Trivia
- During the time Kevin was doing Journeyman, he has not been on stage for seven years. He would like to do a musical in the future.
- While doing his own stunts for Dog Soldiers, Kevin broke a bone in his hand and a rib.
- Kevin's favorite movie is A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy by Woody Allen.
- Having done 27 films in a span of just seven years, Kevin is considered to be one of the hardest working actors of Scotland.
- Kevin was eight years old when he appeared in his first school play.
- Kevin considers the big gladiator fight sequence on the tenth episode of the first season to be the most difficult sequence they shot on Rome.
- Kevin wants to explore the United States since moving from England. Among the things he'd like to do is go skiing up to Mammoth, see the deserts and Joshua Tree, tour around the west coast and go to the Redwoods.
- Kevin's first acting role was in a production of Anne of Green Gables in Elgin Town Hall in his hometown.
- During filming breaks on Journeyman, Kevin would be found playing pool in San Pedro, California.
- Kevin is the first one to attend the university in their familial line of farmers.
- Kevin's theatrical credits include Britannicus at the Albery Theatre for the Almeida in 1998 and a Young Vic Theatre Company production of Tis Pity She's a Whore in 1999 co-starring Jude Law and Eve Best.
- In 2005, Kevin won the Golden FIPA Award at the Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming for his performance in Gunpowder, Treason & Plot. In 1999, he won the International Fantasy Film Award at the Fantasporto for his performance in the movie The Acid House.
- Kevin has had the experience of working in a distillery.
- Since Kevin was a child, he has been a great fan of sci-fi shows and movies.
- Kevin possesses a thick Highland Scottish accent. But as a kid, Kevin used to mimic the American accents he hears from TV and movies, and he enjoyed that a lot.
- Kevin played the voice of Jezz Torrent in GTA: Vice City.
- Kevin claims that he was fat and bad at sports as a child.
- While in a theatre troupe, Kevin suffered from lead poisoning after wearing a lead-based paint for a costume.
- As a teenager, Kevin was part of a rock band.
- Kevin loves drinking whiskey and eating haggis.
- As a child, Kevin was a huge fan of the American football team Miami Dolphins.
- In 2000, Kevin appeared in a TV commercial for Ameritrade.
- Kevin has appeared in the following made-for-television movies: Richard II as Henry Percy, Looking After Jo-Jo as Basil, The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as Jericho O'Grady, The Key as Duncan, Gunpowder, Treason & Plot as Bothwell.
- Due to illness, Kevin could not attend the photo shoot for the iconic Trainspotting (1996) advertising campaign, and is the only main star of the film who is missing.
- Kevin is patron of the Out of the Darkness Theatre Company (ODTC).
- Kevin is 6 feet 0.5 inches (1.84 metres) tall.
Quotes
- Kevin: (on working for months in a skirt) [Laughs] When you're working in the Italian summer, it's quite nice. It's sort of like wearing a Scottish kilt. You have your own personal air-conditioner.
- Kevin: I didn't actually enjoy the shoot of Trainspotting. I felt like a fish out of water.
- Kevin: (on "Journeyman" creator Kevin Falls and the people he's worked with on the show) If I was going to be in bed with a group of people for a long time with a TV show, I couldn't think of anyone else I'd rather be in business with.
- Kevin: (on his character in "Journeyman") I'm always attracted to characters that aren't extraordinary from the outset, but actually are pretty normal, maybe forward - Dan is a forward guy. He's had a gambling problem in his past and had some dark, dark moments.
- Kevin: One thing I'm starting to realize is that audiences and critics expect you to deliver the same thing when you play different characters. But to me, playing different people is the whole point of being an actor. I love the challenge of playing different characters.
- Kevin: All the years of moviemaking and flying by the seat of your pants and using your instincts has really helped me and helped keep me, hopefully, at an all time high on a tough schedule.
- Kevin: (on wearing wardrobe from different eras in "Journeyman") It's funny, some of the clothes I'm put in, I feel like I'm Joey on Friends. I keep singing the Friends theme tune whenever I put some of that gear on. It's hilarious!
- Kevin: (about the main difference between the British and American acting jobs) The hours are much longer here (America). But the professionalism of everyone is awe-inspiring.
- Kevin: (about his motivation as an actor) To me, playing different people is the whole point of being an actor. I love the challenge of playing different characters.
- Kevin: (about having to use different accents for different roles) I actually love working with accents. I don't know, something about it unlocks something in me. It makes me concentrate on getting into character a little more, helps me find a focus.
