Brian Hallisay

Brian Hallisay is an actor best known for his roles on Privileged, The Client List and Revenge. Hallisay was born and raised in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Gonzaga College High School in 1996 before attending Cornell University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and history in 2000. After college, he worked on Wall Street before deciding to pivot to acting.

Hallisay moved to Los Angeles, making his television debut in 2005 on The Inside and going on to appear in Without a Trace, Cold Case, CSI: NY, Bones and Bionic Woman. His first major recurring role came as Will Davis on Privileged from 2008 to 2009. He later joined The Client List alongside future wife Jennifer Love Hewitt and appeared on the psychological drama Revenge as Ben Hunter. His film credits include Bottoms Up (2006), Hostel: Part III (2011), Jessabelle (2014) and American Sniper (2014). He also appeared as Doug Kendall on 9-1-1 alongside Hewitt.

Hallisay began dating Hewitt in 2012 after meeting on the set of Love Bites. They became engaged in 2013 and married in November that same year. They have three children: Autumn (born in 2013), Atticus (born in 2015) and Aidan (born in 2021).