Edward Kerr was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri and moved to Los Angeles in 1990 after graduating from Vanderbilt University. His first starring role in a film came in 1994 playing Christopher Reeve's brother in the crime thriller "Above Suspicion" (also starring Joe Mantegna, Kim Cattrall and William H. Macy). He then went on to play Lt. Brody for two seasons on the Steven Spielberg-produced sci-fi series "SeaQuest" on NBC. Following that, Kerr played the lead role in the award-winning romantic comedy "Confessions of a Sexist Pig" opposite Traylor Howard and Lauren Graham. That same year, Kerr received critical praise as the lead in the TNT original feature film "Legalese," with James Garner, Mary-Louise Parker and Kathleen Turner.

He has been a series regular in numerous television pilots and series including David E. Kelley's "Snoops" on ABC and the NBC sitcom "Three Sisters."

Kerr recurred for two seasons in the role of Jennie Garth's love interest (Rick) on the WB sitcom "What I like About You" with Amanda Bynes.

He also recurred opposite Anne Heche on ABC's "Men In Trees" and Brooke Shields in "Lipstick Jungle" (NBC).

Kerr garnered attention as a heartless attorney in the hit web comedy series "Living the Dream" at BitterLawyer.com and received praise for his role opposite Portia di Rossi in Michael Goorjian's film "The Shift."

He has guest-starred on numerous television shows over the years including "Sex and the City" and "House, M.D."

Throughout his career, Kerr has had exclusive talent holding deals with NBC, Paramount and ABC.