Kevin Fonteyne

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Kevin Fonteyne
Born (1990-06-14) June 14, 1990 (age 34)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation Actor
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Kevin Fonteyne (born 1990) is an American actor from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He stars as Johnny Cash on the CMT drama Sun Records . [1]

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Biography

Kevin was one of six children in a single-parent home. His mother is a retired Air Force military medical Senior Master Sergeant. He started acting at a young age, starring in school plays at Hallsville Elementary School in Manchester, New Hampshire. He graduated from Portsmouth High School in 2008. [2] His TV career began with roles on iCarly , Criminal Minds , Monday Mornings , Bones, and NCIS. This led to larger roles like Matt on Masters of Sex and Marco on Melissa & Joey . When not acting, Kevin enjoys playing guitar, singing, and training his new pup Zeus. He currently resides in Los Angeles. [3]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 iCarly AustinEpisode: "iSpeed Date"
2011 Criminal Minds Josh ReddingEpisode: "Self Fulfilling Prophecy"
2013 Monday Mornings Derrick WellsEpisode: "Wheels within Wheels"
2015 NCIS Boyfriend at DinerEpisode: "Troll"
2013-2015 Melissa & Joey MarcoGuest star: 10 episodes
2015 Masters of Sex MattGuest Star: 3 episodes
2015 Bones Victor CornacchioEpisode: "The Promise in the Palace"
2017 Sun Records Johnny Cash Main Cast: 8 episodes

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References

  1. "Johnny Cash (as played by Kevin Fonteyne)". CMT . Archived from the original on February 1, 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. Crystal A. Weyers. "ABC Family's "Melissa and Joey" features PHS alum Kevin Fonteyne". seacoastonline.com. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. "Sun Records: Meet the Young Johnny Cash aka Kevin Fonteyne". CMT . Archived from the original on February 23, 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.