Kevin Durand Biography

Fast Facts

• Played hockey as a kid
• Was a teen rapper known as Kevy D, performing in local shows with his group, the AOK posse
• Did stand-up comedy while in college to help pay for his tuition
• Befriended Russell Crowe while filming Mystery, Alaska (1999); he sang backup and resurrected his rap skills on Gaslight (1998), the debut album of Crowe's band 30 Odd Foot of Grunts
• Made his Broadway debut in 2001 in the musical The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
• Is often cast as threatening and imposing characters because of his towering height (he's 6'6"), and he admits that he finds these types of characters intriguing
• Is a native French speaker