Kevin Durand
| Kevin Durand | |
|---|---|
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Durand at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born |
January 14, 1974 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse(s) | Sandra Cho (m. 2010) |
| Children | 1 |
Kevin Serge Durand (born January 14, 1974) is a Canadian actor and singer.
Durand is best known for portraying Joshua in Dark Angel, Martin Keamy in Lost, Fred J. Dukes / The Blob in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Gabriel in Legion, Little John in Robin Hood, Jeeves Tremor in Smokin' Aces, and Vasiliy Fet in The Strain. He received a 2012 Best Supporting Actor Genie nomination for his portrayal of Lenny Jackson in Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster.
Early life
Durand was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the son of Reina (née Perreault) and Serge Durand.[1]
Career
Durand is a character actor whose first big movie break came when he was cast in Mystery, Alaska.[2] His film credits include the role of Booth in Walking Tall, sidekick Red in Wild Hogs, the psychotic neo-nazi Jeeves Tremor in Smokin' Aces, the title role in Otis E., Gabriel in Legion, Little John in Robin Hood, and the hired thug Tucker in the 2007 remake of 3:10 to Yuma[2] with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. Recent film successes include, X-Men Origins: Wolverine playing the comic book character Blob[3] and the role of Ricky in Real Steel,[4] both with Hugh Jackman. In 2012, he co-starred in Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster and David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis, the latter film opposite Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti, and Samantha Morton. He will appear in The Truth with Andy García and Forest Whitaker, and took on video game character Barry Burton in the 5th installment of the Resident Evil movie franchise, Resident Evil: Retribution.[5] Durand's combined box office numbers total over 2.5 billion dollars worldwide. In 2013, he appeared in the film The Mortal Instruments.[6] He co-starred in Darren Aronofsky's Noah and Atom Egoyan's two newest films, Devil's Knot and The Captive. Since 2014, he has starred as Vasiliy Fet in Guillermo del Toro's FX TV series The Strain.[7] In 2015, he stars as Harbard the Wanderer in History Channel's original series Vikings.[8]
Durand has played series regulars on shows such as James Cameron's Dark Angel as Joshua, Agent Jay Swopes in the American remake of Touching Evil, as well as guest roles on CSI, CSI: Miami, ER, Without a Trace, Dead Like Me and others. He also recurred on the television show Stargate SG-1 as "Lord Zipacna" (based on the Mayan mythological figure Zipacna) and on Lost during seasons 4 and 6, in which he played as the antagonist Martin Keamy for 12 episodes.[2]
Personal life
Durand married long-time girlfriend Sandra Cho on October 1, 2010. Their daughter, Amélie Moon Durand, was born on August 30, 2015.[9]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Bazooka Marksman Joe | |
| 1999 | Mystery, Alaska | 'Tree' Lane | |
| 2002 | K-9: P.I. | Agent Verner | |
| 2004 | Butterfly Effect, TheThe Butterfly Effect | Carlos | |
| 2004 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | Black Knight Ghost | |
| 2004 | Walking Tall | Booth | |
| 2006 | Big Momma's House 2 | Oshima | |
| 2007 | Smokin' Aces | Jeeves Tremor | |
| 2007 | Wild Hogs | Red | |
| 2007 | Throwing Stars | Reed | |
| 2007 | 3:10 to Yuma | Tucker | |
| 2007 | Stars | Carl | |
| 2008 | Greener Mountains | Three-toe | |
| 2008 | Echo, TheThe Echo | Walter | |
| 2008 | Winged Creatures | Bagman | |
| 2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Frederick J. Dukes / The Blob | |
| 2009 | Otis E. | Otis | |
| 2010 | Legion | Gabriel | |
| 2010 | Robin Hood | Little John | |
| 2011 | I Am Number Four | Mogadorian Commander | |
| 2011 | Citizen Gangster | Lenny Jackson | |
| 2011 | Real Steel | Ricky | |
| 2012 | Cosmopolis | Torval | |
| 2012 | Resident Evil: Retribution | Barry Burton | |
| 2012 | A Dark Truth | Tor | |
| 2013 | Devil's Knot | John Mark Byers | |
| 2013 | Fruitvale Station | Officer Caruso | |
| 2013 | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | Emil Pangborn | |
| 2014 | Dark Was the Night | Paul Shields | |
| 2014 | Winter's Tale | Cesar Tan | |
| 2014 | Noah | Rameel | |
| 2014 | The Captive | Mika | |
| 2014 | Garm Wars: The Last Druid | Skellig[10] | |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science | John Greer | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Beggars and Choosers | Cliff | |
| 1999 | Hard Time: Hostage Hotel | Kenny, Flynn's henchman | TV film |
| 2000 | Outer Limits, TheThe Outer Limits | Alan | 1 episode |
| 2000 | ER | Mr. Mooney | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Stargate SG-1 | Lord Zipacna | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | Dark Angel | Joshua | 14 episodes |
| 2002 | Taken | Homeless Bloke on Train | TV film |
| 2003 | Dead Like Me | Chuck | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Tarzan | Gregory Creal/Trevor Whedon | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Mob Princess | Claudio | TV film |
| 2004 | Goodbye Girl, TheThe Goodbye Girl | Earl | TV film |
| 2004 | Touching Evil | Agent Jay Swopes | 12 episodes |
| 2005 | Collector, TheThe Collector | The Devil/Bus Driver | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Andromeda | Elysian | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Threshold | Crewman Sonntag | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Connor Daly | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Kyle XY | Police Officer at Party | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Dead Zone, TheThe Dead Zone | Cabot | 1 episode |
| 2006 | 12 Hours to Live | John Carl Lowman | TV film |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Travis Holt | 1 episode |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Mike Newberry | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Shark | Rick Carris | 1 episode |
| 2008, 2010 | Lost | Martin Keamy | 12 episodes |
| 2010 | American Dad! | Uncredited | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Republic of Doyle | Donnie Squires | |
| 2014–present | The Strain | Vasiliy Fet | Main cast |
| 2015-2016 | Vikings | The Wanderer/Harbard | 5 episodes |
References
- ↑ http://www.thedailypress.ca/PrintArticle.aspx?e=1075254
- 1 2 3 Deerwester, Jayme (May 27, 2008). "For Durand, playing the 'Lost' psychopath can be a blast". USA Today.
- ↑ "Kevin Durand to Play the Blob in Wolverine". MovieWeb. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ↑ Sturdivant, Brad (May 7, 2010). "Kevin Durand reteams with Hugh Jackman in Real Steel". Flix 66.
- ↑ Walkuski, Eric (September 9, 2011). "More Resident Evil 5 Casting News: Kevin Durand, Johann Urb... And Oded Fehr?!". JoBlo.com.
- ↑ Kevin Durand Will Join Mortal Instruments
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (April 26, 2013). "'Lost' Vet Joins FX Vampire Drama 'The Strain'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Trumbore, Dave (June 18, 2014). "VIKINGS: Season 3 Adds New Cast Members Including Kevin Durand, Morgane Polanski, and Ben Robson". Collider.
- ↑ Rayne, Naja (September 2, 2015). "Kevin Durand Welcomes Daughter Amélie Moon". People.
- ↑ Christopher O'Keeffe (November 7, 2014). "Tokyo 2014 Review: GARM WARS: THE LAST DRUID, Mamoru Oshii Delivers Magic Dogs Amidst Turgid Fantasy". twitchfilm.com. Retrieved April 30, 2015.