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Kevin McKidd

Born August 9, 1973 (1973-08-09) (age 34)
Elgin, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom
Spouse(s) Jane Parker (2 children)

Kevin McKidd (born August 9, 1973) is a Scottish actor, best known for his roles as soldier/politician Lucius Vorenus on the joint HBO/BBC series Rome, as Pte. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Elgin (Eilginn is a former Cathedral city and a former Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland and is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Lucius Vorenus is a fictional character from the HBO / BBC original television series Rome, played by Kevin McKidd. Rome is a BAFTA, Golden Globe and Emmy -nominated historical drama Television series co-created by John Milius Cooper in Dog Soldiers and as time traveler Dan Vasser on NBC's Journeyman. Dog Soldiers is a 2002 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall and starring Kevin McKidd, Sean Pertwee The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Journeyman is a 2007 American Science fiction

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Biography

Early life

McKidd was born and spent his childhood in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. Elgin (Eilginn is a former Cathedral city and a former Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland and is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. He was a member of the local acting group the Moray Youth Theatre. As a teenager he was part of rock band Plan 9, touring the north of Scotland and enjoying some local success. Planning to study engineering he attended the University of Edinburgh but dropped out and instead enrolled at Queen Margaret College in Edinburgh to study drama. The University of Edinburgh (Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann founded in 1582 is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Queen Margaret University (formerly Queen Margaret University College and Queen Margaret College) is a Modern University located in Musselburgh Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. He also joined Edinburgh University's student theatre company, Bedlam Theatre. Bedlam Theatre is a student-run theatre owned by Edinburgh University.

Career

McKidd's first professional role was in the television series Father Ted; he played Father Deegan in the 1996 episode "A Christmassy Ted". Father Ted was a popular 1990s Television Situation comedy set around the lives of three Irish Catholic priests on the remote (and Some of his subsequent roles include Tommy in Trainspotting and Malky Johnson in Small Faces, with Iain Robertson. Trainspotting is a 1996 Scottish film directed by Danny Boyle based on the novel Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh Small Faces ( 1996) is a Scottish Film directed by Gillies MacKinnon about gangs specifically the Tongs, in 1960s Iain Robertson (born 27 May 1981) is a Scottish Actor. After winning a scholarship to the Sylvia Young Theatre School at the In 2004, he played James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, the third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, in the BBC mini-series Gunpowder, Treason & Plot. James Hepburn 1st Duke of Orkney (c 1534 – 14 April 1578) better known by his inherited title as 4th Earl of Bothwell, was Hereditary Lord High Gunpowder Treason & Plot was a 2004 BBC miniseries loosely based upon the lives of Mary Queen of Scots and her son James I of England.

He appeared in Kingdom of Heaven, the blockbuster movie directed by Ridley Scott, the 2002 film adaptation of Nicholas Nickleby and was also the voice of Jezz Torrent in GTA: Vice City. Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 Epic film, directed by Ridley Scott and written by William Monahan. Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30 1937 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear) is a British Academy Award Nominated and Golden Globe Emmy Award and BAFTA Award winning Nicholas Nickleby is a 2002 British / American Drama film with comedic undertones written and directed by Douglas Grand Theft Auto Vice City is a sandbox-style action-adventure computer and Video game designed by Rockstar North (formerly Others might know him from Neil Marshall's horror film, Dog Soldiers, as Pvt. Neil Marshall (born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England on 25 May 1970 is a Film director and Screenwriter. Dog Soldiers is a 2002 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall and starring Kevin McKidd, Sean Pertwee Cooper. In the 2005 BBC drama, The Virgin Queen, he played Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk. The Virgin Queen is a 2005 BBC and Power co-production four-part miniseries based upon the life of Queen Elizabeth I, starring Anne-Marie Duff Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk ( 10 March, 1536 &mdash 2 June 1572) was an English nobleman also the 1st Earl of Southampton

In 1998, he again joined Robert Carlyle on-screen in the 4-part BBC2 series Looking After Jo Jo, playing the role of Basil, a drug dealing cohort of Carlyle's eponymous character. Robert Carlyle OBE (born April 14, 1961) is an acclaimed BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning Scottish Film Looking After Jo Jo is a 1998 BBC Scotland television drama starring Robert Carlyle as a petty thief turned drug dealer in Edinburgh The show was directed by John Mackenzie of The Long Good Friday. John Mackenzie (born 1932 is a British Film director.He directed such films as Ruby, The Long Good Friday, The The Long Good Friday is a British Gangster film starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. He was one of the stars of the joint HBO/BBC series Rome, where his portrayal of the soldier/politician Lucius Vorenus received critical acclaim. Rome is a BAFTA, Golden Globe and Emmy -nominated historical drama Television series co-created by John Milius Lucius Vorenus is a fictional character from the HBO / BBC original television series Rome, played by Kevin McKidd.

Additional work includes his role in the Silence of the Lambs prequel Hannibal Rising (2007). The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 suspense film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Hannibal Rising is a novel written by Thomas Harris, the fourth in a series featuring his most famous character Hannibal Lecter. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In the fall of 2007, McKidd began his role as the lead character in the American science-fiction television series Journeyman on NBC. Journeyman is a 2007 American Science fiction [1] However, the show suffered from low ratings and only thirteen episodes have been produced. He has been rumored to be a possible Thor in the upcoming film. Thor is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Personal life

McKidd is married to Jane Parker and has two children, Joseph and Iona, and lives in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

Filmography

Television

Voice work

References

  1. ^ NBC gives 'Journeyman' the green light Digital Spy, May 11, 2007

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