Actor Kevin McKidd was born in Elgin, Scotland on the 9th of August 1973. He was a member of the local acting group the Moray Youth Theatre.

As a teenager he was in a band called Plan 9 which took their name from the film Plan 9 from Outer Space.

Acting Career Of Kevin McKidd

Kevin McKidd attended the University of Edinburgh where he was to study Engineering. He soon dropped out of the Engineering course to follow his dreams of becoming a full time actor. Instead he enroled at Queen Margaret College to study drama. He also joined the University's student theatre company, Bedlam Theatre. His first professional role was in the television series Father Ted. Kevin played Father Deegan in the 1996 episode A Christmassy Ted.

Films Of Kevin McKidd

Film work soon followed and Kevin McKidd famously played Tommy in the Scottish film Trainspotting alongside Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Peter Mullan and James Cosmo.

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Other films Kevin McKidd has starred in includes Small Faces as Malky Johnson, Dog Soldiers and it's sequel Dog Soldiers: Fresh Meat as Private Cooper, The Last Legion as Wulfila, Kingdom of Heaven as the English Sergeant, De-Lovely as Bobby Reed, The Purifiers as Moses, One Last Chance as Seany, AfterLife as Kenny Brogan, Sixteen Years of Alcohol as Frankie, Does God Play Football as The Priest, Nicholas Nickleby as John Browdie, Max as George Grosz, That Old One as Tom Furness, Bedrooms and Hallways as Leo, The Acid House as Johnny, Understanding Jane as Elliot and Regeneration as Callan.

TV Work Of Kevin McKidd

Television work by Kevin McKidd includes Mary, Queen of Scots and Gunpowder, treason and Plot as James Hepburn the 4th Earl of Bothwell and the third husband of Mary for the BBC, the BBC2 TV series Rome as Lucius Vorenus, North Square as Billy Guthrie, The Key as Duncan, Looking After Jo Jo as Basil, The Virgin Queen as the Duke of Norfolk and Anna Karenina as Count Vronsky.

Journeyman

The pilot to the TV series Journeyman starring Kevin McKidd will be screened in Autumn 2007 on UK telelvision. It is about a man that travels back in time to help people. Kevin McKidd will play the part of a time travelling journalist.

Theatre work includes The Silver Darlings, which was produced by fellow Scot Robert Carlyle's Rain Dog Theatre Company.

Kevin McKidd has also done voice overs which include Grand Theft Auto: Vice City as Jezz Torrent.

Kevin's wife is called Jan and they have two children called Joseph and Iona.

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Out of Darkness Theatre Company

The actor Kevin McKidd is the Patron of the North East of Scotland charity Out of Darkness Theatre Company (ODTC). The Out of Darkness Theatre Company are based in Elgin and perform throughout Scotland. ODTC comprise of people with special needs and aim to provide training in theatre skills and give their members the opportunity to perform in public venues throughout Scotland whilst raising the awareness of disability issues.

For their 2008 celebrity auction Kevin McKidd donated a jacket he wore on the set of the film Trainspotting. Other lots in the auction included a pair of Dame Shirley Bassey sunglasses and autographed photos of movie stars Glenn Close, Andy Serkis, Lee Evans, Judy Dench, Wendy Richards, Pam St Clement, Billy Connolly and John Hurt. The Out of Darkness Theatre Company took place on eBay. See any current charity lots at ebay.co.uk and type in outofthedarknesstheatrecompany-2008 into the sellers search.