Greg Kean was born Gregory Kean Williams in Oshawa, Canada on 27 September, 1962. He moved with his family to Detroit at age 15, graduated from Bloomfield Hills Andover H.S. in 1979 and went on to Michigan State University that fall. He graduated in 1983 with a B.A. in theatre arts having studied with Bernard White, Rose Abdoo and David Magee, and was awarded a scholarship to Cornell University's MFA acting program, which he completed in 1985, working with notable professionals Jane Lynch and Bob Clendenon. After three years as a company member with Houston's Alley Theatre, he moved to L.A. and started his television and film career. Greg married Kelly Williams in 1996 and they have four children, Spencer, Lucien and Miles, and Boone. Greg is teaching and acting in Vancouver, BC.