| An established star of film, television and theatre,
Scottish actor Kevin McKidd has made a name for himself playing such varied roles
as a doomed drug addict in Trainspotting, a brooding Caesar-era soldier in HBO's
Rome and a time-traveling journalist in the NBC drama, Journeyman. He also
co-starred alongside his Grey's co-star, Patrick Dempsey, and Michelle Monaghan
in the 2008 romantic comedy, Made of Honor. He also stars alongside Rosario Dawson,
Uma Thurman and Pierce Brosnan in Chris Columbus’ Percy Jackson & the
Olympians: The Lightning Thief, which hits theaters in 2010. You can also look
for Kevin in the films Bunraku and Catwalk. Other film credits include Hannibal
Rising, Kingdom of Heaven, De-Lovely and Sixteen Years of Alcohol, for which he
was nominated for Best Actor at the British Independent Film Awards. He also starred
in Nicholas Nickleby; Hideous Kinky, with Kate Winslet, and Max, with John Cusack.
Television credits include The Virgin Queen, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot, North
Square, The Key, Anna Karenina, Richard II and Looking After Jo Jo. On stage
Kevin has performed in Richard III, Britannicus, for which he won an Ian Charleston
Award, and Far Away. Born and raised in Scotland, Kevin was a member of
the Moray Youth Theatre. He became involved in the Bedlam Theatre Company while
he was a student at the University of Edinburgh, and it was there that he decided
to pursue acting full-time, landing his first leading role in the Wild Cat Theatre
Company-produced stage play, The Silver Darlings, for which he won the Gulliver
Award. Kevin currently resides in Los Angeles with his family.
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