Today Kevin Zegers is a famous young Hollywood actor who is known not only in the United States, but also in many other countries of the world. During his career, the young man has already managed to appear in more than 50 different projects. And, of course, the beautiful talented artist has a lot of fans.
Biography and general information
The future famous actor was born on September 19, 1984 in Ontario (Canada). His mother worked as a teacher in a Catholic school, and his father was a simple laborer. Kevin has two sisters - Christy and Katie.
It is worth noting that the boy began working on television as a child. Before his first appearance in films, he managed to star in thirty commercials, which, of course, helped him adapt to cameras and life on the set.
He made his television debut in 1992, playing Jeremy Morris in the series Street Legal. And in 1993, he got the role of little Mikey in the film “An Star Is Urgently Required”.
The first work in the cinema
In fact, the filmography of the young actor is impressive, since, starting with children's
years, he never stopped working on the development of his career. In 1994, in two episodes of the series “Free Willy,” he played Einstein. He also voiced several episodes of the educational animated series The Magic School Globe.
In 1995, he starred in several projects at once. He played a cameo role in the film "In the paste of madness", and also appeared in one of the series of the series "Road to Evonley." In the same year, he played Stephen Harvette in the movie Silence of Treason and appeared in the cult series The X-Files, playing Kevin Crider.
In 1996, the actor received several small roles in the films "Subject", "Frozen Assassin" and the series "Goosebumps." In the same year, he began filming in the project "Merchants" - his character Sean is present in seven episodes.
In 1997, Kevin Zegers played Chris, the boy who is haunted by Evil in the mystical film “The Architect of Shadows.” And the next year, the guy got the main role of Josh in the extremely popular family comedy “King of the Air”.
In 2000, Kevin played Ethan in the soap opera The Titans. In 2003, the actor played Dale in the horror film "Fear of the Dark." In the same year, another horror film appeared - "The Turn Wrong", where the actor got the role of Evan. Around the same time, Kevin starred in one of the episodes of the popular TV series Smallville.
In 2004, the actor was offered the role of Terry in the sci-fi horror film Dawn of the Dead. In the same year he appears in one of the episodes of the famous series "House MD".
The film "Transamerica" and the recognition of American critics
In 2005, the actor was offered one of the main roles in the Duncan Tucker feature film Transamerica. Prior to this, Kevin Zegers actively worked on various projects, but he came across only episodic roles, as well as characters in low-budget Canadian films. But this role was the turning point in his career.
The plot of the film tells the story of Bree - a man collecting money for the last sex change operation, as well as his son Toby, who was brilliantly played by Kevin. The role of a bisexual troubled teenager, who sells his affection to the first comer, has provided the young actor with a lot of positive reviews from critics, as well as an award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Kevin Zegers: filmography
In 2006, the actor was offered another major role - this time he was to work in the romantic comedy "Boy in a Girl". Here he played Woody Dean, who, for strange reasons, changed bodies with his neighbor.
And already in 2007, the actor played Trey in another romantic comedy, "Life by Jane Austen." And in the future, other films appear in which Kevin Zegers starred. The filmography of the actor was replenished with such works as “Normal” and “Stone Angel”. In 2008, he played Frank's kidnapper in the thriller Night Gardens. In the same year, he got the role of Sean in the crime thriller “Fifty Walking Corpses”.
From 2009 to 2011, Kevin Zegers works in the popular TV series "Gossip Girl", where he plays Damien. And in 2012 he appears in another series - this time he appears in the image of Mark in the project "Titanic: Blood and Steel". In 2013, he gets the role of Sam in the post-apocalyptic film Colony. In the same year, he appears on the screen in the role of a gay semi-angel in the movie "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones."
Kevin Zegers: personal life
Of course, the personal life, or rather the relationship of Zegers with the opposite sex, is of interest to many fans of the actor. In fact, over the past ten years, more and more new information about the novels and affairs of the young man has constantly appeared in the press - some of them he confirmed, some were left without comment. For example, at one time it was reported that Kevin was dating Marisa Kokhlan and Samira Armstrong. Some yellow publications published information that the actor had some fun with Paris Hilton.
Around 2007, rumors appeared that the actor was dating Jamie Field, who works as his manager. Soon, the rumors were confirmed, and a few years later the couple announced their engagement. In the summer of 2013, young people played a wedding. Kevin Zegers and his wife today often appear together in public and look really happy.