Kevin Burkhoff
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| Kevin Burkhoff | |
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 Jeffrey Combs as Kevin Burkhoff |
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| First appearance | Wake Up Call |
| Statistics | |
| Gender | Male |
| Portrayed by | Jeffrey Combs |
Kevin Burkhoff is a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction tv show The 4400.
Kevin is a world-renowned scientist and father of the 4400 technology. He is "woken up," after not talking for years, by an elaborate device, the plans of which were planted in Tess Doerner's head. Kevin was the one who discovered how to cure the side effects of the promicin-inhibitor during the season two finale. In the third season, Kevin begins to inject himself with promicin in order to gain 4400-type abilities. The drugs have disfigured his appearance by causing wounds on his chest and a loss of his teeth, in exchange for the rapid (but inconsistent) healing of muscle tissue (which was demonstrated when he put a scalpel through his hand and it healed within seconds). After several months of injections, his entire body was covered in lesions and decaying tissue, but his regenerative abilities are now fully active, as he literally resurrects himself after taking four nine millimeter rounds to the chest at the hands of one of Dennis Ryland's agents and being placed in a body bag for autopsy. After a failed attempt by him and Tess to perform the same procedure on Diana Skouris, he shed his skin like a snake, revealing an untarnished appearance. Kevin now possesses the paranormal ability to regenerate.
Kevin and Tess Doerner ran away together in the season three episode "The Ballad of Kevin and Tess"; in the episode "Terrible Swift Sword" it is revealed that they are both working at a small town garage with Tess using her ability to bring customers to the local businesses. Kevin and Tess were also recruited to help Jordan Collier steal Dennis Ryland's promicin.
| The 4400 | |||
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| 4400 Returnees | NTAC Agents | ||
| Richard Tyler | Lily Tyler | Shawn Farrell | Jordan Collier Alana Mareva | Maia Skouris | Tess Doerner |
Tom Baldwin | Diana Skouris | Dennis Ryland Nina Jarvis | Marco Pacella |
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| Other Characters | General | ||
| Kyle Baldwin | Kevin Burkhoff | Isabelle Tyler Minor Characters | Recurring Characters |
Episodes | Promicin | Official Website | Quotes Haspel Corp | 4400 Center | Highland Beach |
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