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Kevin McKidd
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August 9, 1973
Biography:A Scottish actor whose heritage is betrayed as much by his pale skin and red hair as it is by his accent, "Kevin McKidd" first earned recognition in 1996 with parts in "Trainspotting" and "Small Faces", two films that helped to put the Scottish film industry on the world cinema map.

Born and raised in Elgin, a town in the northeast of Scotland, McKidd developed an interest in acting early on and was active with the Moray Youth Theatre throughout his childhood and adolescence. His time as an engineering student at the University of Edinburgh produced little in the way of engineering but did allow McKidd to rack up experience as part of the university's Bedlam Theatre. Finally deciding to chuck his course of study in order to pursue acting full-time, he enrolled in the Queen Margaret Drama School, where he trained until he graduated in 1994.

Immediately after his graduation, McKidd auditioned for... Full Biography

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Kevin McKidd, left, Michelle Monaghan and Patrick Dempsey in "Made of Honor" (Sony Pictures)
Actor Kevin McKidd arrives at the InStyle/Warner Bros. after party for the 66th Annual Golden Globe...
Actor Kevin McKidd arrives at the InStyle/Warner Bros. after party for the 66th Annual Golden Globe...
Kevin McKidd
Actor Kevin McKidd (R) and wife Jane Parker arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of...
Actor Kevin McKidd arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Frost/Nixon" held at the...
Actor Kevin McKidd arrives to the "Made of Honor" New York Premiere at the Zeigfeld...
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