Kevin Sorbo: biography, career, films

American actor Kevin Sorbo is widely known for the role of Hercules, which he performed repeatedly. On his account more than a hundred television works, on this actor does not stop.

Biography

Kevin Sorbo was born in 1958 in the American city of Munde , Minnesota. He is not the only child in the family and has three brothers and a sister. The actor's parents have Norwegian roots and are Lutherans, which significantly influenced his upbringing.

Kevin graduated from the local school, and then entered the University of Minnesota. Simultaneously with his studies, he worked as a model. External data and the growth of the actor (191 cm) is completely allowed. Career on television, Kevin Sorbo began in the 1980s, starring in TV shows. One of the first was the series "Santa Barbara", where he played the role of a porter.

His wife in 1998 was the actress Sam Jenkins. She played Hercules' wife in a TV series with Kevin. In the marriage they had three children: Braden, Shane and Octavia.

Career

The first roles of the actor were episodic. Kevin Sorbo starred in the detective series "Police Commissioner" and "She wrote the murder", as well as in "1st & Ten". He auditioned for more significant roles, such as the role of Fox Mulder in one of the most popular science fiction series "The X-Files." However, Kevin was denied, as in the audition for the role of Superman.

In 1994, he was offered to play the main character in the film "Hercules and the Amazons," followed by several other similar films and a series where the actor also played Hercules. The show with Kevin Sorbo was shown in several countries of the world, he received a huge public recognition.

On this wave, the actor played Hercules in "Xena - the Corale Warriors" and voiced the cartoon "Hercules and Xena." The next big roles were character Kull in the film "Kull-conqueror" and captain of the Star Guard in the TV series "Andromeda".

Kevin Sorbo has appeared in many other films and series. In his story there are serious dramatic works, comedies and horror films. Kevin voiced a number of video games, including Mortal Kombat 4 (1997), "God of War III" (2010). As an invited guest, he played in the TV series "Two and a Half Men" and "Lonely Hearts". The career of the actor continues until now. Recently, along with Sam Raimi, he plans to shoot the series "The Wonderworker."

Kevin Sorbo: The filmography

The full list of roles of this actor is quite impressive. Success as a character for Hercules for a long time secured this image for Sorbo. But this did not stop the actor from developing in the film industry, he became quite popular, and since 2004, several projects with his participation are published annually. Below are listed the most famous roles of the actor.

• Films

• TV series

Today

At 58, the actor is not going to stop there. He is actively involved in sports, participates in his own charity project, which is aimed at helping in the socialization of children.

Movies with Kevin Sorb continue to appear on the screens. In 2017, planned for about three films with his direct participation, including the film "Boone". Kevin is developing in the production and even directing some tapes. In addition, the actor is invited to voice the cartoons.