Kevin 'ohGr' Ogilvie

Biography

Kevin Graham Ogilvie, known as Nivek Ogre, is a Canadian musician and performance artist whose stage work, acting, and recordings made him a distinctive figure in industrial music. Born in Calgary, he served as Skinny Puppy's lead vocalist and main lyricist across two long stretches, from the early 1980s to the mid 1990s and then from 2003 until 2023, and he co-founded the group with cEvin Key. His costumes, props, and fake blood turned its concerts into performance art. He started the electronic project ohGr with Mark Walk in 2001. Alongside that, he recorded and toured with a number of other industrial acts, among them Ministry and Pigface. He acted mainly in low-budget horror, playing Pavi Largo in Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) and Harper Alexander in 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010), then reuniting with director Darren Lynn Bousman for The Devil's Carnival and its sequel Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival (2016); he also starred in Scream Park (2012).

63years old

Turns 64 on December 5in 25 days

Born December 5, 1962Calgary
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Kevin Graham Ogilvie (birth name)Also credited as Nivek Ogre and Kevin Ogilvie

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 8 years2008 to 2016

Every film, newest first

2016Alleluia! The Devil's CarnivalIMDb rating 6.4
2012Scream ParkIMDb rating 3.9
20102001 Maniacs: Field of ScreamsIMDb rating 3.1
2008Repo! The Genetic OperaIMDb rating 6.4

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First role
Ogre's first acting experience was in The Doom Generation, alongside his Skinny Puppy bandmates. Director Gregg Araki, a fan of the band, asked them to play goons who attack a car.
Getting ready for a role
Mark Walk, who produced the W.E.L.T. project, wanted Ogre to sing with no vocal effects. Ogre was initially terrified, since he saw the effects as a protective shield, and he worked with his voice for eight months to test what it could do.