Kevin Durand portrays Martin Keamy in Season 4. He is Canadian, having been born on January 14th, 1974 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. He is best known, other than for his role as Keamy in Lost, for his role as Joshua in Dark Angel (2001-2002). Attending St. Ignatius High School, Durand's first acting experience was in drama class. He had his first big break when he was cast in "Mystery Alaska", having dropped out of the University of Windsor early to work in the local theater scene in Toronto for several years. In the mid-1990's Kevin spent some time performing stand-up comedy in Canada.
Among his other roles in film in and television, Durand has played minor characters such as cellmate Carlos in "The Butterfly Effect", Agent Jay Swopes in the remake of "Touching Evil", Lord Zipacna in "Stargate SG-1", Red in "Wild Hogs", and Psychotic Jeeves Tremor in "Smokin' Aces". He has had recurring appearances in shows such as "CSI", "CSI Miami", "E.R.", "Without a Trace", and "Dead Like Me".
Kevin Durand is set to play "The Blob" in the upcoming X-Men movie, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine". He is also set to play the role of Gabriel opposite Paul Bettany in "Legion". He was the first actor to portray the role of "Injun Joe" in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" on Broadway. In 2004, Durand played "Black Knight Ghost" in "Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed". Kevin stands at an impressive 6ft 7 (2.01m).
Durand in Smokin' Aces
Background
- He had recently starred in 3:10 To Yuma as Tucker.
- He has previously starred in "Mystery, Alaska" as "Tree" Lane
- He had previously starred in the movie Smokin' Aces, alongside Matthew Fox and Nestor Carbonell.
- He was also in the movie Wild Hogs with M.C. Gainey and Walking Tall with Michael Bowen.
- He had a recurring guest role on Stargate SG-1 as Lord Zipcana
Trivia
- He is fluent in French
- Was named one of Canada's funniest new comedians in 1994
- Liked to rap while attending St. Ignatius High School in Thunder Bay. He was the opening act for Maestro Fresh Wes at the local auditorium.
- His nickname is "Tree"
- Recently was announced that he would play the Blob in the upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine alongside fellow Lost alumnus Dominic Monaghan.