Who Is Jennifer Love Hewitt's Husband? All About Brian Hallisay

Mar. 15, 2025

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Jennifer Love Hewitthas worked in television for decades, so it’s no surprise that she met her husband, Brian Hallisay, while working on a show.

The pair went on to get married in November 2013 and have since welcomed three children: Autumn, Atticus and Aidan.

In December 2024, Hewitt told PEOPLE she was “really proud” of their family after 11 years of marriage.

“We, I think, struggle like most parents with three kids and full-time jobs and all of the things to find our time, but I really do wake up and choose Brian every day, and I would choose him every time,” she said. “I genuinely feel that way, even when he makes me crazy. And he continues to choose me, thank God. I am always so profoundly happy that my kids are half him.”

So who is Jennifer Love Hewitt’s husband? Here’s everything to know about Brian Hallisay and his relationship with the9-1-1star.

He worked as an investment banker before becoming an actor

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Despite his longtime desire to become an actor, Hallisay didn’t major in drama when he was an undergraduate at Cornell University.

“It had always been a childhood dream to become an actor. I also liked history and economics, so I pursued them in college,” Hallisay told theChicago Tribunein 2008. “I was an investment banker for a bit, until I finally decided to pursue acting in Hollywood.”

Ultimately, Hallisay shifted his focus to acting, which would lead him to meet his future wife.

He and Hewitt first connected while filmingThe Client List

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After shooting an unaired pilot for a series titledLove Bites, Hewitt and Hallisay reconnected on the set of the Lifetime seriesThe Client List.

Hewitt starred on the series as a single mother named Riley Parks, and Hallisay played a reoccurring character, Hewitt’s character’s ex-husband, before being promoted to a series regular in season 2.

It was during this time that the two actors fell in love off-screen. However, the series was canceled after two seasons in November 2013, just a few months after Hewitt and Hallisay had publicly announced their engagement and pregnancy.

According toThe Hollywood Reporter, the decision came after lengthy negotiations between Hewitt and the show’s producers. Hewitt allegedly wanted their real-life relationship and pregnancy written into the show, but the “actress' vision did not gel with what producers had in mind.”

Hewitt told PEOPLE that her love for Hallisay was “instant” when they first met.

“I thought he was the most beautiful man I had ever seen in my life,” she said. “I said to my manager and friend at the time: ‘I’m going to marry that man, and I’m going to have his children.’ She said, ‘Sweetheart, I thinkeverybodythinks they’re going to marry that man and have his children.’ I was like, ‘Yeah, but I’m going to do it. Just watch.'”

He and Hewitt married in November 2013

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On Nov. 26, 2013, Hewitt and Hallisay welcomed their first child together — a daughter named Autumn James. During an appearance onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showin April 2014, Hewitt revealed that her secret wedding to Hallisay had taken place on Nov. 20, 2013, just “five days before [Autumn] was born.”

The actress told hostEllen DeGeneres, “It was just the two of us, and then we went to Bed Bath & Beyond because that’s what married people do.” She added of Hallisay: “He’s an awesome, incredible father and a great husband, and I just feel really lucky.”

In November 2023, Hewitt and Hallisay celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary.

“I knew the moment we metthat my life would be better with you in it. And the last ten years have been more than I could’ve ever dreamed,” the actress wrote on Instagram. “It has always been you my love.”

He shares three children with Hewitt

After welcoming Autumn in November 2013, the couple celebrated the arrival of their second child, sonAtticus James, on June 25, 2015. The family then became a party of five when Hewitt and Hallisay announced the birth of their third child, sonAidan James, on Sept. 9, 2021.

When it came to raising their family, Hewitt and Hallisay decided to forgo hiring help. “We didn’t have a night nurse,we didn’t have a nanny,” Hewitt once told PEOPLE. “We haven’t ever had any of that stuff. It’s been really interesting to do it all ourselves.”

In honor of Father’s Day 2023, Hewitt shared a sweet tribute to Hallisay onInstagram, praising him as a dad to their children.

“This one. I knew I loved him as a person, best friend and husband. But then to see him as a father it grew so much deeper,” she wrote. “Three times I have watched him truly give all to our babies. We love you so much! Happy Father’s Day! ❤️”

He was Hewitt’s “rock” during the births of their children

Hewitt has shared that Hallisay was supportive in the delivery room during the births of all three of their children. During an appearance onJimmy Kimmel Livebefore their second child was born, she joked: “He should be a male doula.”

“I was really worried that I was going to get that face — ‘Mmm, what’s happening here?’ — and I’m not good at the faces so I would’ve been like, ‘What does that mean? What does that mean!’ " she continued. “But he was just like, ‘This is great. I am so proud of you right now. This is awesome, you look beautiful.’ I was really proud of him.”

She shared a similar sentiment while discussing her third pregnancy with PEOPLE in May 2021. “During labor, he’slike a rock, solid,” Hewitt said. “You would never know if he was panicked, or worried or stressed or anything — he’s just really good.”

His birthday is on Halloween

Sharing a spooky photo of her husband, Hewitt continued, “Celebrating you is the greatest thing we get to [do] today my love. You make our lives brighter everyday and I feel so lucky to be yours and for our kids to have the best daddy! Happy Birthday to our whole world!”

TheI Know What You Did Last Summerstar frequently posts about her love of Halloween on Instagram and shares glimpses of herfamily’s festivitieseach year.

He reunited with Hewitt on9-1-1

After working together onLove BitesandThe Client List, Hallisay and Hewitt reunited on-screen in season two of Hewitt’s show9-1-1.

“It was just lovely to go to work together,” Hewitt said during an interview withET Canadaat PaleyFest 2019. “We both had never been able to play characters like this in our careers, these characters with dark, twisted things to them. And, so, that’s been really fun for us.”

In April 2019, Hewitt also celebrated working with Hallisayon Instagram, captioning a picture of the two of them in bloody makeup, “Tonight my heart is so full. I am so proud of my husband’s performance.”

source: people.com