- Born
- Height5′ 11¼″ (1.81 m)
- Kevin McKidd was born and raised in Elgin, Scotland, the son of Kathleen, a secretary, and Neil McKidd, a plumber. He was a member of the Moray Youth Theatre, before going on to study Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. While at the university, Kevin became involved with Bedlam Theatre, the university's student theatre company. At this point, Kevin decided to give up on engineering and dropped out of the university to pursue acting full-time. In 1994, he landed the leading role in the stageplay, "The Silver Darlings", produced by Robert Carlyle's Rain Dog Theatre Company. It was only a matter of time before Kevin made his screen debut as the vicious gangleader, "Malky Johnson", in Gillies MacKinnon's Small Faces (1995). His next role was as the tragic, gentle giant, "Tommy", in Trainspotting (1996).- IMDb mini biography by: Andrew Cox, Cardiff, Wales
- SpousesArielle Goldrath(March 2, 2018 - June 20, 2023) (divorced, 2 children)Jane Parker(July 1, 1999 - December 22, 2017) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenAiden McKiddNava McKiddJoseph McKiddIona McKidd
- ParentsKathleen McKiddNeil McKidd
- Blue eyes
- Tommy, his Trainspotting (1996) character, was the only main character not to be featured in the poster campaign. This was because Kevin went on holiday straight after filming finished, and missed the photo-shoot.
- Left a university course in engineering to audition for the Queen Margaret Drama School.
- McKidd has a son Joseph (born 2000) and a daughter Iona (born 2002) by his first marriage to Jane Parker. The family became U.S. citizens in 2015. The union ended in divorce in 2017 after 17 years. McKidd remarried, to Arielle Goldrath, with whom he has two very small children.
- Provided the voice for 'Soap' MacTavish in the video games Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011).
- Played a Roman in Rome (2005) and a Barbarian in The Last Legion (2007).
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