Kevin McKidd Online

  • His fondest accomplishment is his beautiful family.

  • Liam Neeson helped Kevin "rethink" his dismissal of television roles.

  • His first role was in the Elgin Town Hall production of "Anne of Green Gables".

  • He is left-handed and loves to sing and play guitar.

  • Kevin enjoys surfing and playing tennis.

  • He and "One Last Chance" director Stewart Svaasand would have friendly curling competitions while filming in Scotland.

  • Kevin voiced the character of Jezz Torrent, lead singer of Love Fist, in "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City."

  • He was often found playing pool between takes on the "Journeyman" set in San Pedro, CA.

  • He and fellow friend and actor James Purefoy share the same nickname for their sons.

  • He is the only main star missing from "Trainspotting" promotional material, primarily due to a PR snafu.

  • He comes from a family of farmers and was one of the first in his clan to attend university.

  • He left his engineering courses to audition for the Queen Margaret Drama School.

  • He has been called one of Scotland's hardest working actors, doing 27 films in just a 7 year span.

  • He and co-stars shooting the Rome lower apartment scenes suffered numerous flea bites while on set.

  • He helped his mum get an administration job with Out of the Darkness Theatre Group in Scotland and is a patron himself.

  • He admires actors like John Cusack, who take on unexpected roles.

  • He broke a rib and bone in his hand while doing all his own stunts in "Dog Soldiers".

  • He once worked in a whiskey distillery, prevalent to his hometown, and loves whiskey, haggis and eggs benedict.

  • He has a son named Joseph (born 2000) and a daughter named Iona, after the Isle of Iona (born 2002).

  • One of  his favourite films is Woody Allen's "A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy".

  • He narrated "A Highland Empire" (2007) on BBC2, a look at how Highlanders settling in the Canadian wilderness almost overtook the Hudson's Bay Company for trading dominance.

  • He's a country boy at heart and would prefer his kids grow up with the Scottish dialect.

  • Kevin displays his Rome Montefortino helmet, created by Emmy-award winning designer April Ferry, above his fireplace.

  • He has one brother still living in Elgin.

  • As a child, he wanted to be Elliot from "E.T". and enjoyed watching Miami Dolphins football.

  • He campaigned unsuccessfully for a role as a Stormtrooper in "The Phantom Menace".

  • He loves listening to James Taylor.

  • He and his family presently reside in Los Angeles, where he keeps a low profile outside of work and promotional events. The paparazzi still find him frequently at a West Hollywood gym.

  • He won the distinguished Ian Charleson award playing Racine at the Almeida. (Britannicus: title role)
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Kevin at a #TGIT viewing for ShondaLand cast at Shonda Rhimes house