Ronnie Kerr
American actor (born 1974)
Ronnie Kerr (born Ronald George Smith III, 30 March 1974) is an American actor, writer, and producer, best known for playing the role of Romeo in The Army Show and the movie Shut Up and Kiss Me in 2010. He has also starred in many other films and been a personal trainer to several celebrity clients. His first TV role was in NYPD Blue in 2001.
01Early and personal life
He was born as Ronald George Smith III in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. He went to Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a full tennis scholarship but then injured his ankle. While rehabilitating, he started using the gym more frequently and carried on with fitness training.
He was then publicly outed in July 2007 when he was spotted in a Chicago gay bar with newly out basketball player John Amaechi.
02Career
He moved to Los Angeles in 1996, to act in his first action film Absolute Aggression (also starring Robert Davi), which led to other film roles.
In 2006, he appeared on the cover of the book The Superhero's Closet by H. Andrew Lynch.
He was still acting, and appeared in the third and final series of The Ultimate Coyote Ugly Search, when he started working on a web series called Flab2Fab! in which he trained gym clients.
In 2008, he wrote a fitness column for the Canadian magazine abOUT before it ceased operations in 2011.
In 2011, he moved to San Diego, as many of his friends had already moved there and formed his own production company, Kerrdog Productions.
In 2015, he wrote a film titled Please Don't Eat the Pansies. In 2016, an Indiegogo campaign was launched to help raise $35,000 to fund the movie. The cast included Mary Wilson of The Supremes, singer/actor Tom Goss and Andrew Lauer.
He was voted one of the top three trainers in Denver, Colorado by Mile High Sports Magazine and one of the top two trainers in Dallas, Texas by the Dallas Voice.
03Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Dawn | Detective Wilson | Brandon Slagle | |
| 2017 | Gangster Land | Frank Rio | Timothy Woodward, Jr. | |
| 2015 | When The Time Is Right | Bobo | Logan Cross | |
| 2013 | Vampire Boys 2: The New Brood | Judah | Steven Vasquez | |
| 2012 | Legalize Love | spokesman on a gay marriage campaign | Luke Montgomery | Part of the Legalizelove.com campaign |
| 2012 | Saltwater | Will Baston | Charlie Vaughn | With Ian Roberts and singer/songwriter Justin Utley |
| 2012 | The 49th Line | Jeff | Drew O'Kane | Stars with Christopher Stapleton and Mike Korich |
| 2012 | Counter Culture (TV Movie) | Tate | Ted Wass | |
| 2010 | Shut Up and Kiss Me | Ben | Devin Hamilton | Kerr wrote, acted and produced this film |
| 2008 | Daydream Obsession 3: Legacy | Greg | Thomas R. Smyth | |
| 2006 | Love Life | Stranger in park | Damion Dietz | |
| 2006 | Can't Buy Me Love | Jack Thompson | Todd Wilson | Short 20-minute film, won the Dallas OUT TAKES Best Short Film of 2006 |
| 2006 | Sinful | Jim | Tony Marsiglia | Also stars Misty Mundae |
| 2006 | Getting It Straight | Billy the cocktail waiter (credited as 'Ron Smith') | Brian Michael Pelletier | Also stars Charlene Tilton |
| 2005 | Regarding Billy | Billy | Jeff London | Also features Jack Sway and Jason Van Eman |
| 2005 | No Match Found | Kevin | Brian Pelletier | Short 90 min debut from writer/director Brian as part of his screenwriting class at Los Angeles Valley College |
| 2002 | Out of Sync | George | Robert Pena | |
| 2001 | Facing the Enemy | Man on the street (uncredited) | Robert Malenfant | |
| 2000 | Lesson of the Assassin | Assassin #1 | James Glenn Dudelson | |
| 1999 | Pit of Vipers | Montana Joe | Joel M. Rice | Also stars Mark Schrier, Dion DeRizzo and Elizabeth Johnson |
| 1998 | Shampoo Horns | Bartender | Manuel Toledano | |
| 1997 | Cyber Vengeance | Nazi Major (uncredited role) | J. Christian Ingvordsen | Stars Robert Davi |
| 1996 | Absolute Aggression | Lugosi | J. Christian Ingvordsen | Stars Robert Davi |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Days of Our Lives | Longshoreman | Steven Williford | |
| 2016 | Where The Bears Are | Chase Hansen | Joe Dietl | |
| 2016 | Betrayed | Detective Dennis Fitzgerald | Yoram Astakhan | |
| 2016 | The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead | Trooper Smith | Erik Weigel | |
| 2016 | Boystown | Dex, 5 episodes in Season 2 | Ricky Reilding | Shown on OutTV |
| 2012 | Counter Culture | Tate | Ted Wass | |
| 2007 | DanceLife | |||
| 2003-2005 | Merge | Resident carpenter | ||
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | E.M.T. | ||
| 1999 | V.I.P. | Boxing Handler in "Raging Val" | ||
| 1998-1999 | Sister, Sister | Music Student #1 | 2 episodes in Season 6, "Before There Was Hip Hop" (1999) and "Greek to Me" (1998) | |
| 1998 | The Army Show | Romeo | First season |
As a producer
| Year | Film | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Satanicus | |
| 2014 | Paranormal Ghost Hunters Case Files: Bam the Ghost | |
| 2014 | The Visible Man | |
| 2013 | Fork You | |
| 2013 | Creep Creepersin's Dracula | |
| 2013 | Awesome Girl Gang Street Fighter | |
| 2013 | Gritty | |
| 2012 | Saltwater | |
| 2010 | Shut Up and Kiss Me |
04Other work
Kerr also had a bit part in the music video for George Strait's song "Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You", filmed in 2000.
Sources and credits
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