Kevin McKidd

Born:
August 9, 1973 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland, UK

All About Kevin Mckidd:
McKidd was born and spent his childhood in Elgin, Moray, Scotland. He was a member of the local acting group the Moray Youth Theatre. As a teenager he was part of rock band Plan 9, touring the north of Scotland and enjoying some success. Planning to study engineering he attended the University of Edinburgh but dropped out and instead enrolled at Queen Margaret College in Edinburgh to study drama. He also joined Edinburgh University's student theatre group, Bedlam Theatre. Kevin McKidd is a Scottish actor who, prior to arriving on Grey's Anatomy as Army trauma surgeon Major Dr. Owen Hunt, is best known for several roles: As soldier and politician Lucius Vorenus on the joint HBO/BBC series Rome, Pvt. Cooper in Dog Soldiers, Tommy in Trainspotting, and time traveler Dan Vasser on NBC's Journeyman. Kevin is married to Jane Parker and has two children, Joseph and Iona, and lives in Los Angeles, California.

Owen Hunt’s Character

Position:
Attending

Strengths:
thinking on his feet, good under pressure

Weaknesses:
Post traumatic stress disorder, communicating with other doctors about patient care

Likes:
Christina, his job

Dislikes:
The way people who knew him before Iraq look at him- as if he is not there

Family:
Has a mother (not yet seen in the show)

Notable Relationships:
Cristina Yang

Greatest Moments:
Having the interns and residents work on pigs he stabbed, Kissing Cristina after he pulled an icicle out of her abdomen

Worst Moments:
Breaking down in front of Cristina, showering (fully clothed) in Cristina's shower, Showing up drunk for his date with Cristina

Area of Expertise:
Trauma

Pictures of Kevin/Owen