Zegers, Kevin 1984–

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Zegers, Kevin 1984–

PERSONAL

Full name, Kevin Joseph Zegers; born September 19, 1984, in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada; son of Jim (a millwright) and Mary Ellen (a manager) Zegers; brother of Katie Zegers (an actress). Avocational Interests: Hockey, swimming, golf, volleyball, jet-skiing.

Addresses: Agent—International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Manager—Artistry Management, 525 Westbourne Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career: Actor. Began appearing in television commercials at the age of 6; appeared in over 30 commercials; also worked as a model in London.

Awards, Honors: Young Artist Award nomination (with others), best performance by a young ensemble in a television movie or feature film, 1996, for Rose Hill; Young Artist Award, best leading young actor in a feature film, 1997, YoungStar Award nomination, best performance by a young actor in a comedy film, Hollywood Reporter, 1998, both for Air Bud; Young Artist Award nomination, best performance by a supporting young actor in a movie, pilot, or miniseries, 1997, for A Call to Remember; Young Artist Award nomination, best leading young actor in a feature film, 1999, for Air Bud: Golden Receiver; Young Artist Award nomination, best performance in a feature film—leading young actor, 2001, for MVP: Most Valuable Primate; Chopard Trophy, male revelation, Cannes Film Festival, 2006.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Little Mikey, Life with Mikey (also known as Give Me a Break), Buena Vista, 1993.

Kid, In the Mouth of Madness (also known as John Carpenter's "In the Mouth of Madness"), New Line Cinema, 1995.

Bart, Specimen, Combustion Film Productions, 1996.

Chris Hatcher, Shadow Builder (also known as Bram Stoker's "Shadow Builder"), Sterling Home Entertainment, 1997.

Josh Framm, Air Bud (also known as Disney's "Air Bud," Tobby le joueur etoile, and M.V.P. (Most Valuable Pooch)), Buena Vista, 1997.

Billy Hastings, Nico the Unicorn, Kingsborough Green-light Pictures, 1998.

Josh Framm, Air Bud: Golden Receiver (also known as Air Bud 2 and Tobby 2: Receveur etoile), Buena Vista, 1998.

The kid, Four Days, Behaviour Entertainment, 1999.

Patrick, Komodo, Komodo Film Productions, 1999.

Jim Hawkins, Treasure Island, Columbia TriStar, 1999.

Lou Chapman, Acting Class, 2000.

Thomas, Time Share (also known as Bitter Suite, Time Share—Doppelpack im ferienahus, and Timeshare), Constantin Film, 2000.

Steven Westover, MVP: Most Valuable Primate, Keystone Family Pictures, 2000.

Josh Framm, Air Bud: World Pup (also known as Air Bud 3 and Tobby III: Le chien etoile), Keystone Entertainment, 2000.

Lou Carpman, The Acting Class, 2000.

Dale Billings, Fear of the Dark, Screen Media Ventures, 2002.

Darrow Raines, Virginia's Run (also known as La chev-auchee de Virginie), Virginia's Run Productions, Inc., 2002.

Josh Framm, Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch (also known as Tobby, le frappeur etoile), Miramax Home Entertainment, 2002.

Evan, Wrong Turn, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003.

Terry, Dawn of the Dead, Universal, 2004.

Ian Cranston, The Hollow, DEJ Productions, 2004.

Rusty Murphy, Some Things That Stay (also known as Run Away Home), Marvista Entertainment, 2004.

Himself, Surviving the Dawn (documentary), 2004.

Toby, Transamerica, IFC Films, 2005.

Connor Shepard/Concussion, Zoom, Columbia, 2006.

Woody, It's a Boy Girl Thing, Icon Entertainment International, 2006.

John, The Stone Angel, 2007.

The lunatic, Walk Two Moons, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2007.

The Jane Austen Book Club, Sony Pictures Classics, 2007.

Frank, Gardens of the Night, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Voice of Einstein, Free Willy (animated), ABC, 1994.

Sean Blake, Traders, CBC, Global, and Lifetime, 1996–97.

Ethan Benchley, Titans, NBC, 2000–2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Larry in 1954, Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story (also known as The Larry McLinden Story), CBS, 1994.

Steven Harvett, The Silence of Adultery (also known as Laisse parler ton coeur), Lifetime, 1995.

Matt Arnold, The Cold Heart of a Killer (also known as Murder on the Iditarod Trail and Survival in the Snow), CBS, 1996.

Ben Tobias, A Call to Remember, Encore/Starz!, 1997.

Andy Bridges, It Came from the Sky (also known as Les visiteurs impromtus), Romance Classics, 1998.

Thomas, Timeshare, CBS, 2000.

Josh Thomas, Sex, Lies & Obsession, Lifetime, 2001.

Charlie, The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (also known as L'incroyable Mme Richie), Showtime, 2003.

Ben Davidson, Felicity: An American Girl Adventure, The WB, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Young Cole Clayburn, "Rose Hill," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1997.

The 2006 Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2006.

CMT Greatest Moments: Dolly Parton, Country Music Television, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Jeremy Morris, "It's a Wise Child," Street Legal, CBC, 1992.

Kevin Kryder, "Revelations," The X-Files, Fox, 1995.

Gordon Bradley, "A Time to Every Purpose," The Road to Avonlea (also known as Avonlea and Tales from Avonlea), Disney Channel and CBC, 1995.

Noah Thompson, "Let's Get Invisible," Goosebumps (also known as Ultimate Goosebumps), Fox, 1996.

"Blood Brothers," Twice in a Lifetime, CTV and PAX, 1999.

Ryan Ollman, "Second Generation," So Weird, Disney Channel, 1999.

Seth Nelson, "Magnetic," Smallville (also known as Smallville: Superman the Early Years), The WB, 2003.

Brandon Merrell, "Occam's Razor," House M.D., Fox, 2004.

Corazon de…, 2006.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Interview, March, 2006, p. 176.

Maclean's, July 24, 2000, p. 25.