Brian Baumgartner (born November 29, 1972) is an Emmy Award-winning American film and television actor who plays Kevin Malone on The Office. Baumgartner's recent television appearances include roles on Jake in Progress, Arrested Development, and Everwood. His most recent project is the romantic comedy License to Wed, opposite Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, and Office co-star John Krasinski.
Baumgartner was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and attended The Westminster Schools in Atlanta. He attended high school with future Office co-star Ed Helms, who graduated one year later in the Class of '92.
Before moving to Los Angeles, Baumgartner served as Artistic Director of Hidden Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he received multiple awards for artistic and acting excellence. In addition, Baumgartner performed regionally at the Guthrie Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Children's Theater Company and Theatre de la Jeune Lune, which were all special Tony Award recipients.
Baumgartner studied acting in college at the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University.
In June 2007, Baumgartner won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Broadband Program - Comedy, for his work on The Office: Accountants webisodes. His co-stars Angela Kinsey and Oscar Nunez also shared the award.
Baumgartner resides in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.
