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Kevin Durand
Canadian actor (born 1974) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kevin Serge Durand (born January 14, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his work in numerous film and television roles, including portraying Vasiliy Fet in The Strain, Joshua in Dark Angel, Martin Keamy in Lost, Frederick Gideon in Locke & Key, 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.
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Early life
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]
Career
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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.
In April 2024 Durand is confirmed that he would be making his directorial and screenwriting debut with The Hockey Player, which he is co-writing with Adam MacDonald and has been developing since 2010.[11]
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Personal life
Durand married his longtime girlfriend Sandra Cho on October 1, 2010. They have two daughters.[12]
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