Kevin David Sorbo is an American actor. Gained his fame and glory thanks to the role of Hercules in the film "The Amazing Wanderings of Hercules", which became his hallmark in the cinema. The actor was also a Saturn Award nominee for his role in Andromeda.
Kevin's creative biography developed rapidly after his famous role as Hercules. However, he did not become an actor of one role and was able to realize himself not only in the genre of adventure cinema, but also create serious dramatic images on the screen.
Childhood
Kevin was born in the United States in the fall of 1958 in a small town in Minnesota. His family was not related to art. Mom worked as a nurse in the hospital, and her father was a teacher at school. The family adhered to Lutheran traditions, passing them on to their son.
As a child, the boy spent a lot of time playing sports and visiting sports clubs and gyms. Thanks to this passion, the young man acquired a beautifully built athletic figure, and his high growth always distinguished him from his peers.
Soon, advertising agents drew attention to the young man and invited him to appear in commercials. There Kevin first began to get involved in acting and after a while decided to devote himself to filming. Parents did not support the choice of their son and after graduation, at their insistence and recommendation, the young man went to study at the university, choosing the profession of an architect. He did not give up his hobby and from the first courses he began to participate in student performances. The audience always received him with great enthusiasm, which further strengthened the young man in the desire to begin to engage in theatrical and cinematic activities.
Sorbo University did not finish, thereby very upsetting his parents. But his desire to become an actor outweighed everything else, and the young man goes to Dallas, where he is accepted into one of the local theaters. At first it was difficult for him, because work in a professional theater was significantly different from what he did in his student years. But difficulties only tempered Kevin's character and forced him to work even more on his professionalism.
After a couple of years, Sorbo decides to go to Los Angeles, where, as he believed, you can realize yourself in the cinema. From that moment began the cinematic career of Kevin.
Films and roles
Sorbo got his first role in the famous series "Santa Barbara", where he played a small episode and hardly anyone can remember his role in this picture. But the filmmakers remembered the actor and began to invite him to other projects for secondary roles. These works did not bring fame and success to Kevin, but on the other hand, he gained enormous professional experience, which was very useful to him in the future.
In the early 90s, Kevin was invited to audition for the role of Hercules to the director Billy L. Norton. The actor was an ideal candidate for this image, and the main role went to him. The success of the film "Amazing wanderings of Hercules" exceeded all expectations, and therefore it was decided to make a series based on this tape. Filming continued for several years, and Kevin did not cease to please his fans, appearing on screens in new series of the film.
Another success in Sorbo’s acting career was the Andromeda series, where he played the role of captain Dylan Hunt. The series went on for 5 seasons and was a great success not only in America, but also in other countries.
Soon, the actor again struck not only his fans, but also film critics, starring in the dramatic film "Saving Adam." After this picture, they began to write and talk about Sorbo not only as a hero of adventure militants and fiction, but also as a serious dramatic actor.
In the creative biography of Kevin, there are dozens of films and TV shows where he was able to reveal his potential and become a famous and sought-after actor in Hollywood. And in 2017, he made his directorial debut. Sorbo made the film “Let there be light”, where he also played the main role.
