Kevin Serge Durand (born January 14, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his work in numerous film and television roles, including portraying Vasiliy Fet in The Strain, Joshua in Dark Angel, Martin Keamy in Lost, Frederick Gideon in Locke & Key, Fred J. Dukes / The Blob in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Barry Burton in Resident Evil: Retribution, Gabriel in Legion, Little John in Robin Hood, Jeeves Tremor in Smokin' Aces, Carlos in The Butterfly Effect, and Proximus Caesar in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. He received a 2012 Best Supporting Actor Genie nomination for his portrayal of Lenny Jackson in Citizen Gangster and Zipacna in the series Stargate SG-1.

Early life Kevin Serge Durand was born January 14, 1974, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the son of Franco Ontarian parents Reina (née Perreault) and Serge Durand. He is a graduate of St. Ignatius High School.

Career Durand's first break came when he was cast in Mystery, Alaska. He often portrays characters on both sides of law enforcement, such as Booth in Walking Tall, sidekick Red in Wild Hogs, psychotic neo-nazi Jeeves Tremor in Smokin' Aces, the title role in Otis E., Gabriel in Legion, Little John in Robin Hood, Officer Caruso in Fruitvale Station, and hired thug Tucker in the 2007 remake of 3:10 to Yuma.

Durand appeared opposite Hugh Jackman in X-Men Origins: Wolverine as Blob and in Real Steel. In 2012, he co-starred in Citizen Gangster and David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis, and as video game character Barry Burton in the fifth installment of the Resident Evil movie franchise, Resident Evil: Retribution. In 2013, he appeared in the film The Mortal Instruments. He co-starred in Darren Aronofsky's Noah and two mid-2010s Atom Egoyan films, Devil's Knot and The Captive.

Durand has played series regulars on shows such as Joshua in Dark Angel, Vasiliy Fet in The Strain, Harbard the Wanderer in Vikings, Agent Jay Swopes in the American remake of Touching Evil, as well as guest roles on CSI, CSI: Miami, ER, Without a Trace, Dead Like Me and others. He also recurred on the television show Stargate SG-1 as Lord Zipacna, on Lost as Martin Keamy, and on the DC Universe 2019 season of Swamp Thing as Dr. Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man.

In April 2024, Durand confirmed that he would be making his directorial and screenwriting debut with The Hockey Player, which he is co-writing with Adam MacDonald and has been developing since 2010.

Personal life Durand married his longtime girlfriend Sandra Cho on October 1, 2010. They have two daughters. He is a supporter of the Montreal Canadiens.

Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Bazooka Marksman Joe Mystery, Alaska 'Tree' Lane 2002 K-9: P.I. Agent Verner 2004 The Butterfly Effect Carlos Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Black Knight Ghost Walking Tall Booth 2006 Big Momma's House 2 Oshima Smokin' Aces Jeeves Tremor 2007 Wild Hogs Red Throwing Stars Reed 3:10 to Yuma Tucker Stars Carl 2008 Greener Mountains Three-toe The Echo Walter Winged Creatures Bagman 2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Fred Dukes / The Blob Otis E. Otis 2010 Legion Gabriel Robin Hood Little John 2011 I Am Number Four Mogadorian Commander Citizen Gangster Lenny Jackson Real Steel Ricky 2012 Cosmopolis Torval Resident Evil: Retribution Barry Burton A Dark Truth Tor 2013 Devil's Knot John Mark Byers Fruitvale Station Officer Caruso The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Emil Pangborn 2014 Dark Was the Night Paul Shields Winter's Tale Cesar Tan Noah Rameel The Captive Mika Garm Wars: The Last Druid Skellig 58 2017 Tragedy Girls Lowell Orson Lehmann 2018 Bigger Bill Hauck Take Point Markus 2019 Primal Richard Loffler 2021 Dangerous Cole 2024 Abigail Peter Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Proximus Caesar Motion-capture and voice2025Clown in a CornfieldArthur Hill The Naked Gun Sig Gustafson 2026Ready or Not 2: Here I Come Bill Wilkinson Filming Filming

Television Year Film Role Notes 1997 Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science John Greer Episode: "The Frankenstein of Sleep 1999 Hard Time: Hostage Hotel Kenny, Flynn's henchman TV film 2000 The Outer Limits Alan Episode: "Skin Deep" ER Mr. Mooney Episode: "Mars Attacks" Stargate SG-1 Lord Zipacna 3 episodes 2000–2001 Beggars and Choosers Cliff 6 episodes 2001–2005 Andromeda VX / Elysian 3 episodes 2001–2002 Dark Angel Joshua 14 episodes 2002 Taken Homeless Bloke on Train Miniseries 2003 Dead Like Me Chuck Episode: "Sunday Mornings" Tarzan Gregory Creal / Trevor Whedon Episode: "Pilot" Mob Princess Claudio TV film 2004 The Goodbye Girl Earl TV film Touching Evil Agent Jay Swopes 12 episodes 2005 The Collector The Devil / Bus Driver Episode: "The Tour Guide" Threshold Crewman Sonntag 2 episodes CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Connor Daly Episode: "Still Life" 2006 Kyle XY Police Officer at Party Episode: "Pilot" The Dead Zone Cabot Episode: "Panic" 12 Hours to Live John Carl Lowman TV film Without a Trace Travis Holt Episode: "The Damage Done" 2007 CSI: Miami Mike Newberry Episode: "Dangerous Son" Shark Rick Carris Episode: "No Holds Barred" 2008–2010 Lost Martin Keamy 11 episodes 2010 American Dad! CIA Guy (voice) Episode: "Great Space Roaster" 2012 Republic of Doyle Donnie Squires Episode: "Streets of St. John's" 2014–2017 The Strain Vasiliy Fet Main role 2015–2016 Vikings The Wanderer / Harbard 6 episodes 2017 Trial & Error Rutger Hiss 4 episodes 2017–2018 Voltron: Legendary Defender King Zarkon / Commander Mar Voice role; 5 episodes 2018 Ballers Werner Thompson 6 episodes 2019 Swamp Thing Jason Woodrue / Floronic Man 10 episodes Wu Assassins James Baxter / Earth Wu Episode: "Legacy" 2021–2022 Locke & Key Frederick Gideon Recurring role (season 2); main role (season 3) 2022–2023 Pantheon Anssi (voice) 2023 Essex County Jimmy Ashly July, "Molly Parker, Stephen McHattie and Kevin Durand to star in TV adaptation of hit graphic novel Essex County". CBC Books, October 13, 2022. Nokes Main role (season 5)

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