Kevin Durand


Kevin Serge Durand is a Canadian actor. Durand is known for portraying Vasiliy Fet in The Strain, Joshua in Dark Angel, Martin Keamy in Lost, Fred J. Dukes / The Blob in , 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. A former comedian, Durand has performed in a wide variety of starring roles in numerous independent and major studio features, ranging from comedies to drama to science fiction and action thrillers.

Early life

Durand was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the son of Reina and Serge Durand. He is of French-Canadian descent.

Career

Durand is a character actor whose first big movie break came when he was cast in Mystery, Alaska. His film credits on both the good and bad sides of law enforcement include the portrayals 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.
He appeared in ' as Blob and in Real Steel, both opposite Hugh Jackman. In 2012, he co-starred in Citizen Gangster and David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis. He took on video game character Barry Burton in the 5th installment of the Resident Evil movie franchise, '. 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 James Cameron's Dark Angel as, Vasiliy Fet in Guillermo del Toro's The Strain, Harbard the Wanderer in Vikings, Agent Jay Swopes in the American remake of Touching Evil, as well as guest roles on ', ', ER, Without a Trace, Dead Like Me and others. He also recurred on the television show Stargate SG-1 as Lord Zipacna and on Lost as Martin Keamy.

Personal life

Durand married long-time girlfriend Sandra Cho on October 1, 2010. Their daughter, Amélie Moon Durand, was born on August 30, 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television