Kevin Durand

He received a 2012 Best Supporting Actor Genie nomination for his portrayal of Lenny Jackson in Citizen Gangster. A former comedian, Durand has performed in a wide variety of starring roles in numerous independent and major studio features, ranging from comedies to drama to science fiction and action thrillers.[citation needed]\n', ' Durand was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the son of Reina (née Perreault) and Serge Durand. He is of French-Canadian descent. Durand was an ice hockey player in his youth and initially displayed an interest towards becoming a rapper.[citation needed] He also discovered a penchant for stand-up comedy for which he was named one of "Canada\'s Funniest New Comedians" in 1994. According to an interview with radio and television personality George Stroumboulopoulos, a play that had been touring in his hometown coerced Durand to audition and allegedly made him realise "where he belonged." At the age of 20, Durand moved to Hollywood.[citation needed]\n', ' Durand is a character actor whose first big movie break came when he was cast in Mystery, Alaska. With a muscular physique, distinctive facial features, and suave voice, Durand is frequently tapped for roles as a thuggish brute, a law enforcement officer or as a gangster. His film credits on both the good and bad sides of law enforcement include the portrayals of Booth in Walking Tall, sidekick Red in Wild Hogs, the psychotic neo-nazi Jeeves Tremor in Smokin\' Aces, the title role in Otis E., Gabriel in Legion, Little John in Robin Hood, and the hired thug Tucker in the 2007 remake of 3:10 to Yuma with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. Recent film successes include, X-Men Origins: Wolverine playing the comic book character Blob and the role of Ricky in Real Steel, both with Hugh Jackman. In 2012, he co-starred in Citizen Gangster and David Cronenberg\'s Cosmopolis, the latter film opposite Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti, and Samantha Morton. He will appear in The Truth with Andy García and Forest Whitaker, and took on video game character Barry Burton in the 5th installment of the Resident Evil movie franchise, Resident Evil: Retribution. Durand\'s combined box office numbers total over 2.5 billion dollars worldwide. In 2013, he appeared in the film The Mortal Instruments. He co-starred in Darren Aronofsky\'s Noah and Atom Egoyan\'s two newest films, Devil\'s Knot and The Captive. Since 2014, he has starred as Vasiliy Fet in Guillermo del Toro\'s FX TV series The Strain. In 2015, he stars as Harbard the Wanderer in History Channel\'s original series Vikings. Durand also has acted in a number of Off-broadway stage productions, including originating the role of Injun Joe in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.[citation needed]\n', '