Kevin McKidd - Fun Interview for Pixars BRAVE
Pixar Brave -
Fun interview with voice actor
Kevin McKidd for
Http://www.movies.ie by
Paul Byrne
After playing
Tommy in
Trainspotting, McKidd was cast as
Father Deegan in the
1996 Christmas episode of
Father Ted. Subsequent roles include
Malky Johnson in
Small Faces.[4] In 2004, he played
James Hepburn, 4th
Earl of Bothwell, the third husband of
Mary, Queen of Scots, in the
BBC mini-series
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot.
In
1999 he was part of an ensemble cast in
Mike Leigh's
Topsy Turvy, based on the writing and rehearsal for
Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado. The actors researched their historical characters and used this knowledge during extensive rehearsals to help develop dialog for scenes blocked out by
Leigh. McKidd, like the rest of the cast, did his own singing in the
Gilbert & Sullivan operettas portrayed in the film.
In
2001 he played
Elliot in a
British film by
Caleb Lindsay called
Understanding Jane. He appeared in
Ridley Scott's
Kingdom of Heaven, the
2002 film adaptation of
Nicholas Nickleby. In
Neil Marshall's horror film,
Dog Soldiers, he appeared as Pte
Lawrence Cooper. In the 2005 BBC drama,
The Virgin Queen, he played
Thomas Howard, 4th
Duke of Norfolk.
In
1998, McKidd was in the four-part
BBC2 series
Looking After Jo Jo, playing the role of
Basil. He was also one of the main stars of the joint
HBO/BBC series
Rome, where his portrayal of the soldier/politician
Lucius Vorenus received critical acclaim.[5] The role gained him recognition in the US.[4]
Additional work includes his role in the
Silence of the Lambs prequel
Hannibal Rising (
2007). In late 2007, McKidd began his role as the lead character in the
American Fantasy television series
Journeyman on
NBC.[6] The show suffered from low ratings and only thirteen episodes were produced.
His role in Rome led to McKidd's casting in the medical drama series
Grey's Anatomy as
Dr. Owen Hunt.[4] He made his directorial debut in the series' seventh season,[4] directing the episode "
Don't Deceive Me (
Please Don't Go)". McKidd commented of the debut, "
It's something
I've really wanted to do for a long
time. Shonda Rhimes and the producers all supported me and gave me the chance, and when you think it costs around $5million to make an episode, that's a lot to hang on an actor who really hasn't had any experience."[4] He won the award for "
Best Performance in a
Drama Series Multi-Episode
Storyline" at the
14th Prism Awards for his work in "Grey's Anatomy".
McKidd has done voice work and voiced the character of Jezz
Torrent, flame haired lead singer of the fictional
Scottish hard rock band
Love Fist in the video games "
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City". He is also credited with playing a voice-over for the character
John "Soap" MacTavish in
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.[7] McKidd was in talks in 2008 to portay
Conner Macleod in a big screen remake of the
1986 fantasy movie
Highlander though the role eventually went to
Ryan Reynolds.