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Kevin McKidd

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Biography

Kevin McKidd (born 9 August 1973) is a Scottish television and film actor and director. He is known for his prominent television roles, including his performances as Lucius Vorenus in Rome, 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 Honor 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin McKidd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Trainspotting

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Kingdom of Heaven

As English Sergeant

Brave

As Lord MacGuffin / Young MacGuffin (voice)

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

As Poseidon

It Ends with Us

As Andrew Bloom

Dog Soldiers

As Pvt. Cooper

The Last Legion

As Wulfila

The Virgin Queen

As Duke of Norfolk

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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The High Was Never the Point

When Trainspotting arrived in 1996, it was quickly labelled as the ultimate "drugs movie". Decades on, its true subject matter is far clearer. It is not fundame...

8 films

The Perfect Needledrop: Ten Moments That Own the Screen

From sudden silences to euphoric choruses, these are the film moments where a song doesn't just score the scene, it becomes the scene.

10 films

Rewinding the Reel: How VHS Championed British Independents

From Thatcher's Britain to the video shop era, discover how VHS gave gritty, daring British films a second life and a devoted audience.

9 films

20 Home Video Releases Every Film Obsessive Should Own

There was a brief, glorious period in the late 1990s and early 2000s when buying a film on home video felt less like acquiring a product and more like being han...

20 films

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