Kevin McKidd Biography
Kevin McKidd is a Scottish actor and television director. McKidd appeared as Tommy Mackenzie in Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting (1996), Count Vronsky in the BBC miniseries Anna Karenina (2000), Lucius Vorenus in the historical drama series Rome (2005-2007), and Dan Vasser in the NBC series Journeyman (2007) before landing the role of Dr. Owen Hunt on Grey’s Anatomy.
How old is Kevin McKidd?- Age
He is 49 years old as of August 2022. Kevin was born on August 9, 1973, · Elgin, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Kevin McKidd Education
He went to Elgin Academy and Seafield Primary School. After attending the University of Edinburgh, he decided to audition at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, where he was accepted to study Drama. He became a member of Edinburgh University’s student theatre company, Bedlam Theatre.
Kevin McKidd Height
McKidd stands at a height of 5′ 11″ (1.81 m) tall.
Kevin McKidd Family- Parents
McKidd was born in Elgin, Moray, he grew up on an Elgin council estate, the son of Kathleen, a secretary, and Neil McKidd, a plumber.
Kevin McKidd Wife- Children
In 1999, McKidd married Jane Parker. They have two children, a son, and a daughter. McKidd and his family became citizens of the United States in August 2015. The couple announced their separation in July 2016 and have been divorced since December 2017. On January 13, 2018, McKidd married Arielle Goldrath in a Jewish ceremony. They welcomed a son, Aiden, on May 13, 2018. McKidd announced the birth of their daughter Nava on July 27, 2019.
Kevin McKidd Career
McKidd made his stage debut in Caryl Churchill’s new play, Far Away. He portrayed Todd, Joan’s romantic partner. McKidd was cast as Father Deegan in the 1996 Christmas episode of Father Ted after playing Tommy Mackenzie in Trainspotting. Malky Johnson in Small Faces was a later role. In 2004, he portrayed James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Mary, Queen of Scots’ third husband, in the BBC miniseries Gunpowder, Treason & Plot. In 1999, he appeared as part of an ensemble cast in Mike Leigh’s Topsy Turvy, a film about the creation of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado. The actors researched their historical characters and used this knowledge to help develop dialogue for scenes blocked out by Leigh during extensive rehearsals. McKidd, like the rest of the cast, sang his own parts in the operettas portrayed in the film.
In the British film Understanding Jane, directed by Caleb Lindsay, he played Elliot. He appeared in Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven as well as the film adaptation of Nicholas Nickleby in 2002. He played Pte Lawrence Cooper in Neil Marshall’s horror film Dog Soldiers. He portrayed Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk in the 2005 BBC drama The Virgin Queen. McKidd starred as Basil in the four-part BBC2 series Looking After Jo Jo in 1998. He was also a main cast member of the HBO/BBC co-production Rome, where his portrayal of soldier-politician Lucius Vorenus received critical acclaim.
He also appeared in the Silence of the Lambs prequel Hannibal Rising (2007). McKidd debuted as the lead character in the American fantasy television series Journeyman on NBC in late 2007. Despite beginning with a large audience, the show lost about half of its viewers during its run and suffered from the fractious situation in the United States at the time due to the writer’s strike. There were thirteen episodes produced. McKidd’s performance in Rome led to his casting as Dr. Owen Hunt in Grey’s Anatomy. He made his directorial debut in the seventh season of the show, directing the episode “Don’t Deceive Me (Please Don’t Go)”.
McKidd has done voice work for the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, portraying Jezz Torrent, the flame-haired lead singer of the fictional Scottish hard rock band Love Fist. In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, he provided the voice for the character John “Soap” MacTavish. In the 2012 Disney/Pixar film Brave, he voiced Lord MacGuffin and his son Young MacGuffin. McKidd, who grew up in Elgin, used a Doric dialect for Young MacGuffin, and one of his running gags is that not even Lord MacGuffin understands what Young MacGuffin is saying.
Kevin McKidd’s Net Worth
McKiddd has N Estimated net worth of 14 million dollars as of 2023.
Kevin McKidd Movies
2023 Six Four
2020 Station 19
2020 Room 104
2016–2017 Star Wars Rebels
2014 Toy Story That Time Forgot
2008–present Grey’s Anatomy
2011 Prism Award
2007 Journeyman
2006 The Virgin Queen
2005–2007 Rome
2004 Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
2000 Anna Karenina
2000 North Square
1999 The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
1996 Father Ted
1996 Kavanagh QC