Kevin Durand

Kevin Serge Durand (born 14 January 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 and Zipacna in the series Stargate SG-1.

Early life

Kevin Serge Durand was born January 14, 1974, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the son of Franco Ontarian parents Reina (née Perreault) and Serge Durand. He is a graduate of St. Ignatius High School.

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-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.

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 DC Universe 2019 season of Swamp Thing as Dr. Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man.

In April 2024, Durand 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.

Personal life

Durand married his longtime girlfriend Sandra Cho on October 1, 2010. They have two daughters. He is a supporter of the Montreal Canadiens.

Filmography

Film

• 1999 — Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me — Bazooka Marksman Joe
• 1999 — Mystery, Alaska — 'Tree' Lane
• 2002 — K-9: P.I. — Agent Verner
• 2004 — The Butterfly Effect — Carlos
• 2004 — Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed — Black Knight Ghost
• 2004 — Walking Tall — Booth
• 2006 — Big Momma's House 2 — Oshima
• 2006 — Smokin' Aces — Jeeves Tremor
• 2007 — Wild Hogs — Red
• 2007 — Throwing Stars — Reed
• 2007 — 3:10 to Yuma — Tucker
• 2007 — Stars — Carl
• 2008 — Greener Mountains — Three-toe
• 2008 — The Echo — Walter
• 2008 — Winged Creatures — Bagman
• 2009 — X-Men Origins: Wolverine — Fred Dukes / The Blob
• 2009 — Otis E. — Otis
• 2010 — Legion — Gabriel
• 2010 — Robin Hood — Little John
• 2011 — I Am Number Four — Mogadorian Commander
• 2011 — Citizen Gangster — Lenny Jackson
• 2011 — Real Steel — Ricky
• 2012 — Cosmopolis — Torval
• 2012 — Resident Evil: Retribution — Barry Burton
• 2012 — A Dark Truth — Tor
• 2013 — Devil's Knot — John Mark Byers
• 2013 — Fruitvale Station — Officer Caruso
• 2013 — The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones — Emil Pangborn
• 2014 — Dark Was the Night — Paul Shields
• 2014 — Winter's Tale — Cesar Tan
• 2014 — Noah — Rameel
• 2014 — The Captive — Mika
• 2014 — Garm Wars: The Last Druid — Skellig 58
• 2017 — Tragedy Girls — Lowell Orson Lehmann
• 2018 — Bigger — Bill Hauck
• 2018 — Take Point — Markus
• 2019 — Primal — Richard Loffler
• 2021 — Dangerous — Cole
• 2024 — Abigail — Peter
• 2024 — Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes — Proximus Caesar — Motion-capture and voice
• 2025 — Clown in a Cornfield — Arthur Hill
• 2025 — The Naked Gun — Sig Gustafson
• 2026 — Ready or Not 2: Here I Come — Bill Wilkinson
• TBA — Ithaqua † — TBA — Filming
• TBA — The Boy in the Iron Box † — TBA — Filming

Television

• 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"
• 2000 — ER — Mr. Mooney — Episode: "Mars Attacks"
• 2000 — Stargate SG-1 — Lord Zipacna — 3 episodes
• 2000–01 — Beggars and Choosers — Cliff — 6 episodes
• 2001–05 — Andromeda — VX / Elysian — 3 episodes
• 2001–02 — Dark Angel — Joshua — 14 episodes
• 2002 — Taken — Homeless Bloke on Train — Miniseries
• 2003 — Dead Like Me — Chuck — Episode: "Sunday Mornings"
• 2003 — Tarzan — Gregory Creal / Trevor Whedon — Episode: "Pilot"
• 2003 — Mob Princess — Claudio — TV film
• 2004 — The Goodbye Girl — Earl — TV film
• 2004 — Touching Evil — Agent Jay Swopes — 12 episodes
• 2005 — The Collector — The Devil / Bus Driver — Episode: "The Tour Guide"
• 2005 — Threshold — Crewman Sonntag — 2 episodes
• 2005 — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Connor Daly — Episode: "Still Life"
• 2006 — Kyle XY — Police Officer at Party — Episode: "Pilot"
• 2006 — The Dead Zone — Cabot — Episode: "Panic"
• 2006 — 12 Hours to Live — John Carl Lowman — TV film
• 2006 — Without a Trace — Travis Holt — Episode: "The Damage Done"
• 2007 — CSI: Miami — Mike Newberry — Episode: "Dangerous Son"
• 2007 — Shark — Rick Carris — Episode: "No Holds Barred"
• 2008–10 — 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"
• 2014–17 — The Strain — Vasiliy Fet — 41 episodes
• 2015–16 — Vikings — The Wanderer / Harbard — 6 episodes
• 2017 — Trial & Error — Rutger Hiss — 4 episodes
• 2017–18 — Voltron: Legendary Defender — King Zarkon / Commander Mar — Voice role; 5 episodes
• 2018 — Ballers — Werner Thompson — 6 episodes
• 2019 — Swamp Thing — Jason Woodrue / Floronic Man — 10 episodes
• 2019 — Wu Assassins — James Baxter / Earth Wu — Episode: "Legacy"
• 2021–22 — Locke & Key — Frederick Gideon — Recurring role (season 2); Main role (season 3)
• 2022–23 — Pantheon — Anssi (voice)
• 2023 — Essex County — Jimmy
• TBA — Reacher † — Nokes — Main role (season 5)