Kevin Durand

Kevin Serge Durand (born January 14, 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 Reina (née Perreault) and Serge Durand. He is of French-Canadian descent.

Career Durand's first break came when he was cast in Mystery, Alaska. 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.

Filmography Film

Television Year Film Role Notes 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" ER Mr. Mooney Episode: "Mars Attacks" Stargate SG-1 Lord Zipacna 3 episodes 2000–2001 Beggars and Choosers Cliff 6 episodes 2001–2005 Andromeda VX / Elysian 3 episodes 2001–2002 Dark Angel Joshua 14 episodes 2002 Taken Homeless Bloke on Train Miniseries 2003 Dead Like Me Chuck Episode: "Sunday Mornings" Tarzan Gregory Creal / Trevor Whedon Episode: "Pilot" Mob Princess Claudio TV film 2004 The Goodbye Girl Earl TV film Touching Evil Agent Jay Swopes 12 episodes 2005 The Collector The Devil / Bus Driver Episode: "The Tour Guide" Threshold Crewman Sonntag 2 episodes CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Connor Daly Episode: "Still Life" 2006 Kyle XY Police Officer at Party Episode: "Pilot" The Dead Zone Cabot Episode: "Panic" 12 Hours to Live John Carl Lowman TV film Without a Trace Travis Holt Episode: "The Damage Done" 2007 CSI: Miami Mike Newberry Episode: "Dangerous Son" Shark Rick Carris Episode: "No Holds Barred" 2008–2010 Lost Martin Keamy 11 episodes 2010 American Dad! CIA Guy Voice role; episode: "Great Space Roaster" 2012 Republic of Doyle Donnie Squires Episode: "Streets of St. John's" 2014–2017 The Strain Vasiliy Fet 41 episodes 2015–2016 Vikings The Wanderer / Harbard 6 episodes 2017 Trial & Error Rutger Hiss 4 episodes 2017–2018 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 Wu Assassins James Baxter / Earth Wu Episode: "Legacy" 2021–2022 Locke & Key Frederick Gideon Recurring role (season 2, 3 episodes); Main role (season 3, 8 episodes) 2022–2023 Pantheon Anssi Voice role 2023 Essex County Jimmy Nokes Main role (season 5)