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

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Biography

Early life

McKidd was born and spent his childhood in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. 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. He also joined the University's student theatre company, Bedlam Theatre. For other uses, see Elgin. ... This article is about the country. ... The University of Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: ), founded in 1582,[4] is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Queen Margaret University (formerly Queen Margaret University College) is a university in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ...

Career

McKidd's first professional role was in the television series Father Ted; he played Father Deegan in the 1996 episode "A Christmassy Ted". Some of his subsequent roles include Tommy in Trainspotting and Malky Johnson in Small Faces, with Iain Robertson. 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. Father Ted was a popular 1990s television situation comedy set around the lives of three priests on the extremely remote (and completely fictional) Craggy Island off the west coast of Ireland. ... Trainspotting is a 1996 Academy Award-nominated, BAFTA-winning cult classic 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 in 1960s Glasgow. ... Iain Robertson (born on 27 May 1981 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish actor. ... The Duke of Orkney James Hepburn, Duke of Orkney, Marquess of Fife, 4th Earl of Bothwell, usually just referred to as Bothwell (~1535 - April 14, 1578) was the third husband of Mary I of Scotland. ... Mary, Queen of Scots redirects here. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... 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. Others might know him from Neil Marshall's horror film, Dog Soldiers, as Pte. Cooper. In the 2005 BBC drama, The Virgin Queen, he played Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk. Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 epic film, directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and written by William Monahan. ... Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937 in South Shields, South Tyneside) is a British film director and producer. ... The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, (or Nicholas Nickleby for short) is a comic novel of Charles Dickens. ... Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (released in October 2002) is the fourth video game in the hit Grand Theft Auto series. ... Neil Marshall (born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on 25 May 1970) is a film director and screenwriter. ... This article is about the 2002 film. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (March 10, 1536 — 1572) and 1st Earl of Southampton, was entrusted by Queen Elizabeth I of England with public office despite his family history and his prior support for the Catholic cause, although he claimed to be a...

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. The show was directed by John Mackenzie of The Long Good Friday. 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. Robert Carlyle OBE (born April 14, 1961) is an acclaimed Scottish film actor best known for his performances as psychopaths or killers. ... Gutsy drama starring Robert Carlyle as a petty thief turned drug dealer in Edinburgh in the 1980s. ... John Mackenzie (born 1932) is a British film director. ... The Long Good Friday is a British gangster film starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network with headquarters in New York City. ... This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ... Rome is a multiple Emmy Award-winning historical drama, produced in Italy for television by the BBC (UK), HBO (USA), and RAI (Italy). ... 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). In the fall of 2007, McKidd began his role as the lead character in the American science-fiction television series Journeyman on NBC.^[1] The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 Academy Award-winning film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Journeyman is an American science fiction television drama created by Kevin Falls for 20th Century Fox Television. ...

Personal

McKidd is married to Jane and has two children, Joseph and Iona, and lives in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...

Filmography

• Small Faces (1996) .... Malky Johnson
• Trainspotting (1996) .... Tommy
• Behind the Lines (1997) .... Callan
• Richard II (1997) .... Henry Percy
• Hideous Kinky (1998) .... Henning
• Bedrooms and Hallways (1998) .... Leo
• The Acid House (1998) .... Johnny (A Soft Touch)
• Dad Savage (1998) .... H
• Looking After Jo Jo (1998) .... Basil
• Topsy-Turvy (1999) .... Durward Lely (Nanki-Poo)
• Nicholas Nickleby (2002) .... John Browdie
• Max (2002/I) .... George Grosz
• Dog Soldiers (2002) .... Pvt. Cooper
• That Old One (2002) .... Tom Furness
• The Key (2003) .... Duncan
• 16 Years of Alcohol (2003) .... Frankie
• De-Lovely (2004) .... Bobby Reed
• Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004) .... Bothwell
• One Last Chance (2004) .... Seany
• Kingdom of Heaven (2005) .... English Sergeant
• The Last Legion (2007) .... Wulfila
• Hannibal Rising (2007) .... Kolnas
• Dylan (2008) .... Dylan Thomas
• Made of Honor (2008) .... Colin McMurray

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Television

• Father Ted (1996) .... Father Deegan
• The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999) .... Jericho O'Grady
• Anna Karenina (2000) .... Count Vronsky
• North Square (2000) .... Billy Guthrie
• The Virgin Queen (2005) .... Duke of Norfolk
• Rome (2005) .... Lucius Vorenus
• Journeyman (2007) .... Dan Vasser

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Voice work

• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) .... Jezz Torrent

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References

External links

• Kevin McKidd at the Internet Movie Database