Kevin Durand | |
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Born | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | January 14, 1974
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1994–present |
Spouse | Sandra Cho (m. 2010) |
Children | 2 |
Kevin Serge Durand (born January 14, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for portraying Vasiliy Fet in The Strain , Joshua in Dark Angel , Martin Keamy in Lost , Fred J. Dukes / The Blob in X-Men Origins: Wolverine , Barry Burton in Resident Evil: Retribution , Gabriel in Legion , Little John in Robin Hood , Jeeves Tremor in Smokin' Aces , Carlos in The Butterfly Effect , and Proximus Caesar in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes . He received a 2012 Best Supporting Actor Genie nomination for his portrayal of Lenny Jackson in Citizen Gangster .
Kevin Serge Durand was born January 14, 1974, [1] in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the son of Reina (née Perreault) and Serge Durand. [2] He is of French-Canadian descent. [3]
Durand's first break came when he was cast in Mystery, Alaska . [4] He often portrays characters on both sides of law enforcement, such as Booth in Walking Tall , sidekick Red in Wild Hogs , psychotic neo-nazi Jeeves Tremor in Smokin' Aces , the title role in Otis E., Gabriel in Legion , Little John in Robin Hood , Officer Caruso in Fruitvale Station , and hired thug Tucker in the 2007 remake of 3:10 to Yuma. [4]
Durand appeared opposite Hugh Jackman in X-Men Origins: Wolverine as Blob [5] and in Real Steel . [6] In 2012, he co-starred in Citizen Gangster and David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis , and as video game character Barry Burton in the fifth installment of the Resident Evil movie franchise, Resident Evil: Retribution . [7] In 2013, he appeared in the film The Mortal Instruments . [8] He co-starred in Darren Aronofsky's Noah and two mid-2010s Atom Egoyan films, Devil's Knot and The Captive .
Durand has played series regulars on shows such as Joshua in Dark Angel , Vasiliy Fet in The Strain , [9] Harbard the Wanderer in Vikings , [10] 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, on Lost as Martin Keamy, [4] and on the DCEU's 2019 season of Swamp Thing as Dr. Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man.
Durand is currently slated to make his directorial and screenwriting debut, The Hockey Player, which he is co-writing with Adam MacDonald and has been developing since 2010. [11]
Durand married his longtime girlfriend Sandra Cho on October 1, 2010. They have two daughters. [12]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science | John Greer | Episode: "The Frankenstein of Sleep |
1999 | Hard Time: Hostage Hotel | Kenny, Flynn's henchman | TV film |
2000 | The Outer Limits | Alan | Episode: "Skin Deep" |
ER | Mr. Mooney | Episode: "Mars Attacks" | |
Stargate SG-1 | Lord Zipacna | 3 episodes | |
2000–2001 | Beggars and Choosers | Cliff | 6 episodes |
2001 | Andromeda | VX | 1 episode |
2001–2002 | Dark Angel | Joshua | 14 episodes |
2002 | Taken | Homeless Bloke on Train | TV film |
2003 | Dead Like Me | Chuck | Episode: "Sunday Mornings" |
Tarzan | Gregory Creal /Trevor Whedon | Episode: "Pilot" | |
Mob Princess | Claudio | TV film | |
2004 | The Goodbye Girl | Earl | TV film |
Touching Evil | Agent Jay Swopes | 12 episodes | |
2005 | The Collector | The Devil /Bus Driver | Episode: "The Tour Guide" |
Andromeda | Elysian | 2 episodes | |
Threshold | Crewman Sonntag | 2 episodes | |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Connor Daly | Episode: "Still Life" | |
2006 | Kyle XY | Police Officer at Party | Episode: "Pilot" |
The Dead Zone | Cabot | Episode: "Panic" | |
12 Hours to Live | John Carl Lowman | TV film | |
Without a Trace | Travis Holt | Episode: "The Damage Done" | |
2007 | CSI: Miami | Mike Newberry | Episode: "Dangerous Son" |
Shark | Rick Carris | Episode: "No Holds Barred" | |
2008–2010 | Lost | Martin Keamy | 11 episodes |
2010 | American Dad! | CIA Guy (voice) | Episode: "Great Space Roaster" |
2012 | Republic of Doyle | Donnie Squires | Episode: "Streets of St. John's" |
2014–2017 | The Strain | Vasiliy Fet | 41 episodes |
2015–2016 | Vikings | The Wanderer /Harbard | 6 episodes |
2017 | Trial & Error | Rutger Hiss | 4 episodes |
2017–2018 | Voltron: Legendary Defender | King Zarkon /Commander Mar (voice) | 5 episodes |
2018 | Ballers | Werner Thompson | 6 episodes |
2019 | Swamp Thing | Jason Woodrue | 10 episodes |
Wu Assassins | James Baxter /Earth Wu | Episode: "Legacy" | |
2021–2022 | Locke & Key | Frederick Gideon | Recurring role (season 2, 3 episodes); Main role (season 3, 8 episodes) |
2022–2023 | Pantheon | Anssi | Voice role |
2023 | Essex County | Jimmy | [13] |
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