Biography
Though not featured on the promotional poster, McKidd was the tragic heart of the otherwise humorous film, which immediately led to bigger and better roles. He spent the next several years building a résumé of widely varied roles that included a sex-obsessed slacker in "Understanding Jane" (1998), a hapless father and husband in "The Acid House" (1999), and the charming Count Vronsky in "Anna Karenina" (PBS, 2000). Following a supporting turn …
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Career Milestones
| Joined Edinburgh University's student theatre company, Bedlam Theatre | ||
| Joined Robert Carlyle's Rain Dog Theatre | ||
1995 | During last year of drama school, landed the lead role in "The Silver Darlings" at Citizen's Theatre in Glasgow | |
1996 | Feature debut in Gillies MacKinnon's "Small Faces" | |
1996 | Landed first professional role on the British series "Father Ted"; played Father Deegan on the episode "A Christmassy Ted" | |
1996 | Played clean-cut footballer Tommy in Danny Boyle's "Trainspotting"; co-starred with Carlyle | |
1997 | Co-starred in MacKinnon's World War I drama "Regeneration" | |
1998 | Again joined Robert Carlyle on-screen in the 4-part BBC2 series "Looking After Jo Jo" | |
1998 | Appeared in one segment of the British film "The Acid House" | |
1998 | Played the title role in "Britannicus" at the Albery Theatre for the Almeida | |
1998 | Starred with Patrick Stewart in the edgy crime thriller "Dad Savage" | |
1999 | Appeared as one of the leading players in Mike Leigh's acclaimed "Topsy Turvy"; also sang | |
1999 | Featured in a Young Vic Theatre Company production of "'Tis Pity She's a Whore" opposite Jude Law and Eve Best | |
1999 | Landed cameo role as a foreign hitchhiker in MacKinnon's "Hideous Kinky" | |
2000 | Cast as Vronsky in a BBC small screen remake of "Anna Karenina" | |
2002 | Cast as Pvt. Cooper in Neil Marshall's horror film "Dog Soldiers" | |
2002 | Cast in Douglas McGrath's film adaptation of "Nicholas Nickleby" | |
2004 | Played the 4th Earl of Bothwell, the third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots in the BBC miniseries "Gunpowder, Treason & Plot" | |
2005 | Played Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk in the BBC drama "The Virgin Queen" | |
2005 | Received critical acclaim for his portrayal of the soldier/politician Lucius Vorenus on the joint HBO/BBC series "Rome" | |
2007 | Played the lead in the sci-fi series "Journeyman" (NBC); aired only thirteen episodes | |
2008 | Co-starred with Patrick Dempsey (also from "Grey's") and Michelle Monaghan in romantic comedy "Made of Honor" | |
2008 | Joined season five of "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) as Owen Hunt, a military doctor on leave; directed first episode in 2010 | |
2010 | Cast as Poseidon, god of the sea and Percy's father in the film adaptation of "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" | |
2012 | Voiced Lord MacGuffin in Disney Pixar animated feature "Brave" | |