Kevin McKidd Biography

Fast Facts

• Is an artist supporter of the charitable organization Save the Children
• Traveled to Mozambique in 2011 to help support the children's healthcare organization Partners for Pediatric Progress
• Won the Gulliver Award for his performance in the play "The Silver Darlings․"
• Studied engineering at the University of Edinburgh
• Decided to pursue acting full-time after becoming involved with the Bedlam Theatre
• Has played such varied roles as the doomed Tommy in "Trainspotting," an affected operetta performer in "Topsy Turvy" and the stoic Roman Lucius Vorenus in "Rome․"
• Best known for playing trauma surgeon Owen Hunt on "Grey's Anatomy․"
• Released a collection of traditional Scottish folk tunes called Speyside Sessions" which reached No․ 1 on the world music downloads on iTunes
• Once worked at a whiskey distillery in his hometown
• Provides the voice for the character John MacTavish in the video games "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" and "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3․"