Kevin McKidd
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Kevin McKidd (born August 9, 1973, Elgin, Scotland) is a Scottish actor. He trained at Queen Margaret University College in Edinburgh. His best known roles are Tommy in Trainspotting and Malky Johnson in Small Faces, with Iain Robertson. 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 and Plot that was loosely based on her life. He appeared in Kingdom of Heaven, the blockbuster movie directed by Ridley Scott and was also the voice of Jezz Torrent in GTA: Vice City. Others might know him from Neil Marshall's horror film, Dog Soldiers, as Pte. Cooper. In the 2005 BBC drama, The Virgin Queen, he played Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk.
In 1998, he again joined Robert Carlyle on-screen in the 4-part BBC2 series Looking After Jo Jo, playing the role of Basil, a drug dealing cohort of Carlyles eponymous character. The show was directed by John Mackenzie of The Long Good Friday.
He is one of the stars of the joint HBO/BBC series Rome, where his portrayal of the soldier/politician Lucius Vorenus has received critical acclaim.
He also appeared in the 'A Christmassy Ted' episode of the series "Father Ted", particularly the famous 'lingerie section' scene.
