Kevin Serge Durand is born in january, 14th, 1974 at Thunder Bay, Ontario (Canada). He turns towards the acting at the age of 15, thank to his girlfriend and following lessons in performing arts school. He gets several roles in musicals, before to be contacted for a cast in the movie "Mystery alaska", to play "Tree" Lane, at Burt Reynolds and Russell Crowe sides, in 1999.
Apart from shootings, Kevin likes reading, writing (He's actually writing a movie script), and practising ice hockey, jogging and yoga. He has Irish and French canadian origins, and is fluent in French. He is a big amateur of scifi movies and TV shows. He's an amateur of motorcycles.
He is rapper singer and hip-hop dancer. He's also a fan of Terre-Neuvian celtic folk band, the Great big Sea.
Recently, he has a second tatoo; his first one is between his shoulders blades, and he's just had a second one, on his right shoulder. They represents Native American symbols, for "perseverance, following your instinct, chasing your vision quest, not ever giving up on your dreams and remembering where you came from" and "Strength, happiness, and fighting for something you believe in."
About music, he's falling in love with a West Canadian pop band: The Blue Alarm. I'm inviting you to listen to them on their official website

(the words in italic and dark orange, are quotations from Kevin himself)

AWARDS & NOMINATION

1994 Charlottetown Festival: NOMINATED as "new funniest comedian"
2005 Leo Awards: NOMINATED as "Best Male performance as guest" for THE COLLECTOR

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Kevin created his first rap band when he was 12 or 13, "The Cottons". Kevin particularly excels in rap, and points out in the musical "Spirit of a Nation", at the age of 19 (see Multimédias), but also in a crooner style, as baryton (musicals"Kiss me Kate" or "The Adventure of Tom sawyer" ).

In 1999, during the shooting of Mystery Alaska, the friendship between Kevin et Russell Crowe will emerge on a collaboration on one of the 30 Odd Foot of Grunts albums (Russell's rock band), "Gaslight". Kevin will also participate at the australian tour of the band (see Multimédias)

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