Brian Baumgartner (born November 29, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Kevin Malone on the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013) and its related spin-off webisodes, which earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award.
Baumgartner had starring roles in Into Temptation (2009), Ordinary World (2016), and Electric Jesus (2020). He had a supporting voice role in Rumble (2021). Baumgartner had a main voice role as Walter on the Netflix animated series Trash Truck (2020–2021), as well as recurring roles on the Amazon Prime Video series Hand of God (2017) and the Hulu series The Other Black Girl (2023).
Early life and education Born in Atlanta, Georgia, and of Austrian descent, Baumgartner attended Holy Innocents' Episcopal School. He attended and graduated from The Westminster Schools in 1991, one year before his co-star on The Office Ed Helms graduated. During his time at The Westminster School, Baumgartner competed in competitive speech events for drama, reaching the national finals his senior year. Between his junior and senior year of high school, he also attended Northwestern University's National High School Institute, and focused on theater there. Baumgartner later attended Southern Methodist University, where he majored in theater and graduated in 1995.
He later moved to Los Angeles and was Artistic Director of Hidden Theatre in Minneapolis, where he received multiple awards for artistic and acting excellence. Baumgartner later performed regionally at the Guthrie Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Children's Theater Company, and Theatre de la Jeune Lune.
Career Baumgartner has had roles on the television shows Jake in Progress, Arrested Development and Everwood. He served as a celebrity talent scout on Last Comic Standing with his The Office co-star Kate Flannery and starred with Robin Williams, Mandy Moore and John Krasinski in License to Wed. He also appeared in Ingrid Michaelson's music video for "Time Machine".
In October 2025, Baumgartner became a spokesperson in adverts for the financial technology company Ramp. Baumgartner's The Office co-star Andy Buckley also made an appearance.
The Office Baumgartner is best known for portraying accountant Kevin Malone in the American remake of the British series The Office. In June 2007, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Broadband ProgramComedy for his work on The Office: The Accountants webisodes. His co-stars Angela Kinsey and Oscar Nunez also shared the award.34th Annual Creative Arts & Entertainment Emmy Awards , from the Emmy Awards website In 2020, he hosted and executive produced An Oral History of The Office, a podcast for Spotify that featured interviews with his The Office co-stars. In 2021, he hosted and executive produced a podcast for iHeart: The Office Deep Dive with Brian Baumgartner. This podcast features the full-length, in-depth interviews with the cast and crew originally heard in An Oral History of The Office.
Golf podcast He has a golf podcast called We Need a Fourth, with Cooper Manning and Kenny Mayne, which is produced by SmartLess Media.
Personal life Baumgartner is married to Celeste Ackelson. Together they have a daughter.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes2001Herman U. S. A.Roger2006MoosecockPaul WoodShort filmNo. 6BorisShort film2007Smith and Mike on a TuesdayBobShort filmLicense to WedJim2008Four ChristmasesEric2009Into TemptationFr. Ralph O'Brien2010Dirty GirlConciergeUncredited2012Astronaut: The Last PushBob Jansen2016Ordinary WorldRupertGhostbustersFrankScenes deleted; only available on extended cut; UncreditedDiagnosis DeliciousDr. Ed PaulsonTelevision film2018One Last NightEscott2020My Boyfriend's MedsChaseElectric JesusSkip Wick2021RumbleKlonk (voice)2024Confessions of a Christmas LetterSamTelevision film
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2003The Lyon's DenAl GrissomEpisode: "The Fifth"CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDog ManEpisode: "Fur and Loathing"2004LAXWesEpisode: "Credible Threat"2005Arrested DevelopmentVendorEpisode: "Burning Love"Jake in ProgressMichaelEpisode: "Jake or the Fat Man"EverwoodContractorEpisode: "Good to Go"2005–2013The OfficeKevin MaloneRecurring (season 1), main role (season 2–9)Director (Episode: "After Hours")2008Celebrity Family FeudHimselfBaumgartner played the captain, he and his team (other cast members) won and donated $50,000 to Children's Advocacy Center of Northeastern Pennsylvania.2011Adventure TimeGeorgy / Private in Movie (voice)Episode: "Heat Signature"2012WilfredOrderly #2Episode: "Progress"2013Mike & MollyMr. WisneyEpisode: "Molly Unleashed"2013; 2015Hot in ClevelandClaude2 episodes2014Maker Shack AgencyPrincipal DowningTelevision pilotCriminal MindsBill HardingEpisode: "Fatal"Law & Order: Special Victims UnitGordon MontlieffEpisode: "Thought Criminal"Bad TeacherOfficer EdmundEpisode: "Fieldtrippers"RakeGeorge CopleyEpisode: "Mammophile"The BridgeGary2 episodes2015Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & DawnJD McCoyEpisode: "I Want Candace"Melissa & JoeyHank Jeffers3 episodesThe Mr. Peabody & Sherman ShowKing Hotu Mat'u (voice)Episode: "Hotu Mat'u"2016The Crossroads of HistoryJohn Frederick ParkerEpisode: "Lincoln"Scream QueensRichardEpisode: "Warts and All"Blunt TalkPrison guardEpisode: "A Cell Doesn't Have to Be a Closet"Chicago FireScott PowersEpisode: "That Day"2016; 2018The GoldbergsLarry / Mr. Schernecke2 episodes2017Hand of GodDr. Olonari4 episodesLife in PiecesDeanEpisode: "Late Smuggling Dreambaby Voucher"Good BehaviorPatrick Donnelly2 episodes2018DisjointedKrinklesEpisode: "Travissimo Private Reserve"2019Summer Camp IslandStorm Cloud / additional voices (voice)Episode: "Cosmic Bupkiss"2020Home Movie: The Princess BrideFezzikEpisode: "Chapter Three: The Cliffs of Insanity"SneakerheadsOld BossEpisode: "Hustling Backwards"2020–2021Trash TruckWalter / additional voices (voice)Main role2020A Trash Truck ChristmasWalter (voice)Television special2021Last Week Tonight with John OliverHimself1 episode2023The Other Black GirlColin Franklin3 episodesCelebrity Jeopardy!HimselfContestant2024KrapopolisCasey (voice)Episode: "Ty Man Woman Table Chairs Food"2025Suits LAHimself2 episodes
Web series YearTitleRoleNotes2006The Office: The AccountantsKevin MaloneMain role2008The Office: Kevin's LoanMain roleThe Office: The OutburstMain role2009The Office: Subtle SexualityEpisode: "The Replacement"2010The Office: The MentorMain roleThe Office: The 3rd FloorMain role2011The Office: The PodcastMain roleThe Office: The Girl Next DoorEpisode: "The Story of Subtle Sexuality"2014Charles, Your HangoverSonnyEpisode: "BFF"
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult2007Daytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Broadband Program – ComedyThe Office: The AccountantsTV Guide AwardsFavorite EnsembleThe OfficeScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series2008TV Land AwardsFuture Classic AwardScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series20092010201120122013
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