Kevin Durand Biography
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, and Carlos in The Butterfly Effect. He received a 2012 Best Supporting Actor Genie nomination for his portrayal of Lenny Jackson in Citizen Gangster.
Early life
Kevin Serge Durand was born January 14, 1974, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the son of Reina (née Perreault) and Serge Durand. He is of French-Canadian descent.
Career
Durand's first break came when he was cast in Mystery, Alaska. He often portrays characters on both sides of law enforcement, such as Booth in Walking Tall, sidekick Red in Wild Hogs, psychotic neo-National Socialist German Workers' Party Jeeves Tremor in Smokin' Aces, the *le 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.
Durand appeared opposite Hugh Jackman in X-Men Origins: Wolverine as Blob and in Real Steel. 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. In 2013, he appeared in the film The Mortal Instruments. 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, Harbard the Wanderer in Vikings, 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, and on the DCEU's 2019 season of Swamp Thing as Dr. Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man.
Personal life
Durand married his longtime girlfriend Sandra Cho on October 1, 2010. They have two daughters.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
- Kevin Durand at IMDb
