' character in ABC'sWomen's Murder Club, 2007 – 2008.

He also acted inBoston Legal as Dr. Robert L. Brooks, who was married to Phoebe Prentice, a former flame of Alan Shore. Also, he guest starred inGhost Whisperer as Doug Bancroft. In August 2010 he made a guest appearance onThe Closer as an airline pilot involved in drug smuggling. Secor appeared on the revival of the television seriesHawaii Five-0 on the fifth episode of their first season, "Nalowale", playing Ambassador Michael Reeves. In 2016, he portrayed presidential candidate Minister Edwidge Owens running opposite Senator Charlene "Charlie" Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell) inThe Purge: Election Year. He also had a recurring role as Thomas Snow/Icicle on the 2018-19fifth season ofThe Flash.^[7]

In 2021, Secor published a semi-autobiographical book titledDEATH of the ACTOR: Everything I Never Learned About Nothing where he explores the concept ofnonduality as it pertains to acting.^[8]

Secor married actress Kari Coleman on January 28, 2002.^[9] They have two children.

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