Kevin Durand Biography
Summary
"Kevin Serge Durand" (born January 14, 1974) is a Canadian actor known for his roles as Joshua in "Dark Angel", Martin Keamy in "Lost", and as Fred J. Dukes in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Early life
Durand was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School in Thunder Bay.
Career
He has played series regulars on shows such as James Cameron's "Dark Angel" as Joshua, Agent Jay Swopes in the American miniseries 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'.
Durand appeared in the hit television show "Lost" during its fourth season, in which he played the antagonist Martin Keamy for 8 episodes.
Durand's first big movie break was when he was cast in "Mystery, Alaska". He has acted alongside Ashton Kutcher in "The Butterfly Effect" as cellmate Carlos, the Chicano who aids him against disgruntled Aryans in lock-up. His other film credits include the role of Tree in "Mystery, Alaska", Booth in "Walking Tall", sidekick Red in "Wild Hogs", the psychotic neo-nazi Jeeves Tremor in "Smokin' Aces", the title role in the yet to be released "Otis E." and the remake of "3:10 to Yuma" with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. Due to Durand's height at and his muscular frame, he often plays thugs and law enforcement types.
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