Kevin McKidd Movies and Career Information

Kevin McKidd (born 9 August 1973) is a Scottish television and film actor. He is known for his prominent television roles, including his performances as Lucius Vorenus in Rome, as Dan Vasser in Journeyman, as Poseidon in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, and as Dr. Owen Hunt in Grey's Anatomy. He has also appeared in films such as Trainspotting, Bedrooms and Hallways, Kingdom of Heaven, The Last Legion, Hannibal Rising, The Acid House, Made of Honour and had the lead role in the cult-classic British horror film Dog Soldiers. McKidd has done voice work and voiced the character of Jezz Torrent, flame haired lead singer of the fictional Scottish hard rock band Love Fist in the video games "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. He also voiced Captain "Soap" MacTavish in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. McKidd was born and brought up in Elgin. His father was a plumber and his mother a secretary. He attended Seafield Primary School and Elgin Academy, and was a member of the local acting group St. Giles Theatre Group. 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.